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'. 1 47::: „ • . • , .--. . . . . , . . • . , 111.— —:.....4...,............-- FOR FARMER: AND MECHANIC. - :. . ........ • • tlemoteb to Politics, Newi, ,Citeratriti,Voctrp, itlecbanits, agriculture, the Miffuolou of Useful linformation, tri.eneral 3ntelligence, amusement, Slaructs, VOLUME VII. -THELEHIGH REGISTER, IS published in the Borough of ..9lllentown, Lehigk-CoientyPa., eft Wednesday BY A. L. RUNE, -At-$l5O per annum,,payable in advance, and $2 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid 'except at the option of The proprietor. ADVERTISEMENTS. making not more than one Siluare, will be inserted three times for one dol lar, and for every subsequent insertion twenty• five cents. Larger - advertisements, charged in the, same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines will be charged seventy-five cents, and those making six lines or less, three insertions fur 50 cents. iz-A liberal deduction will be made to those who adverti s e by the year. Er Office in Hamilton Si., one door East of the German Reformed Church, nearly opposite the ..Friedensbote" Office. Millers' Boot and Shoe Store In elllentown. The subscriber takes this method to in form his friends, and the public in general, that he has lately established a new BOOT & SHOE • Store • saiiii. - -4/ 014 in the fourth frame Shop; east of the Allentown Hotel, on -the North. - aide of Hamilton street, No, 9. Where he -his - fitted—Up a splendid Store Blom, and will"be iirepared with a large assortment of finished work to accomodate his customers in every branch of hiS .busi ness. The following are- named among some of his prices; Fine Calf Skin Boots, from $3 50 to $5 25 Coarse stout do 2 50 to 360 Boys' do- do 100 to 225 Ladies' Morocco. Slippers, • 70' to 125 ..:5141v,,And Chiktrens according to quality, and sizes. He will sell at Philadelphia prices. Whole sale and Retail, and to Country Merchants✓. Will make a very liberal deduction. As he always employs the best of work men, and works up the best materials in the market. he is enabled to stand good fdh any work turned out by hinp,and feels confident that. the same will prove satisfactory to'his customers. Persons therefore will see to their advan tage, and call on. him before purchasing else. : where. He returns his sincere thanks for the many • favors he has received from a kind public, and by .moderate prices, good work, and due attention to business, hopes to merit a con inuance of the same. DANIEL MILLER. .P-3m March 23. 1853: Coaehmaking Establishment In. Allentown. lounitav atamnc, 'Respectfullyannounceslo his I riends and the public' in general, , that he continues on an extensive scale;the • - Coachmakifie in all its various branches, at the old stand in . West Hamilton Street, No. 52, directly op posite Hagenbuch's Hotel, where he is al ways prepared to manufacture to order at the shortest notice, and also keep on hand, Fashionable Vehicles, such as Barauches, Rockaways, Carryalls,York Wagons, Sulkrys, 4.c. 4'c. whicii,' for beauty and durability cannot be surpassed' bkany'Coachmaker in the State ,or elsewhere,'while his terms are as reason able as those Of itiy_other establishment.— lie uses none' but the, best materials, and employs none but, the best of workmen— ,consequently, lie Mit:rids that the vehicles manufactured at his establishment "shall take the" shine" of all others manufactured in this part of tlie cOuntry. He professes to 111i:demand his liminess by experience, and shei'dfoo assures the public that he is ena bled tikt r ander Satisfaction to his customers. Call and jndge ~.r 112feWOodenor l irop axletrees trade to or der: ancl..Reinitung 9f nil . kinds done the shortest notice and on ' the' moat reasonable Unlit& ' : , . - , Old vehicles taken in exchange for new ones at a good bargain. , • ' * ROBERTARAMER. May 11. • jr-6m 0 ad , diem s ' Regalia's eK and .I,Enr Have received a splendid lot of Camp and other R egalias , riohly made up with gold and silver spangles, all .of, which they will sell at:a Very small advance. • Sued mho 'anticipate attending, the Odd Fellows! 