JUL -.jloaierset Herald. T,-iVlirntioil- DICK'S SANTA CUUS. nr rrr v. M.!:n. . J- " ' efi lueday nwrois M k m ' s m , at.ce ; etnertria. 12 M wiU iUl,Ml nnUi S' ' wc-riber"'" SOW I WIT. J- .s.w!;: 7T7t? : , Eou Bow. oi.J-- yr.Ettng U""7 , r. f.'A.?kv n -at w w A . 1 DO --- A' lul" uuenet, I. ., , s" (Vunfl Rank I. tioroerset. Pa., TV. H. Kmc , ,--;.cd to their care wi',1 be : -c,r.-.iT attended to. 0n ob -'li Mpmoch Block. ti II K' h iNTZ. --v-nt a'tcntlnn to business entnie4 r. r"5f'i and adjoining counties. " - v., .. e'.trmted to hi rare - - br.:nes entrusted to bis care ii-:. t ! oorru-i. J T!'lt VffiSLITt.H. ATT.KNEY-AT.LAW ie .u. j.wn.i'iu tfl fidelity. ;,-i,,..v LC.CoLaoaa. Jladuyu.cin, Cod. oo re- hOT. F.SCHF.LU .tr il. Pessioo Afnt Office in YiniinoUi "iLEXTINE hay. An,KSET-AT-LAWien T M-t'T i:ifd to all boiue -ntru rJ.K.MIU-ER LI IHi''lAN AMI LK P l- ion. CB tili l:-- ,'v' ', " P hi J. E. BI1LCKER, PKT?lilAS AXI" 6VB0EOS, SoKEBJ'ST, Pi.. v. -tff-.r.or.: utTTi- to lh- CJUwnf ot tv-; mJd xu.iuiy. Oft.ce in AJie-ker IB. U. g. KIMMELL, o i PT..f.-1.,nl TTio to the cttif n m-w aid vu luitT. Ciilew profcHuai.7 ar)tut fiillii al hla uttil OH ilaja Bl. Pi J. il. L!L TKLU, PHYSIO A AND bl'KOKOX, . . l i. i-TwirtPKin. tiSM-e uu Mm tree - J. S. M'MII.LEX, sturai ueia. Amliri rU uiM-rtM. AU w rirniel titcwry. 9 in the iM. Ji.'Irwie!i i to.' nun, coruer tTj aau hauwt aireets. 1 rii.MlXEILli:. H L.tSTI?T. siHttn ui Cook i BeeriB b'.urk. i )-w:.L CUEMX. hJ btTi.-:T. '-'ilin?wri b'.cx k tipAlr. hrr be a; a.: uiner prvpared kj do ni ainda l m -s t.ic. Tiguiaunp. extrkc-uuK. i--i. .ai ft aU ajwi :i ol Uie UA hmeivet County Bank. it.- TA ELIEF-D IT.) KaF.RISCN. k. j. pritts, PalNliLVI. C UHIU. made in aU j:U of the CniUNl 6tA!. CHARGES MODERATE. h:- to tt ni motir Wets can be ac l t- oraft on Ne. York ID auT rtxm. da Hi.b nrrircirtnML L". h. iVrtKl I "" i iir.n-'- :: valuAllr iceured I "mfi y ia t'c nu Hu'j,at Obeerred. JHaELLS U0FFMA5, MERCHANT TAILOR. (Abu? Hefler'i Suit,) Al'' Style., and Ixwrat Prio- TISFACTION GUARANTEED. Somerset, Pa. st. Charles" Hotel. :'-as. S. Gil!, Pro. '" Wisurjssej. HemcukW, with Wf'.rfiDi Coor. Ataral fas oil fcivr.t 1 jl.t ta U rooois. 'r 14 ot Irj alUrhf .1 to bou. oo! St, nd Third At., t ' j. a. ch.i.1. nnii VOL. XXX YIU. NO. 2G. -THE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Somerset, Penn'a. o DEPOSITS RECEIVED IN LARGE AND MALL AMOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS MERCHANTS, TARMERS. STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED. -DISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS'. I-iRrr. M. Hiiks. W. H. Millee. Jmk L. Pt..a, Cbw. H. Fishea, JoHX li S'lTtT. Oeo. 11. Htll, James E. I!iehea. Ekwakd Stll, : Valentine Hay, ANI'KEW I'AKKtlJ, : : Fkiidkvt Vice Puksiiievt : : : Casuieb. The fiinls anil ("erurilipo of this imnk re wur?ly j rote in k-tratpl Cor :i liurcl.Hr-proitf Saff. Tlie only afe niS'le absolulely Burglar-proof. STOP! LQOI! USTtTl EVERYONE Y ANTS TO KNOW WHERE TO GET THE I40ST CF CF THIS WORLD'S CCOCSTOR THE LEAST MONEY ? WE HAVE THEM. zzzz Dishes. WHITE, YELLOW, tlLAS-S AND K(CKIX;ilAM WARE, IN GREAT VARIETY. BASKETS, LOOKIXG-GLASSE-S HANGING LAMP.5, STAND LAMPS Lam I of all Descriptions. Noveltiesand Oddities inCiii.i a HE PLACE FOR FANCY k STAPLE GROCERIES IS AT THE STOKE OF ED. B. COFFROTH, SOMERSET, PA CURTIS K. OROVE. SOMERSET, PA. BCGOIES, ELEJGHS, CARRIAGES, EPEIXG WAGOX3, BCCX WAGONS. AND EASTERN AND WE5TERX WORK ftirsi&bed on Short Notice. Painting Done on Short Time. Ut work to made wit of T?;Aiy Smrmrd Wood, aud tbe hnt Irvn and !iuttantilly ttiwrnMled, Neatijr Fir:hed. and W amoved to five MUHfartiuB. Espl C2I7 Tjst Class TTcrfcnea BjrirlB of AH Itnds ! Wy Line TVne ca unorl Notice. iTice. KEAaON ABLE, aud All Work Warranted. Call aud Exantine my ftork. od Lern PrV I do Waeim-work, and furaih Seivea for Wind Kiila. Kemember tbe plane, and rail in. CURTIS K. GROVE, (Eact of (.Wort Houie) SOMERSET. PA LADIES SILK VEST BARGAINS! M LaV' Si.k Vest, L. K. N. S., cresin, sVy nd jink, at 7.V. lA.li-e Silk Vits, L. N. X. S. in cream, fky an.J pink. This the best quality we bave ever Mh.wd, at the pric-, tl.ail sis IjiditV Silk VeMs. in better pra'le, in cream and color. (1 5") for size 3 aud 3, and $ 1 To for 4 and 5 Still bel'er (trade in colors for f2, all fzf. La.Vws' Silk Vesrts. I.. X. S. S. in white Vf 2 . the very fint Oiina Si'k in whiles and color. 3 25 to 3 T5, accordirg to size. Ladies H. X. R. A. Silk Vet. in crn. $2 f,r all :, same as aold l!t fj.riiie for Wi. Better quality in pure while, at 3 50. Indies' H. L- X. S. Siik Vests from $1 .V) to $.". cb in TaiKMia qnalitiea and weights. Indies' Combination Suits. Jer.ne-w Miller ty!eo, fine quality, extra value at $7 50,uit almost as cheap as wool. iAdiea' Silk and Wool Vesls. in low ne. k and no aleeres. hipb neck and ribbed ami, and hih neck and lorn; sleeves. Ladies' Knglioh XovlaSiik Vest and Draw ers in three, six and oin thread weights, prices tbe lowest. In our Glove Department we are showing a ladies' 4 button P. K. Kid Gloves. Xew, freeh goods, desirable shades. Spear point embroidery, only $ I 25prpair. Also, a full line or Suede and Olace Kid Gloves, in light, medium and dark shads, and in all qualities. I FIFTH AVE riTiSBriu;;H.PA. A JOHNSTOWN SUFFER ER'S GRAT ITUDE. IR- O. W. SADLER. tn Pa! Avrvtik. FITTBI K'.H, P. t Trait IVruiii oiv miuinele tut J? witn tli ..I mv faniilv an1 frtoi.dN l Ue re.wenr of mv Kvr-iirtit. and ) " lhen lB relmtn tiint; to our Heavenly Kalber the ajvMyht, b vo'irUiUfiii arit-nenX. ba beea re to m. ti.at 1 rn ! to rea.l I ho fioest .rn.t a. !! I ewiwt twUn kin it ; o, tijinkiM J a&d aralii, am! u.ir my f.Tiv,r the rjer. wr ramuyaud fr.eo.ia mr t:Jrthat lr;.y J'" awl ki.i ao'i rr ".or -fji and vaiiiaal lit th rM rrf vour wh.v aimlr and ihr plva airfa.l rmrrrnetet aofl k.r the beoSi a.I a i1itie1 1 r'e rB, ill ever be tbe prayer of vir laithful inend ami lionib Krvaot, fiTl K Nil.H riMi.Ai.lt- Ji naiirxd Mreet, Cambria Oty, Jiiutevru. Pa. . . . . n t. I,., f i'nri 1 he hull- I day ui.d a 1 of Lhu m"i as amai. 11 Hrvl Nali-tial Prknl l"KT-v for "J" "': tn..liiret.yn. fur itte ar i.i ?.'