GETTING TO BE A MAN
Im glad my hair aint vallovr
And nil curled up and long
Im glad my cheeks aint dimpled t
And that Im gittin strong
I wisht my voice was hoarser
To talk like Uncle Dan
Because I want to hurry
And git to be a man
Im glad the women never
Come iinlouiu and say
Oh what a party little boy
In of way
I wear big shoes and always s
Make all the noise I can
Because I want to hurry
And git to be a man
V t
Onct I tried to chew tobackcr
But couldnt do it quite
It made me awful dizzy
They said I was a sight
But some time when Im older
I bet you that I can
I wont give up that easy
Cause I want to be a WanT
Ive got on pas suspenders
Wisht I had whiskerstoo f
And that my feet was bigger
And schoolin was all through
Wisht Edison- or someone
Would come out wUlHtnhm
To help a boy to hurry
And git to be a man
Cleveland Leader
DJftAWS TO HIS BOOM
Tberefvas unusual excitement at
Fort Clark i Caitjemen cowboys horse
ranchers teamsters soldijers all moved
arountHn ih miDsY excited way1 and
threats of violence against some un
known person came fast and furious
Fort Clark is a frontier post in South
western Texas It was not of so much
importance as a town u GO as it is
now but civilization not having crept
so close over iron rails it was of more
importance as a frontier post Word
had come in that Willie Pray
herder on Turkey Creek bad been
found in his cabin with a gaping knife
wound in his breast and a Mexican
woman whom he had recently en
gaged to go out to -take charge of the
domestic arrangements at his much
was also discovered with her throat
cut
Whatever was the cause of the dou
ble murder was only a matter of sur
mise but surmise is generally enoughf
for Judge Lynch He doesnt waste
much time upon quiSbles The fnatfpf
was argued out in this way
Anybody seen any Indians about
came from a young soldier who stood
in a group near Bill Chunks store
Taint no Injuns came from a
long haired hunter who was seated on
a stump mending the cinch of his sad
dle with buckskin thongs
Why Uncle Bilir canie from sev
eral voices
Injuns dont knife unless its for
hair Sides that ef theyd bin around
1 reckon that thar jacal ml bin a
blazin Hw did this yer news come
anyhow
No one seemed to know The report
just appeared to spring up without
there being any responsible author for
it It started as a rumor and the story
gradually developed until the whole
post knew of it and was consequently
excited
Here comes Jake Breen said one of
the group he seems to know as much
about it as anybody
When Jake came up he said he did
not know any more than the rest
Someone had brought in the report and
he had just heard folks talking about
it He agreed with Uncle Bill that it
was not Indians and with many oaths
- Lvpnuuvu ilia LHUl iu v v
You see Pray took a greaser worn-
an out tb ere to lool after has ranch
Most Mexican women have lovers of
their own colour Everybody knows
Mexicans are jealous and revengeful
They mostly use a knife while a white
man uses a shooting iron The report
says that both were killed with a knife
-which shows that it was done by a
Mexican who was jealous of Pray and
the only Mexican we know of about
the place is the -herder he had looking
after his sheep Itlooks as if he was
the guilty party
Thats so said several fche Mex
ican must have done it
Then whats the use waiting around
here The greaser aint going to come
here and ask us to hang him iHe may
be around the ranch yet if he aint
skipped to Mexico Weve got to hang
a greaseranighty quick if we wants to
do justice in this matter said Jake
and the most of those there assembled
appeared to agree with him
Jake was a desperado of the first
water and was necessaritly an authori
ty in these matters
Wharis the coyote ez brought the
nqws said Uncle Bill
Again there was no answer
I reckon wed better go and see
theyre dead afore we hang anybody
Wed best go to the ranch and take a
look at the late lamented afore we un
dertake to do anything else We can
take a judge along for convenience in
case we need him Im going -to the
inch and Uncle Bill picked up a sad-
kthat lay on the ground near him and
ted for Tin r staked out on the
off
ppeared
mdby
hcrdof sheep quietly grazing but evi
dently making their way slowly in the
direction of Prays ranch as a man was
apparently iirging them on while a dog
was keeping themfrom straggling
e Prays greaser now said
Breen I know him by his having that
dog with him Wed better get him
while- we have a chance and he turned
his ponys head in that direction
Say Squire said Uncle Bill turn
ing to a bright intelligent looking
young man riding near him who got
1ihVtftleby beiflg a lawyer pears like
youd best go along an see that the
Mex dont escapefrom the hands o
justiebaAra sTytwiukle came into
his eye -as he added Seems like a
mighty desprit feller the way he drives
them sheepanf Jake an the ofltec fU
lers maybe cbuldnthiindle rightvaIone
Ill take keer o thjs cavyard
So the vouiigslavverand1five others
followed Jake Breen Kviki dash over the
pralritf to capture the Mexican while
