KING WHEAT,
nu may tell of your armored cruisers,
» And your great ships of the line;
d swift or slow may steamers go
cross the billowy brine,
ke thunder may the cannon boom
To greet their flags unfurled,
And for an hour they may have power
To rule the frightened world.
From ocean shore to ocean shorg
1.ie lines of gleaming steel,
And night or day, we hear alway
Th= ring of rushing wheel;
Though buffalo have left the plain,
And Indian tents are furled,
Nor steam nor hand at wealth’s com-
mand
Can rule the busy world.
But where the hillside rises fair
In terraces of green,
‘And on the plain, where wind dnd rain
Sweep flelds of golden sheen,
MVhere sturdy yellow stalks arise,
With bannered heads unfurled,
Here you may greet the great King
Wheat,
The ruler of the world,
Oh, hills may shake and vales resound
Beneath the flying car,
And driven by steam
a-beam
Our ships ride fast and far;
Cities may crumble 'neath the guns
Which guard our flag unfurled,
Xet all shall greet—at last
Wheat,
For hunger rules the world.
~Ninette M. Lowater, in Youth's Com-
panion.
and winds
King
MY SIN.
YWhen I was a young man I fell in
love, as young men generally do. with
the girl who came handlest. This par
ticular girl happened to be Belle Bur-
ton, and I devoted myself to her, rode
with her. boated with her (it was a
country place where we met), valked
with her, talked with her, begged her
for the roses she wore in her hair and
tried (in vain), for I was no poet, 10
make sonnets not only to
brows,” but to her hair, her cheeks
and her lily white hands. In fact. I
went through the pretty dream of first
love as most young people do, and It
efded, as it generally does, in an un
pleasant awakening.
One day a stage arrived at the hotel
with a dozen dashing New Yorkers for
passengers, The next, one of them ob-
tained an introduction to Belle Burton
There was no doubt whatever that he
was handsomer than men usually are
or that his grace and accomplishme
were equal to his personal charms
Handsome Arnold he was generally
called, and girls went into raptures
over his large, long-lashed and
blonde mustache, and men feared his
broad shoulders, deep chest and splen-
did proportions. For my part, 1 hated
him from the first, for no sooner had
he appeared upon the carpet than
Belle seemed utterly to forget my very
existence.
1 suppose she had never cared any-
thing about me, but had flirted
swith me white there was no better fun
to be had. and I was old enough to
know that man loves is the
one no woman ever flirts with, With
Arnold she was rather graver than
with most men, but her eyes sparkled
as ‘he approached her. She blushed
when his name was and
her “eye
nis
eyes
she
the she
mentioned,
some share. In fact, it was as plain
thati she was in love with
he was devoted to her; and there was
po doubt in any one's mind that all
this would end in a wedding. It was
a good thing. said the old people, for
poor Belle Burton “had nothing.” For
my part, it seemed to me that all the
fuck was Arnold's.
I had never thought myself very ill-
fooking before, but now I was wretch.
edly conscious of all sorts of deficien
cles. I looked in the glass many times
a day. 1 spent half my time criticis.
ing my countenance, and longing vain
Iy for the charms of handsome Arnold.
s
him as that
ghould I use all the balr oil and cos
he dally paper, and bribe to my ald
my benefit, 1 should have been pleas.
ad to see Arnold lose his beauty, 1
I've
gearcely can forgive myself. but I
could have prayed that some ban
might fall upon him-that he might
break his limbs, or catch the smallpox
or somehow spoil
Bgure.
when It comes to grief,
1 should have taken my departure
sand put iuyself out of the way of
© hourly torture, but 1 did not do =o
wisely. 1 lingered about the place
and did small things to spite the hap-
py pair—intruded on their tete.a-tetes,
managed to force the society of some
excellent and loquacious matron or
gome troublesome child upbn them,
looked daggers of contempt at him and
forgot to pass the butter to her. At
ast a grand chance for annoying him
occurred. He was a good rider and
proud of his accomplishment, and he
had a restive, nervous antmal which
he boasted no one could ride but him-
self. I had heard him declare himself
perfect master of the creature, who
Bad never given him serious trouble
«gave once, when suddenly brought into
‘the presence of an artist, who was
sketching under a white umbrella,
“That,” sald handsome Arnold, “was
something Prince could not understand
and it made him forget who held the
bridle.”
