The PlattSRioiitii JooriH
O. H. SI A XX, XT. K. FOX, Publishers.
PLATTSMOUTII,
NEBRASKA
An ocean steamer or 10.C0Q tons bar-
iea carries In a year's steady work an
iverage of 2iO,C"!0 tons.
The average man regards his wife
is an angel for tiro weeks one week
aefore marrying her and one week
liter her funeral.
A peculiar tombstone rest3 over
prave in a cemetery near Evansville
Wis. A corner of the marble slab is
dcrced with the sculptured resemb
lance of a bunch of young onions, and
it hangs over the edge of the stone as
if carelessly placed there. This is la
accordance with the wish of the lady
curled there, who was very fond of
onions.
The Rev. Mr. Dabcock of Converse,
In J., whose wife had been blind for
ten years, brought her to a specialist
in Kokomo for treatment. He left
her there for a few days, but on his
return his wife was absent. He went
to an auction sale of lots in the sub
urbs, in which one lot was given free
Mr. Babcock won the free lot. When
he went back to the doctor's home he
Joyfully learned that his wife's sight
had been completely restored.
Some mischievous boys who attend
a school in Xew Fairfield, Conn., flut
tered a red rag before a bull which
was quietly grazing in a lot near the
s-chcolhouse. The animal became en
raged and chased his tormentors,
breaking down a fence in his pursuit.
Boys, girls and teacher fled to the
tthool. hurriedly entered, and barred
the door. There the bull stood guard
for several hours, butting and kicking
tle tloor and smashing the windows.
It is an interesting indication of LI
Hur.g Chang's perscnol force as an ele
ment in Chinese aiTairs that while he
act.! virtually as prime minister ot
that cruj.fre for a long time, none of
his crires entitlf I him to the preroga
tive? of such a position. At his death
IJ H-ir.s; Chang officially was "earl of
Si-I cf the first rank, tutor of the
hi- ajparert. grand secretary of the
V."c n-ht'a throne hall, minister of com
merce, superintendent cf the north
era trade, and g jvernor-general of
ChiU."
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ttupor, moaning piteously the while.
Johnsau ttaid faithfully at her side.
He tried to argue himself into the be-
YTj T TH C9 i' tbat 6ne wuld noon be well again.
I M" v w MMMir C9 i health and strength. No, no sue will
2 & not leave me." But within the Inner
depris of his consciousness he was
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If we only knew each other.
If we knew,
Jf our inmost nouls. my brother,
We could view,
I belleve the things that sever
Would be driven out forever.
Could the veil be drawn asunder,
don't you?
Now,
If. beneath the action, gazing-
tne aim,
Jlieht we not see more for praising-
Than for blame?
Might we not find much unkindneps
Due to our own mental blindness.
And more sins a cause for pity than for
shame?
For this body transitory
Is a vheath.
Hiding all the spirit glory
Underneath.
Hardened man or fallen woman
Has a strain divinely human:
Cast no stones, but from Love's blos
soms weave a wreath.
"We ore so remote and lonely;
And we reach.
Soul by soul, by one bridge only,
Thut of speech;
But this way we keep upplling
With mtsjudgment and reviling.
When we might have given solace, each
to each.
There is so much Joy meant for us.
That we mar.
So much music In Life's chorus
That we Jar,
So jrreat burdens that we carry.
Which are all unnecessary.
Could we only see each other as we are!
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With an Inward gleam of heaven
Kach Is blest.
With his portion of God's leaven
Is possessed.
Why this nobler part look over
That some fault we may discover?
Why not through the Jens of mercy
seek the best?
Were my heart made plain, mv dearie.
To your view.
Could you see how it grows weary
Just for you?
Then I know the things that sever
Would be driven out forever.
We would love each other better. If we
knew.
Toi)3 Johnson's Baby.
no.o!utions condemning the Rev. Dr.
Silas C. Swallow of llarrisburg. Pa.,
for an attack cn the late President
McKinley in a recent issue "i the Penn
sylvania Methodist, cf which he i3
'liter, were adopted at a cublic meet
ing, held under the a us trices of the
McKinley Veteran Patriotic League of
Daupi!n county. The resolutions state
that Dr. Swallow "deserves to be pil
loried as an enemy to the United
States and that his name should only
be mentioned with those of Judas and
- Cain. Benedict Arnold. Wilkes Booth,
Cuiteau. Czolgosz and the other trait
ors, assassins. liars and vile traducers
of character who have blackened the
pages of the world's historv."
