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Somerset Printing Company,
JOHN L SCCLL,
Bnnnesi Manager.
Business Cards,
,,r H V(PTI.ETHWAITE. ATTORNEY
V ... L Ha- Fmllonl tnl-
tiess resjecUullT soUcit'
" .ii.i. 1 r.,in.-tnill tlTl,l-
d to
J. KOOSER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
fAI-EXTIXE HAT. ATTORNEY A TfcAW
and dealer In real estate, ht;roercare with
atlena to au iranura u la-ly.
rimitnc9f and lulelujr.
iTKlRXET AT
( Lw. hoiuc-rseU P-. "if. .Jfe ln iomerset
luo t business entree"" i irtioe In Printing
and the adjuring d""
iiutise Kow.
IJ i-il.
Oonroth has
inLeV' i.Matno,.". li
rset and
UuiMing.
lob. -A
aTTOUNKY ATLAW.SOM
J TOSS jK2.Ma
i!e omoe In Mammoth Uuilduii?.
jan. 1, '7U.
,,r J. It II. L. BAER, ATTORNEYS AT
l - L, K W, Somerset, fa., win pra ...
ruu-l l tbein will be j.ruwjtl? auendtJ u.
au. li 1
ATTORNEYS AT
Ottlce In Haer's
aug. U-lj.
Somerset, i'a.
TOIIXO. K I M M EI, ATTORNEY AT I-AW,
J vimerVel, I'a., will Mtc-nd to all businesses
rust to IilV care in Somerset and adjoining eoun-
le. with promptness anu nueiuj,
Oinoe in Main.
inutn Ulm-a.
leb. 18 70-ly
UEN K Y F. SCHELU ATTORNEY ATLAW,
and Bounty an 'Pension Agent, Somerset,
I'a. tliflce tn Mammoth block. Jan. 11-tt.
BMIIKLOAITHIlB. . PAUL B. OAITHKB.
i iiTufo i. ii a TTH Kft Attorneys at Law,
I T Somerset. Penn'a. All l.roleKsional tiuiinem
.nuiiiitlvatleudcdto. Ofhoe in
liner's Ulwk, op
suilre.
dee4-7i.
A. b. corrnorn.
w. n. urrrEL.
rKlF FROTH fc nUPPEL,
ATTORNEYS AT
j Law. All business entruHcl to theircarewlll
lie mieeilily and pnwlually attended to
.raSeeo,',d Boor of .nthern end of Mam
moth bi.Kk. Entrance from Utaiuond.
j .in li).
TAMES L. rUGII,
" ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Somerset. Pa. . Jlammoth liloek, up f toirs.
S Main Cn SU !
talc, fettled, liih ciamincl. aod a 1 I .il bu.l
"eU attended to with irniptncM and fide lit,
juljli
J.
O. UOLE
ATTORNEY ATLAW,
Somer-et, Pa. Pr.d. ional mslne? entrn-ted
to uiy care attended to with j.rompuiesB and Udellty
IliarU'X
D
II. J-
G. MILLER, after twelve
.-'lve iiraetiee In Shanksville, hai
iTfra.i iwntlv liatei at Somerset lor the ora
tioeol miloiie.'and tenderi his prolessional er-tii-ea
to the cluieni of Somerset and vicinity.
OilKie in his Krujt store, u "'
House, wtwro he can be conulted at all lime
unless .n:ofci"lly entraecd.
-Mgbt calls jiromptly anfwered.
dec 13, ri-iy.
0U0FE8SI0XAL.
ir rtmn-t H. Fundcnltrir, of Cuinhcrland,
Md UiliTius his friends that he has this day asso
ciated lth Lluiself in the practice ol medicine
and surgerr. his son. lr. Walter Fundenderg.
laie the r.'ident surtreon of the New ork fcje
'"iafattcnUonwill be paid to thedlwasesof
the Eve and Ear. n11""
Dn F- -M. KIM MEL will contlnne to practice
Medicine, and tenders his prolessional servl
es to the ettiiens of Somerset and snrroundlng
untry. Otttce at the old place, a few dxrs east
al the Olade House. "ot. 8, 71.
Til! H.
1 er i.cs to t lie ciiitens ol Somerset and viein
Olftce In residence, one door west of t he Bar
House. Jan. XL '7(1.
DR. .1. K. MII-LER has permanently located
in Berlin for the practice of his pretession.
" ottice op(Hwite Charles Krissinger'e store,
apr. St, '7U-tf.
g S. GOOD,
PllYSICIAX tt SURGEON,
so5ii:usi:t. ia.
i-(rriri in Mammoth Block. c"T3
UTIFICTAL TEETH 1!
J. C. YUTZY.
D E 1. T 1ST
DALE CUT, jcmirtet Co., ia.,
Art lficial Teeth, war.-an'-ed to be of the Terr best
nailtv. Lite like and Handsome. Inserted In the
csistvle. I'articularatlenthinpaid to the pres
valka of the natural teeth. Those wishing;
nsult me bTileiter, eu do so by eulosing stamp.
Adtlress as above. jcu-k
DR. WM. COLLINS, DENTIST, Somemet,
I'a. OlRoe in Caseler"s Blmk, up stairs,
w tiere he can at all times be found prepared to du
all kinds ol work.-such as fillinit. reirulatinir. ex-
racting, Ave. Artlneial Uwtb of all kinds, and of
he tesl matertaL insenrd. Alloiierations war-
anted. June 7, '70.
Mansion House,
LATE "BENFORD HOVSE,"
t'orarr f 1'rnnl.Iia and Broad Ktrrrlsj,
JOHNSTOWN, PENNA.
.los. Sliocmakcr, I'rop'r.
II'viti Utly tMkcn cbanretif. rttiftwl un l fur
nijh'l tliin litrxc ii n1 tiiiiiiitiiu! HlU'I. 1 now
ittvtto my Snt-.Tcn'i tuniy thi-iM? to call m nif,
uihi t-y iMUii't stu-iiti'n tti tlwtr wante ami
i.i..ierir cliriep, l.mirriL their tatron:iL T
. pupplifU ith the Uit the omrkel ailttr.i. The
iwr fiutketl with tiie fhiitT-t wuu f, U4ii.ri. fc.-.
JliSU'll MKtLUAKKK.
