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20 - TITlE OMAhA DAiLY . BEE : SUNDAY , AUOH 10 , lSf . :
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, A IOUNTAIN O OOLD.
"That 18 I a funny name for 1 witch , " Elhl
: Duster JoIJ , 18 Mr. RabbIt paust and be-
gan to notL
not.
"Which ) name was that ? " InquIred : Ir. '
Thlmlennger.
"Why , Murnmy-l3umrnY Ig-\oney , " re-
plel Duster John , elevatIng his voice n
. lt .
. "VeII , It'R very simple " remarkel Mr.
; ; - Thhnlennger. " ' 2Iiunniy.flurnmY' was to
; , catch the car or thc ahliflialS , nn,1 , ' 131g-
f Money waR to attract the attentIon or the
, prplc. "
; "nat's $0. " said Drushiha. "Knzc time
' ' ' work an'
foIkhI tIer
' you say 'money' rolks'l stop
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liseen at YOU : nn' ef you say 'Big-Money'
. Issen eY'1 nx you ir sny It ngln "
"It's very curious nhout money , " cantn-
. , neti Mr. Thimbieflngcr "I don't ' know
. : whether 'ou've ever thought about I much
-anll 1 hope you hnvcn't-but II has pes- ,
tercIl me a good deal , this thing you call
money "
"It's mIghty bothcome , " assented Mrs.
Meaduss "when you are where tople use
i it , and when you have none except what
you can beg or borrow Thank goodness !
I'm free from al that bother now. "
"Yes , " snUr. \ . Thlmblefnger , "I don't
; Leo that people have luch the advantage ,
or the animals , whcn It comes to using monl ) I
1\0 seen grown people ] work night and day
. for a few pieces of metal "
"Why or course ! " cried , fluster Jlm ,
, "They can tale time pieces of metal and buy
bread and meat to cat and clothes to wear. "
' . "So much tIme more wonderful , " remarked
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Mr. Thimblefluger " \Vhmat 10 the people
, who have more bread , and leat and clothes
than they can use . want with the pieces of
. meta I ? "
"So they may buy something else that they
j aveii't got , " said Buster Johmim
" . nut Mr. Thlmblennger shook his head. lie
'I r ! was nol satisfied l.
I "I puts me In mind or a tale I heard once
about a poor man who was the richest person -
, son In the world , "
"nut that couldn't be , you know , " pro-
; . . tested Buster Jo111. !
, "Anyhow that'l the way Il seemed , to le
; : ' In the story . replied Mr. Thimheflnger !
, "Dut the story Is 20 old-fashioned It would
. hardly pass muster now Besides , they tell
mo nlot as there's not enoulh metal to go
, around , people have begun to malI up theIr
. minds that pieces of paper with pictures on
them arc just ns geol al the letnl and perhaps -
d haps better It's mIghty funny to me. "
" " 'hat was the story ? " asked Sweetest
. Susan. "Please tel ns about It , "
"Why , yes , " remarked Mr. Rabbi , "tell us
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: TIlE OLD MAN'S BOAT ,
: I about It. I calnmus root passes current with
" Rome of my acquaintances and catnllJ with
others , 1 see no reason why People shell n't
t play make-believe among themselves and my
that pieces of metal cull pieces of paper are
k worth something. In this business people
I have a great advantage over us. They can
put figures on their pieces or metal and
paper and male them worth anything , but
, with us n joint or ealumus root Is worth jUDt
. J so much. I lies been worth that since the
, year 1. and It will bo worth that rIght on
; ; to the end or things Just IO with n twIst
t of catnIp. nut tel us the story-tel us the
story I may droll off to . sleep , but I 1 do .
' that wi be no sign that the tale Isn't Inter-
! esthmig. "
' "Well . " saId Mr. Tliimbloulnger "once upon
'I { I time there was a country In which mane ) '
, beCame very scarce , The people hall a great
1k I . deal , but they hid It In their stockings and
' In the chinks of the chimneys and la their
: e' ; teapols. The reason of this was that other
r : countries close at hand made their money
' out of the same Ilnd of metal , and they'd
, bring their goods In and sell them and carry
I' the money off home with them
. k "Of course thIs helped to make money
. scarce , aud ( time scarcer It was time more the
, 'people clung to H , and this made It still
[ Bcarcer. Naturally everybody kept an eye
l out In the hope of finding 1 supply of thll
t melnl. "
, - "Whnt sort of metnl was H ? " asked Buster -
o , , . ter John ,
J " 00\1. " replied Mr. Thimblefinger .
: "Oh ! " exelahned Buster John In n disappointed -
pointed tone. -
"Yes , " eontnne < : lr. Thllblenngcr , "nolh-
, - lug In the world but gold. Times who hul
tj money held al to I as Ions iK thDY could
j because they dhln't \\01 \ hal much scarcer
1' It would be , and tlmose \ \ ho dl < n't hare any
, were willing to sell whnte\er Ihey lied for
i- _ bait price In order to get 501)10
"It wns lots worse than playing dolls-lots
worse . Whel children PlaY Inlto believe
- with Ilols , Ihoy soon forget about I , but
- when grwl I'eoille ' begin to play liaY male
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a believe with mane , they lover get over it .
The wisest mel get their heads turned when
. b they hegln to thlnll t 1111 tul , Ibolt mOI" ' .
. They have forgotten that It was all I malte
i believe In time -beglnnlnH. al
L . hero Mr. Rabbit a\\'nell and saul : "You'l
have lo excuse 10 If I nOlI a lIttle here , "
"Yes , " remlrllcd Mrs. Meadows , "I feel a
. little Sieeil' mselt , but 1' ) try 10 keep
- ' Ilnlle for the ) sake or nipearanccs , "
Ippcalucos.
