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The whole art of Government consists in the art of beino'honest. Jefferson.
VOL. 11.
STRO UDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1850.
NoV 7.
Published by Theodore Schoch.
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The Hard ITIan.
"A man severe he was."
Archibald Merton was the only son am indus
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nnnorThv. . r-irricr or stage drivers employed by the propne- trious and thriving merchant, who, originally poor
tor, wni be cijaeu - , arrearages are naid. excent "ad al hrst from necessity, and afterwards from
no paper .r r;:- - . .
JSucwOinEonc square (sixteen lines( nao" Decome a penurious man. Prosperous in al
u-iube inserted three weeks for one dollar, and twenty-live his undertakings, he believed that poverty was in
three insertions the same. A liberal discount made to yearly variably the result of idleness, and, consequently,
adtAinPttcrs addressed to the Editor must be post-paid. felt 00 sympathy in the wants of others, and was
never known to extend his hand in charity to any.
Archibald had imbibed and acted upon the erro
neous conclusions of his father.
Inheriting a handsome fortune at his death, suf
ficient for the independence of five men of his lim-
.Cardsi Circulars, Bill Heads, Notes ited wants and views, he still continued plodding
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My Breeches.
BY O W. HOLMES.
It chanced to be our washing day,
And all our things were drying ;
The storm came roaring through the lines,
And sent them all a flying,
I saw the sheets and petticoats
Go riding off like witches ;
I lost oh! bitterly I wept
1 lost my Sunday breeches.
I saw them straddling through the air,
Alas ! too late to win them ;
I saw them chase the clouds as if
The very duce was in them ;
They were my darling and my pride,
My boyhood's only riches ;
Farewell ! farewell ! I faintly cried,
My breeches ! oh, breeches!
That night I saw them in my dreams
How changed since last I knew them !
The dews had steeped their faded threads,
The wind had whistled through them ;
I saw the wide and ghastly rents,
Where demon claws had torn them
A hole was in their hinder parts,
As if an imp had worn them.
I have had many happy years.
And tailors kind and clever,
But those young pantaloons were gone,
Forever and forever !
And not till fate shall cut the last
Of all my earthly stitches,
This aching heart shall cease to mourn
My loved, my long-lost breeches.
on and increasing his store.
Two years after he had succeeded to the btisi
ness, he married not for love, for of that senti
ment he possesed as little as he did of charrity
no it was merely a bargain, and, like most of
his bargains, settled upon " Change."
A rich merchant, who had five daughters, offer
ed him the choice, and a certain sum ; and when
he had made his selection, the transfer was made
and accepted, with all the coldnes and formality
of, a commercial transaction.
A. daughter was the issue the only issue ; for
the wife died three months afterwards, and was
buried with " all the honors" usually paid to the
wealthy.
Archibald grieved exceedingly that his better
half had not lived to bring up the child, as he
was compelled to put it out to nurse !
Notwithstanding his indifference, however, the
little Maria grew up ; and when she had attained
the age of five, he began to take notice of his only
child, and had expressed himself rather pleased
with her winning ways and artless prattle.
His business, however, engaged the largest por
tion of his time at the office, and occupied much of
his thoughts at home, he consequently had little
intercourse with the representative of his house.
Poor indeed !" exclaimed, Archibald bitterly
I hold a thousand pounds of his worthless pa
per, and his estate will not yield a farthing in the
pound."
' Oh sir !" said Maria, ' let us go and comfort
Frederick. What must his feelings be ?"
' Frederick ! comfort him ! You do not think o
your father, you ungrateful girl. Can he pay me
my thousand pounds ! He is a. beggar ; think no
more of him."
Oh sir !" said Maria, ' you are wealthy. This
loss cannot, will not affect you. Bid me not for
get him whom you have commanded me to love
and receive as my husband."
4 Peace, unfeeling girl !" cried Archibald, ' nor
daie to mention the son of a man who has robbed
and plundered me. He is a beggar, and no match
for the daughter of Archibald Merton. Never
more shall he cross the threshold of my door.-
Forget him!"
Maria did not hear the last command, for she
fellas if stricken by death upon the floor of the
drawing-room. Archibald rang the bell, and sum
moning the servants, left the forlorn and hapless
maid to their ministrations, and retreated to his
accustomed coffee house, to ascertain if there were
any hope of a dividend from the estate of Belton.
