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SQUIRE MARKHAM
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HOW TWO HOUSEHOLDS BECAME ONE.
Mrs. Benoci Benson vraa fat, fair and forty,
when her husband, a soap-boiler in very good
circumstances, was called from bia life-task
of contributing to the general purification of
mankind, Mrs. Benson took refnge from her
grief in a pretty cottage situated on the prinr
cipal street in G .
At first Bhe was inconsolable ; and she
used to say with solemn emphasis, which car
ried conviction to the hearts of her hearers,
that nothing but the thoughts of her daughter
Florence 'vould have prevented her from
terminating her existence by the interven
tion of poison. ' v V t' -4,.4"
Mrs Benion was in no small degree in
debted to her daughter since in less than
three months she threw aside her mourning
and became as lively as she always had
been.
Touching Florence, she had now reached
the mature age of nineteen, and began to
think herself marriageable. She was quite
pretty, and tolerably well accomplished; so
that her -wishes in that respect were verr
likely to be fulfilled.
Just over the way lived Squire Alarkham,
the village lawyer, just verging upon fifty,
with his son Charles, who was about half his
age. Being a youug man of agreeable ex
terior, the latter was quite a favo;itc among
the ladies in the neighborhood, and consid
ered, in common parlance, quite a "catch."
As yet. however, his affections had never
been seriously entangled, and might have
remained so, had it not been for the sudden
apparition, one morning, of Florence Benson
on horseback.
It struck him at once that she was remark
ably graceful, and really quite pretty. There
upon he cultivated her acquaintance with in
creased assiduity, and after awhile asked the
fatal question.
Florence answered in the affirmative, and
instead ef referring him dutifully to her
mother, hinted being a romantic young
lady how charming it would be to steal
away to the next town and get married,
without anybody being any the wiser.
Charles Markhaiu causht at the hint,
which chitLcl with his own temperament,
and they adopted it.
Iu order that it might be carried out with
perfect success, it was resolved to seem indif
ferent to each other until the day fixed, in
order to ward off any f-uspieiou which might
otherwise be aroused.
So well were these arrangements carried
out, that even Mrs. Beuson had no suspicion
of what was going on.
Not so with Sqire Markhani.' lie had ob
tained a clue to the affair in some manner, so
that he not only discovered the fact of the
elopement, but oven the very day on which
it was to occur.
"Hly dog, that Charles," thought he to
himself, as he sat dowu before the fire in h"i3
dressing-gown and sraoking-cap, leisurely
pufiing away a choice Havana; "but I don't
wonder at it he only takes alter me. But
still I owe him something for keeping it a
secret from me. It would be a good joke, if
I were a little younger, to cut him out, and
marry her in spiio cf him."
Squire Markham being one of those jovial
widowers who take life as it comes, mused
more and more on this idua, struck out by
chacce, .a it were, till he really begn to
think it wa3 worth something.
"After all," said he, "I am not so old,
either, or at least, the ladies say so and
they 011
rht to be
uch tnat-
lers. I ought to have staid single longer,
and ought to have found out before this how
much more comfortable it would be to havo a
pretty wif-3 to welcome me home and do the (
honors of the table, and to help me keep that
rascally Charles in order. E-gad ! I ve half
a mind to do it."
Squire Markham took two more whiffs and
exclaimed :
"i vow I'll do it r
What this mysterious it was we will leavo
lhe reader to infer from his very next move
ments. Hinging tie bell, he inquired of the
servant :
"Is Charles at home?'
"Xo, sir; ho went out this morning, and
will be goae all day."
"Hurrah I that's all. So much the better
for my purpose," thought he, when alone.
"Now 1 shall have the ground left to my
self. Let me see; the rascal intends running
away next Thursday evening, and to-day is
Monday. Nothing like striking while the
iron is hot. I'll write 10 her in his name,
telling her that J. have altered my mind, and
will go j-ast a.t dark to-morrow night. She
won't suspect anything till the knot is tied,
and then what a laugh we shall have.