.. ia. Unkioi niort In lhe Nt.ot.al batik buijd n. etnaenwL l'a on! uewiav January H. 90 bei ween lh huur. of lu eiork a. m. and 4 etucA v- a. AXDREW tku.tZ&, Cashiib. HORNE WA1 I89O. Harpsr's Weekly. llslaUSTFATEB. pwlitio earntHl f it thr rejert an l Cfn.rt.n ffni iinirtji ri!t rw. 1 ttx? vrj:r tod ex Viiwe of it literrr fw.iwtw. htc:: iiv-it;.' nl Md hTt M-n.' by liie tn-t nl ai. tiuiar riteiT. fit it fiT the p'nri of ptxjL-l ftf h vi-i-t range if tHjte? uttti purr-uUs, The tFKLY MfiienvnU re of rmrkble vrtiy, inwrwt ml iti.j, No expOMs H ?r?4 tr !rtiut lhe tliiiMTavttn rf the 4?hHiiKfnl ph of bi?ne n 1 i.irerit hfxr. A yexi'-u romance, frxr.a ttie t-rii f Tnonutfi A. Janvier, wui arpeatf in tb WbeikLY in 1-0 HARPER'S PERIODICALS. per year; ii a wees' veexl .,. w (0 UARI'EKS XAGAZIXE.. . . i 00 i.t HI'EIC S BAZA r. : 4 UO ninrERs rocyo people 2 fo Pnttitg? F'-rr to rtl S Jnrib the Imted Te V.! iun of the B'ffV b"f in with the first N"mt.er fur Jemmrr fT ic'.i yer. Wnen bo time if m-rjtivi, aiiierijx inii mill Wrn atik tbe NuoitaT eurreut at the iime of receipt of order. H-U'irt Vtnmeof ilnrvfr't H'rvHylor I yearn in nee.t fifth l'.iniiMt. will be sot by Diaii. rtr axe or bv exrev. tr 'fif exi-ense. iprovidtd t .e ireifl.t l.- not cimiliiitiii'l. lr volume f.rsveu vulJiU'.T. Cl.th r f..r ea h vol n me, mitable ft bind 1 1 r iU 't "-t I J iratl. i uni.lo tl tU eacli. Remittance hnnid ma1e by PotnSee Mon ey order, or Inaft, U avoid ebaiiOe of v ,Wt-i;kt nrr nit In ofv !hi ntrrti'rmr nt ith trt isyrrm urAn J lltxiier &. Broh. Addrrra R AhPEIt A. BRiiTUEKS. New York. I89O. HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE. tN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY. The Eleventh VoliiTteof irvrr't Vww Pi'lr, t,n h terir.aiih tbe number for N'ivenitrr 5, Iva, preM'ntti an attractive p-"franu It iU offi-r to it. readera at le f.Kir nerian ot tje umi1 lfntfth anj otl,er in l or Ibrre prt-, nameiy, Tt Ke.1 Mumum." Ipy William . hUUrd; 'Pbi! and the Babv."' by Lucy C. Lloie: -ITiiM-e Tiwnmv," bv J.ibn Kui-ll Coryell : and '-Jbh-er b Maiyiirei E. SnK.tr: two mort aerl br H'altnar Jlj-M-ih Itoye-n. Two ene o( Fal.-i "laira a ill at.ra:-l the at'euiotl of kv er or line woud.-r-aorld. namely, itiet'iitit talea t..l I bv Hoaard i"le, and towtuiilably iSltWrat ed bv him. and awKDer eriea in a tlitlerent vein bv f rank M. Hi-knell. There will t- fOurt "tones t v V. I). Moaell-. Tboma.-, Neii Pane, Mary E. Mlk in- Nora IVrrv, arriet Ire-i:l t-imd, Iai I Ker, Henri: iab Buuenaona, topbie eweu, hituari ilaleuUn J'jhnn.n. etc. - A TOVerififlcn to rTf-pr-'i Vimng )nfJr ecrjres a juvenile lilirurr. Th-re is twin! knowledge, ano pieuiy rf amusement. "' ifwrfurr. TERMS: Powta-je PrepaUd $2.00 Per. Year. yj. II fcryia -VaivitAirJ. JS5S. prinm Cr-pt r?o.i rtij' lf a tt-ai Ha "P ftr.gif ymin. Five Ccnu each. nemittanees should be made by fo(!)ce Mon ey LKder or Draft, to avoid chance of loss. -vy;rTT ore to enj, Hi ruirrrtifi-rn.' V H out tM rs1rurirT tf HM. LH A MtOTULkx. Address. HAKPUR BROrilESS. '. Y. I89O. Harper's IVIagazine. llsbUSTFATED. A nvn Khketeare IV f!hkerre of Ed- in A. AMy w ill t presented in li trprr r H-v ,i tt if it villi r-iDirrVMtf by Andrew Ijiiic. Il:nr .Vnnir-a. ha maie penal arran)T.-!m'lit5 with Ali)ion-e IMudet, the irrte of livii f French rmrelMA. for an exi in'vuJ:ii;bliction. in (renal form, of a htmonras tory. to lie entitled, Tbe oioni-ts ,,f Tamx-on : the 1-ast Advemures ofihe Karmwiu Tarlarin." Tbe mory will be trans lated bv Lk-nry Juuo. and iliiKtrated by Ruand . l. IIrwel! will contribu'e a novelette in three pan, and I a fend m Hcarn a noveMte in two iiatusetitiiied louroa," hand-oraely illm trntcd. In flitistra'ed papers, tonohine wit jerts of ci:r rent interest, and in its short 'uiries, poems and timely articles, the StiataiM will maictain its well known tiaiidard. HARPER'S PERIODICALS, pen year : HARPERS .VAGAZl.XE. l-t 00 IIARPERS WE EE Li' 4 00 HARPERS BAZAR 4 00 IIARPERS mrXO PEOPLE.... 2 00 Pi,Mnitf frrt "II SHhtcrlbert in the Untied Sttilrt, L'anda. or iluir. Th Vo'trmea of th- M-Trr" bes-tn with th" NninlieTs t"r June, and lentrlcr of each yer. Whevi no time is specif.."! siiiwririt'ons will tx-R j; wl h lb number current at ll.c time of tecriptol orde". Bound Vo'omes of Tfirrwr- yt"irr" three rears back In neat cloth fsndtnv, will he sent by mail, post paid, on rwijit of IK pr volnn-e. Cloth rase fof binding M eeuU each by mad, postpaid. . Index to JfiiWi V irtrfi. AphaV'cnt. An Hl'cai. and Oiossitied. for Volnmos 1 to 70. iwl ve. fr.n Junu,l4, to June, ti 1 voLsvo, Cloth. H 00. r.emtttaite- fconM tv made hy PirtniSce Moa ey order, or Iraft, t avoid ch in-ja of Im. ,Vnrjoy-s c nnf b enrrn '-Vs ti'lnrrlitntf irlr u! tl.r ripmmnrdTtf fiaiycr & irnt. A-Mra JIAUrEKi BROTHERS, Nkw Yoas. 1890. Harper's" Bazar. ILLUSTRATED.. nunrrR's Eajar ! a Jonrnal for the home pv !njt the latest itifovrnasion with rirard b Hie Ka-hioix. its ntimerasia ihuMraUorta fashtno plates ard pai u ra sheet aupidemeijle are tDdispetjsibie a. ike Ui tbe b-tme-drw. maker and tltoiei.sB al modLRe. Noexpenar l spared in saakimr it artistic aitraeilvenesa of tbe very bihet or-icr. Irs clever anort stories, parlor play and thoughtful eav satisfy ail iatn. and its la-t pve is famous as a budirct of wit and humor. In its aeekiy fcm every tljitie is inciled which to of interrt to wonn. Imriua t-.O Oliver Thnnte Xnler, ChrlsiineCi'erhune He.Ttck. aud Wary lw Iicktnoo aiii resr-ectively furnish a series of pa pers on -lhe latibterat Home, - Three kleala a lav." aifd -Tr Woman of the Period " The serai THM-eis will be aruua by Walter Bosmut andF. W. Robiaaon, HARPER'S PERIODICALS PEH VCAR. II A PEEKS BAZAR 4 W HARPS 3 JfAHZtSE O) HARPERS WEEKLY. 