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The Brussels Post, 1886-3-26, Page 1- ssolesrevento VOL XIII. PoST. AMIN vent CEMIRriNIMMINOMEMLO . _.�_. vent . BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAR. 26, (886. vett... NO. 38, Our Present Political Situation, . Tho following paper was read by oar old friend A. M. Taylor before the Young lien's Liberal Club of Toronto. The histerlans have wisely considered it an axiom that the ohmmeter o£ an event meal, not be appreciated in relation to its present otvironmonts, but no the long re- ouit of a sarins of causes and effects, origin. Ming, it may bo, in a very remote first mato, Por this reason the history of the laws of a cotultty is the Watery of the of nt ry Mien. ]f. Tho ewhient Lord Bacon to vet,, There aro ht nature, certain -founts of jnvtico, whonon nil civil laws are eth vie .,1. hut ns annum ; and like as ovat- e at - 1 d "eke t.inetmee and tasters from the ettiel. i : u ,, v htob Vicy au de civil elite, arty o e .fling to the tc -ani:•• and “in,vtromonte where they are phtn',•rl," HI. the fome:.t= who would redre0s n "These aro the gardens of the dosoet, these Tho unshorn Roble, l .undlose and beautiful For which the speech of England has no name, The Prairies. I behold them for the firs And my heart dwells while the dilat sight Takes in tho onoirolIng vastness. Lo th stretch In airy undulations far away As if the ocean•in his gentlest Elwell Stood still with ,all his rounded biller fixed And motionless forever," -- were parcelled ant amonget enocnlato monopolists, and political eonihdonoe mwhoeo avarice preyed upon the importuni of the perplexed immigrant, and material impeded tho spontaneous expansion of o dement, The aboriginal cnrnmtcnity wl had an undoubted In tteriptive right to t soil, surrendered their claims to tiro penmeat fora stated eou„iderntion. But t tonin of the agreement wore capstan 1 u ,' Hai c.., reform tits phare of nn. violated by tho iii reputable conduct u.nt , :, r nu, : mould the plastic fabriy of then ofaleials 1" whom fns c ;cartio0 w eel; ,, opmicu into the permanent rynimet. entrusted. They petitioned, they implor t f ,•, ttled law, must nut content himself the gtovernmeut in vain, when they aslce for bread they were offered a steno ; wh they sought flag they were given a serpent when they pleaded for justice and oomph Bien, they were threatenee with powder an load. Their grievance became wrongs their wounds bounce running sores ; do ranee took the place of suppliance; cage said revenge followed useless appeal ; de //oration succeeded toleration. The dnsta becomes ahem, end the most human() nun a savage, when ho sees his wife and child ren starving, when in justice, they shoal have 'bread enough and to spare. Censtit utional remedies having proven futile, re hellion, with all tho horrible atrocities o Milieu warfare, followed. In this conned ed 0y VS rs, 010 ty ly et. to lin ho tly of kL9 ed a on a fi.; e rel a ing on general outline its English model, tion, ht is, I feel, ineumbeet upon me to but, 10011g to the introduction of the feeler- Fake brief mention of the gallant manner to which this Club responded to ito man - try a qua.try's call, regardless of the dubiety of the emus or the reenit of the rising. Nor shall we forget to nobly and warmly cherish the memory of ono of tho bravest and youngest of our members, who, by the eacrifiee of hue life on the altar of hie country baptized vidcd for, ranch made Confederation an ex- this club to the canoe of liberty, and identi- fied ant, hazardous if pwrieoworthy. Add• fied it's name ,with that immovable loyalty cd to thi.., the Canadian domain, extendingwhich finds expression in patriotic aotion— mrr half n cenlinent, was peopled by the Thomas Moore, dczrxndante of alien and hostile panes, to qhs interprovincial compact, ]mown to un 1, ran• Wettable portioet of whom, our jurisprudence) as a Pedaral union, has been i'o, li:lt ancestois, with a generosity which conois01y expressed by tan eminent Cana: :tumidalways accompany c0nqueet, wisely tun jurist, as 00011 a judicious exorcise of nr unwie,dy, vouchsafed n continuance of the central authority as is consistent with the laws, the religion end rho customs of the absolute control of local affairs by the their 1::rent