T
11 E SOMEKSKT HOUSE.
Uavinir leased this mafrniflcent and well knowc
lloiel .ro rtv tr.no Mr. K. A. Fliclt.Mhe un.ier
rurued ukes pleasure in inloruiini; hit Iricnd and
tiie iHiiilic ceuerally thai he will sjiare neither
ains Dor exenw "to make this houe ail that
niuld be demrvd. Aerommodatina; clerks and
oiiliKiux alien will attend to the wants of eus
tourr. ami the tatde wilt at all times lie laden
with the bent the market atlords. Mr. G. H. Tay
wan may at all limes 1 found iu theottn-r.
rnuar D. LA VAN.
D
I A MOM) HOTEL.
SrOYSTOWX 1A.
SAMUEL CUSTEll, l'r.p, ietor.
This irilr and well known house is .t all
times a ileclrlde Mi)pltiir place f.ir the Irareliun
put. lie. Tahie and ii.Hn nRt-clara. (Hud sia
::IIhk. Hacks leave daily ior Johnstown and
Soiueraet. nurll.
JARNET HOVSE.
The undendrned respectftillT Informs the pub
ic that he has lexsed this well known botel is the
Ioruu(E b of SomerwC It is Ms lutelitl. U keep
t in a style which he hopes will (rive satisfaction Ui
an wno may lax or mm wilb Uielr cnstoin.
Al 17 72 JOHN HILL.
JOHN WILSON & SON,
WIIOLKS.4XE GROCERS,
227 Liberty Street,
PITTSBURQH.
ane 28, TJ
BUTTER COfflSSM HOUSE,
D- T. Buzby4& Co.,
No. 6 Excliange Place
BALTIMORE.
Special atlentioo jrl-en to the Kale of GLADE'S
BUTTER.
VOL. XXIIL
Banks.
JOHNSTOWN
120 CLINTON STREET.
CHABTED IN 1870.
JAMES CWPER,
D. J. MORRELL,
JAMES McMILLEN
JAMES MORLEY,
LEWIS PLITT,
II. A. BOGGS,
coNii-vDsurrES,
GEO. T. SWANK,
DAVID PICEIiT.
C. B. ELLIS,
A. J. IIAWES,
F. W. HAY,
JOHN LOW MAN,
T. II. LAl'SLY,
d. Mclaughlin, wr. w. Walters
DANIEL J. MORRELL, President,
FRANK DIBERT, Treasurer,
CYRUS ELDER. Solicitor.
lictvwlisof OXE BOILAB and upward? re-
eelved, and Interest allowed on all sums, payable
twice a year. Interest If not drawn out. Is added
to the prlnclial. thus OOMPOUNDIN'O TWICE
A YEAR, wllhont troubling t depositor tocall
or even to present his deposit tioolc Money can be
ithdrawnat any time after giving me nana cer
tain notice by letter.
Married Women and person under
age can deposit money In their own names, so that
It can be drawn only by themselves or on tneir or
der. Moneys can be deposited lorciuiuxcu, or vj
societies, or as trust funds, Subject to certain con
dition.". Loans Secured by Real Estate.
Copies of the Py Laws, reports, rules of deposit.
and r peclal act of Legislature, relative to deposits
of married women and minors, can be obtained at
the Bank.
r-'uanainif noum umij uu. r
I and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings
to 1 o clock. apnm.
IruinQ
JOHB CI BEET.
TOIIN DIBERT
JOHff D ROBERTS.
& CO.,
J
NO. 240 MAIN STREET.
0 1INSTOWN, PENNA.
w sell Drafts neeotlaWe In all parts of the Tnl-
ted States and Canada, and in Foreim countries.
But Uold, CouMns aaa uovcnimeuv -j
hihest market prices. Loan money on apprtived
d. Money received on depositpa yatdeon demand
i.. i .mi I hNKR on uiner oniifcB eaeii-
Interest at the rate of Six per cetii. per
Annum paid on Time Deposits.
Everything In the Banking Line receives our
prompt attention.
1 in.wl. .nvl j.natnmers for tlielr
inanamiwuur 1 ,v 1 " ; - , ..
past patronage, we solicit a contmuanca of the
tame, anu inv u utuci. "
line to give us a trial, assuring all, that we shall at
all times do all we can to g Ive entire satisfaction.
Feb '21 7 JUiui wm.ni m. w
Cambria County
BANK,
M. W. KEIJSI & CO.,
NO. Z BAISS1BHI.
JOHNSTOWN.PA.,
In Henry Schnable's Brick Building.
A General Banking Business Transacted.
, . o.t .nit Silver bout'ht and sold.
Collections made in all parts of the Tolled States
and Canada. Interest allowed at the rate of six
uereenl. per annum, 11 leti six munii
Sctal arrangements mult with Guardians and
others wlio hold moneys In trust.
april 10-73.
CARPETING.
Henry IVlcCallum,
51 Fifth Avenue,
Pittsburgh; pa.
Imports direct from Manufacturers,
Superior F.nglisb Oil Cloths
BRUSSELS CARPETS, Ac,
RAG, HEMP and INGRAIN CARPETS
In every variety.
51 FIFTH AVENUE,
Above Wood street.
inarSa.
OLATE KOOFS.
Those who an now bulldlne houses shoold know
that It is cheajier in the loni run to put on Slate
Rools than tin or shinttle. Slate willlast lOrever,
and no rrpalrs are re.jyire.1. Slate (jives the pur
est water Ii cisterns. Slate is itrc proof, t.very
r.wd h"u should have a slate roof. The under
signed Is located In CumlN-rland, where be has a
good supply ol v
Peachbottom & Buckingham
SL
T
E
forroofllnr theTeiyi-est article. He will under
take to pat slate K"ft on Houses, puhlie and pri
vate, sjarea, te., either ia town or country at the
lowest prices, and to warrant them. Call and see
him or address him at No. U Bedford St.. Cum
berland, Md. Orders may be left with John A.
Waiter, A (rent, Somerset, Pa.
OCtg .HH.U.9Uiri.LI.
WM. BOOSE & Co.,
FOUNDERS & MClnNISTS,
SALISBURY, : : PENN'A.,
HaaaEactnrersof all kinds of
CASTINGS & MACHINERY
Orders by mall promptly attended to.
Address WM. BOUSE k CO.,
Salisbury, Elkllck P. O. Somerset coVP
Oct. Is.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The opdcrsljtned are prepared tolurnl.-ih
Prime Building? Lime
By the Car Load.