4 00 HARPERS rOESO PEOPLE. 2 00 Poti'vrl'rrr In Sjbr-rihrrt ta Vie VnUtd SttirM, Canada ur Xtsx-o, The Voi irmes of t be fbrar beyin with the first Numlier for January of each year. W hen ao time t in.-r,uoiie.l. auosiTiptions will txtria with tuc numlsrr enrrtnt u the time of receipt of arder. BaoBdVolnmes of Harper' Bazar fir years back in nealcioth Ijindmg. i!l le sent by mall. intrfe tM. or oy epre-s.irw 01 eiru". i'dcuiriefreiluowBBOoteiceedll n voi. tor $7 ier vuiusiie. . Clotb Cases for ea h voln-ne. suitable for bini InrwU ttem ty mail,5otpaiii, oa ra-'jip-. O tiuieacb. p.emttiances shmsld he read'1 bv Posiofllee Mon ey order or Iiraft, to avoid chance ofloa. .Xupa;erltr aor In mpy (At i Irrrt tsrwrnf wiiA cml !Ar preas vrcr of lLtryer A brm. AndrrM HASFER BROS, New York. Some SOMERSET, PA., rTjAcoBspil TRACE Rem ' Ti.f r OTaVT f n a- wrifc" IT COMQTJEBS IPI.XINX. Eelleves and ecres 1 BtABACHI, 2ZiniYATISirriTthacK Epraia, JTECKALOEX. I BECISES, Solztlca,Lnmb59. (Enrns and Sctli BORSK AKn CATTLE DISEASES. Late Oeerefary Mary land Jockey Club. Baltimore, Marrland: av: "I coneorinthsi liswlnf tribute paid by turfmea ta tie nrrsnrpased sirs llaof SLJaeobsOiL" Jos. Cats STsnsso. Eiiq Otkland. faii fcreia. fee y Pactrte '. Coast f.looanorse a Vas'V. soclatinti and An! nor fioi . "J r . - ure." write": ftswf r.: i.mllli, vtrh the r- V J i jg markable edicacy of tt. Jacobs Oil, I eheerfuliy indorse this valuable spectcc (br painful ailment." at ParsoiT k! Iir.AT.rna. THE CHASLEI K VOGELEI (v.. BiiKsser. Mi. WE DO HOT PLED&E Ourselves to kec-p abreast, Imt to keep the lead overall others in stlling you Pure, Abln(fly rnre, snJ well Malar ed, Kipe ltikies and Muc At prit"e that hiake all other dealers hus tle. Jut think of it : OvcrhoU k Co Pcrf llye, five years old. "ull quarte , or tiO per dozen. Still better: - " ' Flncli's (.'olJcn Weddin?:, ten rears old. Full (juarks il.or $1' perdoren. Ectier still: Kentucky Boarbon, ten years ol.J. Fall quarts $1.-5, or (12 per dozen. And one of the most saleable' Whiskeya on oor )i.-t is Tin Pibe EitiHT-YKAB-'i-n Export Gl'ckenijeimek. Full q'a. $1. $10 a do. There is nu Whiskey that has ever teen fxild that tins prown in favr with the public sn rapidly as our l l Export, and the simple reuMn is that it is utterly imptsseiblcJUi 'duplicate it. Them will never I any let up in the purity ami tinfl flavor in any particular of the Pure California Wines we are now tseliin at 50 cents per bottle, Full quarts, or $o j-er dozen. In making up your onlers please fncloee Poblotlice Money Orler or Draft, cr lieioter your cnJcr. JOS. FLEMING & SON, WHoLCsat a.vd arraiL " DUCGGI3T3, , PITTSBURGH, PA. 412 Marke ?U Cor. fif Diamond. Oils! Oils! Tbe Standard Oil Cemarr.' f P!tttnrvhv Pa males a fte.'-uuir of Kiauutactiirinr lor toe lomeiuc trade the finest braiids of illuminating & Lubricating Oils Naphtha and Gasoline, That can be ma 1c frrnr rttToeotTu We cLUcnf ujmj'vnivOD iui every iuowa PRODUCT OF PETROLEUM, If yon wish the most nniformry Satisfactory Oils IX THE -Ajnerican Xarket, Ask for ours. Trade for Somerset and vicinity supplied by COOK A BEERTT" ASD EREAiK 4 K"OSER. sejrtJ8--C-lyv. maKt. Pa. It is to Your Interest TO BUT YOTTt Drugs and Medicines Biesegker k Snyder, WCKoB8 TO C K. BOYD. Xor.e bnt th purest an.l Ix-st Vcjit in stick, ami wlie n Uruprsbcconieinert by jlanJ inp, as certain of tl.em do, we de stroy thim, rut her than im - poet on our customers. You can depend on having yonr PRESCRIrTIONS k FAMILY RECEIPTS filled with care. Oar prices are as low as any other first-class house and on many articles re.nch lower. The people of this county seem to know this, and have given us a large share of their patronage, and we shall still continue i gi ve them the very bet Roods, for their money. Do not forget that we make a specialty of FITTISTGr TRUSSES. We guarantee satisfaction, ami, if you have had trouble in tiis direction, givi us a call. SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES In great variety ; A full set of Test Lenses. Come in and have your eyes examined. Ho charge fbr examination, and we are confident we ran suit you. Come and see us. Eespectfully, BIESECKER & SNYDER. E XECUTOPs'S S0TICE. Estate of Jnna'han B. Vasmer, dee'd., late of Miarte Tttwn-Mp. honw-rel iwiair. ra. Itter LcMaRiratary on lie above estate hav tcg len sr-au'.rd r liie unc.er"iKtei by the prop er EuiBnr'iy. li.it ice is hereby iven to all 7tr-".i Indebted to said estnte to luak immeo-.ate pay ment end those havinir sttaims or di mar:ij ayninf the same will present ibein duly amneB lieaied fur wlliement to tbe Executor, tmbout deiay. CATIIARINt! WASER. F.reentni. 1 r AJ-EXAkVEii &. WAOaEK, Exneuus-. sfcyrvaV-v tS."., ? MARICI CoL J. S. Fraotwos 3 V IU ESTAJBHiISBCED 1827. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1889. CHRISTMAS ALWAYS COM ING. - bv rvxcnv narmrdsB. Only a league T' paot Iba pretty brook, Tiirougb leaves that resile aad qoivwr ; Only a mile!" inr rhe brtjauler atreato, " Till we mir.jle andmoet the river r 'Only a futloug T' U river ebaata. , To the ocean frasd and sounding. " Then tbe foal reached, and the Joyous hat la creea, cool billaw arc bound inj -Only a week rj prattled preuy May Pevea day, and. softly knorkitic, dauta will ereep to tbe eoture dojr, Tofillmy hmui-up Kock inr Only a week ! Oh ! bow can I wait T I get up early and go to bed lav Oh, dear ! I'll be all worn out, at this rats Only a neck to Christmas I : - Only a ay 1 Joet think of it r One I Twetity-Crtir bouni. ard it's coming : Christmas will be here ; toe Very thought fccw every nerve a humming ! St-K-kings all BH-n-b d. tree iu the sbed, popcorn all reaily. whiteears ansl red ; Ju-t one more jump in and out ofihe bed ' In ly a day to Chrt-Una t "Only an hour ! I won't go to sleep ; vino can wait sixty hort minute ? 