Recovering from her swoon, and finding that
her obdurate father had left the house, Maria at
tended by her maid, with the boldness of despair,
immediately sought her aftliced lover.
Her absence was unobserved; her obedience, in
deed, was undoubted ; but surely, under the pecu
liar circumstances of her situation, her conduct
could not be reprehended by the severest moralist,
for the love Archibald had commanded could not
be countermanded at will.
A correspondence between the lovers was the
natural consequence ; and at the end of six weeks
Maria eloped, and married the husband of her fath
er's choice.
Archibald's anger was deep and inflexible ; he
Of late years, too, there rose a competition in uttered no expression, but he felt and nourished
The Pin and the Needle.
mercantile affairs, which gradually assumed an air
of speculation, that was very distasteful to the old
fashioned merchant ; but he still persevered, al
though he found that he had not only much to con
tend with, but almost a new game to play, in
which he not frequently found himself at fault.
Still the reputation of his " firm" was high in
the market, and he commanded, where others
were obliged to solictit.
Time progressed, and Maria was eighteen, a
pretty, lively, intelligent girl, with more common
sense than accomplishments ; her great virtue, in
the estimation of Archibald Merton, being, her
strict obedience to his will.
He contemplated, however, putting it to the
severest test to which a parent can submit his
Lem Smith, the cute and philosophical edi- child.
tor of the " Madison Record," tells ihe follow- Having no son to continue his business, he had
an unnatural feeling of resentment against his
daughter and her paramour, as he bitterly denom
inated the unfortunate, and perhaps what worldly
people would call, thoughtless Frederick.
Months elapsed, and Archibald heard nothing of
his disobedient child ; and poor Maria, although
married to the man of her father's and her own
heart's selection, was by no means perfectly hap
py ; for she had been so accustomed to bow so re
ligiously to his will in all things, that she conse
quently experienced many qualms of conscience
at the step she had taken, which ever and anon
passed like dark clouds across the sunshine of her , little girl toyed with her pet, and at last weary and
existence. Fredeick. too. was unable to obtain rosy ner exertion snueu nereeu ai m ueg
any employment, and the little money he posses
sed was fast dwindling away ; and, to add to the
London. He was comparatively happy, anJ once
more pursued his avocations. Between Change
and Coffee house he filled up the days at his exis
ence, and increased his fortune.
There came, however, a "lull" in business, and
he was miserable, for he required the excitement
consequent upon mony-making ; and like a gam
bler becoming desperate, he made a " spec," and
lost a considerable sum.
A change came o'er the golden dream, and he
was induced by some wealthy merchants to be
come a director in one of the bubble companies of
the day. The company failed, and Merton being
an opulent man, he became a mark of attack ; the
rest of the "board" proved men of straw. Action
upon action followed, and he was mulcted in a
large amount of damages in every case, and the
old merchant found himself under the necessity of
becoming a bankrupt, to save himself from a pris
on, and he did find one who struck d friendly dock
et,. He obtained his certificate ; but he was lit
erally a beggar. He had no friends not a soul
on earth who cared for him, for he had in his pros
perity cared for none ; and he quitted London, and
knew not whither his steps were hent.
Twelve years had elapsed since the unfortunate
marriage of Maria, and old Merton had had no ti
dings of her fate, for Frederick was as proud as
the old man was inflexible.
It was a beautiful day in May, the hawthorn
was in full bloom, and the birds were singing mer
rily and filled the air with their sweet melody.
All nature smiled at the return of summer.
A beautiful fair-haired girl was playing with a
pet lamb in a meadow adjoining a handsome farm-
louse, where the bailiff of the lorded estate real
ded.
A poor old man, with grey hair, and bent double
with age and infirmity, walked slowly up to the
stile which divided the meadows from the high
road, and resting his arms upon the upper bar, re
garded the. child.
He was not long unobserved, and with all the
elasticity and sprightliness of youth, the little crea
ture bounded towards the mendicant.
'Poor old man,' she said, 'you look fatigued, have
you walked far? Shall I bring you a bowl of
milk 1 Here, sit on this bank and take care of
my lamb, will you. I shall be with you present
ly." And away ran the joyous little creature to the
farm house, and quickly returned with a wooden
bowl of milk and a slice of bread.
