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The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-12-01
Mobile Furniture Ware-R0Oms.


NO. SO, Water Shed)
MOBILE, Mn.
KELLY & ALLEN keep constantly on hand
Furniture of all descriptions such as
Sofas, Couches, Ouomans. Divans, Mahogany,
Curlcd Maple, Black Walnut, Oak, Rose
wood and Painted Chairs, Rocking Chairs,
Mahogany, Walnut, Curcd Maple, Wood
and Cane Seats, Childrcn's Chairs. Count
ing Room Chairs, Stools Settees, Book Ca
SEES Wash Stands, Toilet and Work Tables,
Candle Stands, Wardrobcs,
BUREAUS, siDEBOARDs,
Centre. Card Dining and Extension Tables
Counting Room and Table Desks High
Post 4 French Mahogany Bcdsteads,
Curled Maple, Rosewood; Com
mon Bcdstcads of all kinds.
HAIR MOSS AND STRAW MATTRESSES
Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pillows Toilet
Mantle and Pier Glasses; Brussels, Venetian
Ingram and Cotton Carpctng; Rugs, Door
Mats, Stair Rods, India Mating; Plain and
Coored Oil Cloth ofall widths, TO suit Rooms
and Halls; Cedar Ware, Baskets, Cradles, &c
Window Shades, Curtains and Blinds,
To- Work of kinds made to order. Matms-
ses, Sofas, Chairs, &C., &C., re-stahed at short
notice.
All the above articles WILDE sold low and on
reasonable terms, by
KELLY & ALLEN, 80, Water-st.
March LIST 1919. 4G-1y.
T UMBER $4,000 feet For sale by
IL D. CLARKE
Aug. Is 17-tC
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WILLIAM p, E!MDARD,
Surgeon Dentist,

FORMERLY OF CHARLESTON, S. c.
GO, Id ESPECTFULLY tenders his
~. ssSs IL professional services 10 the
JIIGIycitizcns of this place and surroun-
ding country. His instruments are ofthe most
improved description; and he hopes that by
strict attention and skllul treatment Of all Dem
tai maladies, to give satisfaction and merit
patronage.
His charges will be reasonable. and may be
known on application-alI his work will be
warranted to be permanent.
10 Office opposite the Courthouse square.
March II. 1919. lilly
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A Splendid assortment Of Books &

CONSISTING Of
School Books, Gold Pens and Pencils Ink
black, blue and red--Letter, Fooscap, Fam
cy note. Gilt Edge and Silver Wedding Note
Paper Envelopes, great varsity, Motto Seals,
WATERS. Stamps, &C., &c.
Also, MEDICAL BOOKS of great variety.
Together with a large assortment of FANCY
ARTlCLES--Soaps, Pcrlumcry and Surgical
instruments. For sale at the Drug Store of
HAMPTON & HERNDON.
March 9TH, 1919. dolly.
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T TRUSTEES.


Jos. b. Collins, David C. Golden
William j. llySlop, Alfred Edwards
X. ii. McCmdy, William Bctls,
Frederick :. Winston, Iu~rTh Blunt,
G. w. Fabcr, Isaac q. Pearson,
John p. Grlvcrton, Henry Wells.
Theodore SrdgW lex, William Moore,
Stacy u. Collins, Xcbrdrc Cook.
John II swirl, Juuolhan Miller
John NhdSworh, David A. ConSluck,
Henry w. IIubbcll, Robert SCHUYLER
fouvcrneur NJ. wilkins, james Chambers,
John V. l.. Pruyn, Joseph Tuckcrman,
Frederick Whntcscy, Nose. II. Grnncll,
Charles Ely, VIM, j. Bunker
John c. Crugcr, Eugene Dutilh,
WaltcrJoy, Francis $ Lathrop,
Alfred Prll. lOnc vucancyl
JOSEPH B. COLLINS, PRrs'r.
SiMrEL HANNAy. Ecc'N
MDtWyn Post. d. d.. Medical Examiner. who
attends at the office daily from to /? o clock
bScph Blunt Counsellor.
GILES NJ. HlLLlER, AGENT ABERDEEN.
June %. 1919. Off
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rE-N z E+-
NEW DRUG STORE,
aberdeen, Miss,

ISnow well furnished with every thing wan
ted in that line, Among which are an cx-
cclIcnt umallty Of
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BUREAUS, siDEBoARDs,

T UMBER $4,000 feet. For sale by
IL d. CLARK L
Aug. IS. 17-tf.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07
The Tenzue OF sIaaasr.