1 hear papa working behind tiie closed doors, With packages rustling like lineU. If I tiay awake jut aa hour, I'll ase SaniaC'laus come down the broad chimney. Oh ! Ira so sleepy, so lee iee sipy I only an hour to CEriatmaa ! It's come and It 1-een, it's stayed and It's goes ! ChrUtmas is 44 merried ' and over. Wiih it w(ild May Ihro' thctnoar ami the Ice, And the bnds, and the blossoms, aad clover! Btu theu, I forisnt, I can still watch and wait ; 'Twill sure come ag-iun, altho' pretty late. I'll count tip tbe mouths an 1 tixt week on my slate Oh, dear ! One great long year to Christmas !" WHAT XMAS BROUGHT. BY AUCI BBADeHAW. CHAPTEB t. It was Christmas Eve, and anow enow everywhere. It had come with the early morning on the wiDgs of a mighty storm, and ceased just aa the cheerless day began to die. The trees were laden with it, the gronnd presented an unbroken field of white, and only the paths and the many gabied house looking down at the nest ling vil'.aje with a serenity and sameness th'tt was monotonous, - Tbey called it The Cedars. Ia its state ly wealth of portico, embrasure, and or namented roof, the mansion still retain ed a certain dignity and grandeur that spoke of old-time cheer and comfort. The swaying cedars had welcomed many a gay party of merry visitors, the quaint windows had quivered with thrilling li-ht and warmth, and the braad fire places hai seen more than one Yule log, more than one bright romance, sparkle and glow to the sound of bappy voices and beating'of happy hearts. That was a dim-remembered story in the old-time, entombed, now, however. For three years Tbe Cedars had seen Christmas pass by with no welcome from the w eired, staled portals of the grand old"niane. Down the road leading from the vil lage, just as the dusk began 'jLa Jkll, two figures appeared on the landscape. The first was that of a girl singularly graceful, singularly beautiful, but in her pose, mien, and countenance, there was a sabdued eadness. She paused as she reached tbe path that led to The Cedars, and half leaned on the faded umbrella she carried, and cast a dreamy, longing glance at the old mansion, beoynd it, all across the dreary expanse that environed it Her lips quivered, her eves grew tear ful, a vivid emotion pulsated the fair cheeks. She sighed as one might stand ing amid the wraiths of sunnier days. Then, bending her head, with the point of the umbrella she traced in the pure, spotless snow at tbe aide ot the path, a name. Then, as if a shock of memory present ed the snowy wall as a block of marble, the name written as that of one dead, her poor heart sobbing, she hastened to ward the manse and disappeared within its portal. At tharmoment the second figure on tbe bleak Iaadscape, that of a man, has tened his frteps directly in the coarse the girl had gone. - - He, too, was laboring nnder some deep emotion, but it was sinister, passionate, evil-minded. Avarice and craft lined his sallow face, eagerness and scheming lay in his shifting glance. As he reached the ppot w here the girl bad. paused he, too, halted. He glanced down, and his face grew livid. His eyes danced with a basilisk rage, his features contracted, his hands clenched, 'for he read the simple name there traced, plainly : a j LESLIE. "Ever that always the same!" he mused. ''Oh, it is maddening! She clings to.tbat memory through pain, neg h ct, poverty. A thought of him is more to her than all the gold and jewel I can lay at her feet How I hate him ! My love for Claire Denslow is consuming me aud she is cold as ice, disdainful, smiling contemptuously on my gold, while han ger is gnawing at her bonny heart. I will see her I will see her! To-night, this very hour, now, for the last time, I will offer her love, luxary, content, or revenge !" Gurdon Aylmer, money lender, and richest man in tbe district, walked ap to the mansion, ascended the. portico, and reached Mie front door. Through the half-curtAined window he could see withia the sparsely-furnished sitting-room. It held four occupants Claiie, placing a homely repast before her sad-faced mother, her little sister, and decrepit, childish old Grandfather Denslow. It's my time, it's my time, surely !" breathed Aylmer, feverishly. " They have sold off everything, even, to ordina ry a-ticles of comfort They haye lost every dollar they put into that old imbe cile's childish 6uit at law in the city. The girl may refuse my love and aid for herself, but for the sake of her mother, for the sake of her starving ones, she will accept roe when I tell her that un less she does, I, owner aa mortgagee of The Cedars, will send them all adrift, hotneleai, with the dawn of Christmas Day." Tap tap tap A reluctant voice bade the unwelcome visitor of Ch ristmas eve to enter. " I am sorry to intrude," spoke the bypcerital Aylmer, "bat I have a few words to say to you." Claire placed the lamp on a table in j the dreary parlor. She stood, a shudder traversing ber veins, awaiting tbe mon ey lender's words. They came in a torrent impassioned, pleading, persuasive, menacing. By right of law be held The Cedars and its in mates at his mercy. By right of gold he offered her it back wealth, luxary, the price of a word of love. She was not angry ; she did. not even betray her loathing of the man who