As he eame prancing up to the gate,
or rode away with an air, I used to
wish for an artist with a white um-
brella. I desired to see that fellow un-
seated and Ingloriously turned into
the mud. That would have made me
happy: and once when he had offended
me more than ever by his gallant style
of riding, I sauntered out into the
fields-—-cursing him in my inmost soul
—when what should 1 py in the mid-
dle of the grass, intent upon a bunch
of clover, but a fat pre-Raphaelite art
ist, in a white suit, a flapping hat and
a white sketching umbrella that would
have frightened the clergyman’s gray
mare, who was nearly as old as him-
self, Into being a runaway.
I rushed toward this artist with en-
thusiasm. I took off my hat to him, |
sald:
“Kir, I rejoice that one of your glori-
ous profession has at last visited us.
You love the minute, Have you
poticed the spiderwebs on the black-
berry bushes at the turn of the lane,
the dew sparkling on the silvery film,
the delicious fruit glowing beneath—
have you seen that, sir?”
The pre-Raphaelite artist scratched
his brush, apd sald:
“Well, no, I ain't.”
“Will you come and see it, sir? I
sald. “Will you make it immortal on
canvas?’
The pre-Raphaelite artist replied:
‘Well. I wouldn't mind.”
I did not care what he said,
came. My object was not
was the white umbrella.
him seated where the
handsome Arnold's restive
would fall upon him as he
arden walk,
beguiled artist
there stationed him, and when he had
settled with Chinese precision to his
spiderwebs and blackberries, hid my-
self behind a tree to enjoy the
comic I fully expec
low.
I hear
the ladies.
horse's feet
I see.
80 that
of
Prince
eyes
very spot I ny and
scene
handsome Arnold bid adieu
I heard the patter of
upon the road, and In
more 1 saw him come
upon his handsome face,
on his youth,
strength and
in every curve
form. ‘he
to
his
a moment
on, a
a rich
health,
pressed
his statuesque
Prince had |
the white u
hes ven forgi
acle of
comfiture th
He kept
ing and
with him
along the
a mad
his 1
smile
cheek
happiness ex
and outline of
next instant
the white artist and
And then-—then,
not the amusipg
wmndsome Arnold's dis
t 1 had hoped to see.
seat, while Prince, rear-
dashed wildly away
toward a precipitous path
cliff side, and vanished like
thing. with his rider still upon
mek. going straight toward a cer
tain awful precipice which overhung
the rocky
I cannot
just alive,
precipice;
color
geen
mbrella.
me,
SH
his
plunging,
river shore below.
They picked him up
no more, at the foot of the
and they carried him, a
mere mass of broken bones and bleed
ing flesh, back t hotel. Late
at night 1 crept softly upstairs on mj
way to bed, and elle Bur
ton's door, heard slow, heavy
tell of a breaking heart
£0 on.
to the grea
passing
those
sobs that fas
“He cannot live,” the messenger
had said, and I was, perhaps, doubly a
murderer. I thought seriously of add
ing to my cr by committing suleide
that awful night
But poor Arnold did live. He bad a
wonderful itution, unbroken, as
all the men who knew him knew, by
dissipati any kind, and it i= hard
to Kill such a man. He lived, and
returned to him at last:
ne
const
on of
strength
no one would ever call him handsome
Arnold any more. He had fallen
his face on the horrible jagged rocks,
during his illness all his bonny
! brown hair had turned gray.
i would know him. they told
me; and
natures that they uttered these words
most pakt with tears in their
eyes,
me to come to the hotel
signed Henry Arnold.
I had 20 chnice, 1 could not refuse.
I went to him.
As I saw him seated In a great asin.
me—-as he rose and advanced
I wonder that I did not die,
gave me,
Bat he only said:
“Sit down. It Is kind of you
come.”