"The tongue Of the slanderer,' aFs
Massillon. sis a deyOuring FIRE which Tar
nishes whatever it touches; which exercises
its fury on the good grain, equally as On
the chat; on the prOfane, as on the saers%
which. wherever it passes, leaves Only d's
olstion aud ruin; digs even into the bOE.'
OF the earth. and fixes itself on Ting he
most hidden; turns into vile ashes, whs-
only a moment before. had appeared TO q
so precious and brilliant acts win more
violence and danger than ever, in The hai'
when it was apparently smothsn'd GP 'na
almost extinct which blackens what 4
cannot consume, and sometimes sPaTkis
and delights before It destroys.
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Euvy I'm ne. % nraIocrIry.

Says Schiller, "How should they vio
know nc other measure Of worth than he
toll of acquisition and its palPabls results
be capable Of estimating the calm opera
ton Of taste upon the outward and inEaH
man, while they regard the loiuiiOCs ds
advantages Of polite Eters.us, without IS
essential benefits. The nan without PEI
ception Of form desPises all grace in slo-
quence as corruption. all elegance in con
versation as hypocrisy, all dslieacy and
holiness Of demeanor as eKaggeralon and
affection. He can never orgive i IN he
favorite Of the gaces, that as a cOmPaniOR
he sdorns all circles, as a man Of bushes,
moulds all heads to his designs. Is an az
thor, imPrints, perhaps, bis spirit on h'
whole Of his century, while he, the vichn
Of drudgery, with all his knowledge can
command no attention, nor move 80 muea
as a stone from its place"
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ain the immediate vicinity of la Place
do Msrche is the little retired square called
Place Letizia, in which stands the house
where Napoleon Bonaparte was born. On
asking permission to sketch the interior my
request was courteously granted; but, | OBJ.
served, the worthy family studiously avoided
coming in contact with me, owing to the
false report which the agent Of the French
police had set afoat respecting my being
employed by our government as a spy. A
servant OF the house was allowed to wait
upon me- and from her learned the par
ticular history Of this noted mansion. All
the rooms were respectfully furnished: the
one in which Napoleon was born had cur
tains hanging from its windows, as tender
almost as tissue-paper, which the female at
t,ndant informed me were NOT allowed TO be
touched, except with the greatest possible
care:
"'For all things here" said she. seven
to the chairs and tables, are held in the
greatest -veneration by the family who occu-
py the house, and are, indeed, regarded as
sacred, because they all existed when Ma
poleo was born in this apartment
Sir Weeks IN Corsica.
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Eject OF sscaslsues..

Burke wrote as follows to his captious
friend Barry, while studying his art al
Rome: THAT you have Just subjects Of in
dignation always, and of anger oftea | do
noways doubt who can live in the world
without some trial Of his patience? But
believe me, dear Barry. that the arms with
which the ill-dispositions Of the world are
to be combated, and the qualities by which
it ia to be reconciled to US, and we recon
cile to it. ore moderation, gentleness, lit.
tie indulgence to others, and great deal OF
distrust OF ourselves; which are no, quail
ties Of mean spirit, as some may possibly
think them, but virtues of great and noble
kind, and such as dignity our nature, as
much as they contributs to repose and for.
tune; for nothing can be so unworthy OF a
well-composed soul as 10 pass away life in
chickering's and litigations; in snarliDg and
scofing with every one about us. Again
and again, my dear Barry, we must be at
peace with our species, il not for their sakes,
yet very much for our own
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Hnsbana Gn,...-