bad plotted and waited for three years. She was calm, her face tbe face of an angel, as she said, simply : . "To-morrow, then. Mr. Aylmer, we leave your boose. As to the rest, I prom ised Leslie Fent n when he went away three years since to be true to my love 'or him living or dying, in poverty, suf fering, bomelesbneas. That is my an swer, now and always." Into the face of the rising stom, awak ening from its transient sleep, the baffled Aylmer flung his mad and bitter ravings, once free from the mansion. He dashed on over tbe snowy ledges like a being demented, spurned by the woman whose lightrst smile he craved even more than the glow of all his hoard ed gold. Straight against a mufiled, toiling fig ure he stumbled, recoiled with an im precation, and then stood rooted to the spot, staring vaguely at a face that to him was the face of the dead. " Great heavens!" he gasped, under his breath, " Leslie Fenton ! Pardon me," spoke the other. I fear I have lost my way. Can you direct me to The Cedars r Gurdon Aylmtr's breath come hotly, a demoniac hatred flashed in his eyes. His accents were hoarse and strained as he pointed down a patk unbeaten and bare ly discernable. " Yes, that way." Of all dark deeds the weird night shut into its bleak bosom of gloom, that was the most hideous. Aylmer stood watching the receding form. It toiled a'omr the narrow path. Suddenly it groped, slid, fell. A cry of horror rent the air far down the snowy cliff-side, aa the guilty miscre ant, Gurdon Aylmer fled like one pursued by phantoms. A cry vain, despairing, lost : - Help!- CHAPTE II. Spirits of.evil and good were abroad that snowy Christmas eve spiiita of fan cy and unrest, too. One hour after Gurdon Aylmer bad danhed from The Cedars an embittered, revengeful mortal, a silent figure stole from the front portals noiselessly, Grand father Denslow. " Chrietmaa ewe," he (piped ; M Christ mas eve an old-time storm an old- time celebration. Ah ! bow the days agone, when I iived in tbe rugged cabin on the cliff, poor but bappy, come back to me to-night Who heeds the snow, tbe storm V Ah ! this is royal. Only half a mile and the Christmas lights shall glow like fire-flies." Whatever the thoughts or purpose of the old man, they buoyed his enfeebled frame to breast tbe storm with a laugh of stanch disdain. Whatever the delu sion his clouded mind entertained, it made him chuckle, and glow, and thrill as if he were back in his forties. Where tbe road turned be uttered a cry of dismay, (or some one was coming down tbe path, and ere the old wanderer could dodge aside, he had reached him. "Well, I declare! Grandfather Dens- low V ejaculated the stranger. "And abroad such anight aa this. I bave a let ter for you." "For me?" " Yes, the postmaster gave it to me, and I thought I'd bring it" " Put it in my pocket outside coat pocket that's it. I'll open it by and by. An boor later, exhausted, he reached a dilapidated hut at tbe very summit of the cliff. " Home r he piped ; " the old home. Ah! what jolly Christmases when my gun brought down the game and crowd ed around the great, broad fire-place Heap it on ! heap it on ! I'll wake the ghosts of the old days with fire and light and cheer !" He ran in, he ran out of the cabin. He cast vast armfuls of wood into the fire place, ne undid his bundle tallow- dips and pine-knots. Then snap, flash, a lucifer. and the summit of White Cliff began to glow and glisten, aureoled with rati -lit win dows and dancing, rollicking flames, as they swept up the chimney. An old man's fancy a ragary that thrilled dumb dispair with intoxication of action. "Waiting foi Christmas," old Grand father Denslow chirped, and chuckled and spread out his thin, trembling hands to the grateful heat And the Christmai was coming, sure; advancing irresistible as the trail of des tiny that marked the snowy whiteness of the bleaa cliff that weird December night "Heipr ; .., - --. , , 1 , ' - Faint, despairing, the cry piirced the darkness and gloom. Vaguely discerni ble, fifteen feet below, one hand entan gled in a stoat dead vine, the body limp, helpless, she made out a human figure. "It is he! I am coming! Iam coming I" she quavered, and the hardy mountain girl was down the dangerous shelf, cling ing to the vine. How she ever dragged the now insen sible firm to the cliff she knew not Gaspinz, fear-eyed, she looked down at the huddled figure. "Not Grandfather Denslow." she pant ed. "A stranger. Who Li be T He lives, but " She gaxed despairingly back the long, difficult path leading to The Cedars. Ska could never hope to carry that burden thither alone. Should she has en to the rillaga and summon help? About to brush aside the cape that obscured the face of the senseless stranger, Claire uttered a star tled cry. A glow of radiance blinded her. Tli rilled, marveling, she looked ahead. The old hut, a familiar landmark, was one reu glow of light "What does it mean V she breathed, aghast "No one has lived there or years, yet some one must be there now. I cannot see this stranger, whoever ho is, perish of the cold." Bravely she lifted the limp form. BtancUly she plodded onward down the . i. I e now-clogged pith, across the slippery rocks, to the hut "Help ! Open, in heaven'a name ! Mer cy ! Grandfather !" Yes, the door had opened and Grand father Denslow, erae, ecstatic, amid the glow of twenty b taxing candle and piue knota aad a roaring, rustling fire, greeted ber effusively. She staggered with her burden to the hearth. Then she chanced to look down. A white, mute face showed now. She gasped. Was her brain reeling and tbe el res of Ynletide playing her fantastic tri.