Cca. Buller's campaigning and in
his forty-three years of so'diering he
has s.-en much rerrice has been prin
cipally In Africa. Having served in
the Red river expedition in 1S70, he be
came one of the "Garnet Wolseley
ring" and served under Sir Garnet In
Ashanti. But his fame rests chiefly
cn his exploits in South Africa and In
the Sudan. In Zululand. after Isan
dula. he largely helped to aver the
consequences of defeat and took part
in the bjttle of Ulundi. Still more
notable was Li3 record in the Sudan.
When Sir Henry Herbert Stewart was
wounded ?nd Col. Burnahy killed MaJ.
Cen. Duller took command of the des
ert column and withdraw it In safety
from Guijat to Gokdul in the face of
the m?hdits, whom he defeated at
Abu K!-?athf same spot where Burna-
iy baa b.en killed a month before. His
record in the Boer war is fresh in ev
cry one's memory.
Sin'-e the murder of President Mc
Kinley the Italian polite have directed
ai: their efforts to ensure a strict
watch be.ng kept over dangerous an
archie. The Italian consuls in Dal
rnatia lately slgna'lei the departure of
a certain .atale Glavinovich. describ
ed as a violent anarchist, and said to
have declared to hi3 companions that
tie was going to Rome, and would not
return without having first murdered
the pope. Cardinal RampoIIa. and.
prbaps. other per3cnag?s. The clos
est watch all along the Adriatic coast
was kept, it being kcon tint Glavino
vich had left by sea. but he succeeded
cn knows how. in landing at
.ncona. anl reaching Rome undis
turted. Even in Rome he was able to
maintain bis Incognito for a few davs
and went several times to the Vatican
as a tourist. He was eventually rec
ognized by the police, and arrested,
without offering any resistance. On
him was found a sort of polgnard
made out of a razor. The pope has
not been Informed of the plans attri
buted to Glavinovich.
The common cockroach has spread
throughout the civilized world by
means cf ships. This disagreeable bug
comes ami goes on ships almost as
freely as the rats. The two seem to
lire together amicably and they mon
opolize th hold of the ships which
carry foodstuffs.
If. a3 13 a-'serted. the United States Is
to export two million cheap watches to
Great Britain thl3 year, our manufac
turers can hardly he said to have frit
tered away their time on foreign markets.
Tardy taxpayers arc Induced to shell
out by a system in vogue In Cotta.
Saxony. In all the restaurants and
saloon? of the city lists are displayed
bearing tbe names of the delinquents.
If the proprietors of these hostelries
supply meat or drink to the persons
who neglect to pay their taxes their
licenses are revoked.
BY E. T. BULLOCK.
(Copyright. 1;1, by Daily Story Tub. Co.)
The sun ehone down hot and parch
ing upon the lonely canvas covered
wagon that 6lowly wound It3 way
across the burning sanda towards the
village of Bear Creek. The panting
horses, wet with dirty foam, labored
heavily as the awkward wagon moved
slowly along. A tall, lean man with
short, etubby whiskers sat holdinz
tne lines, and urged on the lagging
steps of the tired animals. From
within the covered body came the low
sound of a woman's voice as she
irocned the sweet melody of some old
fasnioned hymn. Suddenly tbe ting
ing ceased.
"Are we almost there?" ehe asked.
with a tired hopefulness In her voice.
A head appeared from behind the flap
or the curtain. It was rather a pretty
nead. with its wealth of dark brown
hair.
"Are we almost there?" she asked
again, pushing her elbows out upon
the front seat. The man looked
around with a soft smile.
"Yes," he said. "Do you see them
low, squatty houses yonder?" The
woman nodded assent "Well, that's
hit," he said, as he touched her cheek
affectionately. He spoke with a slow
drawl, his words dropping as If with
studied weight
In a few minutes the wagon en
tered the narrow, lane-like street,
lined with its rough log huts. At the
first sight of the white canvas in the
distance the inhabitants of Bear
Creek had collected to watch the grow
ing speck and to Indulge In curious
speculation as to its occupants.
Its one 'er them feller3 ter work
at ol Jim Crawford's. I guess." said a
rough-looking individual of capacious
Sirth.