I staggered to a chair and 1 saw
nothing for a while; yet through It all,
I wondered what he thought of my
strange coaduet, and hated myself for
my weakness,
At last he spoke:
“I see how l-how my appearance
affects you,” he sald, very sadly. “It
is a horrible thing that I am trying to
grow used to, 1 wish I had broken my
neck. Of course, any man would, un-
der the circumstances. But 1 did not
ask you to come that I might say that
to you. 1 want you to take a note
from me to a lady at your aunt's
house, if you will be so kind. I choose
you because you are, as it were, one
of the family, and you will be very
careful and—Kkind, I know. It is Miss
Belle Burton. I hoped to marry her
one day. Of course all that Is over
pow. No one would-tto woman could
~—gverlook my hideous appearance,”
His volee broke a little, but he went
on bravely:
“So 1 have written to her. 1 do not
want her to see me, and I shall go
5
to
abroad in a week or so, and—you'll tell
her you —you've seen me, you know. I
have loved her very miuclh, I always
shall; and this Is terribly hard.”
He broke down entirely there und
took a letter from Lis bosom and put It
into my hand.
“giive It to her,” he sald and turned
away.
I took it from his hand and left him,
I went straight to Belle Burton. 1}
found her in the garden, and I told her |
from whom I came and gave her the
missive. She read it through gravely,
but without tears, Then she looked at}
me with eyes that had such a solemn,
holy look in them as one would hope
to see In an angel's,
“Edward,” she said, “he says he is|
frightfully altered; is it so?’
“Yes,” 1 answered,
“Do you know what
ten?" sald, softly.
“I guess what it is.” i
“My poor boy!” sald she. “As if any |
thing would change me but a change |
in his heart. WI you take me to him, |
Edward? I must go at once.” i
“Command me,” I sald.
She caught up the wide straw hat on
the bench beside her and drew on her
and took my arm. I never |
loved her so well as I did then, but,
for once, it was with a perfectly un. |
love. I knew what she was]
do and 1 blessed her for
he has writ
she
gloves,
about
it,
And so 1 took
to
her to him: my hand
my SAW and gladly—that
however that changed face might af
fect others, it only made her lovs
him more tender, I saw her rush
his arms apd hide her head on his
and then 1 went softly
and hid myself where no
could see me, and cried like a baby,
Ah! well, that is a good while ago.
and they have been very happy. The
fellow Iz almost as graceful as
and as for his face—1 do
think it would matter much
what my face was
as well as Belle
I go to see them some
eyes Yer
for
int
one
not
to me
ir any one loved it
does his,
and
INES,
my
horrible affalr |
abandoned We
fessing my share in the
of the past Is quite
sides, Belle's daughter
and if an old fellow of thirty-six
well. who knows what may
the future, Only that would be anoth-
story and 1 need
is written, It Is written
is sixteen now
ah!
happen in
er quite, not teli it
here. It
HORN-DEVOURING LARVAE
Soft-Bodied Insects Which Eat Holes in Live
ing Animals’ Horas
us fact which for
bone
A curl
proved a
among scientific men b
cided. Sportsmen and
when hunting in India and Africa
from time to time had brought
under their notice the horus of vari
ies of deer and buffalo which
or less perforated by in-
on it
many years
has of contention
gs just been de
naturalists
have
ous
spre Lia LB |
been more
On careful examinat
that the little creat
tunneled and made their he
hard fibre of the horn were
pillars, larvae of a moth,
tl family as the common
io ie
SOCTS, wis |
which
in the
eater
found ures
tne
the
belonging |
and
or
same
all too fami iar clothes moth.
From the! diminutive size
moths belo riog to this family
the name of tineidae,
obgerved that they
to n
the
have
and it
are all |
king their
places during the
larval stage of their existence. The
little larvae of our old enemy the)
clothes moth, for Instance, make for |
themselves protective eylinders out of
cloth they so greedily devour.
Sometimes tubes present 8d
curious appearance, owing to
their having enlarged as the
has grown and different colored mate |
the new portions of the |
The larvae of another branch |
this family deck themselves out |
received
has been
more or less
gtrange
given
homes In
thie
these
very
insect
old case.
of
flower of the common marjoram being |
a very popular dress, while others are |
of a mining disposition and love ex-
cavate elaborate tunnels in the leaves |
Strange as these habits appear, it is |
these soft-bodied insects should be |
During the |
or fifty years
their existence have been successfully
noted, from the laying of the egg up-
final appearance of her offspring as
perfect male and female insects,
The larvae, on emerging from the
egg, bore down into the horn, and
when they have eaten their fill and
are ready for their chrysalis sleep they
tunnel up to the surface, so that they
may have a convenient exit by which
to make their escape when the pupal
sleep Is over and they have become
perfect moths,
But, although so much of their 122-
history was known, there still remain.