Orders Respectfully Solicited,
n. J. RATZER A CO.
Crtliia. Jim. la.
STErK-VIIXl o.,
Female Seminary
no the Ohio, with over lorty-five years experience,
oilers sujicrior advantatres in boiu solid and orna-
mental branches.
hranrbea. it has made its prices to suit
the tUaei. anl, room aod light
ior yoaroolv
i , taie fourth oft lor elenrvwien.
tipens Seit.
Vlh. For eatakme a.ldre-'S Fnwilia
ipaL Rev. C.
C. Heattv. Ii. u, LU DM jjop v. A. 51. Reld,
rn. u., i nncipau auKiX
SATO
BAI
1. .r ..... , jj3
.v -n- .... i?
w- j.'-. r.'i
Miscellaneous.
rpiIE BEST TUMP
If J THE WORLD!
THE AMEBIC AN SUBMERGED
Double-Acting, Kon-Fiecilng
FORCE rUMl!
blc, UeUabie and Cheajwst Pump In use.
Th siitinlert. M.wt Powerfnl. i-tiectlve, uura-
It is made all of Iron, and of a few simple parts.
It will not Fretze. as bo water remains in the
pije when not in action.
It has nc leather or gntn p aclinp, as the sucker
and valves are all of iron.
It seldom, If ever, gets out of order.
It will force water from 40 to M feot In the air, by
attaching a few feet of nose.
It is rood for washing Buggies, Windows, water
ing Gardens, fce.
It furnishes the purest and coldest water, because
I) is placed In the bottom of the well.
Ttiias : inch Pump, 1 5 ; pipe, We. y foot
1 " " 18; " tie. "
Larger siics In proportion.
IW EY A NP'MPLATT
Sole Atrents Tor Somerset County.
Somerset, Pa., May 1st, 187i
jyjINERAL rOINT
PLANING IV! ILL.
A. Growall & Son.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of Planing
and Manufacturing, of building material.
FLOORING,
MOVLDING.
WEATHER HOARDING
SASH AND DOOR3
WINDOW AND DOORI'KAMES,
In short anvthlng generally used in house build
lng. All orders promptly filled. mart
g EMMONS A CO.,
MASUFACTrBKIlS AKD DEALSnBIW
FINE CIGARS and the best brands of
Nary and Bright Tobaccos,
408 Market Street, AIwtc Fourth,
PHILADELPHIA.
seplO
FENCE PICKETS.
We rurnlFTi tha rickets made Irom 8-S Inch
Round Iron, like design shown in 'jut, at
3acts PER LINEAL FOOT.
Thevmnke a HANDSOMER, MORE DURA
BLE and CHEAPER FENCE than the Wooden
t'ickela
ETC FOR CmCTJTLiAIl TO
Lewis, Oliver & Phillips,
Manufacturers of MERCHAANT BAB IRON
GATE and HARN DOOR HINGES , BOLTS
NTTS. WASHERS, and their New Line of PAT
ENTED WAGON HARDWARE.
For sale by all Iron and Hardware
Dealers.
91A 02 Water Street and 111
niiI 110 first Are. Pittsburg.
may'A)
s. B OWKXS.
I C. SCOTT.
OWENS & SCOTT,
Butter Commission House.
153 W. Pratt St.,
BALTIMORE.
scpll
NEW STORE!'
SCH ELL fc WITSON would Inform their
friends and the public generally, that they have
opened a store ai
jVEill-wood Station,
Somerset A Mineral Pomt Rnilroad, and now offer
for sale a a General Stock of Merchandize, con
sisting or .
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING, .
QUEENSWARE,
HARDWARE,
HATS k CAPS,
BOOTS & SHOES.
Ac, Ac, Ac,
AH of which will he sold shenp for CASH or ex
clmni?el tor lniiu-e.
WAX'I F.D Lumber of all kinds, Hoop-pnlea,
Croiw-lies, Bark, staves, Ac, Also, Wool, Hut
ter. Eggs,
MAPLE SUGAR,
Raron. Grain of all kinds. Furs. Sheep-Felts, and
Bccfw:x. for which wo will pay the highest prices
in Cash or uooos.
SALT AND FISH.
alwjvi in hand. Give ns a call and be convinced
that we iuiend to do business and cannot be under-
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HITLER AS A POET.
T-f "BOSXETS OK CnABACTEU," BT THE UEVDEB
JOBS CALV12C.
When angry scaloU boast of Calvin's fume,
Or load his memory with reproaches dire,
Let truth and Justice speak and they conspire,
To1raise, to bless, to canonise his name t
Say that be clothes In too austere a guise
The sacred doctrine of the Christian page;
Say that he shares the spirit of his age.
And stands unmoved while poor Servotus dies;
Shall specks like these forbid us to revere
Ihe brightest day' star of the blessed hour
When Europe, waking from her night of fear,
Shook off the Incubus of rapal's power?
Helvetia, Holland, Britain answers "No!"
And from our own broad land the like response
doth go !
W-ILUAH TENS.
Fearless of scorn, of bonds, ol martyrdom.
The teacher Pcnn to priests and tyrants tells
Truths, heaven derived, or drawn from deepest
wells
Of thought and conscience, such as never eamo
To the mere bookman seeking wealth or fame;
And if with them grave errors mingled be.
True love t man, transparent piety.
For much of error may Indulgence claim,
On mercy's errand to the Western wild
The statesman conic-, and 'neath tne treaty
Tree,
Taming the savage with his accents mild,
Rears a fair home for Love and Liberty,
Faith Justice, Peace, iusole protecting handa
Ob, shamo to mon ! Alone Mis builder sum I.
Urnsocrafic Review for October, 1841.
WHO BOBBED MADAME.
I had waited but a few minutes
when she entered.
The tasteful cap surmounting the
brown locks clustering in a pretty
confasion ot short curls about
her forehead proclaimed her no long
er young, though the fair blooming
face and suApely form were far more
suggestivo ol youth that ot old age.
Altogether, Madame Lsroux was
lady of most attractive appear
ance.
She approached me with nervous
haste, her eyes fixed on mine. "I
sent for you are " sue lauerea
almost inaudibly, and then pansed m
a pitiful state of agitation, her tender
fingers slowly intertwining mem-
selves, and her whole frame trem
bling.
"Detective Ashton " I responded,
lastilv drawin? forward a chair.