J 9 a m-mm ...
, uam em: iney ve been er
pilin' in here like bees uv late," re
sponded another.
It was evident that the people of
uear creek bore no special good-will
towards "Ol' Jim Crawford."
As the horses drew the wagon along
Detween the row3 of people on either
side of the street the man on the seat
was greeted by many waves of the
hand. He pulled his team Into the
rude sidewalk near a small group of
men. "Ken yer tell me tner way to
Jim Crawford's?" he asked politely.
A. frown spread over the faces of the
men. For a minute no one spoke,
ine man on the wagon waited ex
pectantly.
"Jim Crawford's Is right up thar,
unauy answered a stout youne fel
low, throwing up his open hand with
girl stepped out from behind the men.
Hers was the dark complexion of the
haif-breed.
"I'll tell yer wher' ol Jim lives."
she cried. Tlie men turned around
abruptly. "Jes' foller this road to
ther forks and then take ther road ter
yer right Ol' Jim's is erbout 300
yards from the last cabin." she said
pointing to the cistant hut The men
sneered at her and one of them
grabbed at her dress, but she easily
eluded them and passed on up the
street
The tall man clucked to his horses
and the wagon moved on. After driy-
all they could to help tbe unfortunate
husband. The gentle dc-neanor of the
young wife had planted a touch of ten
derness in their rough breasts.
But it soon was seen that the strug
gle would not last long. And one day,
just as the bright sunlight of e aft
ernoon began to fade into the deeper
shadows of the evening, the mother
breathed a soft sigh and passed to the
realms eternal.
After the funeral wa3 over and the
miners had returned to their work,
looe jonnson returned to nis nut a
sad and broken-hearted man. The
baby who had caused his grief he
swore he could never love. He never
wished to see the innocent little thing
again so great was bis sorrow. He
left the lonely cottage and walked
down into the village. The little
half-breed girl sat all night by the
cradle waiting for his returning foot
steps; but no sound broke the still
ness of the night save the howl of
some lonely dog outside, or the occa
sional waking wail of the infant in
her charge. Finally, at day-break,
tbe shambling footsteps came up the
beaten path. Then a heavy boot beat
roughly at the door for admittance.
Hurriedly opening the door she re
turned to the cradle. The staggering
figure of a man came in. It was Tobe
Johnson, his eyes bloodshot with
drink and dissipation. For a moment
he gazed expectantly around the
room. "Millie," he called. Then see
ing the frightened half-breed beside
the swaying cradle he seemed to re-
c:.ll the incidents of the past few days.
With a daik frown on his brow. h9
stumbled over to the lar corner of the
room and fell heavily on the bed.
Tobe Johnson slept long and sound
ly. He was awakened late in the aft
ernoon by the rough voices of the
men with whom he had spent the pre- L
vious night. Hardened wretches that
they were, they wished him to return
-to the village to the bar and gaming
tables. For the moment he seemed
ready to yield. Then suddenly from
the cradle came a faint "coo." He
turned quickly to meet the laughing
blue eyes cf his baby. He looked
steadily at the little fac 'twaa the
first time since that fatal night Then
he walked quickly to the cradle and
lifted the little thing in his anii3.
-No, by Jingo, I won't go!" he cried
fiercely to the men. For the moment
they were stupefied. Then they bowed
t-eir heads and walked slowly from
tbe room.
"Was it the look in the Foft blue
I've b'en countin up my olessin's, I've be'n summin up my woes
But I ain't, got th' conclusion sum would nat'rally suppose.
Yijiy I quit a countin troubles 'fore I had half a score.
While th' more I count my blessin's I keep findin more an' more.
There's been things that wa'n't exactly a3 I thought they'd ought t' be,
And I've often growled at Providence fer not a pettin' me;
But I hadn't stopped f reckon what th' other side had be'n,
So I guess it wa'n't correct, the way I calkerlated then.
F r there's be'n a gift o sunshino after every shower o tears,
And I've found a load o' laughter scattered all along th year3,
If th' thorns have pricked me sometimes, I've good reasons to support
Love has hid 'em often from me 'neath the rapture of th rose.
So I'm goin' t' still be thankful fer th' sunshine and th' rain,
Fer th' joy that's made mc happy; fer th' purgin done by pain;
Fer th' love of little children; fer the friends thet have be'n true;
Fer th' guldin Hand that's led mo . v'ry threat'nin' danger through.
