mmm eEr-wis sis- k pr ' i n fill I -- '-TJHA ASZrJL. T-Z. --- .- . 111 II I J I 1 1 I III I II 111 III I S7 I II III I ,- r X7 y b , . McPIKE, Editor and Publisher. 'I II A FREEMAH WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLATES BESIDE.' Terms, 02 per y.r. n advance. r aaa a - - , , . , . .a, . , - - ' " "" 11 . - r .1 ,rP: 5 fMV- - .VI if?1 ard-? f id. r. LUME IX. JPORTANT ' to yv ii iniTWGQIICERII! gfOwing to the great scarcity , oi money sua iuo iuug cun J uegloct of many of my customers to , v ."their iu3ebtednesa for the past year l l7, I am compelled to adopt rOTIIEIl SYSTEM t r busiues?. Very many of my cus- X j have allowed their accounts to run 1 b an unreasonable length of time ' Jti""t loss to me, without any benefit 1 .aselves, b:is been the result. Hence It I find it Ik to !e&tini lis Credit System t- the tame time keep up my stock et my obligations promptly. I sincerely thankful for the liberal age that has been extended to me, .w earnestly ask one and all who are 5d to me, no matter how larre or lall tho amount, to call and Kettle, -J 5ry cash or note, iz::im ist myofjanuryj-sts, Ml t")d and must have money. Iieliev fjr'J O I do from past exerience (which I 1 1. lid well for) that it will I to better f.jrf . a well r.s- for my customers to adupt tL.il Jy-paj system, .,1 wn ivori IS je FIRST of JANUARY, 1875, .' tlLL AM COOUS l CKtDIT. X V fully convinced that in three cases jour persons buying good never lind ' convenient time to pay than when .t ke their purchases, and as an in- nt to my cu.Mntrs to buy for cash change far country produce, 1 will, m above date, L X OFF ONE-HALF the PROFIT t aie realized in this place on Roods 1 ' luie cluss. 1 Dg that my olJ customers will take V9 c IB at tLe i' mode of doing bu.si TC : Ira about to adopt, but will contiti- iXi t ' ivor me with their patronage on a ' cash u:is, which they will be sure t i , toe very beat for all concerned, I f" mjself to maik my goods dowu to Cj i est cash tales. ' A JS rii I CE TO ALIj! CI PETITION DEFIED! GOJDS AS WELL AS PRICES. CJrge Huntley, ir.i,r.u ix : EXl Hardware, Tinware, Groceries, ! "- l-alnts, CII3, etc., &c, EliEZSBUlKl, VA. Maniiracturera a:i) others wbr some I It u-c.Mry to ind orders fcrixxls tb-ir cinpliijin, can make H'e-iHl r II. with I In: uiMlflt.lHn.ii) Ibrtt their will he J sid in lull ut the cn i uf ouch - IDec. 1M74. 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So most of us travel with very poor speed. Failing in thought where we conquer in ueea ; Least brave in the hour of greatest need. And making a riddle that lew may read. Of our life's intricate mazes. Such a labyrinth of right and wrong, Is it strange that a heart once btave aud strong Shonld falter at last, and most earnestly long For a calm sleep utider the daisies? But if one poor troubled heart can say, "Hiskiuriness softened my life's rough way," And the tears fall over the lifeless clay, We ah all stand npin heaven in brighter array Thau if all earth rang with our praises; For the good we have done shall never fade, Though the work be wrought and wages paid And the wearied frame ef thw laltorer laid All peacefully under tbe daisies. THE MAIL. CARRIER. A Btwry eX Ibe Winter eflMI. In a frontier town of Nebraska lived John Dalton. Thin name had fallen into such a state uf neglect and non-use that it would scarcely have been recognized by the old associates of its lawful owner, and even to Lim, I doubt not, would have sounded strangely. He was Letter known, particularly on the borders, aa Captaiu Jack. After bis own simple fashion be was a character with a history. His title be won gallantly, aud were easily. One day in the Rocky Mountains a small party of miuers, surrounded by an over powering number of Indians, retreated into a canon. For three days and nights, with little intermission, the combat con tinued. Ob "the first day the loader of the gallant little band fell, and Dalton, then a youth, was selected, ou account of bis cool, determined bravery, to carry on tho de fence. When rolief came, be was found behind an extemporized barricado, at tbe entrance of the canon, bis companions either dead or wounded, holding his post with a des perate courage which would Lave abated w ith death only. His lines bad not fallen in pleasant places. He bad been a participant and leader in the wild scenes of adventure and danger which, like so many throes, aU teuded the development of the great West. He had belonged to that bard class which forms the first line of the advance irnard of civilization those who go nbead and opeu tbe way, throw tbe first rude bridge across the mountain toi