She sunk into it. and bv a silent
gesture invited me to bo sealed.
Presently she murmered m a low
quivering voice. ".Monsieur, i am id
distress. Jly " and she again
paused, overcome by her emotions.
I waited a minute in expcciani
silence, and then said:
"A case of robbery, I understand,
Madame. Permit me to ask whether
your servants are entirely honest?"
"Eutirely, she answered Droneniy
"Thpv have served me for twenty
years."
"And your pupils: '
"Not a shadow of suspicion
touch them."
'And the resident teachers?"
She
frasped once or twice, and then
con
trolling herself with a miobty effort,
answered tremulously:
"Pardon mv ap-itation; 1 am worn
with trouble and anxiety." adding
presently, in more even tones, "I will
tell you about it, Monsieur. My
school is, as you doubtless know from
report, the best, and, consequently,
the most flourishing in the city. I
take much monev, and often keep
arsre sums by me. This is my pri
vate business room, and in yonder
cabinet I store my surplus funds."
"A rather unsafe place," 1 com
mented.
Not at all Monsieur " she an
swered, decidedly. "It is furnished
with a secret receptacle. A'iscover
it if you can." And rising, 6he led
the wav to the cabinet and threw
open the desk.
Uut 1 exhausted my wits to no pur
pose. Aiauame iooKea on in suence
till I drew back and folded my arras.
-m m i l 1 l r . 1
She then quickly asked:
lou would not suspect tue fact
have stated?"
'If the secret compartment is here,
most certainly not."
It is here," she replied, brielly
and emphatically, as she closed the
desk.
"How many times have vou been
robbed?"
'Nightly, for the past week," she
answered excitedly. -A large amount
was taken the first niirht, but since
then only a few counterfeits which
deposited in the hope of detecting the
thief without assistance."
" Has any one under your roof a
knowledge of the secret of the cabi
net?" I inquired, after a little intcrva
of silence.
But oie!"'shc cried, bursting into
tears, and wnntrin? her bands in an
acronv of d'stress.
I again deliberated a moment, and
then said firmly: "Madame, I have
not a doubt that I can. in time clear
up this matter without assistance,
but it is no lesa certain that perfect
candor on your pirt will greatly aid
me."
It was some minutes before she
could compose herself sufficiently to
answer. hen sbe did. it was in
heart-broken tones: "You are right,
Monsieur. 1 must tell you. My
suspicions poiLt to one who has
for years been my all; namely,
Mademoiselle DeGray, Mademoiselle
DeGray ha3 been my protege since
the death of her parents, which oc
curred while she was yet an infant
In her I have hitherto reposed the
most unlimited confidence: now I am
distracted with doubts it is impossi
ble to silence. But, Monsieur,
have not sent for you to unravel this
web of mystery with any intention of
giving publicity to her guilt. Heav
en knows I only desire to learn the
truth for her own dear sake. I would
not wrong the innocent even in
thought; the guilty I would unceas
ingly labor to restore. '
Then wih a sudden burst of grief
she exclaimed:
"My poor Antoinette! bhe is so
young! so winning! and so beauti
ful !"
" Does Mademoiselle DeGray know
of your suspicions?" I inquired, as
a deep eob choked her utterance.
" She does. A few hours before I
sent for you I told her of my loss,
and then in proud, almost scornful
accents, replied that I, above all 6tn
ers, should know whether 6he was
capable of such a deed."
"And is she acquainted with the
fact of your having secured my ser
vices?" "Oh, yes. Monsieur. I hoped it
would frighten ber into a full confes
sion."
ESTABLISHED, 183
"Your servants?"
"They know nothing whatever.
For Mademoiselle DeGray's sake I
have kept these startling robberies a
profound secret" After a few min
utes' seriou3 coceldererion I said:
"Madame, I will watch here night-
... .. i t
y until tne mystery is buiveu.
Madame shook her head desponding-
y.
" "It is quite useless, Monsieur I
1 . i i
am no cowaro, ana Dave uireuuy
tried that plan, and, straDgato say, my
cabinet remained intact both times."
"Perhaps Mademoiselle DeGray
suspected your intentions," I replied.
"This time we musi guaru against
the possibility. And now, if you
please, I will trouble you for a few
more details. About what time do
these robberies take place?"
"Alwavs between midnight and
day-break. I seldom retire till twelve
o'clock, and on the night of tho first
theft it was considerably later. I
remember distinctly; for, by a sin
gular coincidence, Mademoiselle Dc-
Gmy and 1 sat nero aiscussing me
possibility of tho very event which
occured. " The recent Madworth rob
bery had impressed U3 both deeply,
and as I left the room, I bado Made
moiselle lock the door."
"Did you lock the othcrf" I asked,
indicating one I had noticed awhile
before. "It might secrete a burglar,
however. That is only a store clos
et."
"Yes, Monsieur; but it did not, 1
wa3 in there a very few minutes be
fore we retired."
"And the key of the door here-did
Mademoiselle know where you put
it?"
"Certainly, Monsieur."
"And since that night?"
"Alas, Monsieur! 1 have hidden my
cys in vain"
After some further conversation I
took mv leave, promising to return
about midnight . I did so. Made
moiselle and the servants had retired,
and. as previously arranged, Madame
answered my light tap hcrseir. one
ushered me into the private room,
and soon bade me good night.
Alter a short absence, she returned
with a steaming cup of coffee and a
plate of Dutch cake.
"I always taue a cup ueiore ru
tirinfr." she explained, "and thought
you might find one acceptable." And
with a final good-nignt, sne icn me
Feelinsr both chilled and thirsty, I
emptied the cup almost at a draught
Then wheclin? a cnair uenma tiie
curtains draping a bay-window, I ex
tinguished the light and sat down to
await the appearance of the un
known thief.
But I saw nothing. Just at day
break Madame softly entered the
room and spoke to me. I rose
unsteadily to my feet, and stepped
from behind the curtain. She gazed
At. nf in surprise for a moment, and
then smiled a little ironically;
"Monsieur slept well, I perceive
"Ves. Madame, if well means
soundly," I replied. "The coffee was
drusrscd."
"Drugged!" sbe echoed, staggering
back a pace or two;
"Yes. Madame. Permit me to as
who made it?"