I'm rejokln' In th mercy that can take ray sins away.
In th' Love that gives me courage in th thickest of the fray.
I am thankful fer th' goodness that from heaven toilers me
O! how happy and how thankful I forever ousht C be.
So Jest let us count our blessin's as we're journeyin' along,
Then we'll find less time fer growlin', and more fer mirth and song
When you lift your eyes t' heaven earthly shadows flee away
Let us learn this lovin' lesson as we keep Thanksgivin' Day.
Ram's Horr
growing is shown by the fact that
within the past four yrars the states
f f Arkansas, Calora.o, Delaware, Geor
feij, Oklahoma and Utah have intro
i r.ecd the national Thanksgiving day.
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eyes?" they mused. "Was it the smile
of his lost love he saw?"
VIEWING CORONATIONS.
Trices Have Gone I'p to C500 a Window
Alone Route.
"I wish to hire a window overlook
ing the route of the coronation pro
cession." wrote a provincial gentleman
to a London agent a few days ago,
"and I am prepared to give 10 for
the day." "I cannot get a window In
a good position .for less than 20,"
was the agent's reply. "That figure
will be increased 50 par cent by Christ
mas." The demand for vantage points
whence to view next year's great pa
geant has indeed set in with grim
earnest. A colonial millionaire has
The annual festival cf Thanksgiving
Day has such tender and b?autiful as
rociations in the entire history of our
republic that It is nt likely to lese
its strong hold upr;n our affections,
nor to wear out the welcome which
the successive generations of our fore
fathers have given it. The roots o!
this thanksgiving cu tcm ara sunk
so deeply in the home life of every
large fcection of the country that its
vitality is almost inexhaustible. In
the eastern states we find the earliest
record of an American Thanksgiving
Day. In the autumn of 1621 the gODd
governor, William Bradford. pro
claimed a day of special thanksgiving
to God for the crown of goodn'ss Ha
had placed upon tbat first year of t'le
white man's life in the new world
Though these pioneers had laid many
of their comiades to rest on the bar
ren hill near by, they were net so.ired.
nor refused to recognize th? wlsdam
and goodness of God. In the follo-.viuj
year, after abundant harvest 3, anoth?r
day of rejoicing and gratitude was
set apart. In fact, this festival con-
t'ookiug the Turkey.
To prepare the turkey for the oven,
fplit the skin at the back of the neck,
take out the neck bone, cut it close
to the body. Draw the crop and the
intestines; clean and wash thorough
ly; fill both crop and stomach cavities
with stuffing. Turn the neck skin down
under the back; tie a string round and
bring the two ends of the string over
the wings and tie on the breast. When
ready to bake put the bird in the roast
ing pan; add a little water, small
quantities of chopped celery, carrot3
and onioius, two cloves and a small
bunch of parsley. Baste with the
gravy every fifteen minutes. Cook in
a moderately hot oven for about two
and a half or three hours. The pres
sure of the thumb behind the second
joint of the wing will readily break '
the flesh when it is sufficiently cooked. !
Take off strings used in dressing be
fore serving on table. After the turkey
has been taken out add a little water
aru flour to gravy left in pan; boil for
a few minutes; strain and remove all
grease that comes to the top. Serva
in sauceboat.
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Dr. Abraham Kuypef. of the Free
University of Amsterdam, with the
new ministry which has Just come into
pewer In Holland, becomes prima min
ister and minister of the Interior.
"It's one of them fellers."
finwe pointing in all directions.
And when yer git ter the fork of the
road, jest take the fork hand." A
augh from the crowd greeted his
, rough Jest. The man on the wagon
ihowed a slight red' tinge under the
swarthy tan of his face.
"I ain't here to raise no row," he
said, looking the short young . man
squarely in the eye. "But yar could
be er darn sight more civil to er
stranger." His peculiar drawl affect
ed tbe risibilities of the crowd, and a
lo.d laugh rang out on tbe air. When
tbe rough veils had subsided a small
"Xo, by Jingo, I won't go!".
inc a few yards he saw to his left
across the street the sign of the Big
Horn saloon. A sudden idea seemed
to strike him. He again pulled his
horses into the 6ide of the street and
got down from his seat.