'celebration, jp May neat, will do well to prepared themselves . with , Regaliaa ) • Fritemeinber the place, No: 81; Eat Hamilton strvot: directly . oppone:"Reg. ister Printing 011104' Allenlown, April 27. A FAMILY NEWSPAPER. I often think each tottering form That limps along iri !ilea_ decline, . _ .. Once bore a heart as young, as warm, As full of idle thoughts.as mine ! And each has had Its dreams of joy, Its own unequalled, pure romance ; Cotnmencing whi - n the blushing boy First thrills at lovely woman's glance And each could tell his tale of youth; Would think its scenes of love evince More passion, more unearthly truth Titan any tale before or since. Yes 1 they could tell of tender lays At midnight penned in classic shades, Of days more brisk than modern days— • And maids more fair than modern maids Of whispers in a willing ear ; Of kisses on a bluihing cheek ; Each kiss, each whisper far too dear Our modern lips to give or speak. Of passions too untimely crossed ; Of passions slighted or betrayed— Of kindred spirits early lost, And buds that blossom but to fade ; Of beaming eye and tresses. gay, Elastic form and noble brow, And forms that have all passed away, And left them whit we see them now And is it thus—is human love So very light atairt‘il a thing And must youth's brightest visions move Forever on time% restless wing 1 MosLail the eyes that still are bright, And the lips that talk of bliss: And all the forms so fair to sight,- Hereafter ofily'corne to this t Then what are earth's best vision's worth, If we at length * :nust lose them thus—. If all we value most on oarih Ere long must fade away from us I The sun is bright—the air Is clear,. The darting swallows soar and sing, And from the stately elms I hear The bluebird prophesying Spring. do blue yon winding river flown, It seemed an outline from the sky, Where waiting till the west wind blows, The freighted clouds at anchor lie. All things are new ; the bpds, the leaves, That gild the elm tree's nodding crest, And even the nest beneath the eaves; There are no birds in last year's nest ! All things rejoice in youth and love, The fulness of their first delight ! . And learn from the soft heavens above The melting tenderness of 'night. Maiden, that read'st this simple rhyme, Enjoy thy youth—it will not stay; Enjoy the fragrance of thy prime, For 0, it is not always May. Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth, To some good angel leave the rest; For time will seach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year's nest. ,L iioccltniieou Zclectiono, Border Scenes on the Susquehanna. My readers have doubtless noticed in the Register, some years since, a narrative of the remarkable escape of John Harris from being burnt alive by thirlndians, on the spot where Harrisburg, the seat of government of the State of Pennsylvania, has been since built. Thatiublication has been the means of bringing to light several interesting inci dents connected with Harris and his wife, one of those pioneer- mothers in whom the dangers and exigenciekof frontier life, de veloped tho highest degree 'of Oaring, com patible with the exercise of that sound judg ment which is of yet. greater importance - in that sphere of existence. Harris, us has been stated in the narrative referred to, was a trader among two or three savage tribes, whose head-quarters seem to ha've extended along, the west branch of the SUsquehanna, even in this day 'of improve mentembracingsome of the wildest mountain and river scenery in the United States. The wolf and the fox still dispute possession of extensive tracts in this region with the sett ler, and even the panther and the bear are occasionally tracked to and shot in their re treats, by the hardy mountaineers, who vary the toils of husbandry withlelaxations—z-as they deem it—of)the chese, rendered here, by the character of the •countiry, the most arduous specieti'of it in the world. - One of these tribes, lielieved.to•be the.Muticies. an off-shoot of the . Delawares..had luilts•their wigwams and settled their , Tathilies; at thr )(knot*, of:thelwesto and' north. brunchei of tltso Swiquehanna, on the aide of the piesunt ii 4w Poetical Youth and. Age. It is not always May ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, P.A., JUNE 1, 1853. village of Northumberland. The towns of the-others—receded—farther into•Jhe_ wilds along the west branch. It will be recollected that a chain of posts was established during - the - provincial go vernment of Pennsylvania, probably in 1756 by Gov. •Forbes, extending from Philadel phia to Fort Pitt, now Pittsburg. One of these was where'Harris resided, who occu pied a trading house, and had rendered him self, in those early days, acceptable to the Indians, who•found it a great convenience to trade their peltries for powder, lead, and such other things as they needed, in their own neighborhood. Here he had brought a plow, the first ever seen on the banks of the Susquehanna, with other implements of hus bandry, and•made a little clearing sufficient for a kitchen garden, and here was born John Harris, the founder of Harrisburg, be lieved to be the only individual ever exist ing that laid out a town at his birth place, and who, as the first child of white parents, received from that circumstance, a grain of four hundred acres of laud, offered as a pre mium by the proprietors, for the settlement west of the then (fintier parti of Eastern