the rest of the cavalcade rode on to the
ranch
w
Prays jacal or hut -was-a-rude-affair
constructed as many of them are
in that country Jby planting live oak
pickets ten feet long in an upright
position side by sile to Tornf tlT6walls
and making a roof of prairie grass
thatch Thecracks were stopped with
mud and there was no opening except
the door which furnished all the light
and- ventilation needed besides that
which came in through the numerous
crevice in the rude structure It was
situated in a grove of trees on the
banks of the creek
When the party rode up they found
the door of the cabin closed and not a
sign or sound of life anywhere around
- Hello house called Uncle Bill
Thar dont seem to be nobody here
he added and then dismounting he
walked tip to the door and gave it a
push It opened inwardly scraping on
the dirt floor as it did so for it hung
loose on its strap hiuges
Well Ill be denied J exclaimed tle
old- man i as his eyes became accus
tomed to the dim light in the cabin ef
it haint so fera fact
And then the others crowded up to
look in and see what Uncle Bill had
seen the body of the woman on the
floor near the rear of the room with
her throat cut and the body of Willie
Tray near the door lying in a pool of
blood which had evidently fiowed from
awound in his side
i Dont cuowd that thar door men I
want ter see said the oldinau as he
caught hold of Prays hand That
gals gone but this here boy seems ter
be kinder warm yit Give a hand a
couple o youns an lets see wat a
leetle fresh airll do
They took him up gently and bore
him to a grassy place in the shade of
some trees Here they laid him tender
ly down upon a bed of blankets and
after moistening the lips with liquor
they began examining the wound
They had just reached this stage of
the proceedings when fliere was a di
version It came from the party who
bad gone off to capture the Mexican
They rode along the unfortunate greas
er being tied to a lariat attached to the
saddle bow of one of the men He was
running along uttering protestations
his face actually pale with terror
No sabe seuors no entender Seuor
Caballeros
Here he is called Jake Breen as
the company came to a halt Weve
got the scoundrel
And then they all crowded up to
where the wounded and apparently
dead man lay upon the blankets As
the last party came up they approach
ed the feet of the wounded man The
Sheriff led the Mexican up the others
niakingBrooni for them
Stand back men an let us have
air ThisVer corpseSeems to be re
viviu some and Uncle Bill put his
arm under Trays shoulders to raise
them up
And just then a strange thing hap
pened The wounded man opened ihis
eyes and stared round in a dazed sort
of way Then fixing his gaze straight
before him and raising himself up with
his arm outstretched pointing his fin
ger toward the trembling Mexican he
said ian almost indistinct hesitating
whisper w
You you killed Her and then he
seemed to gasp for breath but he made
another effort and added Jake
Breen and then would have dropped
from exhaustion if the strong arm of
Uncle Bill had not been at hand to ease
him gently down
When the name was mentioned it as
tonished the men as much as if they
-had heard thunder from a clear sky
The ones on the outer edge of the circle
hacl not heard the name at all but had
seen the actionLand supposed that Praj
wat pointing to the Mexican and not
to the burly figure of Breen which
loomed up behind that unhappy indi
vidual They therefore naturally
crowded up closer and their scowling
faces boded no good for the descendant
of the Aztecs
Those who were close enough to hear
the whisper were so astonished for a
moment thrft they pould not grasp the
situation There were two men who
did however understand what it
meairf and when the one Uncle Bill
looked up to speak the other Jake
Breen had allowed himself to be
crowded out of the circle and was al
ready on his horse
He says it was Take Breen stop the
Lcovote called uncle Bill and those
Leaf to him sprang to their feet for-
of them had been down on one
Lsbme on both so as to watch the
ktl man Those who understood
bt out of the crowd aud by
aring He says its Jake
ihe others to understand
-few moments of delay
h wnen Breen 6a w tne
kl toward him he knew too
Ineant He had supposed
and now when he faced
e the ejes were open
ked to speak He had
had too much Dnericnce in Judge
Lynchs court to await further develop
ments He permitted the other anxious
spectators to crowd him out and he
quietly and quickly got into tire saddle
of the lawyers horse which was not
only the nearest to himl but the best
one in the lot It was near the corner
of the hut tJhit he mounted and when
the others realized the situation he was
already started on his way to the south
ward
It took only a few moments to have
a dozen riders following on the trail
headed by the lawyer on Jake Breens
horse
Say you tins called Uncle Bill to
those who had riot yet started taint
no use fer us to jine in thet thar chase
One had better ride down to Uvalde an
tell the folks an one had better go to
Clark for a doctor from the post an an