She covered her face with her
hands for an instant, and then drop
ing them, reeled over to the cabinet
In n. minute sbo was ocsioe me
"Who mado it?" she repeated, in
deen. hollow tones. "Mademoiselle
UeGrav! And and. .Monsieur, ine
money is gone.'1'
"But." I answered, in some vexa
tion, "Mademoiselle, ot ail others
should not have known ot my pres
ence here."
"Ah, Monsieur, I was most careful,"
returned Madame sorrowfully. "Tis
a mystery how she gained her knowl
cd?e."
"Well. Madame." I answered, af
ter a few minutes' deliberation, we
will meet Mademoiselle on her own
rrronnd. Permit her, if you please, to
prepare another cup of coffee to-night
she win. no aouot. eoum upon us
effects." And that night I received
another steamiug cup. But it was
received only. Consequently I was
not found nappinsr. I had watched
patiently for two hours or more,
when the door softly opened, and
pale, slender little old woman, wrap
ped in a crimson dressing-gown, and
about whose bare bead hoatea a lew
scanty gray locks, stole noiselessly in
to the room. She carried a bunch
of keys and a lighted taper in a small
bronzo candle stick. Closing the
door carefully behind her, she
proceeded at once to the cabinet.
"Can this weird-lookinrr women be
Mademoiselle DeGray?" I thought,
gazing after the singular apparition
"No, it cannot be. Certainly, Made
moiselle is vounrr. This must be
some old relative or friend of Mad
ame." Quickly and noiselessly she
approached the cabinet, and in a mo
ment it was unlocked and the fecret
compartment opened.
After carefully withd awing tho
notes deposited there by Madame a
few hours previous, she snapped the
spring and reclosed the desk. Then
turning quickly away, she went over
to the store closet
I now left my hidinar place and
cautiously followed. When I reach
ed the door she was in the act of re
moving the false bottom from a large
japanned box in one corner. Drop
ping it on the floor beside her, sbe
took from the box a roll of notes, and
after adding the one just stolen, re
turned the bundle to its place again
Then hastily restoring the box to its
former order, she rose and turned
away.
,1 stepped back a paco or two with
the design of seizing her outside the
closet
In a moment she appeared and con
fronted me, and tor the first time
obtained a fair riew of her features.
But instead of the horror and dismay
which I had been anticipating, I was
the one to fall back aghast My out
stretched arm3 dropped powerless as,
with swift tread and strong gaze, she
swept past me and out of the room
"And this is the solution !" I mut
tered, drawing a deep breath of re
lief as the door closed upon ber.
"What will Madame sayr Will
she readily credit tho reports I must
srive 7"
Without deciding on the question
I dropped on the sofa and made my
self comfortable for the remainder of
the night As on the previous day,
7.
Madame sought me early,
She look-
ed at me scrutinizingly.
Ah ! Monsieur has had another
good night, without the aid of drugs,"
she remarked, somewhat tartly.
"Yes, Madame, a very good one,"
replied: "but I first earned the
right"
"Ah!" ejaculaicd Madame again;
but this time very tremulously.
Then you have you "
Yes, Madame," l answered, una-
ing she could not finish tho sentence.
And now will voa kindly allow me
to see Mademoiselle DeGray?"
No, Monsieur, no !" she replied,
with hastv emphasis. "My poor
Antoinette has sinned, no doubt; but
she shall be protected. You shall
not see my poor child, Monsieur,"
she concluded passionately. "Heav
en and I will make a good woman oi
her yet !"
"My dear Madame, you quite mis
take me," I ansncred feelingly.
Mademoiselle is innocent" 1 was
hardly prepared for the little French
woman's outburst of joy.
My Antoinette! My pure dar
ing ! My white dove ! My wrong-
ed angel! Sweet Hcaveu, 1 thant
thee !" she cried, tearfully.
And before I ccrald say any more,
ehe had darted from the room. In a
few minutes she returned, leading a
tall, elegant, golden haired girl, whose
proud eyes glittered with tears. This
fair vision of youthful beauty left
Madann 's side and came to me. "I
thank jou, Monsienr," she said, with
simple, earnest dignity. "I thank
you mo3t truly."
"1 have done mtie or notning to
entitle me to your thanks, Mademoi
selle," I smiled in response. "i5ut
ave vou no desire to learn the name
of the guilty party ?"
"Ah, true 1" exclaimed Madame.
I forgot all but my infinite joy. Tell
us, Monsieur."
"First, Madame," I answered,
permit me to restore your stolen
money, l ou nave your Keys, a see;
will you be kind enough to open tne
treasure box?"
And hastening to the closet, I
rought out the japanned box.
Madame knelt down ana wonaer-
ingly turned the key. I then lifted
the "lid and removed the false bottom.
An astonished exclamation parted
Mademoiselle Do Gray's lips; but
Madame leaned over the box like one
in a dream, and could not be convinc
ed until tho notes were in her hand
and counted, that it was no dream at
all, but a most pleasant reality.
Yes, Antoinette," she at last said,
rising and cashing ine notes on tue
table, "evory sou of it is here. And
to think of its being in the old box,
Antoinette 1"
"Yes,U smiled Mademoiselle, with
a puzzled expression, "but
But," interrnptea juauame, even
more vivaciously, ' but who put it in
to the box?" And she fixed her eyes
in eairer expectancy on mine,
"The the apparition," I faltered,
entered the room between two and
three o'clock, and went straight to
the cabinet In a few moments the
notes were purloined and deposited
where you just now found them."
But the secret compartment, .mon
sieur." interrupted Madame, excited
ly, "was it opened without dithcuityr"
"les. Madame."
"Strange I most strange !" she ejac
ulated, in perplexing tones, adding
the next instant, "so on, Monsieur."
"That 53 all. Madame."
"All ! But what did you do, Mon
sieur?" she asked, sharply.
"Nothing, Madame, but stagger
aside and gaze like an imbecile alter
the retrcatmrr form 1 bad extended
my hand to seize."
'Oh I" exciaimea Jiaaame, in
i iitt. : 11
ow, awea voice. us u juu
ed it an apparition, 1 recollect .Mon
sieur. What what did it resemble?"
"It was a woman. A small, pal-
id woman, clad in a trailing crimson
robe-"
A crimson robe!" echoed Mad
ame and Mademoiselle, both evident-
Iv achast
"Yes. and witn silvery wuue ua:r
- ... ! 1 I
"White hair !" airaia echoed both
ookinr? at each other with faces of
consternation.
o
Mademoiselle . DeGray recovered
herself first. "W hat else Monsieur.'"
she. oucrriep impatiently.