state. But though beset with provincial legislatures. It is to bo regrett- such foimidable difieuhties, thorn was ono ed the interpreters of our constitution have considentio11 which augured well for the too often tailed to recognize the dietinotion emcees of confederation—our people avero' between a federal std a logislatire union, tulerab y puffed. Sipco the stormy days of In view of this definition of the federal Papinenu nuc McKenzie, such important system, the rapid survey we have taken of concessions had been made to the principles the political retrospect of Canada will pro - responsible government, that a general oars es to adequately npprohentl our pees- offeoling of security cad unanimity banished cut political situation. Has Confederation the memory of race animosity and ancient had a fair trial? Surely not. The experi- feud ; and a spirit of toleration succeeded ment has been made under the most adverse the fruitless and irrational conflict of creeds, ciraumetanees. Subjected to sash 8 severe The vastness of oar territory, the foes- strain, its existence i8 a cogent argument in hauotlble ri011nee8 of our resources, the favor of iia suoueeaEul results under mora salubrity of our climate, and tho inspirit. favorable conditions. We should not won - tion born of a new national hope gave a der that Confederation has not been more splendid impulse to Canadian progress. snocossful, but rather that it has continued But this prooporuue oo»dition of public to exist at all, in the face of ouch arbitrary affairs was destined to be of abort duration. and unremitting opposition at the hands of In the triumph of popular rights the Can• its guardians and lnterpretere. But what- In people forgot that caution was neons. ever arguments may be adduoedin oxter- mane. An arbitrary carica of the shortcomings of our system nary in choosing their and uuearupulens govornmont assumed of government, we aro forced to admit that control, which, taking advantage of the it has not been, as yet, prodaotive of any of delingttuncy of public opinion, as yet un- the more eubetantiol results which its in - trained in the art of self•governmont, feet- auguration led ne to anticipate, At the tiled itself with such tenacity upon the ptasent moment, the condition of public national life, as to defy the restraints of affairs in Canada is such no to demand the those who 1111'ested it with the functions of earnest attention of ovary iotellegent and its high office. Making its own perpotua- patriotio Canadian. tion the supreme object of its pursuit; de- Our trade has experienced n period of seising alike the just claims of private cit. abnormal depression. The scarcity of Mens, and the loftier ends of public justice; money, and its increased tondoney to dog. it repaid the confidence of the people who mate in certain undeeiroble entree, have had committed to its keeping thio sacred 8arpaseed the resotrrges of many of our trust of thein liberty, their laws and their ablest business men, and multiplied the constitution, by directing itspersistent op- names on the List of "intention o difficulties," position aga1us1 the vital principles of the Mural of this is doubtless owing to the foot tederalpnrt. Conscious of its own inability that our government has .adopted a fiscal to retain the public support, it has persist• 'policy which own:images the manufacture entry worded off the condemnation which of many ara10108 of Commerce, for which it it merited from rho electors, by setting Taco has furnished no market. Our foreign ugoin, t race, creed against creed, and pro- trade nab coma to a stand raid, • „bile our vine() ul ainet province. By an mmnu8ti. American and European crnnpetitvrs aro tntiunta re -adjustment of the electoral dig- actively negotiating trade relation with tzictn, it has flagrantly violated the fired onuntries ad aides newly opened up by prated lc0 of representtation fwd perverted adventurono colonists from various lands, rho epleat/in of alto popular will. With our government contents itself with a pot - die an:: teat „f 1111 vampire it has fanned to icy which gluts the 'mono market and re - Map the (.•:,c8 of pub110 justice by the 1,11- dune the long eetalil1.