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n opening, a full supply of Goods suit-
'e f. r t'ii st-ason, consisting ot
HADE UP CLOTHING,
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in 1 well selected asoriuei.t of MUX
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r': wi.kh time all persons dei- f!1
-1 -s professional servics can '-'-
it tlic ofliee of I)r. Lewis, nearlv onno-
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HUOYAU-PAUL GRAFF, MAXUFAC-
-GoeAi, Hats and Caps, No. 08 North
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March 6, 1856.)
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ure will be promptly attended to. He will
l:aS ?,Jl,t'0,!Wr at Public Sales wheuevtr
"-vices in that capacity are required.
323, 1858:24
B. S. BTJNN, M. D.
ma niur-LSSIOXAL Services to
l-e citizens of Ebensburg. Oflice in Drug
toaU,gH street, opposite Thompson's Ho-
DrS. M,y, 4,-1859.-24-1 y.
I) RECEIVED AND FOR SALE A larire
; Ka;vlp?r Assortlcnt of American Pock
- (Every krafe warranted,) by
Aurt GEORGE HUNTLEY.
10. 1859. St.
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FfR .SALE A T TII1S OFFICE,
Select Joctrg
A V T U 51 X.
BT ALMENA C. SAUXDERS.
In the bright and early Autumn
Steals a music rich and low,
Tli rough the glens and shaded woodlands;
Where the waters curl and flowj
And a haze of twilight softness,
Like an angel's veil falls d own.
Hanging there to shade the brightness
Of his glory-beamiug cron.
How I love thee solemn Autumn!
Sweetest season of the four;
When the fair-browed spring is sleeping,
And the summer queen no more.
-Comcst thou; the earth prepairing '
For the Winter's solemn reign.
As a dear friend tunes a heart-string
For a requiurn of pain.
Fmt, thy sigh comes o'er the flowers,
Asa tender voice, and sweet,
Warns us by its faint vibrations
Of a grief we soon must meet;
Then her banner-clouds of darkness,
On the purpling sky unfurled,
Tell that soon the dimond lances
Of the frost-king shall be hurled.
Then the Autumn spirit blcndeth
All the Summer's gorgeous dyes,
And baptizcth with his brightness
Forest crewns, and hazy skies,
As a bright, earthly glory
Glows upon a dying face,
Ere it wears the lat composure
Of the monarch Death's embrace.
Of that trio fair of sifters,
Thou art dearebt unto me;
And the brow beneath thy garland,
lieameth fairest of the three;
Though the Spring is blither sweeter,
With her wealth of golden hair
Floating like a flood of sunshine,
In the soft, delicious air.
And her voice rings out with music.
Till the heart is surged with glee,
Still a solemn echo mnnners,
"Yet the shadow thou must see."
And the Summer, like a Juno
In her crimson robe arrayed,
Steps upon the flower carpet
That htr sister's hand was laid..
Stars and flowers bow to worship
At the incense-li Jen shrine.
And the iluhiug earth grows giddy
Drinking up her gushing wine!
Till the weary sense is sated
With the very cup of bliss;
And the earth receives, half frowning,
llor sweet lips' imj as.fcncd kiss.
Something whispers to the spirit,
'Tis to beautiful to last;"
And the shadow of the future,
O'er the present bliss is catt.
Autumn cometh, sweet and solemn,
As the echo of her name;
Not to blithe, and yet not wailing.
Like a tempered music strain;
Tenderly, yet true, she speaketh
Of the bl.wm to pass away,
Throws a veil of saddened beauty
OV-r the realm of fair decay.
Autumn, thou my spirit's teacher, .
In dis fickle world shall be;
Though its bloom may fade and perish.
It shall borrow strength from thee;
Lcarniug neither bliss nor sadness,
Best can hold the faint soul up,
And the. draught that each lip moistens
Here, must be a blended cup.
Self-Made Ulen.
There is a great practical truth embodied
in the following extract :
"Life is a school, and it is only through
its struggles, its mishaps and disappointments
that wc Icaru human nature, ourselves and
our fellow men. It is only through repeated
falls that the child learns to stand alone and
walk.