ambulance The rest can stay here till
mornin an hear from the other fellers
Thet sun aint half a hour high an
wen she drops yer know hit ends the
phase unless theyre mighty clost on ter
him ez thar aint no moon
What the old man meant was that
there could be no chase after sunset
There is no twilight in Texas and when
the sun sets one passes directly from
daylight to dark One might make his
way by starlight but he couldnt follow
a trail in the shadows
The sun rose next morning in a clear
sky and soon afterward the pursuing
party were up to the ranch
Did you get yer boss squire in
quired Uncle Bill
Yes
Whard you find him
Down by Elm Water hole
Did you find Jake
Yes
Did you bring him along
No we just left him ther among the
trees
Well then ez everything has passed
off so pleasant like and the doctors
thinks the boy kin be moved I reckon
we mought jest ez well go back to
Clark New York Mercury
PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS
They Are Needed in Coiintrj as Well
as in City
Among the many plans which have
been suggested in England for com
memorating worthily the sixtieth anni
versary of the coronation of Queen Vic
toria in June next none seems to find
more favor than the proposition for a
concerted movement for setting aside
plots of ground or places of historic in
terest to be dedicated to the common
use and enjoyment of the people
It is pointed out that this is a plan
which will give the people of each towns
and county a personal interest in the
celebration while it will give them also
the feeling that they are sharing in a
great national movement Should this
plan be adopted hundreds of Queen
Victoria gardens parks playgrounds
and fields dotted over the kingdom
may express the popular appreciation
of Queen Victorias beneficent reign
and at the same time confer a great and
lasting benefit upon the people
They have been slower in England
than we in this country to recognize the
advantages of public playgrounds The
establishment of parks and gardens
and recreation places for the public use
is no new thing with us The move
ment in thatdirec rion is increasing and
many of our chief cities vie with each
other in the extent and beauty of their
park systems
There are one or two errors which
should be guarded against however
For one thing places set apart for the
public use should not be too good to
play in Neat paths closely trimmed
sods and signs of Keep of the grass
do not meet the need These are all
well but somewhere in the park there
should be grass which one can stretch
out upon and ground that the boys can
trample over
Another mistake is that communities
do not begin soon enough to set aside
land for commons and public grounds
They wait until the pressure of popula
tion makes breathing spaces absolutely
essential to the general health By that
time land commands a large price and
the difficulty of securing enough for it
within easy reach of the people is con
siderable
Playgrounds too are needed in the
country as well as in cities It is often
assumed in the country that boys and
girls have all outdoors in which to play
and that special provision for them is
not necessary but it often happens in
rural communities that there is no
place in which children may romp
freely They either play in the roads or
trespass in private fields and pastures
Rural communities which move in
season to secure open grounds for the
public use not only provide for the
children to day but save large expendi
ture later when population presses
upon them and land comes to be reck
oned at so much the square foot-
Youths Companion
Breakless Mirrors
A German genius fills a long felt want
by providing mirrors which will not
break He simply employs celluloid
where glass was heretofore used A
perfectly transparent well polished cel
luloid plate receives a quicksilver back
ing like that of a glass mirror This
backing is in turn protected by an
other celluloid plate which also mir
rors so -that practically a double mir
ror is furnished ljjdHgr cheaper and
more lasting than gsg
Best Fire Prooi Boors
Numerous experiments toxdetermine
the best fire resisting materials for the
construction of doors have proed that
wood covered with tin resists firebetter
thnn in iron door
The class of people converted a
vivals have to be saved as often as
wheat
t re-
Yhe
Unless there is an old woman in th
house anything that is put in tho fam
ily Bible is mislaid for years to come
t
Saar3
THE1IELD OF BATTLE
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF
THE WAR
The Veterans of the Rebellion Tell of
Whistlinjr Bullets Bripfht Bayonetsf
Bursting Bombs Bloody Battles
Camp Fire Festive Bugs Etc Etc
The Unionists Fate
Two or three years before the South
seceded from the Union a fine young
fellow from New England settled in
one of the country districts of Ala
bama where he opened a school
Barlow for that was the teachers
name had no patience with secession
but he had come South to make money
and in order to win popularity and pat
ronage he disguised his sentiments ana