Pennsylvania—Betts and Lancaster coun . - ties. . • After Braddock's defeat, one of the British officers, ou his way to Philadelphia, called, at Harris, station, for the purpose ofstaying all night. Through the neglect of the pre-. son whose duty it was to attend to closing the port-holes'at sundown, they had been on that day left open. The officer was engag= ed in conversation with Mrs. Harris. with his back to the port-holes, and she facing them. In, this position , and looking over his shoulder, she heard the click / and- saw the fleeh'of rifle. Without- any exclama tion of surprise,.or saying anything to inter rupt his 'discourse, she leaned to one side. where the candle stood, and blew it The next day the 1)146 f4ll .. iti..3iPith..an old q Indian chief and his attendanwlio edged to him that he had aimed at his lift but the weather being drizzling his powder had got wet and the piece hung fire ; and ho was unwilling to repeat his fire after the candle %yes:extinguished, for fear of injuring Mrs. Harris. At a somewhat later date, when Penn sylvanians had extended themselves west of the Donegal settlement, in Lancaster coun-. ty, and had formed a settlement on Paxton creek, the Indians began to entertain great apprehensions of being finally expelled from the country, and concerted measures, with their usual secrecy; for the extirpation of the whites.. Having ascertained that they col lected once a week for religious worship, they made their arrangement to attack Pax ton meeting-house, and cut off all the inhnh itans at a single blow 4 They rendezvoused. in considerable number at a spot west of the Blue Mountains, and poured in on the set-, tlement through Almada Gap, about four teen miles from the Susquehanna, with such celerity and secresy as to station therrisolves• in the ticket around the ineeting-hous , '• without the least suspicion having been form ed by the settlers 'of any 'enlister designs. They had, however, missed one day in their reckoning, and taken Saturday in place of the. Sabbath, for their ambUscade. As the usual hour passed without any of the whites making their appearance, the Indians be-_ gan to suspect that they had in some way or other been put on their guard, and, fear ing injury to themselves, they broke up and made. their way home without loss of time and as quickly and 'secretly as they, had found their, way into the 'settlement. The next day the number and Character of the tracks around, revealed to' the settlers the threatened danger, as well as the hostile in tentions, generally, of their savage neigh bors. A council was held on the spot, and it was determined to dispatch Harris, with some forty others, well armed, to visit the • Indian villages, and ascertain, if possible, their purposes. - • The company set out next* day, and on reaching the town on the opposite bank of. the Susquehanna, found a war party assent . - bled in council, painted and arrayed with war clubs. This'oicourse, left no doubt of their hostile designs, but in the face of these signals, the Indians disclaimed any.uncriend .ly feelings towards' their white. ,neighbors, and asserted their pacific intentions, the de, sign being, if possible, to put them-tetheir guard. The party of the whites reposed no confidence in these prateritations, but pre pared. for their return, their route' being well-known to the :Indians? : Ittey had to cross the river some 'distance below, at the mouth of a little creek, where Selin's Grove is now built. : Harris had 'Withdrawn for n short 'distance froth the caini4 and was re turning 't&iti when he . met an 'old Indian whom he retognised'as an• individual that had once - been' indebted to . him for his life. The savage,:ivithout, halting: or turning his head, or °Yeti glancing at Harris,•for he was aware, On account of his friendly feeling to that individual, that he was narrowly watch ed, passed ••tint, and in-a . hurried manner, said,: "John Harris, don't: .you crags .the '4" ' After'staring . for home, Harris mention echo his company this- warning; as he un derstood it to.ba, of *meditated •timbusoade oft the 'ottir side( .and suggested the pre- priety of going down on the west side of the Susquehanna. The party generally judged it rather a decoy to . induce thorn to rush into the danger; which they supposed was actu ally on that side. Harris then explained to his friends the relation in which lie stood to the Indian,-avowing,his :conviction" that - he was sincere, and appealing to the party whe ther (hey were not convinced that they owed it their thorough preparation for battle, that they - had-been permitted to leave the Indian camp, instead of following the friendly ad vice. The party, however, were obstinate, and rather than separate from them,' Harris, against his better