Squire Markham did not consider that it
might make a little difference with the brida
expectant. He considered it a capital joke
on his son, but looked no further. He
accordingly drew his writing materials to
wards him and indited rko following epistle.-:
"Dearest Florence : I find the day fixed for
our elopement on some accounts objectionable,
and would like, with your consent, to substitute
to-morrow eveniug. If I hear nothing in return
from you, I shall infer that you assent to this
arrangement. I fhall have a carriage in readi
ness under the eld oak tree at half-past eight
o'clock. You can walk there without attracting
suspicion, and as there will be no moon, we shall
be able to carry out our plans without fear of
discovery. I am happy to say that the governor
does not suspect in the least that a daughter-in-law
i? in tttoi-e for him. Won't he be ashamed?
. j: Your devoted
. . . . . Charley."
vEgad !" said Squiro Markham, laughing
heartily, .that isn't had, especially about
humbugging Charley .could net Jb&ve
done any better lumself."
"jSo saying, he pealed it .up and Bent it
over, by a little -Irish boy in his employment,
having first marked 'private' in the corner.
"Be careful, Mike, to give it to Miss Ben
son, and let no one else see it," was the
parting injunction.
Mrs. Benson was sitting in her quiet par
lor, casting her eyes over a late 'Harper;'
Florence being out shopping, she was left
alone. The ringing of the bell brought her
to the door. With surprise 6he aw Mike,
Squire Markham's boy of all-work.
"Please ma'am," holding out the missive,
"here'e a letter for Miss Benson, an' its very
particular no one else should see it."
The air of mystery conveyed in the charac
teristic address aroused Mrs. Benson's curios
ity, especially when she observed it was
addressed to her daughter, and not to herself,
as she supposed. She returned Jo the par- J
all its attraction a.
"What in the world can it be?" she
thought, "that they could be so secret about
can Florence be carrying on a clandestine
correspondence? It may be something that
I ought to know."
Stimulated by her feminine curiosity, Mrs.
Benson speedily concluded that she would be
false to her responsibilities as a parent if she
did not unravel this mystery.
"Here's pretty doings !" she exclaimed, as
soon as she could recover her breath. "So
Florence was going to run away and get
married to that Charles Markham, without
as much as hinting a word to me "
She leaned her head upon her hand and
began to consider. She was naturally led
to think of her own marriage with the late
Mr. Benson, and the happiness of her mar
ried life, and sho could not help heaving a
sigh at the recollection.
Am I always to remain thus solitary ?"
ehe thought "I've a notion not to show it
to Florence, but to run away with Charles
myself to-morrow night. It's odd if I can'l
pmsuade him that the mother is as good as
the daughter." She glanced complacently at
the still attractive face and form reflected
trorn tue mirror.
Ju;t then she heard the door open, and
Florence eutoied She quickly crumpled
up the letter and thru3t it into her pocket.
Florence and Charles did not meet during
the succeeding ua chiefly in pursuance of
the plan they agreed to, in order to avoid
suspicion.
Squire Markham acted in an exceedingly
strauge manner to his son's thiuklng. Occa
sionally he would burst into a hearty laugh,
which he would endeavor to suppress, and
pace up and down the room as if to walk
olF some of his superabundant hilarity
"What's m the wind t
thought Charles
to mmseit "it can t oe tue governor s
getting crazy." Something was the matter
beyond any doubt ; but what it really wa he
had not the faintest conjecture.
At the hour specified the Squire had his
carriage drawn up at the appoiuted rendez
vous. He began to peer anxiously in the
dark for Florence. At length a female form,
well muffled up, made its appearauce
Thanking her in a very low whisper, lost it
might be suspected that h'. was the wrong
person, he helped her into the carriage and
drove off.
During pai't of the journey, nothing ws.fi said.
Both parties yrere desirous cf ooncealing their i
identity. At length, Squire Markham, con-
siuering mat alter au uc couia not marry
the lady without her consent, and that the
discovery must be made before marriage,
decided to reveal himself, and then urge his
own suit as well as he could.
"My dear Miss Florence," he commence J,
in his natural voice.
i .it t, iif 11
"Why!" shrieked the ladj, "I thought it ,
was Charles."
"And I," sai 1 Squire Markham, recogniz
ing Mrs. Benson's voice, "thought it was
Florence."
"Was it you, sir, who was arranging to
tlopc with my daughter?"
"No; but I conclude it was you, ma'ni,
who was meaning to elope with my son."
"Indeed, Squire Markham, you are wrong;
the affair came accidentally to my knowl
edge I concluded to take her place secretly,
in order to frustrate her plans."