-ka to sorrow and delude ? So, no, no, Down on her knees Claire fell. One thoagbt for heaven, one for love, and then she fainted dead away, the name of the man be-uJe her, trem bling on her agitated lips the came written in snow, treasured in memory, glowing with every token of fidelity and fealty. "Leslie r The dead came back to life ; empty arms and a longing heart to crave no more, for when she awoke from that deep swoon the white face beeide her glowed with the warmth of returning vitality. And voices sounded without but Grandfather Denalow vas gone. Whith er? Ab, Grandfather Denslow had read the letter ! cnAPTsa it. Like a weird romance entangled, the broken threads in the experience of Claire Denslow tliat mystic Christmas eve were all supplied ere another day had dawned. She understood all, aa with little Eli nor and her mother, at Christmas noon they hastened down the cliff side, laden with holly and evergreen and mistletoe bough Joy had taken all the pallor from that lovely face, the haunted eyes were radi ant and her happy heart was singing. It was Leslie Fenton she had rescued from the ravine, her mourned lover, re turned from shipwreck and a terrible castaway experience, poor as when he bad Itft her, but true, manly, with stanch heart and stout hands ready to battle tbe world once more. Tbe voices Claire had heard outside the hut belonged ta villagers, and they told her as they removed Leslie to The Cedars that Grandfather Denslow had sent them and was himself safely housed at the town. And now at noon Leslie, weak and pale from his terrible experience in the ravine but restored to consciousness; sat in the little parlor of tbe manse awaiting the return of the trio he had insisted on ending forth for Christmas trimmings aa be placed golden coins in little Eli nor's palm. "What does this mean?" A gruff voice spoke the demand and Gordon Aylmer appeared at the door of tbe roQoi unannounced, and scowled darkly at the array of wreaths and holly sprays. "It means that I have returned too to redeem the domain your treacherous arts have stolen, but fully able to protect and support tie woman I wed to-night and her devoted friends." "Heavens! You alive?" White to the lips the money-lender re coiled as he recognized the man he had thought to send to his death the night previous. "Yea : no thanks to your murderous kindness. Go, miscreant and assassin. The law allows Mrs. Denslow a month's possession of her home, whatever your claim. By that time we will have re moved to a humbler bnt quite as happy a home. Go ; this is yet her house." The discomfited Alymer bit bis lips. "Very well, my money or my proper ty," he ground out "I will show no mercy." "Your money ! Mr. Alymer, what is your claim ?" The money-lender started. A new voice had spoken. Turning he recogniz ed a village lawyer and by his side, quiv ering with some extraordinary excite ment, stood Grandfathet Denslow. "What is that to you ? he demanded, surlily. ""Nothing ; but my client, Mr. Denslow, wUhes to redeem The Cedars." "Eh ! he redeem it," sneered Alymer. "Yen," responded the lawyer. "Justice has favored bis cause at last. He last night received a letter settling the long and costly litigation he has been engaged in for the sum of ten thousand dollars. He will pay yon your mortgage, dollar for dollar, whenever it is presented to him. Like the craven he was, the baffled Aylmer slunk from the hou.e. Then it was given over to joy, festivi ty, and love, and at even-tide the village bells chimed out a bappy wedding peal. Tbe old halls rang again with merry jollity, the windows glowed with asany lightr, and all the dark shadows and sor rows of the past were lost and buried under the joy, the gratitude, the happi ness of that blissful Christmas Day ! A Wise Boy. "Yon going to hang upyoorstocking?'' asked tbe first "Yep ; are you ?" " ep. You expect a gun V "Noap." "A dramr "Noap." A music box T "Noap." " What do yon ex pect ?' "Nothing. Last year I expected a twenty-five dollar tool box and got noth ing but a jack knife. This year I hain't going to expect nothing and mebbe I'll get a Texas pony." Detroit Frre Prat. Rheumatism, is undoubtedly canned by latie acid in the blood. This acid attacks the fibrous tis sues, and cause the pains and aches in tb back, shoulders, knees, ankles, hips, and wrist. Thousands of people bave found in Hood's Sarsaparitla a positive cure for rheumatism. This medicine, by its purifying action, neutralizes the acid ity of the blood, and also builds np and strengthens tbe whole body. She No, Mr. Wilts, yon reed not hope ; I can never be more 'han a sifter to you. He Excuse me, Miss Hilts, that don't go. It' altogether too near Christmas to work th sister racket on me. CD '4J JL LL. O WHOLE NO. 2005. The Christmas Tre. Dull and dreary indeed would dark De cert ber be to us all were it no km the de lightful task o' planting nd a.lnrning Christmas trees the tree which are of more interest in the household than any that evei grew besides Its doors. It is well to select a tree that has a regular cone from baise to summit and is of the proper height for your p-irpoee, and op off any branches that may inter fere with ita beauty ; and whila selecting the tree you can also buy qntitie of holly ami ivy and mistletoe ami laurel leaves, wherewith to snake gar'ands and crowns and wreaths for adorning the halls, parlors and dining-room. Plant your tree in a small w aj-h-tub filled in with brickbats or paving stone, or anything that is beaTy and will keep it in place, and cover over the tub with a gayly striped flag, and upon this ba.e many of tbe larger article?, sueh as books desks, etc., can be arranged. Th'.sse of our readers who are the fortu- ; nate poeeessors of a long purse ean pur chase at the fancy shop every imagina ble device for decorating most artistical ly and beautifully such as silver doves or stuffed doves, colored