was apparently willing to drift with
the tide
He was soon on the best of terms
with his Southern neighbors and the
year before the war broke out he mar
ried a rich girl and found himself the
master of a plantation and about a
hundred slaves
The school was given up of course
and Barlow was transformed into a
typical cotton planter
Even then he was loyal to the Union
at heart but his greed tempted him
to remain and pretend to sympathize
with the secession cause
The first gun was fired in Charleston
harbor troops rushed to the front and
a new republic was attempting to rise
from a sea of blood
The ex teacher threw off his old hab
its and adopted those of the people
around him He enjoyed hunting and
outdoor sports liked his toddy and was
at his best when he was telling stories
to a crowd of jolly fellows
Naturally he was popular and in ev
ery circle he was a prominent figure
He contributed liberally to the Con
federate cause but had no desire to
enter the army Fortunately he was
not subject to conscription as the laws
of the Confederacy exempted every
man who was the owner of twenty or
more slaves
People thought it perfectly natural
and proper for him to stay at home to
protect his property and he was treat
ed in respect like a native South
erner
One public duty he could not shirk
The district had to be patrolled at
night and the younger men at stated
times rode in couples all over the coun
ty between sunset and sunrise
Generally the men on patrol liked
their work They carried their bran
dy flasks and plenty of cigars and
had their fun They stopped at the
bachelor quarters of some of the plant
ers and it was a rare thing to finish
patrol scout without a game of cards
for stakes high enough to make it in
teresting
Barlow knew enough of what was
going on to convince him that the Con
federates would be vanquished and in
a quiet way he made preparations for
the final collapse Through an agent
in Montgomery he made occasional
purchases of gold aud greenbacks and
he stored large quantities of cotton in
places supposed to be safe
Much of his time was devoted to
what might be called a campaign of
education with his wife He stuck to
this systematically removed her sec
tional prejudices filled her mind with
a longing to enjoy the gay life of the
large Northern cities and led her to
agree with him that the success of
the Union cause would be better for
them than its defeat
They decided to embrace the first op
portunity when peace came to sell their
land and go to New York to live Their
slave property of course would be a
total loss
With this understanding the husband
and wife continued to play their parts
as good Confederates and the planter
was always ready to patrol his district
aiid aid in the preservation of peace
and order among thd slave population
He had become so accustomed to the
expression of Confederate sentiments
that he was rather proud of his elo
quence in that line and his talk was
fully as extreme as that of his South
ern friends
His wife feared that he would find it
difficult to prove his loyalty to the
Union when the time came but he
told her that the Federals would un
derstand his peculiar situation and
would think that he was forced to act
a part to save his life and property
In fact it would have been danger
ous if he had pursued the opposite
course The few Northern Unionists
in the South who did not hold their
tongues had a hard road to travel
The climax came before anybody
was ready for it Lees army surren
dered at Appomattox and a flurry of
confusion and uncertainty followed
throughout the South
Johnston surrendered in North Caro
lina and Jefferson Davis was known
to be making his way through Georgia
to the Southwest The Confederates
in Texas were still undecided about
surrendering and in some localities in
Alabama and other States there was a
desire to continue the conflict
In Barlows neighborhood the people
were slow in coming to a full undeiy
standing of the changed condition of
affairs The Home Guards drilled ev
ery day as usual the patrol syster
was kept up and the masters were as
strict as ever by their slaves who did
not realize what Appomattox meant if
they heard it mentioned The conscript
officers went their rounds and the
small bodies of Confederate troops in
that region held themselves ready to
fight the invaders whenever it might be
necessary
One day it was rumored that a Fed
eral raiding party had entered Barlows
country and might at any hour reach
his plantation The other planters ad
vised a peaceful policy but Barlow
I suspected a design on their pari to
draw him out and discover his real
feelings To deceive them he advised
resistance and declared his readiness
to take his gun and go on a scouting
expedition
His offer was accepted by the cap
tain of the Home Guard and the un
fortunate man armed himself and
started out through the woods after
first assuring his wife that there was
no danger and that he was only play
ing a game of bluff
The full story never came out but
when Barlows dead body was brought