rent, first penetrate nto tbe wilds of the enemy, arc the scouts and videttes, fall bravely and die in remote places, unknown and unnoticed. When the history of tbe conflicts is written, their names are not on tbe rolls of fame. Firm, brave, honest and true. Dalton early acquired an ascendency over his com panions. Quiet and unassuming, his words always carried weight. His life bad been tun owed by hardship ; bis body bote the marks of many struggles, but bis netnre bad escaped without a blemish. A nobler, kindlier heart never beat. As husband, father and friend, he had no superior. At the time I presented hirato the reader he was fully fifty years old, but still in his prime. Tall and swarthy, no flesh to spare, plenty of bone and muscle and awkward ness, his head covered with a shock of sandy hair, flecked with gray, his beard shaggy, his features angular. Held to the accepted standard of beauty, he had noth ing to commend him uulcss we except his large blue eyes, as gentle in expression as those of a maiden, and beaming with good will to man. Naturally methodical and fond of quiet, he sought a peaceful ending to a stormy career, and had, as he expressed it "set tled down." With his small earnings he bonght a cottage, and for an avocation carried the mail between two little towns in Nebraska, some fifteen miles apart. Tbe winter of 1864 is memorable for its severity. Accounts from all parts of be country added te the long lists of suffering aud death. Many perished with cold at their very thresholds; in the thoroughfares of cities, where relief was on every side, strong men fell and were buried in the snow. A black year in the annals of the poor. One morning of that year, the thermome ter way down below zero, John Dalton, mounted on bis faithful horse, received the mail. For five years, come and go, promptly to the minute, in good weather and bad, excepting only Sundays, and the day when his first born was buried in the churchyard, he had made his daily journey. He took the old familiar road, passed by his humble home without apjeari3g to notice it, and, as was his wont, stopped on the summit of a knoll commanding tho oast Trout of the cottage, and only a few yards from it, for what he called his "bless lag." At tbe window stood bis wife witb an infant in her arms, the wee thing wav ing its hand and smiling. On either side ' were a little boy and girl, each mounted on a chair, the better to get a last look at tbe father who was so dear to them. This was the good-bye that warmed the man's blood, made his lips quiver with a smile, and sent him on his way rejoicing. The sun shone brightly, making the frost-covered prairie glisten ; tbe sky was deep and blue. Between its terminals, the road had two distinctive features, about five miles apart. One was a tall tree, known as tbe Lone tree, tbe other was called Bacon's Run, a ravine bordered by a thin growth of stunted timber. On tbe line of the read, or in proximity to it, there was no habitation or shelter for man or beast. The prairie was high and rolling. The first part of the journey was made in the usual way. At half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, Dalton started on his return. He was not twenty yards away when be was overtaken by tbe postmaster, who charged him to be diligent in the delivery of a highly important letter, a caution which made potent tbe fact that tbe cautioner was a "new band." Had Dalton ever failed ? At this time a change had taken place in the weather. A thick haze overspread the sun, paling it to the hue of silver ; the wind bad shifted to the northeast. These, signs had not escaped Dalton's notice. Tbe mountaineer, like tbe sailor, soon learns that life itself often depends on the quick recognition of the friendly warnings which nature gives to the wayfarer. He scanned the narrowing horizon, and urged bis horse to a brisk trot. He reached Bacon's Run. passed it, and mounted to the level of the prairie. From this point, on a clear day, the top of the Lone tree could be outlined; but now tbe clouds had become so heavy aud lowering, and the haze bad so thick ened, that objects near at hand were in distinct. - Melancholy, fitful trusts came pressing tbe traveler from all quarters, as if telling him to hasten. As be looked at the clouds bis countenance wore an air of apprehension. He was not kr-pt long iu a state of expectancy. A mote, pure and white, came fluttering oown, buncted by tho wind, now here, now there, uncertain where to go. It dually sought refuge on Dalton's furred coat. Others soon followed with hesitation. now stopping and ascending, as though to raturn to the borne