+!tool p11)oipies of ish encfcrn1u0018 of honors, offices toed tho trade tea game of chane. lntbit lm de, while it has satiated its fetal Appetite r tont the jugular of tho Watton, It has closed its heart to principle, and open. ly repudiated the exit.tcnee of eatiounl am- meter, that it might with impunity renounce its obligations. No part of tho Dominion was enure, Ontario had boon compelled to maintain her torritorial mtogriey, by long and expensive litigation, Quebec has been insulted by the proffered hand of corrup- tion. A commercial polioy has boon adopt- ed by, which the sympathy of the maritime provineos hoe been all but irrecoverably estranged, Newfoundland !tae profited by the general uneasiness, and has, so for, kept; aloof from the federation, British Columbia and Vancouver Island• aro over- run by obnoxious foreigners. Thole oft.ro- poated appeal is answered by a partizan 80mmie8ion which gave a formal ohodianeo to the power by w.11itih it was appointed and the vernal areae of our Pacifies slopo aro sacrificed to hiordee of semi -civilized Mongolians, whoeo presence 11 loss eongelo. ial to the nation than that of the red man ,vhouo alta conquering genius of the Anglo- Saxon rage ie so rapidly ostia cashing, The history of our North Woet Tereitor- ids affords examples of officiali8m, corrup- tion, and maladministration, wlthoh renals the shameful pare,1181 of oriental dnepotiom. Our magnifiaont western prairies than which no more fertile territory ever opened before the eager unwell of pioneering enter- prise, of 10111011 the pact Willis wrote With a ,:nperficial observes(, of the limos in which he lives, but must, with the pa. tient zeal of the reiontiat, "nay every stage of the urowih and developuceut t f alto ercnt, with which he deals. Our present poliricel :rituatima is admittedly unsatisfactory. A convidcr,ttion, however imperfect, of the eaten whiell have combined to produce this uulutppy state of affairs, necessarily inc•ol33 a the question how far the Canadian people have proven thomsolvoe e.impotent to the tack of eelf-government, and to what extent the executive has been representative 1,1 th,: popular will ? Its 1+017 Canndn issued foto national ex. stera e with a 110111en eoustitlilian 008embl- nl 11rinchpl0, differing widely bo its opera- tion front that pattern; its most vital pro- w isioite balancing so nicely about the f,ti- emon of provincial rights n8 to require of its iutahrrters and administrators 8 deli. tatediose nnlent of their true significance end a judicious regard to tho rights pro - standing at the load of organized 1.210110p 108, to seek their fortunes in a country whoeo demoralized political Meditations can no loiter direct tho eye of oontom end where a more progressive governmo has learned to cherish a livelier souse of i dividual and public enterprise; while 0 patriotic ministers of the crown supply the plane by the degraded offal of every n Mon imported at the puLlio expense an maintained by pnblio or private charity. The liberty of the press, which, even th must atfdaoioae autoorat dared not open oppa8n, has been perverted to the aadveea of the most vicious measures. The people oracle has been subsidized; it betrayo who it should instruct; and its clamolcue a petite to prejudice and pension are more 11 Mottoes to the man of justice thou 11 moat criminal elleno0, Our Lieberman are in poverty, many them actually m starvation, because ea government obstinately ref nod sunk Limo/ legielati00 intervention a0 was 10q»10ite fo the reesonablc protection of their oto from foreign erafta ; and this vast nation resource, perhaps unequalled by that o any other country in the world, is been worked for the supply and enrichment u the American people. Whilo mach of our skilled, and more 0 our unskiflod labor ie seeking amylopsin. at wagee barely adequate to the require n18n10 of subsistonon,the Canadian govern meat, which claims to exercise a materna protection over Canadian industry, insist that these same 011118118 and laborers, t some of whom existence is a burden, chat pay taxes on tho food they eat,. on th clothing they wear, on the tools they use and for the privileges they enjoy in orde that an importation of foreign labor may bo encouraged into the Canadian markot, (TO DE coNTINr2OD.) ni. at we Pt, nt a- ur ir Et- ly c ly ey u re 11- m Schon .Board will meet on Frid.ty Tiff baby carriage business Is com- evening of next week, tnencing to move and H Dennis wants Coyne and Timothy Seed at McCraok. yon to inspect lila goods. Ynu aught en's. to road Inc advt, on page 8 of this is - A SPECIAL mooting of tho {pillage Sue. Connell was held on Thursday oven- I. O''..Blci1Anne, harness rnaker, has ing of this week. a fancy lot of baby carriages at his Mower TO Lanx.