home the men who accompanied it said
that he had been surprised in the forest
by some Federal soldiers who sup-
posd that he was about to fire upon
them from ambush and they had upon
the spur of the moment shot him down
They carried him to the first planta
tion on their road where he died from
the effects of his wound Some of the
neighbors who were present informed
the officer in command that his men
had killed a man who though a newly
imported Yankee was a mighty good
Confederate At the same time how
ever they stated that the Federals
would meet with no organized resist
a nee in that vicinity
The Federals visited the Barlow plan
tation and carried off all the cotton
stored there aud caused the negroes to
scatter in every direction the major
ity of them heading for Montgomery
where they expected to live a life of
ease at the expense of the Govern
ment
Mrs Barlow had the sympathy of
the community until she put in her
claim for her cotton pleading that she
and her husband were strong Union
people and had never been genuine
Confederates
An outburst of indignation followed
and many interesting facts came to
light showing the difference between
the politics of the Barlows in public
and in the privacy of their own home
The widow lost her cotton claim but
she sold her land and moved North
among her husbands relatives and
made a reputation as a bitter South
hater
Barlow was the last man killed by
the Federals in Alabama and the pe
culiar Circumstances of his death caus
ed the incident to be the subject of con
siderable talk
He was a bright clever fellow
said an old citizen who told me the
story and if he had not been killed
by the Yankees I verily believe that
our district would have sent him to
Congress on account of his red hot se
cession talk But when the truth came
out it was a shock to
Wallace Putnam Reed in Chicago
Times Herald
Grants Coolness
While General Grant then a lieuten
ant was courting the lady whom he
married there occurred an event to
which he never reverted without a
shudder A writer in the Midland
Monthly describing an adventure
which the young lieutenant and Miss
Dent met with says
When the water is high in the Missis
sippi the swift current abrades the
banks and they frequently cave in
for several yards or rods at a time
In early spring in one of their after
noon explorations Lieutenant Grant
and the young lady were riding along
the bank of the river passing from one
cove or valley to the mouth of another
Miss Dent was nearest the watei
Suddenly Miss Dents horse began to
sink The earth had given way under
his hind feet Grants horse was close
beside hers In an instant he saw that
her horse was sinking into the awful
abyss
Grants cool head and splendid horse
manship here had opportunity to dis
play themselves Quick as a flash he
leaned over threw his right arm
around Miss Dents waist and drew
her to him as her horse disappeared in
the seething and murky eddy that a
moment later boiled and surged in an
gry tumult over the place where bank
and horse had disappeared from sight
Fortunately the earth parted between
the two animals leaving Grants horse
on solid ground Lifting and firmly
holding Miss Dent and applying the
spur to his horse- he was on safe
ground in a moment then he gently
lowered her to the earth all this with
out a word from the silent man or
a scream or murmur from her
As he hastened back to rescue her
horse she stood holding the bridle of
his outwardly as composed as if noth
ing had happened
Her horse had disappeared Grant
followed down stream ajid hailed a
boatman in a skiff who found the
horse swimming several hundred yards
below amid driftwood and debris He
landed the animal at a place where it
could climb the bankand it was soon
on safe ground none the worse for the
fright and the bath
Johnny and Yank
Every little while a new story is told
which illustrates the nonchalant way
in which the soldiers of the Federal
and Confederate armies used to talk
across the lines during the Civil War
During the days he says when Sher
mans army was operating in front of
Atlanta Hoods Confederate command
had been thrown again and again upon
Shermans lift wing only to be hurled
back each time torn and bleeding One
morning after this had been going on
for several days the outposts of the
two armies found themselves within
talking distance and began to con
verse as usual 4
Hello Johnny said a Federal ser
geant
Hello Yank
How many of you rebs are there
left
Dunno Yank Bout another killin
I reckon
Who can doubt that this brave Amer
ican soldier of the South would have
marched to the next killin with per
fect composure even though it had
reallv finished Hoods command
ERRORS BY HlSTORIAS
Dloccrics Tub a Vyth The Hannibal
Fable Lies AbotitClcopatra
The same year that Alexander died
at Babylon Diogenes died at Corinth
2 B C but not we may be sure inr
a tub because he never made such a
fool of himself as to live in one Tho
story that he did so had no better ori
gin than a comment by his biographer
Seneca who was not born till more
than 300 years after the cynics death