whence they come, but finally descending, and seeking rest in obscure biding places. These insignificant specks became larger, more numerous, bolder, took possession, and covered all things with a garment of white. The situation was plain, a snow-storm on the prairie was at band. Brave men are keenly sensitive to the approach of a danger with which they reso lutely meet. Dalton thought of tbe comfortable litttle cottage by the road side, and the dear ones it contained. One night iu the mountains he had battled against the snow, and out of ten companions he was tbe only survivor of that terrible experience. Tbe snow now raged with increasing power. The snow-flakes W6re blown about in blinding myriads. All traces of the road, at best never very clearly defined, were covered. The biting wintry blast went moaning by; night came prematurely in a wall of darkness ; all was a wild waste for tbe sport of the elements. Dalton, unable to see an inch ahead, or to form the remotest idea which direction to take, let the reins fall on the horse's neck, leaving him unrestrained to ake his way a cutting commentary on man's boasted reason pitted against an animal's instinct. But to guide aright in such a night would make instinct sublime. The noble steed moved confidently on, plunging into the blackness and darkness the lonely, desolate unknown. Suddenly he stopped, with an abruptness which nearly threw the rider, who, reaching, touched what seemed to lie the trunk of a tree. Extending his hand higher, he grasped what was certainly the limb of a tree, and then all doubt disappeared. ne was at the Lone tree, only five miles from home and safety. Here, indeed, was hope, bat not unalloy ed. Two elements entered to vitiate. One, the horse seemed failing ; tbe other, tbe tree was one hundred yards from tbe high way, a variation which showed that the faithful animal had so far erred, and hinted, why not a further variation in pro portion as be lost strength aud confidence, Tbe only solution was to move on. It might be at tbe bidding of chance ; still, motion was absolutely essential to prevent the blood from congealing to the very heart. Tbo rider found it accessary to make the horse feel the rein, to endeavor to impart confidence to him, and to urge him forward. The poor beast' was readily obedient, and showed that, his own re sources being exhausted, he relied on his master. The sympathy existing between them, the fellowship of peril, almosr re moved the barrier between the human and brute creation. Along time elapsed it seemed to Dalton many hours but his only measure of time was bis bodily and mental suffering, ne endeavored to penetrate the darkness, and strained his eyes to a painful tension, in i the hope of seeing some friendly light or hearing some human seund -something to tell him he was not all alone. Fata was mocking him. Tho horse stood trembling with exhaustion, and could not go anothet step. He tottered and fell al- most on his rider, who rising, and stag geri&g about in tho deep snow, struck hoavily against an upright object. Could it be the sign-board post which stood on tbe little knoll just east of his home. Oh no ! Ilorror more chillinir than the . wind and snow 1 It was the Lone Tree ! All tlnu (o-nkl. 1. I I 1 Kiuura uvun un umi ufou iuuv ing in a circle I All his brave straggle had been for noth ing. Here was a crisis. One minute of indecision, and the paralyzing cold would conquer ; but early training and a noble nature decided. Faithful to the last, Dal ton quickly took the mail-bag from the saddle, nerved himself for the final effort, and then went floundering in the snjw to reach wherever his destiny should lead him. Time wore on. Strength and will were ebbing fast. In desperation the unfortun ate man endeavored to cry out for help, but bis indistinct utterances were forced baek by the hissing, merciless wind. He was fast losing his mind. His steps were numbered. A faintness came over him. Was it a cruel mirage that came over him ? Over the drifts, through tbe night, shone the bright, cheerful light of a fire, inviting bim to comfort and borne. Too late I ne uttered a faint ery, then fell in the soft, yielding, deceptive snow. The storm was victor. Jane Dalton was a cheery, ehubby little woman. Of education she could not boast; books and figures were to her unknown quantities. Her world was limited to the little town in which she lived, tbo capital being bounded by the white fence of her little cottage. But, withal, she was of an u ti . i.l, .. . humble nature, knew how to love and ful- filled her eveiy duty as John Da'tn wife. Thrifty aud tidv. she managed wall wife. Thrifty aud tidy, she managed well the scanty means at her command, and kept the tins and children's faces shining. A happy wife and mother. At 6 o'clock of the day in question every thing was iu readiness for her good man's return. The children in bed asleep, and the easy shoes and warm coat near the bla- zing fire on the hearth, supper prepared, and some mysterious liquid in a snug little , kettle, emitting odorous, tempting fumes. 