' Thank you thank you," replied the old man,
and heaitily devoured the welcome meal, while the
misfortunes of the young couple, Maria promised
! to become a mother.
i
ins witty fable, which is as good -as anything h. SDeculatefr noon takinsr a iunior nartner. in the "V1WM" . -w ....
t r zc a .wi . " ' . . ' where he considered it ousnt natura v to nave oeen m annrv
n ") ir u u d i i II 1 1 in i-.iii i - (i iiii n. iir.r." i i i - i i i - a j
wo u. r. -- r. snape oi a son-in-iaw : ana naving comparea , , . . . , ...
jt .u; : .. kinr. naindJ r . ' nronered. r rederick tried everv means in his now-' vou so
die. SaVS UII3 AUIBHIOH J. uuiaiuo, ""'C . ,.too" th o hrnthor morp .onl irhn ho, or. ' J r
bora in a woik-bakei, and boih being idle folks,
began to quarrel, as idle folks are apt to do :
' 4 I should like to know,' said the pin,' 'what
'ou are good for, and how you expect to get
. i ii i i j it
through the wona wunoui a neaa i
ly son, he proposed the affair, upon conditions,
&c.
After mature deliberation, the match was agreed
upon, provided the young couple were ready and
What i ihn up of vnnr head ' renlied the willing to ratify the agreement. Archibald on his
1 Ilk w j w J - I I w -f
needle, rather sharply, 'if you have no eye V part smiled at the idea of a demur on the part of
' What is the U6e of an eye, said the pin, Ml his daughter ; and the introduction look place, the
there is always something in it V
I am more active, and go through more work
than you can,' said the needle.
4 Yes, but you will not live long.'
Why not V
Because you always have a stich in your
side,' said the pin.
You are a poor, crooked creature, said the
needle.
father and son dining with Archibald.
Strange to say, the young couple appeared mu
tally pleased ; for, stranger still, they had previ
ously met, "promiscuously" at the house of a mu
tual friend ; on which occasion young Mr. Belton
had been rather particular in his attentions to Ma
lia, who had been particularly pleased ; for he
was a very fine young fellow, and was quite the
ear's feet a beautiful picture of innocence !
4 Who taught your heart charity towards the
poor V said the old man.
4 What do you mean !" said the artless child.
' Why do you give me this bread and milk 1"
Because I thought you were tired and hungry,
and poor," replied the child ; and father would be
if 1 had let you go on without ottering
mething. Oh! he is so good and every body
I 1 I 1 T 1 I. ! J r... mnUn
er to procure means elsewhere before he resorted 4ves "UT anu . "lul dl,u " lllul,lcl ucllCA
' . Ihon nil thP Wfirln "
to solicit me assistance oi nis lmpiacaoie latner-in-law.
Stern necessity at last compelled him to
do that which he deemed a degradation.
4 What is your business, sir 1" demanded Arch
ibald, with a chilling indifference, when, by a sort : look how ghe butg at me She' is so naughty; and
oi stratagem, l4 rederick had obtained an inter
view. ' I have no business, Mr. Merton," replied
Frederick f "and indeed no pleasure in the appli
cation I am about to make to you."
' Then the sooner our conference ends, the bet-
And are they rich V demanded the old man.
1 Oh ! no! rich people ride in a carrage, you
know, and are so proud : but we have everything
we want, and can always give some thing away
besides. Did you ever see anything like Jessy ? i withoul lroubIiriff the bank,' and ordered his
Morgan Josses and the Devil.
" Why yes," answered Morgan " there's
some truth in thai same sure enough . I used
to meet with him now and then, but we fell
out, and 1 have not seen him these several
months."
" Aye !" exejaimed each of the party, " how
is that Morgan ?"
" Why then, be quiet, and I'll tell ye it all."
And then Morgan emptied his pot, and had
it filled again, and took a puff of his pipe, and
began his story.
" Well then," says he, "you must know that
I had not seen his honor for a long time, and
it was about two months ago from this that I
wont one evening along the brook, shooting
wild fowl, and as I was going whisiling along,
whom should I spy coming but the devil him
self! Bnt you must know he was dressed
mighty fine, like any grand gentleman, though
1 knew the old one well by the bit of his tail
which hung out at the bottom of his trousers.