I' "Don't ml11 10 , " said Mr. 1 'lhlnblennger ,
with mock IlOhitefless . " 00 to I10el ) If you
( - - , - 'anl loud , to , you two I won't have to tl\t so
- ' ' \ , In the country I was telling you
about there 118 a YOlng man who html l 51\11
b hard , hut he IU't
601e motley ) worltug blt I\
save I fast enough to stilt himself . lie
- thought so much about Il that bew , tmld Hop
In the miidio at Ills work and lll bud btutly ,
, about It rOI' In hour lt a tulle ,
"lie thought about It so Ilch Ihnt he
- begnn to dreal about I , and one night ho
' - drealCl that he got In a boat and went 10
' In Island , on whIch there was 1 10untain
or gold tbat shone and glIstened In the sun ,
I ' lie was erunlmaplty when he awolo : In time
) morning and found Il las nothinG but a
dreul.
- " 10 didn't go 10 work that day , but 'an-
, lecll about doing nothing 'l'iiat night he
- - hall tIme sale dream . lie lied l thl sale
' ' dreal the imeit nigh I , atmit the mornIng
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after the first Ieron he saw was al old
111CR . who hnd foPIJl'd to rest on the door
4 steps , Thil old man would have been like
, oilier old len but for one thilg , ills bl'ar.1 :
was 10 long that he hall to part It In the
- mhllo of his chin , paR It under each arl ,
.t cross the wisps on his buck aUI bring' thtel1
, around In front again , \\'hero time two el1ls
were tied together with a bow of red 1 ribbon.
, 'I 'how are you . m ) ' young friend , and
I.ow Is ' salti tbe old , stalling
goes Ii' sa II lan 511ng
. , , Illeasnnth' 'You look al I you had been
ha\'lnl wonderful dreamus. '
" 'So 1 hM'C sir , ' replied the '
- man. , gratiti , rellle < young
. 'Wel , a dream Isn't worth a snap of I
t ' your Singer unless I comes true , and a dloam ]
I lver comes true until you have dreamed I
three thnev. '
4 thrt tme
"I have drelmed mine three tme" , Grand
t , sir , and yt t H i Is ImpossIble that It should
! cOle true. '
I " 'Nonsenol Nothing la Impossible . TtlI
mo your dream , '
"So the young man told Ibe old man his
. dream .
- . "rb. bland or the Mountain of GOldl'
- - " " AnI 'l\\-I'Ch ( IOE ' plto o genty' lartlK ibo tlt ' rcl I at - cmtcd bd '
no ; . " " ttl duke "QUil car
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exclaimed the old man 'Why that Is rIght
In my line or travel . 1 can land you there
without any trouble I Is l 1 Ito out of my
way , bul not much , '
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" 'How shall we set there ? ' the young man
asked ,
askOI
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" 'On the other side ot the town : I have a
boat , ' replied , the old man ' ' 01 are welcome
to HO with me , I I so seldom that dreams
come true that 1 shall bc glnl' ' to help this
one along a : well as I can Besides , 1 have
long \\antel , an excuse to visit the Island or
the MountaIn of Gold I bavc passed wihin"
sight or I hundrcdR of tmc , but have alway
been to busy to land there. ' ,
"Tho youn man looktl . at the old ' man
younr liami , spollen his
with astonhhmcnt I ho hll
thoughts he would have declared the old 10n
to ba crazy , but he aid nOlhlng. 10 slmpy !
followed after him. Time old l1)flfl led the way
folo\ed afer
across the town to 1 wharf , where his boat
WI tied. I wa 1 light little skiff that CoUld
ho salel by one man. In this the two em-
barked .
"The oh man mnnnHcd thc sail with one
hand , and tIme rudder with the othcr , nnd
ho had hmarilly made things realI' ala ? taken
his seat before 1 light breeze sprang Imp and :
fled the sai , The skiff glided along the
he
water 10 easily that the shore scemell to
receding whie ) the hOlt stool still. But the
breeze grew stronger nOI stronger nnl , tIme
sail hare so heavily on the nose or the boat
thlt the foam and spray few high In the I
nlr. '
"The sun was bright all time sky ' was
blue and the dark green water seemed to
boil beneath them so swiftly the light boat
sped nlong. 'rhe young mnl clapped his
hands as joyously ns a boy . amid the old Inn
slle , ) Irlsenty ) he leaned over the side
of the boat and poInted to something shin-
lug Ind sparkling In time distance. The
young man saw I. too . and turned an inquiring -
quiring eye IIJon his comp3nlon.
" 'Thnt Is your mountain of gold , ' snit the
old man.
" ' be small , ' remarked
'l scems to very smal
th ! other lie ceased to smie and a frown
clouded hmk race
"The old mal not Icell the frown and shook
his head and frowned I little himself , cough-
InJ In the muler that wns ted around his
ne"k. . But he fl' :
" 'The mountaIn of gold Is more titan
twenty allies uwa . '
. ' 101 mies hl\'e we come ? '
" 'Somne hundred and odd imilles . '
"The young lan seemed to be very much
suririeed but ho sold nothing. He leaned
so for over the side of the boat to watch the
mountain m5f , gold that he was In danger or
. rnlng oat ' \ffhe \ old Inn kept nn eye on
blum , but irJlot lift a finger to warn him.
"In dUD tulle they came to the island , I
It coul1 be called nn Island. I seemed to
be a barren rock that had lifted itself out
of the sea to show the mountain of gold.
The mountain was only 1 hIll , but It was 1
pretty gold. " one , considering that It was of sold '
"Suro enough gold ? " asked Sweetest I'
Susan.
"Pure gold , " replied Mr Thlmblennger
"The out man landed his skiff nt 1 con-
\'enlent place amId time two got out and went
to the 10untaln , or lull , of gold that rose
shining In time middle of the small 'island.
The nctons of tile young man .howed that
he considered himself the proprietor of both i
Island Ind mountain lie broke ! off a chunk
or gold as big as your fist , weighed 1 In
his haml , and would have given It to the old
mile ) ) . but the later shook his hea .