glaa balia, flags of every kind, gilded stars, tiny looking glasses that, if suspended behind the can dles, will reflect their light and make it t ice as bright ; bells, wooly lamb and bon tons of every description; while in the toy shorn are whole mriments of doll, from the most elegant Parisian Iselles to the knitted sailor bov, for th baby, and vast caravans of animals aad Noah's arks, and tops that surpass description. But in some village homes all these ar ticles are nut obtainable, yet the chil dren can manufacture many beautiful decoration for the Christmas tree, in which they will take quite as much pleasure as if they were from the fancy shops of the city. U'ith a few sheets of gilt, blue, scarlet, and silver paper cut into tiny etrips four inches in length and half an inch in width, yoo can make long chain to en twine from bough to bough of the tree. With a bottle of mucilage, paste the two ends of he stripe together until half of theu are made into rins; then make np some more by slipping one end through two rings and join tiwm togeth er. Let the three rings become dry, and join them into long garland-. Suspend around the outer branches of the tree from top to bottom. Twenty yards will be needed to trim a large tree, twelve for a small one. These paper chains when once made can be kept for years if carefully handled. i Get a lot of red berries and string them into chains with a needle and coarse thread. Entwine them a! -to about the branches, and after the presents are dis tributed break ap tbe chains into neck laces and throw around the necks of all the guests. If yoa possess a broken looking-glass carry it to a'glazier and have it cut into bits three inches by two. Paste a bit of brown paper over the bark of the glasa, and bind the edge with stripe of gilt or Bear let and blue paper, and paste a bit of ribbon or paper at the top to suspend them from the boughs. You cannot have too many tiny mirrors. Purchase a pound or two of large wal nuts, cut them into halves and take out the meats. Save them to put into the middle of each small frosted cake. Purchase also a pound of sugared cara ways, and fill half of one of the nut-shell with them, and paste on tbe other half. Use common glue or gum tngacanth for paMe. Insert a bit of narrow ribbon in any color at the top of tbe nut Cut small round or gilt paper and cover it with and wrap it carefully aboutjthe nnt, let ting the folds of it lie evenly about tbe bit of ribbon. Make as many as yoa can of these, for tbey are the prettiest of rattle boxes, and everybody likes to possers su;h a trophy. Little lice bags made of bobbinet lace or wash-illusion, by runningthem togeth er with scarlet, blue, and gold-colored worsteds, and using a bit of it for a string to draw them together, are also very pretty and deairable when filled with nuts, raisins, and sugar-plums for the children. Small apples closely stuck with cloves are also nice to perfume bureaa drawers. and a dozon or more will not come ami." upon this most wonderful tree. A Christ-child or angel, made by dress ing a doll in lace and ailv-?r wing, is very decorative when fastened to the topmost bouoh of tue tree. Small candles with a bit o.' wire thrust through the lower end by heating it can thus be fastened securely to the boughs of the tree. Cut rings of cardboard and slipover the candles, and tbey will catch their drippings. Apples i.nd orar f-g can also be suspended with thread wire. Other little inventions and ixntri varices are sure to he Lit. upon by vtmsgand old during the time of investingthe tree with its pretty atiitrnmeat, and i i the end a dazzling picture iama.le when, on Christ mas night, the colored candles are light ed, and the eairer, happy children gather around to claim their long-promised gifts, and to distribute their own Christ inas presents. A Sacred Plant in England. Mistletoe is one of those plants called parasites). Tbe mistletoe isa pr.ty, thread like plant, and yon will sometimes see it about the streets for sale a: Christmas time, for, like the holly, it is a Christmas plant, says a writer in "Little Men and Women." There are many different kinds of mis tletoe, but that which grows on the oak ia the most famous in Enlis.i history. In England, although the ecp!e think a great deal of having tbe mistletoe of the oak to deck their houses at Christ mas, it is not allowed in the ch arches. Many, many hundred yeurs ago the roisiletoe was a sacred plant in England. The people did not worship the one true God, hot they believed in several evil spirits, and these spirits tbey worshipped and tried to please. For these spirit they set apart the oak tree. Their priests were called Druids, and they built their altars in oak groves. There they prayed and sang their hymns of praise. Dressed in long, white robes these Druids marched in procession to the oak trees, and cut off the mistletoe with knives of gold. After saying a prayer over it they cat it ia abort piece and gave it aa a New Year's fit among the people, who kept it careful ly. Little Dicks white fac was pressed disconsolately aairut the window pane that cloudy winter afternoon, and cer tain! v the black, shinin tracks of the railroad and the miserable tenement honse about him offered little t interest orainu The Inn lrio. dashing by made the one break in the ni )mi.iy, ami the smoke that trailed behind them only served to intensify the dreariness of the scene. Many time had Dick wondered where those glistening rails ended, and had built air castle about the time when he woold dash by th old tenement house in one of those brightly pa;od cars, al ways picturing aa the end of hi jonrney tbe green fields and) spreading tree of the country home his mother had so of ten described to