judgement, accompanied them on .their routes Scarc,ely had the first boat in which they crossed touched the opposite shore, when a debtructive fire opened on them from the bushes which lined the bank. Harris was the only one of the party that escaped to toll the tale, the residue being either shot down in the boats or overtaken at a disadvantage. He swain the river across three times to baffle the pursuit made in his case. . Harris generally rode a horse which was well known to tlfe Indians. On another oc casion. while the whites and Indians were on unfriendly terms, he had been with a party of the settlers hunting on the west side of the river, who had imprudently, by some circumstance, became separated from their rifles. The Indians attacked the par ty, after detaching a few warriors to inter cept their retreat by a narrow defile. The bank of the Susquehanna is very' precipi tous in that region, and thisafforded the on ly opening to the ford opposite the settle ment. Harris was as usual mounted, and .making his way down to the pass, when he, found himself confronted by an. old chief, well known twhim as Indian John, who stood in the pathway with his rifle raised to :sho'nt. ga•i f vlis.compelled to risk the shot. e. aping ineitirtly to the ground, he ungirth 6(the;sciddie; held it by the girths twisted ciihirvitis arm, and vaulting on his horse's back, stooped forwards, raised the saddle, and holding it in front, so as to form a shield, he rushed at his enemy at the top of his speed. The Indian sprang to one side, dis ' concerted by the sudden movement, and, fearful of missing, reserved his fire. As 1 soon as Harris passed the foe, he swung the saddle over his head, so ns to form a protec tion for his rear, and pursued. his way to the 'river. The Indian tired, his ball taking effect on the saddle, the rider and horse es caping unharmed. One of the party, whose horse had been I shot down (a little Dutch clbetor,) had reach ed the edge of the river, and when Harris overtook him there, begged with such ear , nestness. that he would take him on behind him, that Harris could not rssist his entrea ties, although fearful of encumbering his progress through the water 'with the added weight. Ho was accordingly taken on be land, but they had hardly got fifty yards ,tinto the stream, when a ball struck the doc tor, killing him instantly. The Indians were at the horse's heels, and the huniani ty of Harris, in place of endangering his es l'cape; hacLproved. the means of saving his life. . A short time before the massacre at Paoli, Parris'house had been made a depository of powder, to protect kfrom. falling into the , enemy's hands in case they should pene trate into the Lancastersettlements. It was stored in the garret•of the building, one bar- Id having been unheeded and left open for retail purposes. His negro, Hercules, al ready alluded to, had. been sent up to get some grain froin the loft, and, having occa sion to set the candle down, stuck it into the - open poWder, which he took to be flax-seed. Fearing an accident, Mrs. Harris followed, and comprehended the danger nt a glance. Reproving him simply for staying so long, she took the candle between her open fin gers, and slowly withdrawing it, pointed out to'him the danger he had escaped. Such was his alarm at the suggestion, that he ran to the stairs, and in his agitation, made but one step to their foot. . During the dark hours of the revolution ary struggle, when public credit was at the lowesi, ebb, and Congress had appealed to 'the public spirit of the American. people for aid in contributions of money, provisions and clothing,.Mrs. Harris left Harrisburg at day light, with one hundred •guineas, all the money her husband had on hand at the tune., and changing horses'at Lancaster,thirty-five .miles on the route; rode in that evening to Philadelphia, being. one hundred miles in one day, and• paid the money with her own hnnds over to the committee appointed by Congress to recnivo it. Such was the pa triotism of that period. Singular and Paigful Ccise.—Near 61i1- lerstown, on the 13th inst., Dr. S. E. Hall extracted from the right ear of Joseph Gel bacb, two hundred live maggots. It seems ,thal a fly or bug entered the drum of Nil . ,earrwhen: he 'immediately started to the physician ; but before he reached him the insect'had left its tenement: This occured two days previous•to the extraction:in which, time the patient suffered intense Vain. It is supposed by thw - physician that the ingest had - deposited its eggs during thoOhort tune' it was itr this ear.—Geftsburg (Pa.) - Sent, The True Wife—i Sketch from Life. When Frederick Daman married Lucy Lillyan, he was 'well to live in the world'.