"Egad ! the yery idea I had myself," said
the Squire, laughing; "but the fact is,
ma'm, we have both been confoundedly sold,
and Ihe mischief of it is, I have left a letter
for Charles, letting him know it; so un
dodbtedly he will take an opportunity to run
away with Florence during our absence, and
plume himself, the rascal, on the way in
which I was taken in'
"I confess I left a note for Florence to the
same purpose. How she will laugh at me.
What an embarrassment.
"I'll tell you what, fcid the Squire, after
a pause; "we can carry out our plans after
all. We each came out with the intention of
getting married. Why not marry each other?
and then, you know, we'll make them believe
we had it in view all along, and only intended
to frghten them."
Mrs. Benson assented with a very Little
urging, and in the course of an hour the
twain were made one.. They immediately
returned, but found as they anticipated, that
Florence and Charles, discovering their de
parture, had themselves stepped off in a dif
ferent direction, with a similar intent.
They made their appearance tho next
morning, .prepared to laugh heartily at the
frustrated plan of tneir parents, but learned,
to their astonishment, that they had struck
up a bargain for themselves. Squire Mark
ham and his new wife had the address to
convince them .that it was all a premeditated
plan, aud to this day the young pair &re
ignorant of the plot and counterplot which
led to this double union of' the two house
holds. Mrs. Partitgton say3, if she should
ever be cast away, she would prefer meeting
with tha ecoident in. .the Bay of Biscuits ,
so that she would have something on which
to live.
THE HUNTER'S REWARD.
In the spring of 1790, two young men,
George Dill and Peter Brown, both carpen
ters, launched a small boat on the Mononga
hela, and having supplied themselves with
an ample stock of provisions and ammunition
dropped down the river on an exploring and
hunting expedition. They proceeded unmo
lested down the Ohio several hundred miles
below Wbceling, where they landed, on the
Kentucky. tide, and erected a cabin of poles,
which they covered with mall branches and
moss. It was situated a short distance from
the river's bank, near a good spring, among
tall and heavy timber. After storing their
effects, consisting of cooking utensils, a few
me.;fc:ejical inlements, several blankets, and
Ewnie wearing apparel, into tne cabiu, they
shouldered their rifles, and, accompanied by
two trusty dogs, betook themselves to the
woods.
Being aware that this section of country
was Bometimes visited by bands of hostile In
dians, either to kill game or attack boats de
scending the river, the young hunters kept
a sharp lookout lest they should be surprised
by a superior force. Game was abundant,
and they had the good fortune to kill several
deer during their first excursion. After
three or four days' absence they returned,
laden with skins and meat, to their hut. and
found their premises undisturbed. By as
cending a small knoll in the vicinity of their
moss-covered cabin, they had a clear view of
the river, and could see any boats that might
be passing, whilst the high grass and under
brush afforded them a hiding place, where
they could conceal themselves completely
from observation.
A month had passed, and neither friend or
foe had appeared, and the hunters continued
their excursions and penetrated farther into
the interior, where they found a beautiful
country, with a rich soil and fine streams.
On one occasion they had been absent ten
days, and on returning to their cabin again
found everything in the condition in ivhiph
they had left it. lhey now began to con
gratulate themselves upon their peaceful and
undisturbed occupaucy of the country. Their
dogs, however, appeared much excited, and
kept moving about for some time, as jf they
were scenting something unusual, but they
at length catered the cabin and composed
themselves. Dill supposed that some wild
animal had recently passed along, but Brown
was strongly impressed with the belief that
their habitation was discovered Before
starting on their next trip, lirown so arran
ged some of the articles in the cabin, without
mentioning it to Dill, that the slightest touch
would change their position sufficiently to
enable him to detect it. The weather had
now become warm, and after bci&g out sev
eral da3s, Brown proposed they would re
turn to the cabin; Dill remonstrated for some
time, but eventually assented, and they
agreed to start on their return trip early the
next morning, so as to avoid the heat of the
day, having sonic eight or ten miles to travel.
About a quarter of a iUe inland fi oin their j
cai,in, In a smU open space, our adventu- i
rers had planted a few hills of squashes and j
tcorn, which soon came up, but received no J
further attention. In returning that morn- j
ing they digressed a little from their direct i
j course for the purpose of looking a little at
their "truck patch." Immediately after
arriying there their dogs exhibited unmis
takcable signs of alarm IJrown observed it,
and immediately communicated his suspi
cions that all was not right to his comrade.