. 'You reuse I ? ' cried the other. 'If I Is
not enough I'l give you as much mOre , '
. 'No , ' replied the old mnn 'Keep It , for
yourself , You owe me nothihg. I could
have carried away tons of the stuff long before -
fore I saw you but 1 had no use for H. You
are welcome to as much as you can take
nway with you. '
" 'As much as I cm take away ! ' exclaimed
the , other ' 1 shal toke It all . '
" 'nut how ? '
" 'It Is all mine 1 1 am rich I will buy
me a mmhmip. ' lIe walked back and forUm rubbing -
bing his , ! Iaods together. ,
" 'Th n y i have 10 further feel or me ? '
said the old man ,
" 'Not now-not now , ' replied the other
with a grand air. 'You won't accept pay
for your services , and 1 can do no more than
thanlt ! you , '
"Tho you. mean bowed politely , got In his
skit ? and sailed away , The other continued
to walt about time Island amid rub his hands
together anti ma110 his pilns. lie was now
the richest Inn In the world. lie could
buy icings all princes and empires. lie hall
enough sell to buy all the ships on time sea
11) to control all the trade on the land , le
WIS great . lie waa IO\\'elful.
"Al , these thoughts ! passel through his
mlli 111 he vas very halpy. The sun
looked at the young Iln 1 long time and
thcn wont to hell In the sea. Two little
ray lizards looked nt hIm ) untIl time stIll \
wont tlos'im anll ) thcn the ) crwled back In
their imoios . A bIg black bird sailed round
anti < 1 rounll Ind wntched hll until nearly
dark , and then sailed away.
"When nlsht came , the young man fOlnll
time air dump and chlly , but he Imew he
was rich and 50 he Inuglol at the cold , mmcd .
after n Ions time , wont to sleep In time
morning he awoke \ alI found that nobody
had lallrn away his Ilrecions mOlntnln of
sell during time night , Time still rose to
lCe1'lt 1 him compan , the two gray lizards
crellt out of their holes and looked \ It him ,
and time big black bird called round and
round overhead
'rho day passed , and then another and an-
oUter 'fhQ young lan was Ilngry nnll
thirsty , hut he was rich , Time night winds ,
chilled him , but he was rich , The mmiidtiay
sun scorched him , but he was the richest
man In the world lvcry I night , no mlter
how hungry or wlaJ he was he crept upon
, time Ille of the mQuntlln , amid stretched ! him-
self out , and , tried to hug It to his bosom
lie knew that If he was hungry It wasn't
because he was poor , anti If he dlul , ho knew
he would die rheim So there he was. "
_ "What then ? " asked limmetor John , as ! r.
\ 'hhnhl.fngcr plusell to look at his watch ,
"Wel , I'l tel you , " continued Mr. Thlm-
blonnsel' , . hollns limo watch to lila ear
" 010 nno moring this rIch young man was
I o weak that he couldn't get up. lie tried
to . , but his foot slipped anl . ho roiled to the
fout of the mOlntaln of gold and lay timero
lIe lay lucre so long and so quIetly that the
two gray llzzam'ds crept close to him to see
wlat 118 time ipatter. lie mo\cd one of hll
fngcrl amid thcy darted back to their Imoles.
' 'lhe rIch ) 'oulg lan lay bO bull thlt the
big black bird , sailing overhead came nearer
anl hearer , ald Ina1) ' alghted at a respectful -
ful dhtance from the rich 'oung man. The
two gray lzards came ont again anti
crawled cautiously to\\ard the rich young
lan , The bIg black bird craned his nelk
unll loolted , 111 then went a little clear .
A sld.lol gust t of wind caused time rich young
email's rot to flap . The gray 1nards scram-
bled towards tlllr holes , ali the bIg black
blnl jlmled $ up In the air and flow off alt
Ilitlo vu ' .
lt te 11)
"lnt lrClent ) they all came back , bird
mitimi lizzards . and this thee they went slUI
closer tu the rich young emarm Time big
black blrll went so close that there Is no
telug what bewould have done next , but
just then the old lalt Cl10 running to-
ward them . lie hud untid the two ends of
1.11 . bear aud wa waving them In the air
1118 line very - -flae " 0' teat It strctcuor 01\
either aide birolll the line of time 1Iutenant. I
And le & 4. tie hnttr ( at Ave 11 time
AS Ir they wee lags , The big black birth
few away very angry , and the gray Izzards
ran over each other trying to get to their
Imoles
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"The old man tied up his hearth again ,
took up the rich young man on his shoulder
anti carried l him to the boat. Once there he
gave the rich young lan sonic wine. Thi
re\lvel him , nml In 1 little whie he was
able to eat Ilt ho had no opportuniy to
talk , The wind whlrle the boat through
the water , antI In 1 few hours It hl1 arrived
at the young nine's town
" 10 went home anti soon recovered In
moro Wa3 than one. lie foull his slrength
again , and lost his appetite ' for riches lut
ho worlled hnrd , saved all he cou\l , anti was
soon prospel'OUS , but he never romcmbered
without 1 shiver the tmo tilt ho was time
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rIchest man In the world.
"What time Is It ? " asked Mrs. Meadows ,
seeing that Mr. Thlmblenngcr still he11 his
wntch In his imanmi .
"A . ' ' .
4 quarter to 12.
"On , " cried Sweetest Susan , "we promIsed '
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m ' lma to ht back by dinner . time. " I
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"Thera's plenty or tme for that , said :
Mrs. Meadows . " 1 do hope you'l come '
again. I rests mo to see yoml"
'rho children shook lmminfltjjahl aruI1 when
Mm' . saId he'ns'
:1. Thhnblennger sll was rently to go ,
and Mr. Hlbblt remnrlwd to Huster' John :
"Don't forget whlt 1 told you about
Aam-on. " ,
. There was no 11lngcr 'o'r l\l ; nuster John
said , and then the ehl1ron folowol Mr.
Thlmblcnnger , who led thor slfrly through
the spring , and tlmey were soon It home
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again " ' 1T' , I J' I"
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Jnm\H - % mLlN 1'E. ( ) ,
The Story or the Llulmmipimy.yotltht ur a Grcnt
Ioot end itouttimcer.
