CROSS PURPOSES AND QUEER SPECULATIONS.
Born of Much Bother—Undefined Apprehensions—Debates on the Coming
City—Old World Examples—Sir James Expresses an Opinion—A Dream
of the Distant West—An Old-time Want—A Curious Statement of
Fact—Where is the Center of Population—An Important
Proclamation—Original Land Owners—Well-worn Patents—Getting on
with Pugnacious Planters—Obstinate David Burns—A “Widow’s Mite”
of Some Magnitude—How the Scotchman was Subjugated—A Rather
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