After some consultation, it was agreed that
! Dill should conceal himself iu the under
' brush, and keep one of the dogs with him,
I whilst Brown would take the other aud ad
I vancc toward the cabin. When within about
thirty rods from the cabiu, and after recon
noitcring the vicinity, he motioned to Dill
to come on, and the two, with their rifles at
a traill, and the dogs at their heels, ap-
proached the cabin together, in glanciog
over the erects in the cabin, Brou discov
ered that somebody had been there during
their absence, which vindicated his suspi
cions, and m his opinion, accounted for the
strange conduct of the dos, on the former
as well as on the present occasion. The
ground around the hut was examined for
footsteps, but none could be discovered; Dill
then wjnt to examine their boat, which they
had ran into the mouth of a creek a short
distance below, and secured there it was
safe, and had cot been disturbed.
In the evening, measures were taken for
defense, should an attack be made in the
course of the night but the hunters were
not molested. At the dawnof day they seized
their rifles and repaired to the knoll in the
rear of the cabin, and there concealed them
selves, intending to remain there during the
day, unless circumstances should arise ma
king it necessary for them to titer their res
olution.. They lay quiet until the afternoon,
and began to think they ha 1 been unneces
sarily alarmed, when they espied a female
with no other clothing than a calico Ekirt,
reaching from her middle to a little below tha
knees, approaching the cabin with cautious
steps. A single glance sufficed to convince
them that, whoever cr whatever she might
be, she . was not an Indian squaw; and as soon
as she had entered ihe cabin, Brown ap
proached it alone and unarmed, so as not to
alarm her or frighten her away! He walked
loisurely forward, with his hands grossed on
his back and when the female saw him, she
threw up both arms and uttered a wild scream
but did net attempt to run. brown addres
sed her kindly, and she awaited his approach
without speaking a word until he was within
several yards of her, when she told him, in a
few words, that she had been a captive among
tho Indians, from whom she had just escaped
. and with tears in her eves asked his aid
and protection.
Dill then left his place of concealment and
took both the rifles on his shoulder, end went
to the cabin. The three. then sat down on a
log togethcr.and the female ralated her story
which, was listened to with great interest by
both hunters.
She was the daughter of a wealthy planter
in Virginia, and had been taken captive the
preceding fall, and carried first to Chilicothe,
and afterwards to Sndusliy, vfc.ere she was
adoptod into the family of an Indian, who
had two sons and two daughters, who gener
ally treated her kindly. Several weeks prior
to her escape, this family had come to the
Ohio river in search of game and plunder,
and had encamped several miles above, where
the men constructed a light canc,e, and cros
sed to the Kentucky side, leaving the women
alone at the camp.
After their return in f.h prn!nof nh erafk-
ered from their conversation that there were J
wuite men Trot; iar on. ney crossed over
the river a second time, and on coming into
camp the next evening, held a council about
some matter apparently cf great importance
to them. Th? next morning the men started
early in the direction of Chilicothe, charging
the women to remain about the camp until
their return; ani it was her opinion they had
gone for reinforcements to attack the white
men whom they had discovered. During
their absence she formed the resolution of
attempting an escape, and managed to sepa
rate herself from her companions, and jump
ed into the canoe the men constructed, and
rowing for life, goon reached the Kentucky
shore. After wandering about for threo
days, the discovered thts hunters' hut, and
then withdrew resolved to watch for its own
ers, and if they were friends, as she doubted
not they would prove to be, to cast herself
upon their kind protection. Ifer name she
gave as Sallie Green, the only dcughter of
Richard Green, of Virginia.
The hunters had a pretty good supply of
weating apparel left, from which Sallie was
directed to select such articles as were most
suitable, and made them into a dress for her
self, which she promptly did, and the next
day had herself decently clad. Being- bare
foot, Djll presented Ler witlj a pair of shoes
3.3d socks, which, though niucu too large for
her feet, became of great service to her af- i
ter wards.
What was now to be done? It was quite
manife&tthat the party's situation was unsafe
The Indians had discovered them, and would
undoubtedly attack them before many days.