--Apply a Tete lose' she anti he Publishing House. 1? pramisCs bargains. Call 13. GEnnv, of the Beaver Hardware 0n hhn. Bead what he says in hie store, has n now advt, in this week. 010w ndvt. J7. has n large stook of nails, feuC+ C' xct:uT.—Ors `l'hnr Clay ew•.aling wire, &o- of last ;eek Mist; M' tit's' concert Fon 000010 passage, vin. Anchor Lire carne off in the Town Hell. The At- from Now York to all point, in Europe, c'ndetoe, 10,10 000.11 owing n_ , rlonbt lowest rnt,8. 7?m' sanity, quick pax4,ge, , r, taut that there were tv,:r ot11eY obliging officers, this line. of ;Anil btortmc18 of crook. Apply to T. IPLr nut:c, rn r 't.iin n l+ + c '„r;'1 t•.. , t e is m . 4se1a. ' , 1 Int° pa . ,•„1 0051 a 0015 y 1tean ilia ,rrivr. of J. G Sir,na, good , : r 0ltilo.i,;i1 owing i•. Ilio non - Yon did not know he was a pun., hu° upp,i1, 311(1 of D. `r4•. :.fila, and spring bring; out 8nm<, iv(111,1 i'n1 L, ±r. r, of i;1i ,a thin!;,, Ifo Im' a sic• Io- !015 'rt, a 1 . f y, of 1V1 I ,•l,t b 1 t; ir, 1:rV. ,itiphetl stock and sells cheap. 1‘01/1 n uud 1,111 „roux A. Cuita» i, bn+.cher has plae...1 a ! reeding:,, it watt nut varied tnougii. liandeomo set of scales in kis !pitcher j Miss :tluries and miss Roid played slang, manufactured by Osborn:,, Kil srvct.•01 instrumonialecbe:lona; Miss ley & Co., of Hamil,00. They aro I Wynn, of Godr-rieh, sang "'Within a nicely platers, have n marble weigh- • toile of Edinboro',” "Tyrol'oa 10001 y tattle and have a capacity of Iii pounds. doll," and "Bird of beauty," in a IT is stated that medicine 1 a man was going to lot daylight. (111111gl: 'Ale and A ,i1tr11Ghau gave "'i'o1 t wind of oar young nlou hast Sntltrday even- and tem ?1•.rp," in goal rty1:-, cls,, the lag with a revelvor. This kind of solo%'1'l:e way t11ro' the wood,' "The thing is getting sou common rind should tolriicr's good .hyo" and "The old be stopped short hefnr3 any damage s t ;'em ;" ills . Hill and Miss E. Kerr is dorm. tan; the duet!. "Whit -Tiring hope ;" hes the largo stock of letterheads,. Chu Mis El's Livingston gave an ius1rn- noteheads, billheads, etatelnentn, me- m0titrtl death on the 0014.111 acid Inert mosandume, envelopes, Sec. at Tun Mise Muriel played a prlatty piece Pose! Publishing House. Don't send enth:h l "Storni at sea; The sleigh - out your ncoonnte on 8crapa of paper rime," with whistling chortle, was when yea con got neatly printed boll- sung by Mary and Benj. Harris and heads for about the earn: 'cost. Willis, McCracken. Rev. W. Smyth THE -00mm11400 of the 1311,10eis Curling Club will meet on Wednes Pisa $kart;. --W. R. Wilson pat- chy next at 7 p. m., in the An1erman chased the old machinery belonging Hotel. A full meeting is regnosted to the Bennett factory that went as the financial etetcnont for the through the fire. Thera v tie over year will be ready and tabor Ina^tors 12 tons of it:—I1 would now b„ in of interest to the Club diecues:,i. place for the directors of the Malt - Now that spring will Boon be here land Skating and Curling Rink' to it will be well for the young men tho prepare, a etatoment oft ,) financial old men and the boys to consider standing of the Co. This ie citio the where they can be best suitedin cloth• shareholders.—The report that a new ing, gent's furnishings, &a. Rosa iron bridge would bo built here this Bros. are to the front wit their spring next auminer is all gas, as there is announcement and it will be well to no thought of it,—Geo. hiller has see their large stock before placing hung out a fancy sign opposite his your order. Bead their advt. this livery etable,--A. large number of ex - week and thou go and call on them. collect cattle were shipped from this station this week.—Cheap fares to the Northweet, Dakota, Nebraska, &o, ars now the order of the day.— Our cricket club will blossom out in handsome flannel suits_ this season. Rocs Bros. are malting diens.