Well, he came up, and says he, " Morgan, how
are ye," and says I, touching my hat, " prettv
well, your honor, 1 thank ye." And then says
he Morgan what are ye looking a'tor, and whats
that long thing ye're carrying with ye !" And
says, I, 4 I'm only walking out by the brook
this fine evening, and carrying my backy-pipo
with mo to smoke.'
4 Well, you know the old fellow is mighty
fond o' backy ; so says he, "Morgan, let's have
a smoke and I'll thank ye." And says I,
44 You're mighty welcome." So I gave him
the gun, and he put the muzzle in his mouth to
smoke, and thinks I, "I have you now, old boy,'
cause you see 1 wanted to quarrel with him ;
so I pulled the trigger, and off went the gun
bang in his mouth. 44 Puff," say3 he, when he
pulled it out of his mouth, and he stopped a
minute lo think about it and says he 41 d d
strong backy, Morgan V Then he gave me
the gun and looked hHffed, and walked off, and
sure enough I've never seen him since. And
that's the way I got shut of the old gemlinan
my boys.
Wot Slow.
A correspondent of the Boston Mail tells the
following capital story in connection with the
old Waterville (Me ) Bank. It is hard to catch
a Yankee napping, especially a genuine, live,
Down-East one ; catching a weazel asleep,
ain't a circumstance :
4I recollect of hearing an anecdote, a few
years ago in relation to the bank, which 1 will
give. At the time Nathaniel Gilman, an accen
tric man, was President of the Bank a heavy
demand was made upon the Institution by a N.
Y. company, with the intention of breaking it.
Mr. G. got wind of it, and had all the specie
in the vault removed to his cellar, and reques
ted the Cashier of the bank to go out of the town
for a day or two. The demand was made, Mr.
G. informed them that the cashier would be
back the next day, and wishing them to wait
until then, at the same time giving them an in
vitation to his mansion which ihey accepted.
After talking upon various subjects, Mr G. ven
tured to ask them what the amount was, they
wished to be redeemed 1 They informed him.
4 Oh, is that all ?" said he.
4 Yes,' was the answer.
1 Well,' said the President, I have got spe
cie enough in my cellar to redeem that amount
And you are so proud that you can't bend observed of all observers ; and Maria had, it must
without break ne vour back.' e coniessea a nine vanity in ner composition,
, I'll pull your head off, if you insjilt me a- and felt rather gratified at "carrying him off," on
gain.' that occasion, although she had never seen him
4 I'll put your eye out if you touch me ; re- sjnce.
member your life hangs on a single thread,' said Of course she complied with her parent's re-
,ue P,n- . . . . quest, that she should receive Mr. Belton as her
wntietney were in us corn enmig, . u.uu gin affianced uusband, without a murmur, although
entered, and undertaktns to sew, sne very soon ,. . , ,.,. . - .,
on the occasion, which was naughty, perhaps, but
broke off the needle at the eve. She then tied
0
and at
illed iti
head off, and threw it into the dirt by the side
f A f tiran1 rn 1 1 i 1 I Via nnllr f f Vl A nln
wu iui&au 1UUIIU l II U MIJUIV Ul uu PHI j uuu u.- I
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tempting to sew with it, she soon puilea its
Letters were exchanged by the merchants, set-
of the broken needle. iinS ,ort" an agreement that "one month irom the
' Well, here we are,' t-aid the needle. date hereof," ten thousand pounds should be ad-
" We have nothing to fight about now,' said vanced by eath on the day of the marriage of Fred-
the pin. 4 It seems misfortune has brought us rick Belton, Esq., junior, the son of Josiah Belton,
to our senses.' Esq. to Maria, the daughter of Archibald Merton
a pity we had not come to them sooner,' rjSQ &c &c
aaiu me ueeate. wow mucn we resemoie nu
man beings, who quarrel about their blessings
till they lose them, and never find out they are
brothers till they lay down in the dust together,;
as we do.
ter."
4 Not so, sir," replied Frederick indignantly,
1 and by heavens you must and shall hear me !"
and rising abruptly, he locked the door of the a
partment. 4 What is the meaning of all this outrage ?" de
manded Archibald.