"lie who is the architect of his own for
tune, character and destiny, is always a
great man, and if we'exaniine we'll find that
ninety-nine out of every hundred of such men
begun life without any other aid than a sound
physical, moral and intellectual constitution,
and have been successful in almost all the
phases of life; tasting of poverty, struggling
with disappointment, relegated to obscurity.
and undergoing all the kick and cuffs of
'outrageous fortune, and finally, by tue de-
velopement of their inherent energies i.u such
a hard, tough school, rising triumphant over
all obstacles at last.
'Manv an unwise parent labors hard and
lives sparingly all bis life for the pu p so of
leaving enoug-b to give his children a f-tart
in the world. a9 it is called Setting a young
man afloat with money left him by his rehv
tives, is like tying bladders under the arms
of one who cannot swim ; tea chances to one
he will lose the bladder.
"Giro your child a good education, and
you will have given him what will be of more
value than the wealth of the Iudics To be
thrown upon one's resources is to be cast in
to the very lap of fortune, for one's faculties
then undergo a developeuient and display an
energy of which they were previously sus
ceptible. O-Tne question of the future annexation
cf W est Florida to Alabama is exciting con
Biderble interest among the citizens ofboth
States. During the approaching election in
Florida it will form one of the principle mat
ters of consideration
iKigccUaucous.
PAUL JOXCS.
The Virginia Index is publishing a series
of interesting sketches by Mr. Thomas Chase
of Chesterfield, of "The Life, Character, and
Times of Paul Jones." They throw much
light on the character of Paul Jones, and
give, we doubc not, a most faithful account
of the famous battle of the Bon Homme
Richard, with the Seraphis. After stating
that the ships were locked together, which
was effected by Jones, because he saw that
to keep of at fair gun shot, with a new and
strong f rigate like the Serapis, would never
do for such a crazy old hulk . as the Don
Homme llichard, Mr. Chase proceeds :
"The working of. .the,, guns bad been sus
pended during the time of lashing the ships
together, but was now resumed. Of course
neither ship eoull use her guns but on one
side, and these were cearly muzzle to muzzle
so near that those who handled the ram
rods sometimes hit each other. "Fair play,
you Yankee!" an Englishman would ex
claim. "Mind your eye,' John Bull, or
I'll," &c.
The firing was not rapid, particularly on
Jones' part, for it would do the ships no hurt,
except to knock the guns about a little, and
knock off the gunwales, and occasionally
raise a cloud of splinters from each others
decks. Jones and his men kept a sharp
look-out that Pearson and his men did not
cut the lashings and sever the ships. Neither
of thesa ships were damaged "between
wind and water," nor could there now be by
any use of the big guns. Both had men in
the rigging doing all the mischief they could.
In this kind of play, Jones had the beat of
it; for his men were more terrible, and his
sars an4 yards were longer, still Pearson
would not surrender, insisting that Jones
ought to.
Captain Landais. with the Alliance, came
up to help Jones, and fired a broadside; but
of necessity it hurt Jones as much as it did
Pearson. Jones immediately cried out. Cap
tain Landais, let us alone; lean handle him.'
Both ships 'were often on fire, and as often
was the fire extinguished. Had it not been
for the men in the rigging, this was one of
the safest sea fights, so far as those on deck
were concerned, that almost ever happened
I mean after the ships were lashed together,
The fiash of the guns would go clear across
each deck, an I the men by keeping a good
look-out. could avoid being hurt, by only
stepping a little aside.
Had the Bon Homme Richard been a new'
strong ship, as was,the Serapis, both might
have lain there", and burned powder - and
thrown s-hot until they rotted, as to sinking
either with the guns of the other. But the
Bon Iiommj llichard was old and rotton, and
was leaking badly before Jones made her
fast to the Serapis; and thus fast the strain
upon her. against the other ship, and from
the explosion of the guns, made her leak
worse, and it was evident that she must ere
long go down.