1 It was time for hia arrival, and he wasusu- ' ally very prompt. Yet he tarried. j The chance in the wnalhnr had nnt talr&n ' place unnoticed, but had produced in her 1 - kind or aefinite uneasiness, a slight rest- , . , . .... ,. . I lessness, and yet it had no peculiar imoor- tance in connection with the absence of her husband until the clock on the mantle struck seven. Then the wind, whistling around the house corners, rattling the doors and shutters, and the snow beating so per sistently against the window panes, ac quired a painful significance. Her husband was out in the storm, and might at that moment be perishing with cold on the prairie. This dreadful thought transformed her whole being ; the genial expression ef her face changed to a terrified look. She went to the window, and drew wide the curtain that the bright firelight might shine out as a beacon to guide him who was the light of her humble life. She paced to and fro under a rapidly increasing excitement. The weird sounds made by the storm messen gers as they whirled by in the fulfillment or their mission made her start and tremble. It had grown late, it was half-past eight, and yet no tidings. She fell into a chair, and burst into tears; but this weakness was temporary only. Sue looked resolute ly down Into the fire, and made her plan. It was a desperate one, but love is more desperate than hate. If John Dalton did not come by nine o'clock she would go and find him. Rising with firmness, she went first to her children. They were sleeping peace fully. A kiss for each, a long, lingering look of affection, but no thought that she wouia never see them again She took from a closet a pair of over- shoes and a cloak for herself, a blanket and a flask of brandy for him she was roin to seek. Her simnle nrenaratinn cnmni. ted, she stood waiting. It lasked a quarter of nine. There was a noise at tbe door, like knocks repeated by one who desired entrance. To Jane Dalton's overwrought senses there was tho souna ot a band on the door-knob. She rushed to the door to admit her husband ; she opened it to let in the howling blast which almost dashed her to the floor. Bad! ly disappointed, but still courageous, she returned to the place before the clock. In five minutes more the time would be up. Her cloak and hood were on, and she was ready for whatever Oed had in store for her. She watched the clock like one who waits for some supreme moment In life, The winds seemed to be mn,M. nt her. Then they lulled a few seconds and she heard a cry a moan which seemed to freeze her blood. "That is John she cried; "he calls mc" Instantly she was out in the night, bra, ving the storm. Where should she o? Bw She could not tell. She went blindly on. A sparrow docs not fall without His koowl- edge. Her steps were guided ; her feet struck something in the snow. It was the & "Thank God 1" she exclaimed, and fell on her knees at her husband's side. f OnirkW. iim a.i. . . ; from his bodv the iealous anow. tsh n,h- bed his breast; she chafed his wrists and hands. There was an electricity of love in her touch, which quickly restored warmth and life. John Dslton rose from that bed of death, saved by his wife. Together in the little home, by the bright l o ajv nil it; uvuiDt UJ lUO UllgUl ; , fire, a heartfelt prayer, a kiss for the little . . i ouea, an embrace yes, more ta&u one for the wife, the supper finished, the contents of the snug little kettle not forgotten, John Dalton pressed bis hand on his forehead, his face wore a troubled look, then he turn ed to Jane and said : Wife, I almost forgot tbe mail ; there's an important letter in the bag, and it must be delivered to-uight." A tender voice replied : "No, John, to-morrow will do.' No Schoolmaster Wakted. Some years ago some emigrants from Ohio and Illinois settled in a little town in this Stats and soon began to agitate for the erection of a school-house and the employment of a teicher. A town-meeting was called to consider the proposition ; and one of the Northerners made a neat little speech, tell ing of the blessings which education had brought with it to Ohio and Illinois. When be had sat down an old man in the corner arose, gave the customary