Fear nothing, sir ; you are Maria's father, and
that is sufficient protection for you "
4 1 disclaim, and will disinhert the disobedienit
girl," said Archibald.
4 Listen, sir," said Frederick. 'You sanction
ed my addresses to your daughter.; you did all in
your power to promote the match ; and had it not
been for my father's misfortunos, you would have
gladly ratified the agreement into which you had
entered."
4 Well, sir; but he failed in his part, and I have
every light to retract."
4 You forget, sir, that this was not a mere con
tract of bargain and sale; the affections of the par
ties were involved. You are still a rich man, and
vrl T feed her and wash her everv dav Come
here, do, you naughty thing ! and let me cuddle
your little woolly neck."
And she entwined her little arm around tho
lamb's neck, and hugged it to her.
' Bless you, and thank you !" replied the old
man, returning the bowl and taking up his staff.
' Don't hurry yourself. 1 am sure you are til
ed," replied the child ; and you may stay here as
long as you like, and sleep in the barn, too, if you
olease.'
' Sleep !' cried the old man, looking up wildly:
and then, as if recollecting himself, he added, ' If
I may be permitted to rest my weary nmDs(uii
morning
T"lio vnnnn nnnnlo mMnwhilfi naRSRfl a dplioht-
r i .? . u f .u lQ,iof Maria is your only child. I do not ask you to
ful time in the interchange of the tenderest senti- . . , , , . . ,
give ner me nannsome portion you promiuea on
her wedding day ; but I do claim some assistance,
which will enable me to enter into business, and
Particularly Interesting.
In New Orleans, last week, a dislingay"
ments, sanctioned by their parents ; and, unalloy
ed by any pecuniary considerations, which were
left entirely to the discussion of the original con
tractors, enjoyed a felicity that was truly enviable.
Mantua-makers and milliners were busily em
m i niHiiini ii MKri.t 1 1 1 1 in i i i i nr i n ww w 5 1 uiiai 1 v ii '
looking lady, c bsely veiled, was observed , , . . , , , ,
mi . t krEo Antvn n,iA nf,i, ployed in preparing for the happy event, and Ma
gracefully cantering her horse down one 01 the r. . ' ... rlv .,
principal streets. Presently the horse became r,a was in anticipation of every earthly enjoy
frightened, and dashed furiously down the street, ment when one week before the porposed nuptials,
4Twas but the work of a moment for one of the Archibald returned from " Change" an hour be
New Orleans' bloods lo whip up his horse, ar- fore his accustomed time.
rive at her side, sieze the bridle of the infuria- There was a cloud upon his brow, tha,checked
ted steed, check it, place his ajm around the the exuberant joy of his child, and chilled the
trembling one's waist, and lift her to tho side- blood in her veins.
walk. But an accident happened which at 44 Girl !" said he throwing his hat upon the sofa,
once destroyed all the hopes of the gallant lnat ol(j f00if Belton, has been speculating in
knigbt. In lifting the beautiful girl from the . h have fallen in the markelf and he js a
hor.e, her riding cap fell off with the veil, d.s- - g0ne!-found hanging in his ware
closing one of the most remarkable and beauti- ,
ful ebony black faces, and as woolly a head, as house ,
was ever po8Ses9ed by a female darkey. Con- " Gracious Heaven !" exclaimed Maria, drop
ceive the consternation and horror of the savior ping in a chair, and looking like a corpse at the
-of this armfull of African humanity ! The poor sudden-communication of ill tidings, "poor gentle-
young man fainted. . I man
recover at least a part of that connection which
my father had by his industry and integrity ob
tained. He was unfortunate, sir, but not guilty.
4 Your daughter, too, is in a precarious slate,
and requires every comfort; and if you possess the
feeling of a parent, you will afford it her."
You have married the girl, and you must be
responsible for your own wilfulness. For my
own part, I care not, if she applies to the parish ;
for the shame will be upon your head for your
rashness. Have you anything more to say ?"
4 Yes sir," replied Frederick, 4 this charitable
prayer, that when you are judged, may you meet
with more mercy than you mete out to your own
child!"