him. Crtple Diek had been alone all day except when good-natured Mr. Rellly, who lived on the first fixr, had rtiii ia to look after his dinner in his mother' absence at her work, and the time had hang heavily, more so for fear that had been tagging at the lad's heart-string ever since hi mother had said that morning, in reply to a q'lestion about , Santa Clans, "Try not to think about it th is Christmas, dear, for I am afraid Santa Claua will not come here." To-morrow was Christmas, and a great idea struck Dkk as he walked out in the street he would seek Santa Clau. He went to where the shops were thickest, andsjood around waiting! Just as ht was staring at a window filled with toys, he started, for there, cloee to hi:, was Santa Clans at last ! It certainly was Santa Clans ; there could be no doubt about it The same jolly face, the bright, twinkling, blue eyes, the snow-white hair and beard, the great fur coat and cap, and, lc complete the proof, the capacious, pockets, iairlv overflowing with sngestively shaped bundles. Dick looked for the pack on his back, hut felt no doubt when he disl nut see it, for of course SanU Claas had left that at home. A moment later, thia pleasant-faced old gentleman felt a timid pull at his coat, and heard a child's voice nay: "Plejire, Mr. Santa Claus wait a min ute." Turning, in astonishment, he locked down into a pair of bright, dark eyes that went straight to his heart. "What is it, my little man V he aked. "And what was it you called meT "Oh, please, Mr. Santa Clans, mother said she didn't think yoa would come lo our home to-night, and I wanted to ask you not to forget And bring me a book if you can spare one," with an apologetic accent "Bieas the child I" And then, just as he was about to say, with a lauzh, that be waa not Santa Clans, the child look of perfect faith, his evident sincerity in taking him for Santa Claus, swerved him from his purpose, and he determined he would accept the role thus strangely thrust upon him. If he could obtain the child's address the rest would be easv enough. "Well, my boy, tell me where von live. so I shall be sure not to forget An.l then get home as quick as yoa can, for it ia too cold for a baby like you to be out" "Please, sir, 47, Fielding court, on the second floor." "AH right and your name V "Dick Morton." "All right Dick. Be sure Santa Clara will remember. But bless my soul, there's my car. Good-by, my boy." "Good-by, sir, and I thank yoa so ranch." His face fairly radiant with happiness, the child turned to go, but his crutch striking a bit of ice it flew from hia gra?p, and he fell heavily, striking his head agiinst the stoae curbing. Mr. Hamilton caught him up. Dick waa insensible. He secured a carriage, an 1 Dick came to just aa he was carried into the room where his mother, with a frightened look, greeted him. "Wasnt SanUCla. tobrin? me home, molher" cried, "and he isn't going to forget me Mrs. Morton lot aed up in wonder, but the old gentleman warned her by a glance not to undeceive the child. So absorbed had she been in the little fel low that not till now had she looked Mr. Hamilton in the face, and it was evident that she recognized him. When he left the room she followed him, and in the little entry said under her breath, that Dick might not hear : " 3Ir Hamilton, . don't yoa remember Mary Eenson, who lived at Pleasant Val ley years ago V " Bless my soul !" This seemed to ls a favorite exclamation of the old gentle man. "Sure enough, it is little Mary Benson, but yoa have changed since the days I knew yoa." "Ah, yes, sadly changed, I know. Sor row anil sickness take one's youth away so quickly. But yoa look just tbe same, only a little older. Pleasant Valley. Shall I ever see the dear old place a-ain?" Mr. Hamilton gave a little jump. "The very thing ! Mrs. Morton, if you had an opportunity to go to Pleasant Valley and earn an honest living, would yoa go?" "Do it! Ou, ur, how can yoa doubt it? Bjt it is impr.eruble." "Not at aiL Not at all. Here, I have b;en banting through intelligence otiices for a week to find an honest, tidy Amer ican woman to take charge of my sinter Deborah's household affairs. Of coarse, you remember Aunt Debas everybody calis her. She will stay at the old home stead, and refuses all our entreaties to come to u. She want- a companion. The work will not be hard; yoa will have a good heme, the compensation will be fair. What do you say "." "Mr. Hamilton, how can I thank yoa? Indeed I will." " And with a promise to send a bundle for Dick's Christmas and to see her aicaia in a daf or two, he wasg-me, leaving her almost dazed with her good fortune. What a Christmas that was for Dick, to 1 sure. When he awoke it was to find that Santa Claus had inde.1 kept hU promise. Not only the book he had longed for, but toys, such as he had nev er dreamed of pasr-iog, and sweet meats innumerable, greeted hi wonder ing eye that bright morning. And to complete his happiness came the knowl edge that he was to go to his mother's, old borne, and that he would realise hi dream of dashing over those very shin ing track he could see from the w indow. Palerfamiiiaa "Ah, it doe my heart good to see your Christmas trees. When I waa a boy I used to go out in the woods and cut my own tree. What do yoa charge for tree?" Dealer (stiffly "We do not ell by the tree." "O! I remem ber. Height must be considered. Well, howiuuchare they a foot?" "We do not sell by the foot ir. We sell by the inch." I'hiladrlphUt fiwifi "I know I ought to be thankful to Mi.-s Snyder," said Merritt, "but I don't see how I can fce." "How's that?" asked Cobwigger. "Why," returned Merritt, "she made me a pair of slippers that are several times too largs." Judfc.
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