bitch to bis cor duroys, pushed back his hat trifle and i answered thus: "Stranger, nr. in ver cot a bi; -mtentuvw a oig penitentiary rii r . it- . u.i v , u iui jci i cu, yer ve got a larniu' up thar I Up in yer Illinois State ver've cot a bi ienitentiarv full of people ; yer've got larnin' thar 1 But I've lived here for thirty-seven years in peace aud happiness. I'velraised nine boyd . ... ... : iew gais, ana i sleep petfickly sound o' j ni h ,CQ8 t .J , ! go to tho penitentiary for forgiu' notes, 'cos . fL ,? J . f.. . mey can t, noneot em write l" (Sensation in the audience and sympathy manifested.' Another of the new-comers then spoke, ar- I guing in favor of education ; and then a ' tall, lank native stood up and "fixing the j Northerner with his glittering eye,' made 1 his speech. "See here, mister, ain't you 1 the machine man?" "Yes," said he ; "I did sell some machines here last year." "Wa'aL when the wheat got ripe, all the peaple went to neighbor Johnson's to see ! how yer mowia machine would operate We got the tarael thing into the field, and neighbor Johnson he hitched his young fillv Intn tVio stifla VI. H r til v Into tho ahafta K1,A ol ... ,A, . t , t,ous critter, and the first th inc we knowed she give a flounce and caught neighbor Johnson's boy Bill's leg an' cut it clean 1 orf ! (Manifest sensation.) Then, mister, i in just about two weeks yer pardner come j around peddlin wooden legs, and neighbor j Johnson had to buy one of them 'ere ' things. Nice eddicated people vou are 1 You understand it, you do 1 Fust you sell the machines, and then yer nardner he f ur- nisbes wooden legs 1" This ended the matter, and no schoolmaster will be wel come in that village for some time to come. San Antonia Herald. i An Old Time Wister. Talk about your severe winters and heavy snow storms, 1. A U . 1 : 1 . l 1 9 r -n . during the year 1717 ? We find the follow- i ing notice of it in an exchange: Tho 1 greatest snow storm ou record is that which i occurred on the 18th of February, 1717, and ; j continued for four days without ceasing. I The account lsia the Massachusetts Histo- ! . rical collection. When it ceased the snow j j was about eight feet deep on a level, andia 1 narrow streets much deeper. In many! places it was blown into banks of a wonder - ful height. The day after it ceased snowing, ' hitherto been suspected of much acuteuess it rained sufficiently to wet the snow about j of instruct or liveliness of affection, but an four inches deep, when it cleared up in- Incident developed at the PettySessiona tensly cold and froze hard enough to bear ; held recently in an English town 'tends to both man and beast. In Boston paths were show that this mild, dull animal is some dug out under the snow, so that opposite times endowed with considerable feelintf neighbors could pass across the street to and sagacity. In the case in question, m each other's houses and they would also farmer's wife was assaulted bv her husband ! CTOBS.n crust to their chamber windows lo',s,l";u oiner- " was m vam to try to make roads through the snow, v ast num- " bers or animals of all descriptions perished, clothes, and otherwise maltreating her, tho Many persons who had not a supply of wood cam charging np the field, and at laid in were compelled to burn their furnis ; tacked the man with such ferocity that h tare. Snow was melted for drink and ; WM glad to retreat summarily. The cow cooking, and what few mails there were then took tip a defensive positron by tho were compelled to stop for a long time. j woman's side, and stood perfectly MM whil " ! the latter struggled to hei feet and support- STOUT OF A Rat. A story is told by a ; ed lnself by leaning on its flank until she i iarmeTresia,n M ioomtieia, in this State, Wh!Ch "em" to !ndicate 'g power ana a du oi Heroic element in a rat. Two rats, an old grey matron of the corn-crib and her offspring, had been caught together in a common box trap. Through a crack .1 u 1. . . ... - . iuo pair cuuju ue kvo logemer witnin, tor- . .A ... .mm - . ing enougn, tin me tana dog was brongut a . ... " - I to the mouth of the trap. As soon as the mou,er nx BCCnled tb do 8eeme1 i,nmed,at, to dl?in th PPrhm fate, and, g.f ,ng a terrible squeaL she caught J httle rAt b th neck a"d b' b,m hrP- ' 7' cus,n8 almoat instant death. The trap W!'