— That is, he had a good business, money in bank, and an excellent charaCter. And Lucy was the flower of the village. Her personnl graces were surpassed bythe superior mind; which looked forth in all her batons. She loved Frederick with unthusiasm.— Indeed she was 'enthusiastic in all her ac tions, and never undertook anything-with out giving her whole soul to the object. For some years their happiness was as complete as is permitted to mankind while sojourners upon earth. They were admi red and beloved by multitudes of friends, and their home was ever open for the recep tion of delighted visitors. They were every where pointed out as the • 'happy couple,' and the designation was true. But it is not the lot of humanity to live here in bliss. Heaven will always teach us, in some way, that this is not our home ; nor is our happiness to be looked for in this world. The eagle goes down into the plains for food, but his resting place is among the clouds, on the highest pinnacle of some mountain. • In only two years after Frederick and Lucy were united, for life, the scene was changed-. An unforseen change in the po licy of the government of the country re duced Frederick to poverty. After selling off his effects, he could only save a small cottage, and few hundred dollars a year, from the wreck of his great possessions. Frederick was driven almost to despair.— The blow seemed to stupify his senses. He lost his hilarity, his confidence in himself; his peace of mind. Lucy felt the change, not as affecting her; self and het-enjoyments, but as she obser ved its influence on her husband's temper. He smiled, as he was wont to do in his palmiest days, but seldom. His brilliant conversation was succeeded by melancholy repining. He was becoming an "altered man." • Now an ordinary woman, in such a case,' would have given up all' hope, and becomis morose and complaining. :But Lucy rose under the pressure of misfortune. She re solved to preserve her good humor in spite of the loss of property. She received her husband with. smiles ; she showed morl3 fondness than ever before. She made his evenings agreeable, by reading to •him the writings of genius and truth. She sang her old songs, once so much admired, with more eflort to please than ever. She became his constant companion, soothing his irritated feelings, and gradually pointing out hope's rainbow for the future. Now no man of any soul or sense can withstand such sweet and winning appeals io all of manliness in his soul. His love for her became elevated and purified, so as to approach adoration. He admired her as a lovely women--ho listened to her as a wise counsellor. In a few-months his spiriti, his energy, his .confidence in himself were restored, He went forth with alacrity in the pursuit of new business. His applicatiorfs were not successful, for many looked upon him as an u dominate-man and many were glad to see him humiliated, and would not rise a finger for his relief. TWO was occasion enough to despair, and he would have despaired; but when he returned home in the evening,-the cheerful smile of his wife as she opened the door,to receive him, her affectionate kiss, and tender ,reception warmed his heart again and breath ed into him fresh ardor and courage. How could he cease to hope when hea ven showed its regard for him by preserving so estimable a friend ! Some months passed away, and there was no change in their circumstances for the better. But Frederick still hoped on. One evening returning home after an un successful day, he stopped outside the door, dreading to go in, .and show his wife his disappointed countenance. It was suininer ; and to hie surprise •he heard, through the open windows, her sweet voice, singing one of his favorite songs.— That voice was more lively and brilliant than usual since their misfortunes. sik h !' thought he, 'the dear soul is resolv, ed to make me happy, in spite of tho frowns of for tune !' • • • • • • He entered the door with a smile and an extended hand. There was ir strange gen ,. tleinan sitting . near Lucy, and listening to her song. 'He hesitated ; but the gentleman . rose, and approached him, snying-•• This is your: husband, I suppose ? ' Sir; I have come to oiler you a joint interest in' I the house pf'wliich I ant the principal. I am rich, and•will ensure. you $2OOO a year to be increased, as Our business prospers;" 1 I .heard of yeur . .riiiefortnnes; and ivishing. I another partner, 'l:watched their efleCton: your mind 'and - on your • *ife. I atilluttleil fled. - You "are•the 'very marl( 'Want and have been seeking; end . thisas .the woman Who sets at naught all fear'of.derisequences and is thp•harbingeref.a•successfutpopart; nershiti t . You : ,canncit!be .reniiis • . your dutyAinflall undersiipternptation,•nor fail engimunte.nte,, whileyou .Oars that face irfook upon r and that:noble mind to clintasel"' NUM - P•Elt-05i • .