In tIme playground or an olll-fashloned
Englsh school the boy Edgar Alen 1oe ,
then In his Dtim year , first entered that worl
at lay Meams whose wonders ho afterward
transcribed so benutul ) ' In his prose and
pac try. The acimaol was situated In the old
town or Stoke > 'evington .
The quaint , sleepy village , with Its avenues
shaded by ancient gnarled trees and bor-
tiered by fragrant shrubberies , anti wIth its
conntr stlness broken only by the chime
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or the church bali telling the hour , seemed
to the boy hardly a part or the real world ,
alI In describing I In after years he speaks
or the droamlle amId soothing Influence I
had upon his early life. The school bull- ,
hug , also the village parsonage , ns the pastor
of the school was a clergman , had a similar
erect : It was a rambling house , whoso passages -
ages and rooms hall a labyrinthine Irregu-
lariy which charmed time ) 'oulg stldent and
made him regard It nlmost as a place of en-
chantment. I had so many nooks a 11
corners In which one might lose one's self
anti dream day dreams out of the
books , poetry and hlstor , with which I
was pretty well stoclle The school
room Itself was low walled and celled with
oak and filled wih desks and benches that
had been hacked and hewed by generations of
boys. I was of great size and seamed tePee
Poe the largest In thc world. In this room
he studied mathematc and classics . whie
In the playground otmtslde , which was surrounded -
rounded by brick walls topped wIth mortar I
and broken glass , he spent many of Ils I
leisure hours , taking part In those sports
so loved by the English school boy . Beyond
tIme grounds the boys were allowed only
three tmes In 1 week ; twice on Sunday when
they went to church , and once during the
week whcn guarded by two ushers they were
taken a solemn walk through the neIghboring
fields. All the rest of life lay within the
walls that separated the scho(1 Cram the
village streets. In this quiet spot Poe spent
five years of his life , epenldng of them afterward -
ward ns most happy years and rich In thoSe
poetic Influences which gave bias to his
character.
In his thirteenth year he left England and
retured to AmerIca with his adopted parots
: lr. and Mrs. Alien of 1altmore , .nd spent
time next four or five years of his Ufo party
In their beautiful llme and party at school
In Rchmond ,
The parents or Poe had died In his Infancy -
fancy . They had both pos0cssed talent , his
mother havIng been an actress of considerable "
repute , and from them lIe Inherited gentle
and winning manners , and talent for decama- :
ton , which combIned with his remarkable
personal beauty mode him 1 favorite In
time Allen home where he was much petted
. returned the Interest
and caresed. The chid rlture <
of his adoptCI parents and though he was
sometimes willful and obstinate , he never
failed In atfecton ; To Mrs. Allen especially
he always ,1 owed a devotIon and gratitude
that well repaid her for the love anti care
she had bestowed upon the orphan child .
Though fond of books , especially books oC
poetry , amId lovIng to be alone In some quiet
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place ) where he could Indulge In' the day
dreams that formed so large a part or his
life , Poe sti had the fondness of 1 healthy
boy for athletc sports , and some of his feats
of strength are still found recorded In the
ali newspapers of Balimore , Once al a bet
he swam n distance of so\el miles on the
James river against n swIft tide ; In a con-
lest he leaped twenty-one feet on a level , and
In other feats of strength he also excelled . I
Ito was very fond of animals ) and was nl-
ways surroulHled by pets which returned his
affection with interest and which , wih the
lowcrs ho loved to tend and care for , took
up many of his leisure hours.
When he was 17 Poe entered the University
of Virginia , where he remnlnell not quite I
year , distnguishing himself ns 1 student of
the classics and molern , languages. Upon his
return to BaltImore ho hnd a Ilsnreement
with his foster father because of soma college -
logo debts , nml though Ppe'IS very much
In the ( wrong he refused to admit It and loft
the house In a fit of anger and went 10 hive
wih his aunt , Mrs. Clonic lie hail already
publshed a vollmmmmo or 1)001115 , anti now being
forced to delJlll upon himsel he Issled a
secolul edition. But this hrought him neiher
faulo nor 10ney , anti after 1 two years'
struggle wIth poverty ho was glad to accept
a callctshlp at West Iolnl securel for him
tlrongh tIme Innlence or Mr Alen. Irs.
Alien hnll In the leantme dlel , , and In her
death Poe lost his best 1rlonll , one who limed
heen ever reamly tn forlh'o his fatmlts . to bo-
hove In hlH repemliance and to ha\e faith In
his promises of nmendmenl
1'00 was chnrmell wih time life atS'ost
Point antI In hll .lrt , CI\th.usll \ m < echlCl
thnt a sol < ler's career ' , wns the _ most glorious -
rious In the world. Tile llnnl stutly . time
strict dlselplno , time rigid law anti order or
cadet life eelell only admiraimbe and he
soon stood It time head af lila classes But
It was hnpogslble that tTs enthlslasm
should last long , Poe was ' enmioweti by na-
)
lure wlh time dreamily / nIl , artistic telper-
ament ot time poet /n < dhclllne anti ru-
tuo could nol fail to bccmno In a shorl
little mmnbemerablo'imemm time perloll arrlvall
the IJrOSICcth'o lIfe of the soldier lost time
charm , alul he was seized whim a desire to
leave tIme lendal ) and , bid a fInal farewell
to miiary life. I was InIIOssIQle to do
this wlhoul time consent of his gmmarmliamm .
and as Mr. Allen refuic 1 this hoe was forced
to carry his point In his own way. 'hls he
d\l ' by hugging In his studies , writing poetry
when ) shou\l have been solving prollelB ,
amid reCusing point blank to obey orders ,
Military dlsclplno could not long brook timis
Poe was court lartalell atl pleading guIlty
was discharged from the acdemy , disgraced
but hal'p ) ' . DurIng his stay there ho hued
IJublshed a thlr < ! ediion of his poems , con.
talnlng a nUlblr of pieces nol Inclulle In
the other editloims. I was dedicated to his
fellow cadets anti was sublcrlbcd for by
nmatmy or time btudents al the price of $2.50 a
cup )
Almost immediately after hIs departure
from West PoInt 100 went to live wIth his ,
aunt , Mrs. Citmmitmm . and her daughter , VIr" i
glnla , who afterward became his \\'le ; and I
from this tme forward he never leeDB to
IIye had an ) serious Idea of a career other-
wie than IIHar ) ' . In )832 , wlln he was
In his 24th year , IlrlzE0 wlre ofered by I
lallmore 1'ller for the best Fhort story
! fd best IIO&n ) that could b vreaentetl .