ed one problem unsolved. This knotty
question was that no one knew for
certain whether these larvae attacked
the horns and antlers of the buffalo
and deer while the animals were alive
or only after death, After many years
of speculation and conflicting opinions
it has at last been conclusively proven
that these insects do infest the horns
of living quadrupeds, for the news has
just come to hand that both the larvae
and chrysalls have been taken from
the horns within an hour of the death
of the animals to which they belong:
ed.
A Geneva, Italy, watchmaker
figured out that the @vheels of a
watch, If kept in motion for a year,
cover a distance of 5,000 miles,
NEWS FOR THE PAR SEX.
ITEMS OF INTEREST ST ON NUMEROUS FEMI-
NINE TOPICS.
————
Styles In Hats Shoots, Fishes and Paddles —
The Spanish Duchess—The High Bust Re
turning — Etc., Etc,
STYLES IN HATS.
Some of the shops are showing felt
There appear to be more colored
hats than black so far this sea-
The alpine and banded hats are
exhibited in great quantities. Their
shapes are not much changed from
those of last season, except that they
have assumed a more finished and
masculine appearance, Tight little
brims and soft, broad bindings give
felt
Tribune.
SHOOTS, FISHES AND PADDLES.
second woman to be
guide in Maine is
Harlow, of Dead River. Al
though she had never attempted to act
a professional guide, she had often
accompanied her husband, who is one,
on trips into the womls, tecently
a letter came from a party of men
and women asking that she accompany
them with her husband, and then she
determined what her calling should be,
und applied for a license, which was
granted to her. Mrs, Harlow Is
competent to fill her place, as
and paddle
Riddered
besides
The
as
his
Con
ered
she hoot, fish a4 Canoe
Hl Ss
well as
as most men, these
accomplishments she is a good cook,
and that Is what hunting pasJes are
3 ’ ots er
glad to tind.
DUCHESS.
Do
courteously
» milliner? Not at
made at
THE SPANISH
A Duchess
imagine
received than
shop. you
ghee more
For both are instantly
to the hidalgo's
But she will
i Duchess ]
per
uneons
veryday
efy
the f
apd treated
manner, never
are
act
race
gronet in i
attendants
short work of
To them
underbred
make
LiRnitY.
an
on, for
mean
mpertines
of the
Magazine.
THE HIGH
If vou
it Is a pity, for
I BUR]
have recy
RETURNING.
otiy bought
to be
a new
different
YOU now gave
one,
fireqy
your 1
thes DPS, wessing
and
giving a
hest Stfy
front and
bones will bo
hips,
w and abdomen
the soft, pliable bones
and
; '
graceful
own as low as possible,
will be high busted
appearance to the
bones will be tt in the
# Boom
aen
while
mack,
placed
s0 that, while the
are asl,
will a floxible
ment very
ges
i Oe
in the sides and over the
hig
ine
allow easy move
that is
anid to be ont
corset has
h consists of
beginning at
of hip atiad hed to
and fastened stock-
round garters are
and the
new
elastic
with
garter. whic
bands,
3
the
of style, new
come a
two
*
the inner
silk
side
corset to the
ing
They can be fastensd as loosely or
as tightly as convenient, and are a
great aid to those who are apt to be
in their walk by
themselves to drop in at the waist,
thereby throwing out the abdomen.
DAVIS TACT.
earcleas
WINNIE
showing the kind heart and wonderful
On one of her last visite to Rich
mond she vizited the Soldiers’ Home,
| od men and women
home sald: “Miss Winnie,
diers ask to come and pay their re.
spects to youn." “Come to me?”
“No. indeed. 1 will go to them.”
and, out on the lawn she went, run
shining In her beautiful eyes,
an occasion never to be forgotten.
