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 nothing had happened; this caused us to disband for the present," exclaimed Deacon Stew.

The reader will remember that Miss Lucinda Armington was by Victor's bedside the moment Dr. Toy Fancy entered the front door, but she at once ran down stairs and out at the back door before the disguised conspirators dreamt that their presence was detected, and before they had taken their proper stations, as besiegers, she had fled.

Victor Juno, although not a dissembler, for the lady's sake, at once feigned to be awfully ill, and called for Dr. Toy Fancy and his family physician. Dr. Toy Fancy was told by Victor Juno's civil servant that something very horrible was breeding around this neighborhood.

  HE work of sanctimonious deviltry, as well as the melo-dramatic acting, was now about being commenced on both sides; and as Victor Juno was about restored to comparative good health, sent his agents to lease the Philadelphia Walnut Street Theatre for Sunday evening preaching, which aroused the bloody conspirators to renewed efforts to conquer him, by either disgracing or killing him.

Victor Juno advertised in all the daily, weekly and Sun day newspapers that he should preach next Sunday evening in the Walnut Street Theatre, on the "Rock upon which 'The Church' Split," in which he should advocate the running of the street cars in Philadelphia on Sunday. This announcement was hailed by the great majority of "the people" with delight; which was proved by the immense crowd of the elite and humble that filled the theatre from "pit to dome," whilst from five to ten thousand ladies and gentlemen could not gain admission.