The warm sun had opened the s.-ams of their
boat, and it was leaky and unfit for use. The
river was at a" low ebb, and it was not likely
that any boats would soon descend the river,
on which they might secure a'passage to some
j of the settlements below. Altet fuiI dehbe
ration it was resolved to attempt escape from
their peiilous situation by land, and endeavor
to reach tha border settlements of Virginia.
They would be obliged to leave their few im
plements and stock of skins behind but what
were these compared to their own lives, which
would be jeopardized by remaining much
longer?
A little cf their stock of meal still remain
ed, and they had a sufficient supply of jerked
y.cnison to last them during their journey,
and a pocket compass by which to direct their
course. The remainder of the day was spent
in arranging their ?;ki, and on the follow
ing morning they were to take up their line
of march for Virginia, through an unbroken
wilderness.
Who can tell what to-morrow may bring
forth? Whilst these preparations were go
ing on at the cabin, the old Indian and his
sons, with two others whom they had met iu
the path to Chilicothe, returned to camp, and
on learning the escape of the "pale-faced
squaw," immediately went to work and con
structed a small raft, on which they crossed
the river in he night and proceeded toward
the cabin. Just as it became clear enough
to discern objects, the hunter's dogs grew
ver3 restless and set up a low growl. Sallie
expressed her belief of Indians lurking about.
Brown and Dill seized the!: r'.ncs, and placed
tncmsclvcs immediately outside of the en
trance of the cabin, ready for emergencies.
Presently two Indians were seen approaching
with stealthy steps. They were suffered to
come within range of liflj-shot, and then both
hunters fired and both Indians fell. Three
others., who had stood concealed behind some
large trees, now rushed forward over the
dead bodies ot their comrades, and before the
hunters had time to reload, were within a few
rods of the cabin, brandishing their toma
hawks, and yelling, as they are wont to do
when making an attack. Brown and Dill
prepared to meet them, the former with a
hatchet, and the latter with the butt of his
rifle, Vfhibt Sallie was cooly re-loading the
other rifle The Indians paused a moment
in the face of such a foe, and in another mo
ment a ball from the rifle in tho hands of the
maiden laid one of them sprawling on the
ground.
The hunters now sallied out, and averting
the blows aimed by ths Indians with their
tomahawks, each grappled his man. For a
time the content was doubtful, but at last the
lmnterSgot the better of their adversaries and
held them firmly the ground, where, with the
aid of Sally, thev were securely bound with
deer-skin straps. Dill kept watch over ,the
prisoners, while Brown went forth to recon
noiter. Seeing the coast clear, he quickly
returned, and 'at the girl's suggestion, the
prisoners, with their arms piniened, wer led
to the river and placed on their own raft,
which was then pushed into the current, and
with its live freight, set adrift.
Beforo the hunters had get fairly out of
the water, they were greeted vith a vollay
from the rifles of four Indians, who. it was
supposed, had been lying somewhere in the
vicinitv. watchins for passinjr boats, and
wTere attracted to the spot by the late firing
the combatants. Dm was snot aeaa, put
Brown escaped unharmed, and ran iu tho di
rection of the cabin. Three of the savages
followed the raft to save their brethren, and
the other, a tall athletic fellow, gave chase to
Brown. The firing at the river alarmed Sallie
who was in possession of tho hunters' rifles,
and she therefore held herself in readiness to
repel any attack that might be made on her,
or to give any assistance she could to the
hunters. She soon paw Brown approaching,
followed by his savage foe but so swift was
their speed, that she did not venture to fire,
preferring to wait a better opportunity. An
Indian seldom stumbles; but this one hap
pened to strike his foot against some impedi
ment when within sixty yards of the cabin,
and close to the heels of Brown, and almost
fell. Before he had fully recovered himself,
the girl sent a ball through his body, which
arretted his progress, Brown's trusty rifie
always proved fatal when held in the hands
of Sallie Green. "
Brown and the girl, knowing that the sav
ages at tne river would soon come up in
search of their coairade, hastily left the spoi,
armed with the two rifles, and carrying some,
dried venison and a blanket, and were fol
lowed" by the hunters' faithful dogs. The day
was now far spent but tha moon rising in
the evening gave sufficient light to enable
them to proceed through the woods. They
traveled all night without hiking. A little
after daylight they slipped a few "moments at
a spring and refreshed themselves vith a lit
tle venison and a few draughts of cold water,
and then again pressed forward, and contin
ued with but little abatement during that day
and the following night. Finding they vers
not pursued, they now travelled more lei
surely. After enduring hunger and fatigue,
on the tenth day they reached one of the bor
der settlements of Virginia, where they pro
cured horse3 and a guide, and in three days
after arrived at Mr, Green's. The meeting
between Sallie and her parents can be better
imagined than described. Tears ot joy were
shed in profusion.