Disgusted with the Hard-hearted man, Frede
rick departed as much in anger as in sorrow at the
fruitless issue of his interview.
Some months after this, Archibald Merton was
gratified at hearing that Frederick had quilted
Indeed vou mav; and you have no occasion to
-'. - . j- r . I
be frightened, for we have dogs, lor lamer says
thev alwavs bark at Door people; and mother does
laugh so when he says they are faithful, but not
charitable, for she is very fond of them. Shall I
show you the barn? and, depend upon it, 1 snail oe
up by five in the morning, and I'll bring you such
a nice mess of hot bread and milk; and some bread
and meat, too, if you like it.
' Thank ye,' murmured the old man as he rose,
and scalding tears trickled down his furrowed
cheeks, as he followed his pretty little prattling
guide.
True to her uromise the little girl brought the
wfinrv wanderer his welcome meal at five o'clock
in the morning, and seated herself on a truss of
straw beside him, talking to him like sweet music.
He had scarcely finished, when a manly voice
outside the barn in a laughing tone, said, 4 Come
let us see the child's guest ; the little rogue wants
to engross all the merit to herself.'
The door opended, and in walked the bailiff and
his buxom wife.
' Well, gaffer, said the hearty young larmer,
1 hope vou have been well cared for V
A shriek from his wife startled him, fright
ened the child, who burst into tears, and rushed
to her mother's side. .
'Father! my poor father!' exclaimed Maria,
and fell swooning in the arms of Frederick.
A Lou? Name.
"1 wantsch to schipp in the Lucilla," said a
Dutchman to the shipping office.
"Well " said the clerk, pen in hand "what's
your name 1
J - TT I 1 .1
It js " Hans v ajianBmBnanuoruamiHHViuiey
mendeyretcutmiteitenschiufeldtdeschtipvond ro
mp ! !" said Dutchy gravely, spitting oui his old
mud, and taking a freth one.
44 Heaveni J said me astonisneu cieih, 1
can't write lhat. Look a here, mister, whai is
it in Englishdo you know ?"
41 Yaw, len does, n is 1 n ouuui:
The poor clerk fainted..
man to commence bringing it up. They were
perfectly thunder-struck, and refused to take it,
saying if the President had specie enongh in
his house alone to pay that amount without in
terfering with the bank, it was of no use to
think of upsetting it and returned to New York.
The following whimsical circumstance oc
curred some time ago in Kilkenny, Ireland :
A tailor who was married to a very sickly
woman, got enamored of a young girl who lived
in his neighborhood, and on certain conditions
he agreed to give her promise in writing, to
marry her immediately on the demise of his
wife ; in consequence of which Mr. Snip pass
ed the following curious note of hand .
" In two days after the demise of my pres
ent wife, I promise to many Miss Moran, or
order, value received, under fifty pound sterling
Given under my hand this sixteenth day of
May, &c, J. Sullivan." Shortly after Miss
Moran received the above note she died, leav
ing it endorsed to a female friend, who also
chanced to take a fever, and died before the
tailor's wife ; however, on her sick bed she also
endorsed the noto, and gave it to a cousin, whom
the tailor absolutely married, agreeably to the
endowment, in two days after the death of his
wife, and it is said the tailor and his wife aro
now living happily in the city of Kilkenny."
A Monster Tree.
A California correspondent of the " Salem
Gazette Joseph S. Wallis) says lhat Colonel
Temple Tebbets, formely ol Lewistown rails,
Maine, cut a tree of the Redwood species, in
California, which was 254 feet high, and meas
ured at the lop 2 feet in diameter, and at the
butt 12 foet in diameter. Tho tree was worked
into lumber 140 feet from the butt, where it
measured 5 feel in diameter. There were
made from this giant of tho forest 110,000
shingles, 6,000 clapboards, 4,000 three by four
joists 22 feet long ; and there were left, at a
moderate calculation, from seventy to eighty
cordsofwood. The clapbords were sold for 850
per thousand, ho shingles for S35 per thousand,
the joist for $375 per thousand, and the remain
ing part of the tree would readily sell in this
city, for fire wood, at $40 per cord ; thus, at
a moderate calculation, there was derived from
ihe working of ihi5 mamoth dweller of the pri
meval forest the neat Imle sum of SI 1,350.-
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