—Nest Thursday is the 1st of April.—Now is the time to advertise. —What about a Celebration on the Queen's birth- day ?—Tris East Lturon Spring • Show will be hold io Brussels, on Friday, April 16th.— A nuiaiber of our citizens contemplate going to the west this spring, very fen of them to the Northwest, however,—Tho cold weather and little flurry of snow ou Monday made the sleighing 'passably good again.—The prapesed County of bllraitlend does not make muoti of a boom in Brnaesle.-8prnco must be, getting a good deal stranger than formerly as it appears to have n de- mornlizing effect upon those who par- take 0f it, -Exeter will so,en be here. —:rite e1. 0. Il. lt?'. ardor i0 having quite a boom in Brussel. this winter. —We publish the list of Spring Shaws in another whin-In.—There wort, titres services in oonnootlon with the revival mee1inge in the Methodist church this r8 f nt • s 1 e LOCAL ITE,s15. ALNII3IS away, away down at THE Pose, Bookstore. The names of T. F. Hays. I,'. C. Rogers, and Ben. Gel ry aro mentioned as probable canclid,ttee to re0oivo the nomination of. the Ett:,t Huron Conservatives for filo Local House. Trani O'NEIL purchased a band 801118 span of Magician colts at the sale of Mrs. liobt. Brown, last Taus day: .5240 was the figura. Terry ie a good judge of a horse. OitrCICETeoo ATT.ExrtoN.—A WOOL. ing of 1111 intereeted in the formation of a crioket club for this year will be held at the American Hotel, an Wed- nesday, 81st inst., fit 8 o'clock sharp. Judging from the interest taken last year in the game the attendance will be large. PARLOR Soo:at.—Tho parlor social at E. E. Wade's on Thureday was a very pleasant as well as a successful itft'an•. The program consisting of songs, recitations and dnetts on violin and piano by Mrs. Geo. Thomson and D. Ewan, whielt latter were, by many. oanaidered the feature oftbe evening. Mesdames Hutchinson and Hargreav- es and Mies Wynn, of Goderiob, with the aseistsnoe of Thos. Town and E. E, Wade ably supported the rest of the program." After a hearty vote of thanks to hast and hostess, and re gret at Mrs. Wade's illness which prevented her being present,; the company separated. TILE ladies of Brucoola and vioinity will be glad to learn that bliss Lack 'teeth takes charge of A. R. Smith's millinery this eaaeon. She has just returned from Toronto with her now spring took. bliss Lack is a good buyer, and the ladies may depend on getting the latest etylee and novelties at lowest prices. Lovely mantle clothes just received. A now feature in business. A,, R. Smith ie going into the ordered Clothing, hot and heavy this ep1inb. 1t is a well-known' feet that tweeds are from 15 to 215 par cont. Cheaper than Met year 11111I100llr;lnptLlttC:, aro groaning under tiny tltorroforo, he Dan sell cheaper than a load of taxation the rapid expansf0n and iu Lha tradc3, rn ho ora ataryttlg rammringproportion of which aro beyond 11,130 yefir's stoat, cL, 12, 14110001. ad. precedent in the history of free ooanmunit- Der your tiokete for Manitoba, via, G. T les, they aro asked from year to year to contribute for the maintenance of a 0111010 court at Ottawa, where fashionable folly tapes the piece of virtuous h1tellegonce ; a Civil Sorvioa which i0 ail indefinable admix- ture of snobbery, jobbery, and robbery ; . a 00innl'e08 whore prinoiple is in a. minority stud the voice of reason is laughed to sone; a government which owes its majority to its own mischievous legislation and the dexterous manipulation of the people's money; a politiosl asylum for the aged and infirm dignified by the name of a Senate, where 111e valiant who go down in battle for their party assemble to ninon mutual oondolanoe and pour oil into nolo other's wounds and oherge the country at the rate of a dollar a drop for the same, Our immigration has all but entirely canned. The etate.aided immigration of the pauper and and criminal classes of Ike - repent countries has lowered the moral status otthe Canadian people, and done mnoh to diminish the cordiality of our wel- come to desoevingimmigranto, Our fiaancoe excite rho ridicule or appeal to the oommisoratlon of foreign etatosmen. The flower of our yonth are driven by op- preeeivo taxation,disoouragement of nation- al ambition, a Harrow,. unfairly disorimhl. Ming