?!U!d ?D l8tf:n?r' tDd l.h W . ! " ;1 tr offspring rather ! I , Z Z 1 " " 1 U"B' H"'C"J i innmiiran rci rmA fata i " . j It is not generally known that if a pei ; son dies by absolute drowning bloody I water will run from the body ir cut; If j ! death be caused by a blow given previous I ' to falling into tho water blood will not flow ! from a cut in the body, 1 NUMBER 13 The aWsscffre Wile mf the Ax, tioneer, Mrs. M. It. Burnham writes to the St. Louis Republican an account of bow her household goods were auctioned off when she "broke up" recently and went to board ing. "The auctioneer was an aitist," she stys, "and between legends and'anecdotes, the chattels were knocked down at splendid prices. I admired tbe ingenuity of tho auctioneer whoUade little heaps of my ef fect, christened 'em lots' and fparaded them over the floor so that one sort of fair article pulled through a number of worth less traps. Thus a good preserving kettlo formed the basis of lot No. t0, and had two broken castors, a seup-ladle with a hole m it, a section of an Old Dominion coffee pot, a spice-box without a bottom, a pudding-steamer without a cover, tbs thrasher out of an ice cream free ter and two bald old blacking brushes stuck inside of iu That made it a lot.' There were aboct twenty of these lots, which looked rich and attract, ive, especially after tbe man went I with an armful of 6tair rods and nt . r f w icn in each lot to bristle up and ca!l attention, j The different styles of Toodles grouped over j these little combinations nd bid high for j them, and they went off like rockets at two, I three and four dollars a lot I could hav I H.t mm f 1 1 1 V r . i ... . - ""uuk vi tue weaitn l nad thrown away in empty whie bottles, old hoop-skirts and rusty pokers. You can buy IT . . . c'ylu wringer lor Ove dollars, I Dran new ciothes wringer for five dollars. ' I 't Us handle and went for . . ... - : on v Jo. f5 SO. You can occupy a feather duster ' c?ueoJ :"s-the moths had gona ! int? mie aod U b"ught two dollar. 1" . Dew flatin8 iron caa ! tor. ; the heater was ' J' Ut ' Toodles got It cheap lor tire dollar anrl k ..n j . : wl 'Here said the auctioneer, a, the colored j TTt e1eTted R clam! old chlr ho ' threaVKhar fnt haA K .-4 -j . y " S oi citeen, here I C f uaw mf, offer yon a rare and curious old chair, over one hundred years old, without doubt. At one time it was the property of Charles Car rol, a signer of the Declaration of Inde pendence. In this chair eat numberless times the great George Washington. You observe the clip on the nigh side. I cannot tell a lie ; he did it with bis little hatchet. That chair snld for twenty dollars and forth with my mind was made up. The road to ' ortne he working tapestry chair seat " ""'"' t m.mnm. A TIcsFAifD's Weots. Her mother haxl . told her not to marry until she was able to support a husband ; but she heeded not her gentle warning ; 6be went and got civil contracted to a man who was a fire, long winded talker, aud whocoulj sit round and keep a stove warm better than any one sho ever saw in her life. And then how t. i , W" ,y,Dg !n aDd Morlll. on t Pece.ciber ing, while she got up and ficient he was lying in bed and snoring, on split the wood, made the fire, fed the j horses, swept the floor, boiled lbs coffee, j blacked his boots, reanded that hole in hia coat, sewed on that shirt button, and laid I a pipeful of tobacco and the matches along. I side his pillow. A ud how loving she musS have feit toward him, when he got up ab last about ten o clock, cursing her for ma3au noise nd want?d to kow wby ",er" w no uw,8l3 "a eggs on the U nd hj ndn,t Pwned her watch "T11 WM djing "o4' gift in order to glTO bim whiskr ney. And when, after thr year" f he UCt hirn wnt l wfrk M a ewicK r5 roFle spoke of hvjfiS 7 f womaa v,il t,f . i A SAOACiora Cow. The cow has nets in a field where was a cow that the woman bad greatly petted. On seeing tbe man t.i;nl ;r : ... ... . . j uio uc, iiiir urr OBIT and had ,ufficietly recovered to UVe refuge from ner husband in flight. Itmay be ta- kenas additional evidence of the uncommon ' good sense of the cow, that it had always manifested a strong antipathy to the bruto , who could descend so low as to beat hia air- I MAT IS UCM ARABIC f Aucr IDC ralDy n Morocc. a umnjT Joice Mud TXT . r A aw A ax. - - - snontaneouslv from the trunk and branches ! of ,t gndamVj , h5cVcn, in th , fumm dowB wLi,h u wd ! the form of oval and round drops, about the : sizt of a pig(W. eK, of different colors, at ! it come down from the red or white gun, , Aboot tbe mfcM of Dewmber Moors encamp on the border of the forest, I and the harvest lasts a full month. Tbo gum Is packed in large leather sacks, and transported on the backs of camels and bullocks to seaports for shipment. Tho harvest occasion is one of gieat rejoicing, and the people for tbe time being aim live on the gum. which Is nutritious d fattening.
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