The hunter remained with Mr. Green for
a season, and then engaged in the erection of
a handsome dwelling for himself on a neigh
boring plantation, which ho had purchased.
About the time of its completion, they had a
merrv time one dav at the house of Mr.
Green it was the day on which Peter Browu
and Sallie Green were married.
jCSrShitl, the Irish orator, was endowed
with an extraordinary verbal memory. His
mode of preparing his speeches was altogeth
er singular In the O'Connell case in 1S43
he recited his speech to the London reporters
beforehand. "Great was the disappointment
of the reporters," says his biographer, "at
being told that, although he had the speecu
in his head, nothing but a few memoranda
existed on paper. Far greater was their sur
prise when Le uadertook to speak it for ihem
by anticipation. With his hands wrapped in
flannel, he kept slowly moving up and down
the room, repeating with great rapidity, and
occasionally with his wonted vehemence of
intonation, passage after pasiage aud para
graph after paragraph; theu, wearied with
the strangj and irksome effort, he would lay
himself down upon a sofa, and after a short
pause recommence his expostulation with the
jury, hi allusions to the bench, and his sar
castic apoitroph s to the ccuiisel for the Crown.
On he went, with but brief interruptions,
and few pauses to correct or alter, until the
whole was finished, aod hal been accurately
noted down. WVitten out with care, ii yas
sent to the printer, and, at the moment when
he arose to speak in court, printed copies
were in the hands of those "vho had faithfully
rendered his ideas previously. As he pro
ceeded, they were thus enabled to mark easy
and rapidly any slight variations of phrase
ology; but these, for the most part, were po
few and trivial as to cause littlo delay in ta
correction of the proofs.
WOFDEBFCL EsCAPE FROM TUE CAMANCUES.
Nelson Lee arrived last Thursday in Alba
ny, X. Y. In March, 185'j, Mr Lee, ac-CCITI)-"icd
by 7 white men, when on his
way from Tcxa .C: .?IltJrnia. was attached
by the Camanches. who butchered 21 ci tne
number on the field, and killed two of tho
survivors the day after the light. Wm. Ai
ken, one of the two, was carried off by a por
tion of the tribe, and Mr. Lee's life was spa
red because the Indians could not manage
his repeating wafch without his aid. In the
camp were li3 captive white women and 30
or 40 children, one of the former, Anna nas
kin, was brutally murdered during his cap
tivity. While accompanying the chief to a
distan,t lodge, Lee nianaeJ to till the Indian
and mounting his horse, after severe suffer
ing he reached Mexico, where he was kindly
treated and furnished wirh means to reach
his home.
Piext asd Profit. A gentleman who
employs a great number of hands in a manu
factory La tha West 'of England, in order to
keep his work-poople iu a due attendance at
church", tcld them that if they attended pub
lic worship on tha Sabbath, they would re
ceive their wages for that day in the same
manner as if they had b eca at work : upon
which a deputation was formed to acquaint
the employer, that if he would pay them for
over-time, they would attend the Methodist
church also in the evening.
"Have you,'
said a young
lady, enter
ing a music-store, and leaning over the coun
ter, and addressing the obliging young clerk :
."Ilavejou A heart that loves me only?' "
"Yes, liniss,' was' the reply; "and here is
A health to thee, Mary.' " Mary took the
songs, and was leaving the store, when sud
denly she returned "Oh, I forgot ! I want
One sweet kiss' before we part'" The
clerk glanced at the front store nobody was
there; he looked in the' counting-roomthe
'bos' was out; rapidly he leaned forward;
of : Mary advanoed her face, her mouth assumed
tho 'lip-tickie snape exquisite, ana eleven
soul-stirrinz busses were at once turned out
in the neatest style of prompt workmanship.
."Go thou and do likewise." And she said
the would.
'Honesty is tho best policy.' Stick to
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