A few years ago a prize was offered
in the public schools of Richmond to
the child who would write the best
sketch of Jefferson Davie, Hundreds
were written and the prize was
awarded to a little girl, A large re.
ception was given by General and
Mra. Joseph Anderson fn honor of
Mra, Davis and Winnie and the little
girl, the successful competitor, was
among the guests, With that rare
tzet and grace so characteristic of
ber. Winnie devoted herself to the
child. thanked her for the beautiful
sketeh of her father, and, as the little
girl sald. “Made me so happy.” Phila.
delphia Times.
AN ENTERTAINING PORTFOLIO,
Unmounted pictures, those pretty
and interesting ones that sometimes
come as supplements with the really
good papers, the photographs that yen
do not care to frame and which are
too large to put in an album. the en.
gravings that have been picked up
here and there, and especially the ples
tures cut out of old but good guide
hooks, may be arranged In a port.
lo so simple that it ean be handled
everybody without its showing the
portfollo, a good-sized one, with a
strong back to it. Cover it with
roarse gray linen. and paint on this in
a floral or architectural design the
word “Pletures.”
let your pletures be loose, but
mount those which are small or which
have suffered in the least, and trim
the edges of those that are ragged. It
ig necessary in thine, because they are
handled a great deal, to throw some
of the pictures away. but there are
always fresh contributions, Two
portfolios filled with these pictures
will entertain a party of young peo-
ple an entire evening, giving them sub-
jects for conversation and epportuni-
cles for tete-a-tete, so that they will
go home pleased with themselves and
with each other.—London Mail,
FRESHENING
HINTS FOR
GOWNS,
laces and ribbons, not to speak
chiffon, but if they
and given a
washed In water with a little
they will look quite fresh again
fresh enough, In most instances,
put back where
dark blue gown that had a white front
of chiffon was done over the
putting in a front of white
that had been treated to a
naphtha. Over the silk put
chiffon that had been cleaned
same way, and it looked quite
like new; but it Is better not put
cleaned chiffon or mousseline de sole
aned silk, Lace will look very
and best of all will look
over Lig
the nee
borax,
be
taffeta
silk bath
in
sOme
in the
Wis
to
on cle
much better
lace
t \ :
DOWS tant are warn at the
pleated
of great vantage in
ould be
put on,
1
black
throat
nsseline de
made of
nie, are fresh-
ening no
made into a
and can be a band of rib
hat will collar, 1f ti
ae
black is not becoming against
gown They sh
i
Pa
DOW wefore 1
wing
hed to
form the
atta
bon
the face,
easy furning
STRANGE FREAKE OF WOMEN.
RIOry is
be sak
anyt
colors
and in t}
¥ sit
opposi
hwy
ang gioves
:
wiuced
1i0nR of
way
BOe
using snakes an
ornments,
8 Tour A Auvergne
le live snake in her
of the
and her friends
for a ««
enireatios
would
b ipon having it ympanio
public fuse
Mme. Musand wore
messi .
ck amid her
tions,
a small viper on
splendid diamonds,
and appeared in the box at
the opera every glass in the was
levelled at her as
with diamonds and
of the reptile's
whiteness of her neck.
Later on the
for several
beautiful
when she
house
she sat scintillating
with the dark coil
body setting off the
Villeneuve
months wore on her neck a
scarabec beetle. It was
tethered a ring a very slender
gold chain, which allowed the insect
to run about the lady's shoulder.
A young lady living in California
into her
Conntess de
to by
on
it hag been a favorite pas
hers to watch a neighboring
at work, and she at last
asked to be allowed to try her hand
upon a shoe. Permission was granted,
time of
the employment,
Iy patronized.
and came to be large-
Specimens of her
ited at San Francisco, and the black-
smith who taught her sent one of the
horseshoes as a present to Queen Vie-
NEW FASHION FANCIES.
sashes on black gowns,
A novelty in costume linings is black
hairlined striped cherry and currant.
red taffeta silk.
Taffeta yokes are made in cross or
lengthwise tucks or shirred on fine
cords.
Black taffeta gowns trimmed with
bottle-green velvet are new this sea.
son.
Fancy black silk and mohair braid
in open embroidery patterns, in nar
row widths, are seen in the new trim.
mings,
A pretty use of lace ls as a trim.
ming, or. rather. covering for sleeves
and yokes, and for the projecting
epaulets which still remain with us,
The present style of narrow trim.
mings, in inserted effects, necessitates
a great deal of hand-work. This mode
will be one of the principal features
in costumes and millinery this season.