' Some of Jones' men, and one of his offi
cers, told him she must go down, and sug
gested a surrender. "You never mind that
vou shall have a better ship to 20 home in,"
said Jones, pleasenlly. Jones 'and all his
men, and Pearson and ail his crew, very
well knew that if the Bon Homme Richard
was about to sink, she would capsize the Se
rapis, and both must go down together. It
was, therefore, likely to be a test between
Jones and Pearson; which, for the sake of
saving himself and men from a watery grave,
would strike first
"But Jones had recourse to a stratagem,
which was conapletly successful. He secret
ly sent his men below, one by one, with the
strictest possible orders to be fully prepared
for boardiug, and at a giving signal to rush
on deck, and he would lead them on to the
deck of the Serapis, and clear it. So Jones'
men seemed to dimicish, though not very
fast, until about only thirty were left on his
deck. Pearson, supposing they were killed,
or badly wounded, and that Jones must soon
strike, was thrown completely off his guard.
This was Jones' time. Giving his signal,
his men were ready in an instant, and with
Jones ahead, with his deadly sword, rushed
like "hell-bounds" upon the deck of the Se
rapis, killing everything they could reach,
and in a very short time would have killed
everything on board ; but Captain Pearson,
seeing his time had come, cried with a loud
voice, "Captain Jones, 1 surrender," at the
same moment taking his sword by the blade,
and presenting the handle to Joues, and
with the next breath ordered his colors to be
taken down
'This was in the night. The next eve
ning, the Bon Homme Richard went down
head foremost. Thus terminated the stran
gest naval fight on record.
Paul Jones took the Serapis, but Captain
Pearson sunk the Bon Homme Richard.
jtiT An exchange gives
the
following
as
one way to preserve the teeth: Let every
man. woman and child, keep a little pulver
ized charcoal in their bed-rooms, and on re
tiring at night let them put as much as can
be laid ou a sixpence in their mouths, and
work it about among the teeth with the
tongue, and it will not be long before there
will be no decayed teeth for the dentist to
fill with amalgum or pure gold cither.
A California Apple Tree. In Mr. Me
dina's garden, at the Bay State Branch,
California, is an apple tree four years old,
about seven and one-half feet high, and not
more than two inches in diameter at the
thickest part of the trunk, wbloh has one
thousand apples upon its branches not pig
mies at that,
t3B A wag has invented a new telegraph.
He proposes to place a line of woman fifty
steps apart, and commit the news to the first
of them as a secret.
The f,atestDodge.
Among the numerous expedients that were
resorted to invading the "Main Liquor Law,"
the following, we think, was the most inge
nious. A iall specimen of 'Yankee manufacture,'
arrived in the good city of Portland, in the
State of Maiue, and established at the Elm
Hotel. His luggage consisted of a small va
lise and a large olong box, which contained
(for the inspectors had examined its contents,)
a quantity of books richly bound, which the
proprietor had bought for the purpose of re
tailing about the city.
After seeing his property placed in the
room to hiui, the pedlar made his appearance
in the office with a small volume in his hand.
He glanced his keen shrewd eyes leisurely
around tb--TQOtn, which at that moment con
tained T)0.-rroe but the cierk and mysoIfT" ' "
'Fond of reading?' inquired the pedlar of
the clerk, when he had finished his observa
tion. ' .
'Don't get 3ny time,' said the clerk, busy
ing himself most wonderfully at the desK.
I rather guess I've got a book here you'd
like to read,' continued the pedlar persever
ingly. What is it?'
Well, it's a real good kind of a book, and
just the thing for the times, too, cause 'twill
give a man spiritual solace, they do say that's
what a man can't get very easy in Maine,
just about now.'
'That's true; but your "solace,' unfortunate
ly, my good friend, does not happen to be
the right kind.'
There was a cunning leer, in the pedlar's
eye as he inquired.
Fond of the right Fort, hey? ha! ha!
When I can get it,' responded the clerk,
a little interested.
'Rether guess I'll sell you this book then,'
returned the pedlar, with unapproachable non
cbalence.
What is it? You have not told the name
yet, sir.'
'Ha! ha! i'ts the Pilgrim's Progress.'
'I don't want to see it. I have road it a
dozen times, sir.'
But this is a very late illustrated edition.'
No matter; it's all the same.'
Bat the illustrations are very beautiful.
Every person will say that they are unequal
ed '
'Oh its all nonsense! I don't want it,' and
the clerk begau writing again, evidently
annoyed.
'Say, now, you bad better look at . the pic
tures,' and the pedlar. thurst the book under
his clerkship's nose.