".Nothing else, .Mademoiselle, ex
cept that this singular apparition car
ried a bronze candlestick and yonder
bunch of keys." Mademoiselle gaz
ed at me a moment in silence, and
then turninsf. suddenly flung her
arms about the Madame's neck, and
kissing her on both cheeks, exclaim
ed between tears and laughter:
"Oh! you naughty, naughty thief!"
Madame glared from Mademoiselle to
the picture of bewildered dismay
then dropping her eyes to the floor
she revolved, apparently, some pcr-
nlexinir ouestien. Presentlv she look
ed up.
"Tell me, Antonette," she murmur
. ....
ed doubtfully, "why did you drug
Monsieur's coffee 7"
"I?" exclaimed Mademoiselle, flush
ing with asiomsnnient. "i aiu ii no
more than I stole the money. I knew
cot Monsieur waa here, much less
that he wok coffee. Cut perhaps,
she roguishly added the next moment
as she again showered kisses on Mad
ame's roseate cheeks, "but perhap
you can pieaa-guiuy. -Again ue
wildered dismay widened Madame i
eyes, and, after a little, she faltered
"Oh, Antonette, l l yes, l cer
tainly did! Monsieur slept well and
I slept poorly, les, .Monsieur got
my powders ! I never thought of it
till this minute."
"What powders?" laughed Made
moiselle DeGray.
'.The morphine !' exclaimed Mad
ame, more composedly. "I felt sleep
less and excited, and put it into
cup, intending to pour my coffee over
it; but 1 must have given Monsieur
the wrong cub."
Then suddenly snatching the keys
from the table, she thrust them into
Mademoiselle DeGray's hands, ex
claiming, tearfully:
"There! keep them, rnv poor wrong
ed darling. I have played 'La Son
nambula' long enough."
And I, looking at Madame's brown
curls, roseate skin, and faultless fig
ure, thought amussdly: "what a mir
acle of French art !"
Fair this week.
TT 1 1
4. Ok Ti e I pf
lib! ciillo
An Afternoon nr.
"Lie down for half on hour and
try to sleep," somebody speaks, and
I wilh the d actors mild warning,
"Take good tare of yourself, and
rest" obey.
It is easy enough to "lie down."
Tho pillows are fresh and cool. The
windows are darkened just enough to
make it seem dim, delicious twilight,
while the perfect quiet of the room
and street makes tho little clock's tick
on the mantle echo most loudly the
words, "Try to sleep, try to sleep ! "
Ah, yes; tho lying down is easy
enough; but sleep ! I close my eyes,
and a thousand thing I mean to do
to-morrow float up to the top of my
thoughts. I sort them all out care
fully and lable them in order; they
mix fearfully; I do them all over
again and again, tho little clock clat
tering away its imperative order,
"Try to sleep ! try to sleep ! I try
the other pillow; half open my eyes
and sco before me a row of golden
lilies on a ground of white, and
they are growing upside down ! How
can any'one hang wall-paper so out
rageously unnatural! Go to sleep! go
to sleep! peremptorily answers the
little clock.
I shut my eves resolutely again,
go to counting buttercup3 and daisies
a held which 1 spread betore my
imagination, l he daises are wnnc
and pink a hundred of each and
tho buttercups arc great, full-leaved,
yellow ones that would make pounds
of butter under one s cnin, u one
were a child and tried the trick. The
field slopes down a hillside; I see a
butterfly 03 variegated wings ; I start
after him ; he float3on before, and on
and on. The little clock rings loud-
three." I have been on the bord
ers of dreamland just two minutes.
turn again and "try to sleep 7 once
. . i
more, some one nas invoseu steep
as a maiden. Surely they were
right; she is so coy, illusive and
wilful. I think I see hfr a misty,
etherial-looking damsel, with long,
flowing hair ; and she seems to skim
over the ground without touching it.
She has jrreat, dreamy eyes, and
white arms, with which she wooe3 and
beckons me ; I follow her but cannot
reach her. She floats above me, and
always with a long look backward,
saying, "Lome on, on." i iouow,
and the little clock strikes the quar
ter. This i3 not rest, but the crud
est unrest. I rise and seat myself in
the easy-chair near bv. My thoughts
arc half asleep, but 1 am not. i ieei
dumb and dull, and yawn but I am
not qu'te awake. I won t shut my
eyc3 again ; the uus ieei ncavy, too ;
I am sure my iasne3 must nave
weijrbts tied to tnem, and the room
swims fearfully. I look over at the
bed again. Its white pillows look
temptingly at me ; I will try them
once more. 'Then I lav my head
down gently on her soft white bosom,
and the dreamy, misty maiden comes
arrain and folds me in her arms, and
bears me off to realms of sweet re
pose. "I said half of one hour and
you have taken three halves," says
somebody s voice. I open my eyes
the little clock nncrs out a?am, and
shirrup3 cheerfully, "Been to sleep!
been to sleep! "and I have my aftcr
nooa nap.
A Peculiar Cswc.
Tho "Peculiar People," as a rclig.
10U3 sect in tngianu siyic tnera
selvcs, certainly deserve the nam'e
This sect, which had its inception
five or six years ago, nas thousands
of believers, and has within a year
or two given the authorities a good
deal of trouble, for it is alleged they
have let their sick die, refusing them
the advantages of the proper medical
skill which would have prolonged
their lives. A case of more tuan usu
al importance wa3 recently heard be
fore the learned justice, Baron Tig
got, at London, when one Thomas
Ilines, one of the "Peculiar People,"
was tried for manslaughter in having
contributed to the death of his child
by neglecting to provide it wi'.b
proper food and medical attendance
during its illness. Tho prisoner pro
duced evidence fo show.that he had
o-iven the child proper food and nurs
ing; that he was believer in tho
mandates of the Bible, and that the
child had been treated in exact ac
cordance with those mandates. The
evidence wa3 clear to the point that
all tenderness and love and attention
were shown the child, the tmly thing
lafVino-hein medical aid. which, if
............
t had had, said a physician who
mail 11 nost-mortem examination, it
would have lived, iheiearneu juoge
however, decided that it was no
nnw for a iurv : that bv no law of
England was the prisoner bound to
call in a ph vsician, and that, a3 he did
what he believed to be the best for
the good of the child, he must be dis
charged. The decision seems to be a
just one, but it is sad to tnins mat
children should perish ior tne want
of medical aid. Curiously enough, it
U found to be difficult to controvert
the crrodnds upon which the "Pecu
liar People" base their action. They
find their authority in the General
Epistle of James, chapter 5, verses
1-4 and 15, which run in mis wioe
"Is anv sick amoncr voa ? let him
call on the Elders of the Church, and
let them pray over him, anointing him
with oil in the name ot the Jjora
and the prayer of faith shall save the
sick, and the Lord shall raise him up,
and if he have committed sins they
shall be forgiven him."
