Fuel For Arthur's Fire

The other day a largo hogshead, sent from Nortii Carolina by express ani addressed to the President, delivered at the White House. A oolored domestic who took it in charge explained that "Jjatdar bar'l is fiill. sah, oblight nin wood, or as yer might say, split pitch pine kindlin's fnr do makin' ov lires. Sence Mr. Arthur hez been Pres idint, wehev bin a-gittin' on 'em ebbery munf, doorin de fall an' winter. Mister Ai-lhur nedber goes to in coid wedder widout a big blazin' firo in hls room, wedder hcre or out to de Soldiers' Home, and we as has ter clean up aud look after de fires hez ter take upa bundie ob dis hyar lightnin' wood ebbery night, so as he kin frow it in de firo an' make er blajse, an' sit daran' tink while a-watchin' ob de shadows on de wall When he uses de lightnia' wood, he nebber uses er light, an' when he gets tired he jampa in de bed an' watches de llames llicker till he goes ter sleep. He rnighf pertickesler about dis lightnin' wood. an' if de supply gins out, dar is some f tin till dar's more put in de bin. Push fattening hogs forward as rapid]y as possible. Keep them warm and cleanly. Charooal broken önp and mixed with cooked feed. is an excellent regulator and tonie, aiding digestión and promoting fattening to such an extent that it is hard to believe it does ot jerye as food.