The movement, had an astonishing effect
upon the xle-rk. He jumped off 4he ehair
aud began to examine the volume eagerly,
but, much to my surprise without opening it.
Then seemingly satisfied with the examina
tion, he demanded the price, and . purchased
it.
'Look you,' said the pedlar, squinting up
h is right eye, after the sale was concluded,
moving towards the door, 'look you, if any
body else should see that book, and want to
get one just like it send up to No: 75. I'll
accommodate 'um just as quick as they please
And exchanging a strangely queer and mys
terious look with the clerk, the pedlar vao-
ishel.
'What in the name of common sense pos
sessed you to buy that book,' I inquired of
the clerk as soon as the pedlar was out of
sight
c 1
I advanced and looked over bis shoulder.
Turning np one eud of the book, he removed
a small slide and discovered a stopple, which
be uncovered and handed me the book which
I applied mechanically to my mouth.
'What is it? said he laughing.
Brandy, by thunder,' I exclaimed, paus
ing to take breath, aud taking steps for the
door
Hallo, where are you going?' said he to
me.
'Up stairs, it has just struek me that the
Pilgrim's Progress will be an excellent addi
tion to my library.'
The next day the Yankee pedlar's stock
was exhausted, and he was off for another lot
of the illustrated edition of the good old Pil
grim's Progress.
flow Tecumseb was Killed.
The Western Christian Advocate of this
week, contains an obituary notice, by Rev.
A. Wright, of the Ind, M. E. Church; of Is
aac Hamblin, Senior, who died at his resi
dence, near' Bloom field, Ind.,' a few months
since, aged about eighty-six years. Mr
Hamblin was a man of deep piety, and un
questionable veracity. He was in the battle
of tho Thames, and the writer gives the fol
lowing as his statement in regard to the man
ner in which lecumsch was killed:
He savs he was standing but a few feet
from Col. Johnson when he fell, and in full
view, and saw the whole of that part of the
battle. He was well acquainted with Tecum
seh. having seen him before the war, and
haying been a prisoner seventeen days, and
received many a cursing from him. He
thinks that Tecurnseh thought Johnson was
Harrison, as be otten neara tne cuiet swear
that he would have Harrison's scalp, and
seemed to have a special hatred towards him.
Johnson's horso fell under him, he himself
deeply wounded; in the fall he lost iiis sword.
his large pistols were empty, and was entang
ed with his. horse on the ground. Tecurnseh
baa nred uis rule at mm, ana wnen ne saw
him fall ho threw down his gun and boun
ded lorward lite a tiger sure 01 uis prey
Johnson had only a side pistol ready for -use
Ho aimed at the chief over the head of his
horse, and shot near tho centre of his fore
head. When the ball struck it seemed to
hiui that the Inian jumped with his head ful
fifteen feet in the air; as soon as he struck
the ground a little Frenchman ran his bayo
net into him and Dinned him fast to the
ground.
Facts Tor the People.
Showing when, and by whom, new States
came into the Union. What Territory has
been acquired, and under what administra
tion. "
Under - Washington's Administration the
following States were admitted.
Vermont, in 1791.
Kentucky, in 1792.
Tennessee, in 1796
Under John Adams, a Federalist, no
State was admitted.
Under Thomas Jefferson, a Democrat, the
following States came into the Union.
Ohio, in 1802-
Louisiana, purchase, in 1804.
Enough territory to carve out 15 States
also, under his administration. Territorial
Governments were formed in Indiana, Louis
iana" and M ississippi . -. - t- r - -T . ',.
Under Jaaics Madison, a" Democrat:"
Indiana, in 1816.
Under James Monroe, assisted by a Dem
ocratic Congress.
Mississippi, in 1817.
Illinois, in 1819.
Missouri, in 1820.
Maine, in 1820.
Florida, purchase, in 1821.
During the administration of John Q. Ad
ams, who was not a Democrat, not a single
State was admitted.
Under General Andrew Jackson, a Demo
crat: Michigan, in 1836.
Arkansas, in 1S36.
Under Martin Van Buren, a Democrat no
State was admitted.
Under Harrison and Tyler, Whigs, no
State was admitted into tho Union.