Of course it should be apparent to
thinkinsr person that the facul
ty of rcscarcifbv which mankind has
hoon nhln to discover means of succor
for the sick is a providential endow
ment, and its exercise cannot be
wrong, but the "Peculiar People"
mrpt'thi3 bv assertinir that such ar
gument is reviewing and setting aside
the authoritative expression of the
Divine will by the humane reason.
From thi3 alleged impiety they re
volt, and no little difficulty is experi
enced in making a logical rejoinder.
The decision of the Court which led
to the release of the parents who lert
their child to perish, is, however
contradictory to ail former judicial
decisions in" English courts, and it
has provoked a storm of antagonism
litplvto result in a sup-
liar practices if
they should ever again come witmn
the'eonizance of a legal tribunal.
NO. 14
Mrs. Jlpa' Ileallby Work.
Mrs. Jips' of Greasy Point, IU.,
after sawing a cord of wood, digging
fivo bushels of potatoes, piilking
twenty cows, carrying tea tuua ot
water, and doing a washing of ten
dozen piece?, incidentally mentioned
being tired. Mr. Jips reads to her
from a newspaper: ''I bclivo that
nothing would tend so effectually to
get nu ot these creations of weari
ness, and that over-stimulation of the
emotions, as a fair chare of healthy
work directed toward a definite ob
ject:" Ju?t here a can or royal bak
ing-powder struck him in the abdo
men, x oliowingtais came a stove
lid, three pancakes, a rotten tomato,
salt-collar, bowl ot buttermilk, and
all tho dough for Thursday's baking.
It wa evident she considered her
lord a "definite object," and the fair
hare of work directed toward him
W. I w w.l- . t 1 11
was a little healthier than ne wouiu
have desired. Indianapolis Herald.
tt'nUluirap the SlnsKtratr.
A few nights ago, an hour after
midnight, Justice Potter was awaken
ed by some one pounding on his door.
He arose and asked what was want
ed, and a voice replied that he must
go over to Macomb street and marry
a couple.
"Go home, mister; thi3 is no hour
to marry any one," he replied.
"But I can t wa;t,"cailed"tLo man,
bi3 voice betraying great anxiety.
"But you'il have to."
"Oh ; come now, Judge,'' coaxed
the man, "I want to make a dead
sure thing of it. I've been courting
and courting, and she's hung off and
hung off, but I've finally got her to
say 'yes,' and there's no knowing
how long the fifll last. Git up and
make tracks right away, for she's
worth two cows and a horse and a
wacron
ft
His Honor couldn't resist the ap
peal, and the marriage was solem
nized at two o'clock in the morning.
D;troit Free Press.
In Ventilator.
The terrible stories of death in
chests with secret spring', came near
a repetition lately in an English pro
vinciae town. A Mr. Kelk, qnite rc
cently married, had invited a party
of friends to his house, and his young
wife, in her anxiety to get rid of the
hot air, ventured upstairs, and seeing
a small closet with a ventilator, she
entered to open it, when the current
of air closed the door. In vain she
called to the servants, although she
could hear the door-bell ring, and her
visitors enter; and as none suspected
that the imprisoned lady was in the
roof of the house, all the other parts
or tho dwelling and grounds were
searched. One of the visitors sug
gested that there might be an old
oak chest with a secret spring, and
this gave a clue to the closet, and
when at last found, Mrs. Kelk was
seriously ill and hysterical. Violent
epileptic fits followed, and the shock
being more than the nervous system
could sustain, death shortly put an
end to the poor young lady's suffer
ings. fiood Time Among the Low ly.
"Why you're a now comer, aren't
you ? haven't seen you before," we
remarked to a lad of about twelve
years, as he was giving us a shino in
Kingston.
"Yes, sir; ain't bin here before,
but took it in this trip lots of coal
here, sir."
"Yes, where are you from ?"
"Ob, I'm on my summer trip. I'm
from New York always take a run
out of town in the summer done it
for oh, I d'n know how long. Like
the country for a while."
"Well are you having a good time:
"Havin' a good time? you bet,
(with a little laugh). Why m' din
ner cost 70 cents to-day had a beef.
steak and turmatcrs, an' a rice pud-
din', an' I got 35 cents yet. Umph a
good time ? now you're'a shoutin'!"
He was the happiest summer tour
ist we have seen this season, and his
cash capital was 43 cents, but who
can compute his satisfaction over
that "beefsteak, turmaters, an' rice
puddia'?"
ft lander in England.
The report of the Veterinary De
partment of the Privy Council Office
shows that p-landers incrcsases every
year, and further, confesses that the
official returns arc tar irom giving a
true indication of the number of cases.
In London it is very widely spread,
and some of the Durham colieries
seem to have suffered frightfully. On
one of them a minor has succumbed
to the d'SMise, having been inoculated
by washing his hands in a cistern at
which an affected animal had drank.
If the disease be allowed to continue
unchecked we shall certainly hear of
the loss of more ham tn life. Sanitary
officials should use their influence
with local authorities to have the
regulation.3 of the Contagious Di
seases (Animal) act strictly enforced.
Bv an order of Council dated Jane
30, 1S73, farcy and glanders, are sub-.
ject to the same regulations, ana ine
local authorities may prohibit the
movement of any horse that is glan
dered, or that has been in the same
field, stable, shed, or other premises
with a horso affected with glanders
or farcy. This order carried thorough
ly out'would have a beneGcial effect,
but it does not touch the case of glan
ders in a private stable. If an in
spector knows of the existence ol
twenty plundered horses, he can only
wait until they are brought into the
street He may suspect disease but
he cannot stop other horses from
leaving tho infected stable to De soiu
into healthy studs. Much good may
be done bv existing regulations, if
enforced, but until the inspectors be
armed with powers cf entry on to
suspected premises glanders- wul re
main and human beings lie liable to
a loatbsome death. Glandered horses,
wherever found on public street
nrimti nremisea should be sub
ject to compulsory slaughter, and the
inspectors entrusted wuu .v-
urcs should be qualified veterinary
surge nns.