franchise, and a corrupt government Ii , to'I'orouto, theuoo C. P. 11 to destinat- ion , Cheapest and most doeiroblo route to the Wont, No Customs delay 'or expense, no queran1inc, no transfers. For every no- mination, oto„ apply to T. FtETout;n, , ' Agent. Die following item is clipped from the Court reports of the Huron Ae• sizes :—The first ease taken up at the opening of the Assizes Court Monday morning was Graham vs. Vanetone. Graham, who is a grain dealer of Ilrnseels, Cllaims that -ha sold the Messrs. Vanetona, millers, of the same plaoo, 8,500 bushels of wheat, tbfit the Vanetones' refused to carry out the bargain after .reeeivjng 600 bushels of the wheat, Graham claim-' od $1446 as life loss by reason of Van, stones' alleged nen•performanoe of the contract.. Verdict for plaintiff fez $446. J, T. Garrott., Q.O, for plaintiff ; Wm, Leant, Q.C., for de- fendant; W. B.. Dickson and E;. E, Wade had oll#rgo of bite ease for the pertiee interested, very acceptable manner ; Mlee Herr occupied the chair. RDIEVE ROeEE8 leas removed 1128 stook of groceries, boots & shoos, &o, into his dry goads store and has everything nicely settled. A num- bar of improvements hate been made in the arrangement of the stairway leading upstairs, which hes been placed in the rear of the store, the office, "cash" office, &o. 1t is Mr. Rogers' intention to have the whole store, inside and outside, painted as coon as the cold weather is past. We understand that James Drewe has given up the idea of again open- ing up business in Brussels, at least for the present. He has taken a situa- tion as traveller for the well known firm of Hobbs, Osborne & Hobbs, of London, As Brusssle will be io 1.11)8 trip we expect to often sea him in otir tow, Mr. Drown has lots of ouorgy and nmb:tibn and as he :s eu old hand at the business Messrs, ld., 0, & Eft will find him an A 1 travel ler. MIrs. Drowo and family will fol- l0.w Mr. Drewo to London in 1110 course of a month or so. ' MAITLAND" 000NTY,—Lest Almon. dayevening to meeting was bald in tho Town Ball, Brussels, called by a fatty { laud bills, without any persons name i week. '.f he attendance has lull ant attanhad, soot from Lieto • ., weI , for rho well, The meetings will probably close this wook.---The thunder and lightning 0n I ii day and Saturday was followed by the arrival of i,llase sure harbingers of spring, tint r ,i.lita 1. —L. liIoNoil has exchanged hj.. house and lot on Queen street with W. Newsome, for hie cottage, opposite the Queen's hotel stables.—SevaraI parties have received old Connery papers that wore on the ill-fated Ore - eon that have boen well saturated in salt water.—G, A. Deaduann; our Bee King, intends sending- some of his oelebreted honey to trio, Colonial ex- hibition,—Eob:n0 and blaekbir ds are here.—Next Sunday afternoon an open review of the ' Sabbath Sobool lesaone will bo held in the Methodist 0hurcb.—J, 14. Grant is Inanufaet- nriug a French violet iuk .that caps anything wo over saw or used. You want to get a bottle and try it one • wo feel assured you will never use. any other. " The Cblouiel exhibition will have nn opportunity of prononno- foe,on its merits. --•Our wagon mak- ors ars pushing the buggy and wagon tlepartznent just note. -•Sae our sup- ,ltlgment.Ole weep, ' purpose of 4180uaemg tho propo'od new County formation. J. P. Mabee, J, 0. Hay and J. W. Scott, all of Listowel, were present and made short speeches on ibis question, the great advauteges to be derived from belong- ing 10 the Co. of Maitland, &o. Thee. Straohan, W. II. Eorr ant] Thos. Kelly also spoke for a short time. Jae. H. Young occupied rho chair. Tho pro- posed new County is to be made up of Brussels, Gxoy, llowiok:and Wroxet• or front Huron: Co., Mornington, Elms, Wallace and Listowel from Perth Co., and Maryborough and Palmerston (rola Wellington Co. There would be a populatitm of about 140,000 in these combined municipal - Wee and a total acreage of 856,000 acres.. Nothing will bo done in vot- ing on this matter for some years to dome, however, so people will have plenty of time to consider the 111008 - tion. Wo would suggest to.oux yrja• towel friends the .propriety of earning any future Public meetings through the Roots as that is a habit we have got into of doing that kind of 'busi- neli.. ,1i