Some chic forms in hats have the
brims moulded with a high roll in the
back and point down, with no roll at
all over the face. They are rather
rakish and will probably be popular
with cyclists, as they protect the eyes.
Braids of all sorts, in both plain and
fancy weave, will be Fhe in the great.
est profusion and will be applied in all
sorts of designs, 1 as well as in A Sraigh-
HL
novelties in this line are coats or
blouses, which are now over plain
bodies, being quite fall and drawn in
around the waist with belt of black
velvet, or satin embroidered with gold
threads and beads,
Among the handsomest hats ars
those with a rather narrow brim, the
front brought closely up to the crows
and firmly attached there. The in
dentation made by this fastening is
filled with flowers, follage, fruit and
frillings.
WEST POINT DISCIPLINE.
A Cadet Captain Reduced to the Ranks for 8
Peculiar Reason.
A Cadet Captain at West Point has
just been reduced to the ranks for a
peculiar and unprecedented reason.
while he was drilling his
a runaway horse dashed
across the field on the flank of the
command.
Some of the cadets, not yet perfected
art of immobility under strain,
began to turn their heads to watch the
course of the animal. At fhat unpro-
pitious moment one of the “tactical
"* assigned from the regular
army to drill the cadets in military ma-
noeuvres and naturally
sought to preserve his company from
reprimanded and commanded, “Keep
your eyes to the front!” This had the
desired effect upon all the cadets but
for whom the runaway horse still
attraction. Losing all
the Captain turned
“Turn your eyes if
things, but remain
front” It happen-
heard
in consequence
for giv-
The regula-
discipline,
one,
had a resistless
self possession,
sharply
you want
quiet and face
ed that the tactical officer
two commands,
and said,
10 Bee
the
the
and he
anes the
unmilitary onder
+ men in the ranks to ab
gazing about, and the Cap-
fact permitted this while
» men to keep their heads
at once Captain
Dg an
tions
» order. 100. was not
of cadets
urisdict
v andant
commanaant
10a 1001 Over
diately upon |
reduced the Captain to
a punishment regarded by
as next
episode
to death isruissal
illustrates he rigidity
are
tary
tary
soldiers
mili
with which
trained
we hiool,
youthful
at Government's
The
during the
the
work of the regular army
well exem
results of this
of
late ¢1 ign
the beneficial
and
that the
discipline the insistence
military lif:
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Hiars.
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he tallest in the world.
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try is a unigue giant, It is a globu
mass of tangled vegetation six
in dlameter Until be
haves like other plants, but
winds of
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shrink ix
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autumn dry its
table cowboy spree.
ing np not make it
size—only makes it lighter.
from the soil, and when a cyclone of
tornado tearing about these
huge balls fly before the wind, bound
ing and leaping across the plains, Ir
it any wonder that the cattle and
sheep are frightened out of their
they see these strange
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more scared of the Jericho balls than
of the approaching storm? Boston
Transcript.
A Widow's Queer Letter.
A certain life insurance company re
cently received the following letter:
“Dear Sir:—It is with deep sorrow
that 1 take the pen to inform you thai
my dear wife, Anne Marie, nee Lind
insured with you-you will find
of $3,000, has died suddenly, leaving
me in this world in the bitterest de
spair. This painful blow befell me
this very day at 7 o'clock in the morn
ing. Will you try to get for me the
amount insured as quickly as possi
ble? The policy bears No. 21.762. 1
can sey very seriously and very sin
cerely that she was a faithful wife
and an accomplished mother. So
that matters may proceed more rap
idly 1 send you herewith an official
certificate of her death. Her iilness
has been very short, nevertheless she
suffered very much, which rendered
my sorrow more intense. I trust that
you will help me In consoling mysell
by sending me very promptly the
aforesaid amount, especially after
having received my formal promise--
and 1 make it to you this very mo
ment-—that when the time comes |
shall Insure my second wife for
£6,000, double the amount of the de
funct. My sorrow i« immense: how.
ever, the prospect that you will hasten
to satisfy me sustain me in this ter
rible trial. In the hope that 1 shall
soon receive the amount insured, 1
and my children pray you to aevept
our sincere gratitude.”
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