- .friends, he said, "will yer all
come and take som'thin with me, jest
ter show that ther ain't no hard feel
ings?"
1 he crowd was staggered at first
but soon responded joyfully, conclud
ing mat tne stranger was a pretty
good fellow although he was going
10 work for "or Jim Crawford."
W'ere der yer hail from, stranger?"
in the West End at 500 a window,
says the London Express. These fig
ures contrast strongly with the sums
paid to view coronation processions
in the past Half a farthing was the
price of a seat to see the first Edward
wend his triumphal way to the throne.
A wave of prosperity appears to have
swept through the land at the time of
tho succession of Edward II., for a3
much as a whole farthing was paid
cheerfully to view that monarch's pro
gress through the streets. Edward
III. must have felt a thrill cf pride
when he learned that his subjects
valued him at double the amount of
his predecessor that is, one half
penny. But this record was in turn
hopelessly beaten by Richard II. Peo
ple paid a penny to see him, though
grumblers declared that "the snow
was not worth the money." When
up before the bar. , vT . prupie
I'aiu no mum tL muyeuue la cnejr mm
"Kentucky," answered the stranger.
The men looked approvingly at the
size of his whiskey.
"Anyboddy with yer?"
A few minutes later Tobe Johnson
drove slowly away from the Big Horn
followed by the lusty cheers of his'
newly gained friends.
It was conceded on all hands that
Tobe Johnson was the best fellow that
had ever struck a spade In Ol' Jim's
diggings. Old Jim, himself, was a
stingy, avaricious old fellow who was
held in absolute contempt by the citi
zens of Bear Creek. He lived a short
distance from the center of the town
that Is, from the saloons- and. know
mfi thatthe,was looked upon with no
JrJ he eeldom came wn
from his suburban hntie .
on his way. People were extravagant
with their money at Henry VIII.'s
coronation, when fourpence was de
manded for a seat. When the great
Elizabeth came to the throne, how
ever, her subjects, in the exuberance
of their loyalty and joy, paid another
twopence. The historians of James I.
dilate at great length on the growing
wealth of the country, of which there
could be no more strinklng evidence
than the fact that thousands of peo
ple on the line of the procession paid
Is. each for seats. Saturday Evening
Post,
Then Papa Put on a Spurt.
Papa was cutting Freddy's hair very
well, but was not quick at the job, and
Fred, who is 6 years of age, found the
Bear Creek could boast of anything so function very tiresome. At last he
..vuuuua U3 suburbs. Naturally
enough the hatred for "Or Jim" him
self fell also upon the Innocent heads
c e?vn who woed under him.
So that the village of Bear Creek and
Cx Jims Place." as it was called,
were as two hostile cities encamped
against each other.
VS2 t3 T,me r1Ied on Tobe Johnson
failed to get his share of Bear Creek's
disapproval and dislike. Il re
garded as a -good-hearted fellow of
friendly disposition, yet with t
a will and as firm a courage as was
to be found in the two camps. Furth
ermore he was a worker, and spent
most of his time away from the gamb
ling dens and saloons something
which the miners usually failed to do.
One day Johnson was informpi th.
he was the proud possessor of a son
and heir. But bis boy came at a dear
dear price the father. The frn
mother, wearied and worn by the hard
said: "Are you nearly done, daddy?"
"Very near; I've just the front to do
now." replied the father. "I'm 'fraid."
sighed the martyr, "that the back will
grow again while you are cutting tha
front." Stray Stories.
Not penrerlan.
"Ah!" sighed Dremer, the clerk,
"don't you wish you could write like
Shakespeare?" "Not much I don't,"
replied Adam Upp, the bookkeeper.
"You don't? Why?" "I'd be flred.
Didn't you ever see Shakespeare's sig
nature?" Philadelphia Press.
The prosperity of a country depend
not on the abundance of its revenues,
nor on the strength of Its fortifica
tions, nor on the beauty of its pub
lic buildings; but it consists in the
number of its cultivated citizens, its
men of education, enlightenment and
character. Here are to be found its
A Li.h v j a. . w .-i.tiwv, ia tuici oti till KIH. Its
! !?J fiwJ ntt b6en aCCUS" lreal Power.-Martin Luther. '
tomed, and without the proper medical I .
attention to uphold her decUaln Your fith nn
strength was in imminent danger of tions one, and one the banner unde,"
death. For days she lay In a kalf . which you combat-Mawini.