Among time material clered In cOlpetton
the jUllgc remind a small collection at tales
bound up togetimer and wrItten In neat Human -
man characters. The e stories were the last
ones read by time cOlmltee which had about !
dc-dcd that there had been nothing offered
worthy thE prize , and their unmlslakable
signs or genius were InHanty recognized
I was decldeJ that the prIze of $00 belonb
to this author and out of the series the story
" ound in ihottie"
emmlltled "A Manuscript II a te"
was selected B tbe prize tsle though all were
ao ecelent that i WAS IIDclt to determIne
-Irnt cover or ice new CI\uuguu UIlU ,
seeds issued by W. W. larnld " Co" , CII t1
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else
which was best. This little volume hnll ben
submitted by Pac , anti ' when tIme poetry came
to b examlntd Il was fountl also Ihat the
best poem In the collection was his lie waR
not , however awarded the prize for poetry ,
that being given to another competitor whose
work the committee ! _ thought vo'th ! " the . see-
cell prize In view of tlO rack teat I'oe nai
ohlnlnell tIme first ,
It was In this mnnner that Poe was introduced -
troducCl to the worM or literature , his IJre-
vlols produeUonR having excIted mme attention
other titan thnt generaly given to the work
at 1 clever or erratic bo ) ' . The workmanship
of these stories was so fine and time genilts
so npparent ns to give thcm 1 distinct Place !
In AmHlcan fiction , n Place to which nt that
tide the promlsc of lawthore polntlll. Be-
shIes time reputation and money thus elrned
tIme story brounht' him a stnnch friend In
the person or lttr tlcnnedy , one or the mem-
hers or the commitee , who from thal thorn
was ever devoted to time Interests of the
young nuthor.
For the next Oc'r Poe was busy with thc
compositon of .thoe heautul tales which
appearc l frol titan to time lu the pcrlOlcals
oC thc tiay nu\ , \ which speedily won him 1
reputaton both In .merlel nli lmmrope. lie
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was thus employed on edItorIal work for Im-
ferent mngazlncs ntHI beonme Imown ns the
fIrst American critic who had mlde crii-
clam an art I was his delm at this time
to estnblsh 1 magazine of his own , and for
many years ono project after nn-
other wih this object In view
was trle and ubandoned , lie
was cover able to start the magazine and
felt the dlslppolntment keenly alwnys.
Through all his disappointments , and he hld
mmiamly , lie still lived mich In that dream
world whIch had always been so real to him
anti much of his best work found there Its
iimspiration. His exquisite story of Llgela
came to him first In 1 dream. This world
so unreal to many , was to Poe ns real ns his
actual life. Like ) Colerilgo In Englsh literature -
aturo he hall the power of presenting , theols-
Ions which cameo to him In sleep or In his
walking dreams , surroundell by their own at-
mosphere or mystery and unreality , thus
producing nn elect which awed as veil as
fascinated. No other AmerIcan writer hns
over brought from tIle ( bream worhl such
beautiftml creatIons which charm antI mys-
tfy at tile same time and force the most
Imnimaglflatlvo remler to belIeve for the tIme
belevo
unimaginatve tmo '
In the existence of this elusive realm of'
liaery.
l'oe's poems have thIs same character , and
found their Inspiration from the same source
While engaged In editorial work In New
York Poe wrote his first great poem , "Time
Haven , " which was first published under an
assumed namne I was not until he recited
time poem by request at 1 gathering of the
literary workers of New York , tllt ) hIs authorship -
thorship was suspected. Imme < lately afterward -
ward the poem was publshed under his name.
I was regard by critics In England and
America as illustrating the highest poetic
genius From this tIme , Poe , who had
hitherto bon ranked among the best prose
writers of his native land , now tool precedence -
once among the poets. I Is Indeed ns a
poet that ho Is always thought of frst I
was during them next five rears after the
publication of ' , 'The Raven" " " that he produced
the series of m'.remarkabbe poems . tnt ) his
. " Bels " the
glv h him immmiort hity. "Thc .
original drnfl or which consisted of only
elJhteen lines ; ' Is uerhnps next to "The
Hnyen , " tIme poem that lies brought him the
most fame. nut , the number or exquisite
shorter poems rwhlch lie produced would' ' In
"themseIves give him time highest rank as
a poet. Chief' among these Is time little IdI ,
"Annabel I.eewhich seems almost a trans-
I.ee/
cripton of tiitmi Ideal love- whIch existed be-
twen Poe and.Ilsyoung : , wife .
J'RA TTLl1UE Tll I'O UXUS'RIC .
Sammy Short- hear that your mom mer
Is seine 11Id of 0 crank and his wheels
under her imatJ Tommmiy Long-Thnt's whlt ,
She rides 1 bike. "
"Mammn , " saill.Vlle , "do you pay Jcnnle
$5 n month : or.'Joolng ! after me ? " "No ,
$15 , " said mlmma , "She Is a good nurse
and deserves It. " 'Vei , 1 say , ma . Il look
after mysel for . 10. You'l save $6 by H.