Under the Presidency of James K Polk,
a Democrat, aided by a Democratic Con
gress : J
Texas, in 1845-
Iowa, in 1845.
Florida, in; 1846.
California, New Mexico and Utah, were
purchased during the Administration of Tay
lor and Filmore, Whigs, aided by a Demo
cratic Congress:
Cihforn'.a, in 1850.
New Mexico, Utah, and Washington Ter
ritories, organized.
Under the Administration of Pierce, a
Democrat, Kansas and Nebraska were organ
ized, and Arizona purchased- ' ,
Under James Buchanan. Democrat:
Minnesota, in 1858.
Oregon, in 1859.
It will be seen that with the acception of
California, . a Democratic President, or a
Democratic Congress has admitted evry State,
free or slave; and California was admitted by
a Democratic Congress. A Democratic Pres
ident or a Democratic Congresj has organ-
izcd aid purchased every territory, since our
Government was organized 1780. The Re
publican party never admitted a free State.
The Democratic party has admitted ten since
the year 1802. l'et. in the face of these
facte, we are constantly being told that tne
Democratic party is opposed to the admission
of free states, and desires to extend the area
of slavery.
A MODEL DUX.
An editor out west thus talks to his non-
paying subscribers and patrons. If this ap
peal does not bring in the "pewter,', we think
he need never dun a second time.
"Friends, Patrons, Subscribers and Ad
vertisers: Hear us for our debts, and get
ready that you may pay; trust us we are in
need, for you have loDg been trusted: ac
knowledge ycur indebtedness, and dive into
your pockets that you may promptly fork
over. If there be any among you one sin
gle patron that dont owe us something,
then to him we say, step inside consider
yourself a gentleman. If the rest wish to
know why we duu them, this is our answer:
Not that we care about the cash ourselves,
but our creditors do. Would you rather that
we go to jail, and you go free, than you pay
your debts aoa an Keep moving: as we
have agreed, we have worked for you as
we have contracted, we Lave furnished our
paper to you, but as you dou't pay, we dun
you! Here are the agreements for job-work,
contracts for subscription, promises ot long
credits, and duns for deferred payment Who
is there so mean that he dont take a paper.'
If any, he nceden't speak, we don't mean
him. Who is there so green that he don't
advertise? If any, let him slide; he ain't the
chap cither. Who is there so bad that he
don't pay the printer? If any, let him shout
tor he s the man we re alter. 11 is name is
legion, He has been owing us one, two or
three years long enough to make us poor
at our expense. If the above appeal to hii
conscience dosn't awaken his sense to justice.
we shall have to try the law, and Bee what
virtue there is in writs and constables."
IC7"A worthy, but poor minister," writes
r . t . . m a. 3 1
a iriena iroin tne country, requesieu a wau
of fifty dollars from the cashier of our bank,
and in the note requesting the favor, he said
would "Dav in ten davs on the faith of
Abraham." The cashisr returned word that
by the rules of the bank, the endorser must
reside in the State.'
Z2T"What did you give that blood-mare
of yours the other day when she had the
lots?1 asked a Wall street broker of a friend
from Long Island.
"A pint of spirits of turpentine."
Two days after the same parties met in the
street.
"Say look a'here, I gave my mare a pint
of turpentine, and. by Jove, it killed her.
"So it did raiue!" vsaa the reply
SST The reputation of American cutlery
is now so fully established that gome of the
eutlerv made iu Sheffield. Eozland. fr this
market, is stamped with the names of Amer
ioan manufactures. ia order to facuiato its
6ale.
Lr. Faustus.
It is or ought to be generally known that
Dr. Faust was the inventor of the "art of
arts." According to Eisraeli, the tradition
of the Devil an 1 Dr. Faustis was derived from
the odd circumstances in which the Bibles of
first printer (Faust)'appeared to the world.
When he had discovered this new art, and
printed off a considerable number of copies of
the Bible, to imitate those which were more
commonly sold in manuscript, he undertook
the sale of tbem in Paris. It was to his
interest, to conceal his discovery, and to pass
off his printed Bible manuscript. But as he
was enabled to sell his Bibles at sixty crowns
while the other scribes demanded five hun?
dred, this created universal astonishment;
and still more when he produced copies as
they were wanted, and even lowered the price."