•, (.1. lag The new engagement was ern )1' prosperous. Business ' flowed in upat, house. Wealth spread Att. charMuntt the dwelling of Lucy. —Her ftwittiy44 . o. , . was eagerly sought; , and. wherevikr.ahct.ap.:' peared, a suppressed hum of admiration fel; lowed her. • - Frederick steadily- advanced iii and in honor. The people selected libictui, their representative, and he did theiii hand for their choice. It was again the ihappy suppose our teadera wtll dditift Puist Wfifi 'A TRUE WM.! . A Thrilling Scene:. The following narrative, t atrue one—des cribes a scene that..,ecttlintedk place not many years since, in d'anntiy. town in the State of Maine . : • One evening, in the month of Decenlenj 1834, a number of townsmen bad assembled in thestare of a Mr. Thomas Putnam, to talk nver" , matters and things'—mirok'e--; driek—and in short to do anything time' - Three hours had thus paseed away. haft laughed, ,amt-thlked, .and drank, and`' chatted, and heid.a. goixf time, generally, se' thlit about the Usual hour of shutting np shop each of the party felt , perticularly first rate: 'Come,' said Charles Hatch.;--Ame df the company 7 --let's all liquor, and then hnve game of high, low, Jack I .So .1 say,' exclaimed another, 'who's got the cards V . . 'Fetch 611,,y0ur keerds,' 'drawled out a third, his eyes half closed through the of facts of the liquor he,had drank. .After drinking all around, an old pins table was drawn up before the fire-place; where burned brightly a large fill) of !tarn.; lock logs, which would snap and ciackie- 7 : throwing large live coals out upon the hearth. All drevi up round the table. seating them: selves on whatever came handiest. Four of them had rolled up to the table some kegs; which from, their weight weft, supposed' to cornaia . • . ••• ' said tratch, , how shall we play— , every one for himself?' , 'No—bavo partners,' growled one rriltn. .1 say, every one for himself,' 91claimed: another. - . 'No, hang'd if I'll play so,', shouted the, former, bringing his fist down upon the table . , knockihg one candle out the stick, andan , other upon the floor. 'Come, coine,' . said Fratch, quarre —all who say for' having partners, standup.' Three arose.' • .. 'Now, all .who say eaCli s one for , hitriself,. stand up.' . . . The remaining four. immediately. got np. 'You see, Barclay,' said. Hatch...the ma jority are against you.. .Qoirid, wilt, yeti play ?' , . . • ~ 'Well, as I don't want to be on the oppo- . site side, 4:11 play,' answered 13Urclay some what cooled down. Mr. Putnam w as 11 9 1. in the store that evening; ail(' the clerk. who was btisi hind the counter, had talielfVer:y of the proceedings. About half-Past:ten, Mr. Putnam thought he would step over to' his store and see that everything was safe.' As lie wont in ho walked up toniardb this' fire. • , When within a leW steps of where the men were bitting, hd started back in•horror. Before him sat seien'men, ballet-110 with' drink and the excitement of pleyi4cardi.i There they were, within a few feet .of the . fire just described—and fear of them sealid on the kegs of powder! Barclny—who was a very heavy man— had pressed in the head of the keg on which' he sat, bursting the top hoop; and pressing'. the powder out through the chinks. By the continued motion of their feet ebb' poi:V. der had become spread about the floor, and i now coveted a space of two' feet all around them. -- - Mr. Putnarn's . fl)A Pt . mevpment w the door; but recoveri ng hiritselt,.he walked up towards the fire: 13h - Ould.eitherOf them' attempt to rise-.;-he thoughtatitf ,scattor,te, few grains a little'further titto'thelikillate where lay a quantity, of live coals At this moment Batch looked seeing Mr. Putnam -With- hie faze ddiully pale, gazing into thii,fire-eiclalined 'Why, Putnam. Whit elide thb same time . made a Motion. ttemie. . 'For :H eaven's ► ititlie "gentlemen' do not' rise, said. Mr. Putnam.. 'Foutof you sit on. kegs of powder—it is scattered all _atonic!' you--one movymentomight(send you _all to' •eternity. Viler° are,two. ; ,buoJtete,q,„Water'' - behind the 'bar. But keep your re, eineininUtel, and you `aiis..aye •4 d l -11601,,,atid :you are-bead men V • Iti an instep t. avers . man ;dep . :perfectly sobered r -not a limb Movelt:aiimift seemed - . paralized. , , , • In' less time thange have taTteri:Ai:V.deto• , , . • . cribs this thrilling ac ne , Mr. Putaim'thad• poured the - water. andlcompletely ; Sturat ed the PetYd-e.F4 4 :0,-. the -- . 40,04 And RPASIII!bett.. the fi re, so-thal. Ap• expiceisw Walt ble. Then,, a n d not 44, dricragg.,. Word etiokim ! . _ pint ia a lees crime to-,kl:rditi ill% in •ters. w i th the teeth, ttiarCtOliatiiiilir hi§ Top utation.with your tongue.. OM IS " s ~ ~..
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