Sunday School Teacimor-Now , do yon un-
derstaml what tIme miennIum Is ? Little
rl-Yes'm. It's the nice , quIet , peaceful
time that Is to cOle after there hns been
big wars e\'erywlere nnd all the fells what
likes to nght has been kIlled ol
Sunday School Telcher ( seeking to Im-
of faith-And what was
press the necessity faltl-Aml ) I .
the one timing whIch Jonlh needed to mnalmo
him safe ? Bright ScholarThe eartim
"Suppose , " said little Mlbel , the other
" , should to follow bls
day . "that our pug try folow
nose : would he run down his throat , or
would imo just turn n back somerset ? "
"Days , " sold 1 teacher In a Sunday school ,
"can any of you quote a verse from scripture
to prove ) that It Is wrong for n man to have
two wives ? " lie paused , and after a mo-
.ment or two a brIght boy raised his hand.
" 'Vei , Thomas , " snhl the teacher , encour-
nglng ! . Thomas stoOl up and said : "No
mun ended can timere serve two mnastcrs. . " The question
A little boy In New York whose mother was
endeavoring to trch 11m to be generolB wIth
his sister , has prontell b ) the lesson The
mother would always say to him whenever
ho gal n.thlng "Give hnlf of It to sister. "
lie mualy did ns he was told , though nol
always with a cry good grnce. Hecentr the
Itto fellow got sick , and Il wns then that
his mother1s tcchlng bore fruit Sue was endeavoring -
deavoring to nllnlnlster a dose of castlr oil ,
when the youngster generously exelalmel , :
"Glvo It alto - sister lamma ! "
Teacher-Thomas , how Is Il that James can
say his alphalet so much bettor tban you
cnn : he never misses a letter ? Thomas-lie
oughtn't to 'causehisfathmer's _ a postmmiamm
RAKED IN THE POT. .
A Straljht 1'llsh Tnnl I'nur ( jmmo'mms Ild
8.111. )
Whie returning from Europe recenty to
atend the wedding at his sister , howard
OouM Indulged In aquiet game of draw which
cost him $ : , ioQ ; . lila opponent was Baron
von SChelha , nn atache , It the Gcrmnn lega-
tion In I.ondon.
ton the earths were dealt 'Goulmi foun,1 ,
three Ilueens. The barn hell the Ive , six ,
eight and nine at cubs and the six of Imearts
Gould opened the pot with $0. 'rwo other
gentemen who were In the game dropped
out , but the barol , beIng a nervy man ,
stayed
lie hll seen bobtail lusheR tIlled before ;
time pot was a hlllhy one , acm ) , thinkIng the
honor or his country at stake , he drawled ,
with I Teulonlc accent , "Jusl gh't me a
earth. "
Young Gould was emily too deligimted . In
)
order to throw lila opponent off the scent or
his "threes" Imp ! said , "I'l just take one. to "
Both took UI p their lew card , Young
Gouh\'s \ eyes . gashed. lie held four queens ,
Wih nn aIr , . - llesl'e cJnlenc ) he said ,
"Ten dollars , " The German dlllomat acqul-
esced. his mnaer Indicated that he had not I
got Just what he wlnted In time draw his
raised younG Gould , and the latter responded
tenderly : "Wel Phi just go a tow } eter , "
So time gammie' went en until $2,500 was at
stake The batona face was like colI steel ,
The scion of the : Wal street wizard IU5hE1
as he thought of b ! apl'roachlng ' victor ) Ills
companions looked In alenc . At last the
"whlr feather' Imrch1etl on one of the partici-
pants. There Lwas a cal , flint the baron
callly timrew down his cards. A .Iralght
nush ! lie had drawn the seven of clubs.
Young Oould's face twitched. lie put his four
queens lulet\"Jback Into the pack , and the
kaiser's friend ' ' I $2,500 richer through his
"mmiiracbe" imanil . - , I , - - -
Summer all. show the creped ' effect whlcb
has cme to be a reigning feature of uB
dress goods , and are either crinkled 11 stripom
of various widths' , or all over ,
, , , . nu' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
utca "ReligIon time Safeguard of American (
I Ltberty " Which Contains some of the beat
CLEANLINESS ! NJ3XTTOGODLINES : . .
AND IT COVERS A MULTITUDE I OF SINS.
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' MOUTh AND TEE1'H.
i' . - . ; lOUTI .
1- o pCI'son Is ltolng his ' het. tIUtySOdCtYW1l0 , tcb ' ,
I : ' - _ not tcl' t his 0" hCl' mouth tct. : I should be thc f \ t J
, ' ' . : ' - . ' - - r' ; ' C\'cI'ylhlng-fh'st In the mOI'nlng and Inst nt night. -
? Good Dentistry Now 'Vihiu the . Rench of i1" A
DB. ROWLAND W. BAILEY , Delti $ .
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, . TWELVE YEARS EXPERIE , CE ,
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-s Ol"nCg-3d 1100Pnxtol lock , . . lUth nml 'nr
BRIDCE TEETH. . TeL 10S : Lady Atoml lt. Germ l 51110 : . fJ
Set 'I'eelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 ot I'tbt'u Gtlltl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .O ) ( ( ) nnd u"
l3esL Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 ( ) Gold Ol'owns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOt (
E\n \ < tlc Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 . ) 1I1eOllin 01'0\18. , . . . . , . . . . . . . . 5.00
Painless \ Extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . 50. Bridge Teeth , $ U. on pet' Tooth and Crown -
Silvom' Im1 Alloy Fillings . . . . . . . . . 100 Keep ) 'onr Tceth Clean by tMing Ii. U\ILi\"S TOOTh l'OWbE
- EVERY : ' CANE lAS ITS DAY
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Fns ion sets time Pace for Sticks of High
. . " - . nnd Low Degree
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THE LTES1.NOVELTIES . , . . " IN THAT LINE
,
itarp , "nhmblo nll CmmrIomm . SimectmmmcnM l'os-
11..I.t "bY" ' otmtimI."m-Titt'ir ltmimmttfmic-
lure "Hl ) rCurntou - low
Timey ' Arc SWorn .