A man so crabbed ought to have lived
in a tub like a dog
In 21G B C Hannibal with nbouc
50000 men nearly annihilated tm
Roman army of about 90000 at Can
nae in Apulia Italy but it is all a
fable to say that he sent three bushels
of gold rings plucked from the bands
of dead Roman knights back to Car
thage as evidence of his victory The
messenger who carried the news back
to the Carthaginian Senate on conclud
ing his report opened his robe and
threw out a number of gold rings gath
ered on the field of battle
Four years later the Romans under
Marcellus attacked and captured
cuse belonging to Greece because of
its alliance with Hannibal against
Rome As the invading ships approach
ed Archimedes is said to have setsome
of them on fire with immense burningi
glasses However modern science his
so well watered this story that it only
remains to add that even at this day
the feat would be impossible
Thirty years B C Cleopatra killed
herself to avoid being exhibited at
Rome in the triumph of Octavius who
had made war upon her and Antony
because the latter had divorced his Oc i
tavius sister on the Queens account
But did she die from a snakes bite
It is better to think not If her death
had been caused by any serpent the
small viper would rather have been
chosen than the large asp but the story
Is disproved by her having decked her
self in the royal ornaments and be-
ing found dead without any marks of
suspiciou of poison on her bod3 -
Death from a serpents bite could notj
have been mistaken and her vanityj
would not have allowed her to choose
one which would have disfigured her in
so frightful a manuer
Other poisons were well understood
and easy of access and no boy would
have ventured to carry an asp in a has-
ket of figs some of which he even offer
ed to the guards as he passed and even
Plutarch shows that the story of the
asp was doubted Nor is the statue
carried in Augustus triumph which
had an asp upon it any proof of his
belief in it since the snake was the
emblem of Egyptian royalty the statuo
or the crown of Cleopatra could not
have been without one and this was
probably the origin of the whole story
Here one may naturally ask Who
has not heard of Cleopatras wondrous
pearls one of which at a banquet giv
en in Antonys honor she dissolved
in vinegar Either this story also is
fictitious or vinegar was evidently dif
ferent in those days from the present-
day kind which will not melt pearls
It was nearly 100 years later that the
Emperor Nero also killed himself GS A
D Stabbing was the choice this time
though and of this Ave make no ques
tion What we wish to say about him
is that he was not so bad a monster is
usually imagined His mother Agrip
piua was not put to death by his order
nor did he play upon his harp and sing
The Burning of Troy while Rome
was on fire
Our knowledge of him is gained
mostly from Tacitus who hated him
and from Petronius Arbiter who was
put to death for conspiracy against
him Even in Rome itself the common
people strewed flowers on the grave of
Nero Pearsons Weeklv
Two Sets of Girls
There is in one of our largest cities un
Immense hop owned by a man emi
nent in good works as well as in busi
ness and in politics Its employes fall
naturally into little clubs or coteries
the men and women of similar tastes
often going to spend their summer va
cations together
Last August four girls from this store
went to a sea coast village in ow En
gland Their pale faces and eager de
light in the sea and fields touched The
hearts of the old fishermen and their
wives who speedily made friends with
them and welcomed them to their little
houses
The girls were uneducated but they
were simple sincere and modest as the
finest gentlewomen They fished
rowed and walked striving to under
stand the new world around them
When their holiday wns over they went
back to town rosy and strong their
brains full of new ideas and the richer
for life by a few faithful friends
Four other girls in their turn went to
the same town They had spent their
savings in plumed hats and cheap silks
A coarse perfume surrounded them
they wore gilt bangles and rhinestone
necklaces Each had her hired bike
on which she raced incessantly up and
down in front of the hotel scorching
and even jockeying as on a horse
bouncing up and down on her seat and
shouting to her companions
When the daily railroad train came
in they were always at the station
bareheaded joking with the conductors
or brakemen The villagers watched
them askance but they Avere not crim
inal girls -Their only ambition was to
catch a beau The idle men of the
village soon gathered around them and
went back to town more vulgar
and nearer ruin than when they came
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This is a literally true incident It
shows that the country will give back
to you the crop which you plant in it
The pure air and beauty of nature are
as stimulating to the growth of weeds
as of flowers If you choose weed3
they can be gathered at any wayside
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