Massasoit, chief of the friend y tribe
and his council of braves, w.re pres
ent by special invitation, makin
merry and glad. Tha first pub!ic offi
cial Thanksgiving day did not com?
however, until the year 1631. It had
been proclaimed as a day of fasting
and prayer for relief," b ctuse the
colonists were in sore distress; th?
perils of famine were imminent; a
vessel laden with provisions for them
and long at sea had n-,t r;achcd th
port. But just befo.e the appo.nte 1
day arrived the ship land?d safe and
sound with plenty; eo by offlc'al au-
thoiity the nature of the s?rvices o.i
that day ware cha-ged frcm sorrow
and fasting to fcait'cg aid thanks
giving. This s:ems to hive b?en th?
first great Thai k g'.ving day with
the American peop.'e. Occasionally
afterward days of special gratitude
were observed moie or less gjnerally,
but in 1644 Governor Kieft, of New
Netherland colony, officially proclaim
ed "a day of general thanksgiving" for
their then recent victory ov?r th? Ia
dians; and again, at the conclusion o
peace, the following year another
Thanksgiving day was proclaimed. The
Continental Congress set apart a num
ber of Thanksgiving days at various
times for sp;c!al purpcs?s, among
them July 20. 1775; May 17 and D?
cembcr 11. 1776; April 22. 1778; May 6
1779; April 6, 1780; May 3. 1781, and
April 25, 1782. The congress suggest
ed these days to the governors of the
sevtral states, who usually issued a
pioclamation setting fo.th th? spocial
reason for gratitude and calling upon
the people to read'r tfcanks to God.
Besides these days G?neral Washing
ton Issued crders to the Colonial army
directing that D;c:mber 18, 1777, and
May 7, 1778, be observed as general
Thanksgiving days. The first national
Thanksgiving day observed by the free
American people came on Thursday,"
November 26, 1789, and the honor of
the suggestion belongs to Representa
tive Elias Boudinot, who asked the
house to request the piesident to rec
ommend "a day of thanksgiving and
prayer to be observed by the people
of the United States, and so keenly
conscious were some of the represen
tatives of the blt'.er bondage from
which the country had so recently
freed herself that the measure was op
posed on the g.ound that such a day
might lead to the imitation of frivoli
ties and pomps of kingdoms, and to
other hurtful things. The house
passed the measure, however, and the
day was appropriately observed.
The custom has b?en observed an
nually In the east for more than a
ctntury and has extended to other
states one by one until now there are
but three sections in which Thanks
riving day is not officially recognized.
These states are Alabama, Louisiana
and Mississippi. That the custom is
The snow upon the hlllsi.le lav.
And thatched the cottage roof.
The web of vines bv the IMIirrim's 1oo
H'a Mll.-.i with frv
The houKhs were leafless on the treea
Across the hnrrpti nlnin
The north wind swept despairingly
And moaned like one in pain.
(It whimpered like some- hungry child
That cl.Tstis its narcnfs h.uni
And plea-U for lr-ad when there is nn
In all the drcarv lml 1
Above the little Plymouth town.
t.'irc-lintf with empty maw.
iloekinK their hunger, flew the crow.
""""'s ins naw, naw, naw.
Patience, a blue-eyed maiden.
(tier eyes wllh tears were .liml
From hunger feeble, trembling knelt
raised ner veiee to Him.
'Iear Dod," s-he said in pleading tones.
Tender, plaintive and sweet.
'We's almost 'tarved. nn' won't 'oo
please
Send elown some fings to eat?"
Then all day long her watchful eyes
Jazed elown the village street.
Not doubting but sh soon would see
borne one with tings to eat."
Anel. io! before the sun had set.
With wild fowl laden elown.
Four hunters from the forest elrear
Came marching Into town.
And (as in answer to the prayer).
To aeld to nil the cheer.
And banish famine frem the place.
Came Indians with deer.
The Joyous villagers rusheel out
The ladenea ones to meet.
But Patience knelt and said: "Fanks.
lod.
For sendln fings to eat."
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out them. It is not always possible,
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with herbs and onions. A menu that
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cannot be procured, vegetable oysters
may be substituted. Cream tomato fa
a favorite kind of soup.
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