Styles In canes thee days cOlmnnl as
Ilch atenton ns styles In hnts or collars ,
anti time man who would b up to date Is
ever on the look out for the spring anti fail
no\elle $ . Time ' novelties ths year arc of
time snme woods 'as last season , the Congo ,
the Welschel , time rattan , the black bamboo-
all expensive canes , An attempt wi be
made to Introduce also time Englsh nsh-
plant so popular wih tIme Englsh country
gentleman , nnl the Wangce cane.
Time later Is known by various names and
Is the stllt wih Innumerable knots , the
\nluable specimens havIng I large division
between the knots at one end ant tapering
quickly to \ery small divisions It the other.
Thil shows that I Is the tip or toll of thc
cane , nnll whie 1 fifty-foot bambo or I
slender growth all the way up will be cut
Into a dozen or more canes , there can be
but ana top , pnd as the tops are so fre-
quc-ntly broken In the h.avy storms the passe -
session or a perfect specimen ot this cane
argues at once that 1 god price has been
paid for It. Moreover , It cannot be Imitated ,
lamity amid to . thesl two facts It will owe its IJOPU-
CANE OF ROSCOE CONKLING
Fashionable handles will be of natural horn ,
1 hippopotamus tooth , the young "point" era
a deer or the silver deposit haudle so popular
last season , and the cost will be $5 or more.
The asbplant , already referred to , Is u nice
looking cane of cylindrical simape pale gray
In color , something like time plumage or 1
dove , very tough and strong and It the same
tme light. I Is more suitable for a huntng
crop than for a cane , and to this use It will
probably grnde. I has a natural handle ,
but In the fashionable varieties has 1 heavy
band or sliver around time extreme end of the
hnndle amid another some little way down the .
stick . The late Hoscoe Conldlng nearly
always carrIed a cane of this descrIptIon , and
was much given to whIttling about the handle
.when sitting nt home. He owned probably
Ofyor m le of them , some beautifully decor-
ated , and he kept them on a rack In his !
gymnasium at 9Vest Twenty-fourth street
le contended thnt 1 man should carry nothing ,
In the way or a cane but one with 1 naturl
itandle , and he had a number at Instances to
cite or men who carrying round knobs and
carved handles , imad by reason of the pressure -
sure upon the large reins of the hand , be-
come Injured In the shoulder and back. . One
such sufferer , ho claimed , was the late James
G. Blame. Doctors of standing say there Is
truth In Mr. Conldlng's contention , especialy
where the bandle Is or a base metnl such as
brass or lven tarlsht silver . since the dePOSIt -
posH on the metal rubbing off upon the hand
may be absorbed Into the system harm ful ) I '
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A THREE THOUSAND.DOLLAn CANE.
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There Is ana cane In New York which Is
said to be the most valuable In the world.
I Is owned by Dr Halei and Is valued It
$3,000. I lias for a handle a nugget ot
native CalifornIan gold studded with slxty-
: five diamonds. I weighs about three pounds.
I In the old days tIme clouded cane was worth
I time most money , and several of them have
been sold at the famous auction rooms of
Chrlstt In London for prIces ranging up to
$ ,500 for time cane alone without any orna-
mentatlon. Today time clouded cane Is com-
paratvely cheap. Fashion has brought down
the price , and the exquisite who In years gone
must bavo a clouded cane would find his
slcces r wih a Congo or "wotmntled" cane'
This typo was bronght Into promInence b )
the prInce of Wales and has for two years
hell Its popularity wIth varying bandies anl
decoraton ! 'fhe sticks are saplngs of thc
Austrian and ledlar oak , Seven or eight
years ago a Frenchman chance to notice
that 1 sapling which had been brulsel on
the young bark showed 1 serIes or queer
dlnts on the surface of the wed and place It
to one side to mal ( 1 cnne for lminiself. A
traveler coming along bOlght It amid I attracted -
tmctel the notice or a cane mnanmmfmmcturer
who gave the Frenchman an order for 1
number of elicIts similarly marlled , He reported -
ported that lhey could not be SUIpled In
less than two ) 'ear and keeping his secret
' 'wouimdeti" nnmber of
to himsel he el" quite a
growing snllngs , , Then It was 1 secret
no longer and the foresters In all Iarts commenced -
menced to 110 the same timing Times the
Congo has come Into Plentiful suppl )
TASTE 01 SENATOI hILL.
Time Congo Is tle cane which Senator 11
nrects , with ' 1 handle turned Into 1 long
cropk , though Mr. 111 10es not hok his
cane ' pYer.1' \ ' . arm In the regulation "dude"
style tlt caries Il free , applying It to the
UIl IntOndetl , The Congo Is also popular
with ; members or the Mnnhaltnn and Culumet
clul. ' The staid Union IEague men affect a
black bamioo with u Imelt horl' hanlle ,
heaYI ) bndel and 10untcd In silver , a geol
cant to ; \ilt wih , showy , yet strong , anl a
formldble weapon nt close quarters. 'hll
\\'as tle , kipd of cane "UI" Elsn carried
In thc' encounter wlh Broiler lenrlqueH
which landc" him In the pemmutemmtlary. Perhaps -
haps time Lotus cub ) men huve tIme greatest
nEortment of canes In thc world as In-
thil'ltluai properties . Tht ) are : many of
them globe troterl and own many cut ioumi
types , One Is a curious rattan , carried by
Mr iarls I was given to him b ) a
brother member who , In Borneo man ) ' years
age , saw one or the Sea Daeks romlng
through the Je'mmgle wih a humnn hcad
freshly severed slung on a cane , which was
curiously decorated hy carving tilled In wih
native pigments. lie gave the native a plc-e
of American plug tobacco for the cane , and
bringing I to this country had Ia\lenherg ,
the Ivory carver clean out al the pigment
dress H for a cane and 11t on It a hamle
at finely carved Ivory.
Quecn Victoria's walkIng stIck , which she
uses lmabltmmalIy . Is , to look ut , a \'er' coin-
monplace stick , being only a 511)lng of
I nglsh oak , but It hns a very Intereslng
hie tory. l was cut from the famous oak
tree of BOlcobl , which sheltered her pltle-
cessor . Charles , from his nemle by its
thick leaves , after the battle or WorceBer.