This" made a great ; sensation at Paris The
uniformity of the copies increased the won
der. Informations were given in to the mag
istrates against him as a magician; his lodg
ings were searched, and a great number of
copies being found, they were seized. The
red ink which embclished his copies was said
to be his blood; and it was sclemuly adjudged
that he was in league with the devil. Faust
was at length obliged, to save himself from a
bonfire, to discover his art to the Parliament
of Paris,who discharged him from all prose
cution consideration of his useful invention.
Revolutionary Anecdote. The venerable
ex-editor, J. T. Buckingham, in one of bis
recent "Reminiscenses of Boston" for the
Gazette, says:
, "On the evening of the 18th of April, 1775
a man who was afterwards one of our wealthy
citizens, and then a true Whig, was cleaning
a horse in the stable between Marbtro and
Hawley streets, (the spot I believe now occu
pied with livery stables) when be was visited
by one of the grooms from the stables belong
ing to the Prover.ce House, and a Toiy of
course. After the customary salutations and
inquires for news, the Tory groom said to the
Whig, (supposing him to be a Tory, that be
had just overheard a conversation between
Gen. Gage and other officers, and added,
There will be hell to pay to-morrow "
Without effecting any surprise, the Whig re
quested his acquaintance to take his curry
comb and finish dressing his horse, while be
(Whig,) would step out a moment on an er
rand. The other complied, and tho Whig
made the best of his way to the bouse of Paul
Revere, in Charter street, and told him what
he had heard. 31 r. Revere said, 'You are
the third parson that has brought us the same
information within a few minuets. Say not
a word to any one, but return to jour work
and keep profound silence.' The next mor
ning by fraurise the Britirh detatchment was
on its way to Lexington; but information of
their approach was there before them. They
expected to find Samuel Adaais and John
Hancock, but the "birds had flown.'"
5&-"What's that?" asked Mrs
Partiog
the Place
Paris.
ion. looking up at the column
on
Vendome. durins her late
visit to
"The pillar of Napoleon,"
"Well, I never did." she
was the answer,
exclaimed, "and
that's his pillow! He
use that; but it's more
it's made of iron, I do
was a great man to
like a bolster. And
believe Ah ! Isaac,
see what it is tobe great,
head must have rested or
low!"
How hard Lis
that ironical pil-
,f?Tho following dialogue is reported be
tweeen two boys:
"What do you think? my father, the oth- .
or day, shot nine hundred and ninety-nine
pidgeons with one barrel of bis guu."
"Oh! my Gosh! why didn't he say a thous
and at once."
(Reply reprovingly.) "Do you supposo
my lather would tell a lie just for tho sake of
one pidgeouV
Bgiu The way to kill a printer is to always
pay him on the presentation of his bill, for
such an unexpected pheuomenon will cause a
rush of blood to the head and throw him into
appoplexy
CSJ-"Sarah," said a wag, "it's all over
town." "What's all over town?" was th
anxious inquiry.
"Mud."
Sarah's eyes dropped.
(7 Mrs. Partington says that nothing de-
oises her so much as to see people, who pro-
a a a
fess to expect salvation, go to church without
their puses, when a recolection is to be ta
ken.
ST A negro, soon after
war, being told of the great
the revolution
valor of Lord
Cornwallis, replied -
"King George send him ober to dis count
ry Cornwallis, but General Washington gU
at hitn, and scrape all de coru off and fend
him back Cbowallis."
One
Prentice in
could see the hand of
Jacob
this joke, at a
furlong's
tance:
"What are you doing, daughter?" Un
drcssiug myself for the party, mother""
C7The Duke of Argyle thinks highly of
Mrs H. B. Stowe thinks she can't be spoil
ed; but the Doke do?s not approve of a wo
man appearing on a platform iu public, un
less she is going to be hanged, when, he say 8,
"it is unavoidable-''
ttgi-Our "Devil" woke up the other mor
ning and was astonished to see a bed bug
setting on the back of a chair, pulling pi a
from his coat, and innocently picking his
teeth.
t3!uAyoung lady out West is charged
with putting on airs, because sh.e refused to
go to a ball barefoot.
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