Th father of a four legged girl
has lea California iu disgust not l e
ing permitted to exhibit his juvenile
curiosity in that State.
A Simple Rrni(tl).
i Every one accustomed tu travel V.v
; rail haa noiict-l the crowding at-'d
jjon!;.ig that ttik..-s plarc between
j tl.oso wlio wat to -.t off the ear an-l
jth.wo who want to r;et on, wln ii
jthu train stop: ot a nation. The
j pas-eiigi-rrt wl arr ;it their journey's
lend ought t-i have the light of vt'av
ii.ruiin narrow uowr sua down
the j'latf-irui steps, hat the impatient
people, wlii) fear that all the seat.-? in
thtf car will be taken up before they
get ia, will not wait on them, and the -resnlt
is a struggle for precedence
most provoking to all engaged. We
sometimes meet with that politeness
which yields and waits, but it is rath
er rare, except in privato dwellings.
In public conveyances, as a generat
rule, the average American citizen,
male or female, has a great desire to
seeuro whatever may be mosteligiblo
by being first, or at least as far from
being l,i.t 3 circumstances wM per
mit. Tho Boston Advertiser suggests a
very simple remedy for the jostling
and jamming now experienced by all
who take the cars or leave tho car
at war station. Let railroad com
panies make a rule requiring all pas
sengers to leave the cars by the front
door and enter by the rear. A no
tice to this c ffect should be conspicu
ously posted in every car, and the
conductor might also be required to
call attention to the notice wnen he
calls out the station. Placards might
also b hung up at tho ticket oiliees
and in tho waiting rooni3. so that the
traveliing'puhlic iuij
be advised
of tho rule. In a short time, enter
ing a car by the rear door and
leaving by tho forward door would
become a fixed habit, practieed by ail
travelers, except perhaps those wh-
are making their first trip.
Srre r on tie Krhool Trucher
The Richmond Ewptirer says: ' It
must bo acknowledged that a large
number of young men arc ruined an
nually for all purposes of good to
Virginia by over education. They
are forced to leave the Stato to find
a field for the exerciso of their ac
quirements, or they remain here and
lounge or starve on incompetent sal
aries," and then proceeds after a lash
ion rather too sweeping and bitter,
but which yet holds a clever hint to
teachers. "The great difficulty with
our Virginia system is the want of
men of practical common sen?e to
control it. They are sufficiently well
educated themselves, too much so for
practical purposes. But they lack
what is far more valuable, to wit,
common sense, it Das oeea ceiau
lished by experience, and i3 notorious,
that professional school teachers, as a
class, have no practical sense. Their
learning we concede, bat learning is
not common sense.
Obvy Ins Order.
A certain General of the L'nited
Mates Army, supposing his tavcrue
hor3C dead ordered an Li-hinan to go
and skin him:
"What! i3 Silver Tail dead?" asked
Fat.
"What is that to you?" said the of
ficer, "Do as I bid you and ask me
no questions,"
Pat went about his business, and
in about two hours returned.
"Well Tat, where have you been
all this time?" asked the general.
"Skinning your horse, your hon
or." "Did it take you two hours to per
form the operation?"
"No your honor, but then you sec
it took me about half an hour to catch
the horse."
"Catch him! Fire and furies was he
alive?"
"Yes, your honor, and I could not
skin him alive, you know."
"Skin him alive, did you kill him?
"To be sure I did, your honor! and
sure you know 1 must obey or
derers without asking questions."
The Harpers.
John Harper, familiarly kno wn as
"Uncle John Harper' the well known
Kentucky stock raiser and distin
guished turfman, wa3 of a plain, fru
gal family of Pennsylvania Dutch
origin, though long settled ia Ken
tucky. He was one of five children,
only" one of whom, a brother, ever
married. Another brother, Adam,
was killed in 18C4 by gnerriias, wto
visited the house for booty. His
hrether Jacob and sifter Elizabeth
were, on the 11th of September" 1871,
murdered in their bed3 by parties
still unknown. Thev had amassed a
large property by farming and rear
ing race horses, all of which became
the property of John Harper. He
leaves by will his homestead, with
COO acres of the finest blue grass land
in Kentucky, together with all his
race horses (including Longfellow,)
to his nephew, "Little Frank Har
per." John Harper was about 73
years of age.
A Cor Ion Ksana AdTertlaefnent.
The following, clipped from the
Atchison Champion, shows what
kind of tromen they have in Kansas ;
"Lost, strayed or stolen. An indi
vidual whom I, in an urgent moment
of loneliness, was thoughtless enongh
to adopt as my husband. He is a
good looking and feeble individual,
not knowing enough, however, to
come in when it rains unless some
gcod looking girl offers him the shel
ter of l.er umbrella. Answers to the
name of Jim. Was Iat seen in com
pany with Julia Harris, walkingwiih
his arm around ber wait, looking
more like a fool, if pos-ible, than
ever. Anybody who will catch the
poor feilow and' bring him carefully
back, so that I can i ha-tic him for
running away, w ill be invited in stay
to tea bv
Kate E. Smith.
A !brs !.
An amusing story is told in Serilv
ncr's magazine of a verdaat youth
who went to buy the practice of a
country doctor, the doctor said bin
patients were so numerous he rouM
not remember them all, but Lis horse
knew them end always stopped ot
their (loot-. The nest day the eouu
trv doctor drove his customer through
the town, ana, as tie earn, me nurse
stopped at nearly every door.
The
iwr.Min was concluded and the mon
ey paid. The purchaser remained in
town, and for several days wondered
why 'no patients came. He ceased
to wonder, however, when he found
his predecessor had borrowed his
milkman's horse in showing him
arour-d.
An Iowa minister wa3 recently
killed by lightning while standing tn
the backs of a murmnring stream
i .r, tn rnnrinre soma
that bathing on Sunday
bad boys
wa3 a s'n.
An awfu warning.
"I want to ask you a
said little boy to his drnaken biter
"Wei J, my son.
" "W by is rani
hole like s
bad quarter?" "I can I
l ... m 1 1 run t
tell, mv son." ix?cansc
pass it,'" said the boy.
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