The handle Is a curiously carved ivory
Idol , which was obtained al the siege of
Serlngapalam.
We have mnde canes In this country since
1802 , but \e Import the great hulk of our
raw materlsl , much of It from South AmerIca -
Ica , The scope at the trade may be judged
by the value of the raw Ilterlal Importcd
In ) one year. 1"01 rattans itnm.i rough sticks
Uncle Sal paid out to olher countries In
1893 no leIs titan $ 432,000. That representa
I lumber of canes for the use of hil elti-
z ns . and does not include those already
, lllshel fns. and Imported ready for use.
CURIOUS CANES.
Ammmong the curious lel8 of Io\eltes are
canes equipped with 1 lamp. One type has
t Is to caver the different countries of Europe i
and Amercs i but while they Lope to make ,
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S showing over 2,000 new and handsom4
Is woolen fabrics t
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II ri& & ? I T New Tari P ; ice tr )
, j \ \ . - Trousers $5-$6-$1 $ $ .
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Suits $20-$25-$28 $ $ $
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Pleased have examine them this week-Oui'
( to you week-OU' sf I "
men won't importune you . to buy-but we think you'l I v
your order , as the designs and prices are irresistible.
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El . Ripats Tbules.
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C"r\oy
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LI o and you ; ' li z insured against B
Q the tortures of dyspepsia and all 0
D o kincJ-ed i ail i 1 nH n ts Ole gives 1'e-
o w :
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oD IUpan. Tnbulta : Rold by cllI.18 , or by mail Q
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Ir the I.rlce 1m ( C Jt8 u tx ) Is sent It 'rho H-
D ( , ans Citeniit'imi COmIJn ) Nu. 10 11' ' INt. _ . _ , N. _ Y. _
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i ( J.AIroI4 : E . J1JT1PF } P J Ia bl'lnl tm'oI I thoni:111 . : of la < lo 1011111 I II tb.
G J4 1 ' , , .
CAJf o , ' lurrlolt 1'11)1 ' Irluu.t I Irrcnlllr Irom mimmy ( ' .II . I 1 ual.
anti rehmibmu. : 10\'ur tells ; . , . glllleo with every bottle ) , .ilmm'u . tUI dlY : 'lhll mmmodiemmtm , 111.11 , , "perloltq
1I18U8 uvury bottle 18no.lled lut IIJ'lU" ' JOIUI its mmtr.mmmgtim $ oltby nllodlui tirugmiiti l'rice , $2,011
ler bottu , U 'our tl'Ulltsl dues nut mmmmvtj It send $ . , Old : : wilt forw.m. YOII crUtllitl UoII' ' ) bl exprosj :
OAMOLE JUNIPER 00
\ohtlrU Uthio. On1)m , Nobl',1II.
n siring which , when pressed , alows n all.
vr arabesque on the handle to ) up , und
as I opens I liberates a scratcher , which
Ignites n Ilatch of lInllon laste , which In
tur faslls across the vapor of a llrosene
lamll deftly hhl beio' Another type Is a
reeeplacle for tnder , which 18 Ignlel , by the
concusion of cOllJresed aim' producell by
the su.ldcn . drh'lng down of a PIl ton Into the
cylinder containing the timmmher-a device or
the last centlrY relvel ) And still anothe
Is one In \ Ilch the handle ill he removell
anI wherein Is placed an electric lamp
which glows when a button In the Bide of
the stick Is imresseti l , Still anoiler Is the
plpo ate\l. \ wllch , ly ulscrewlug the fer-
rule ahow8 a 10uth'lllece or a Pipe , and b )
unscrewing the tip of time hanlo , reveals the
bowl of n 1)11)0 ) . J u shorter pipe Is de-
sired , the stick unscrews ut the band , 011
timers Is found the mouthillece for Ihe
shorter one.
The fashion of using canes whit carved
bandies , and heavIly chased metal bandies ,
has evolved a new Industry , A woman who
) .
keeps a store near Slxlh avenue makl.a
( iulto a little 10ney knlthlK covers of silk ,
Iulo
etc. . wih the object ot saving the gloves
fro I Lelng torn , PI Ih\ ; uneven Iurface I
from Irriatng tito p hn , Mauy canes wlb I
I a'1 ; States and Intertonal ExposItIon. , I
MItS. l'OlTl KiNG , Chalrxmaamm
timese covers on may be seemm umm time surface
cars by observant imeotmie ,
A worth as to time mean vlmo carries hie
cane under imia arms at rlgitt angles , timreat-
eniimg time yes or all belmlmitl imiimm , What
elmall ho done wRit imimmi ? 1mm Germany mm ,
citlzemm Is not only aiiowed , but Is requsitemi
to kimocle time cane to a level of safety , an If
time catmelmoarer resemmts II , to give him Into
time custody of time autimorities , 'i'imis is tb
ego of refortim him tlmha coummtry , aimtl Imere Is j
Imiucim needed one , v. i' , p ,
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It 'Irisk ftC tmtntm.
here is a 'ery clever irick Iii wlmist giye
lit a letter tIm time Londoim 'i'iimios , Voliow time
olti line :
"Eight kings timreatemmeml to uve alas fln
8 K 3 10 2 ' 7 U
ladles for one sIck lcmmuve ,
Q 4 1 6 ICe. "
It you will go timrougb mm lmat'h , taking the
eigimt of hearts , time klmmg of epatl's time threl
of diammionds , time ton of clubs , and so cn '
keepIng to timis sequemmce of uits until yoU
imave repeated time abeve limm four times an4
used the whole pack , you call timen cut tb
cards 40,000 times and thmey will always fal
to time players as dcecrlbfd mmcl n cotmalc
suits , -
( ac , , or label. wIth tt.L. signature
m3j" upmme It. PitWi , t.o1t fOold by ii4
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