Of a certain divine an anec5o,. -,
which Hook used to say exes.5sJ ,, - 'lo
cimen OF cool assurance that even 4 I 1
exhibited. A young clerical friend AZ ~
staying at bis house, happened 10 3. .;,, IN
up one night reading. alter the fsm.I'4
he supposed, had retired to res, T1.',- s'
opened, and bis excellent host rsar~ 1911
in his dressing-gown and slippers -Nv
dear boy" said the latter, seaIipg b;0,..il
and looking PstbeticslIy az bis nss, -
have few words to say-don't leoI -.
ed-they will prove agreeable snor.t
you-rely upon il. The fact is NJ
and myself have for some ,ios o.,
the attention which you Rave paid y r.
sey. We can make every allowance I,o-
ing your excellent principles as v. - e.
the difidence which has hithero ,;sd ~
tongue, but it has been carried FAR 60
In a worldly point Of view, Be,,sv !,
course, might do better, yet We have al A.
highest esteem for your character and a.
position-and then our daughtet-.hs.
very dear to us-and where her haDo;D..
is at stake all minor consideration ~,
give way. We have, therefore sei,r -
deliberation-I must own no, aI,oosS..
without hesitation-made I'D our mio5. ],
the match. What must be, mus; b.. ~
are worthy fellow. and therefore !. ,
word, YOU have our free and cOrdsl a.
!. sent. Only make our child happy, aO5 :.
ask no more" The as;onisbed d.
half perihed, laid down his book III,
! dear sir" he began to muTmur, abers ,
{ some dreadful mistake. reallv ne,
thOught-thatis. | never intended" ~,
no. | know you did not. Your no5.sr
! indeed. IS one of those rais which :,
: made you so deservedly iarOfile Wib :
: all. But, my dear boy, parent e.,
!, are chary. Anxiety shsrpens them. ".
" saw well enough what You though, 50 wa
concealed. Betsey, too, IS Just the 5d =
- be so won. Well. we'll say no mo-,
about il; it's all over now. God bleSv.
: both Only make her good husbar, !.
- here she Is. have told Mrs. - ,obfr,
= her down again; for the sooner young on.
:, are put out Of suspense the better. Seal,
the matter ss soon as you Ike; Ee MI
- leave you together" Thus saving. d.
- considerate papa bestowed most aHsc
y hcnate kiss upon his daughter, who Wa a
- this lnncture led into the room by hsrmo
ther. both en- dsyhabjIe- shook ma man,
~ sOn-in-law cordially BY the hand, and vi.
a There. there. go along. Ms -
I. turned his wife out Of the room, ami n
- the lovers % to their tete-Gtets. VIA
n was to be donel Common humsniB. 4
IN say nothing Of POliteness, demanded non
~ ing less than proposal; it was rendered
IN cordingly. and We need scarcely adj, W.
- graciously Observation-Disclosures Of HOsk
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ed Tor some yeas, and was place n uch
visited by Sheridan. We could make moth,
inc of the notions OF this singular charac-
ter. for whom Cotton had great Difference
He was a stout bony man, dressed IN
black. His publications were curious
medley of metaphysics and politics. HI,
"Tayels to discover the Source OF Moral
Motion. and the Apocalypse Of Nature
wherein the Source Of Moral Motionis dis
covered, " had appeared in 1853.
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ON MRS. suTLER's READINGS FROM SHAKESPEARE.
o precious eyeningsl all topswiftly spedl
Leaving us heirs 20 such ri,h hsriiages
OF ali the best thoughts OF the greatest sages,
And giving tongues unto tho silent dead!
How urhearts glowed andtremtled as she read:
Interpreting by tones the wondnJus pages
or the great poet who forerilns the ages,
Anticipating all that shall be said.
o happy readerl having for thy tezt
The magic book, whose SybiIline leaves have
caught ~
The r;Test essence OF all huraan thought p
o happy Poetl by no critic vextl
How must thy listening spirit now rejoice
To be interpreted by such voices
HEsRY w. LoSeFELLow.
Cambridge, Feb. Doth, 1919
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Fa.us FIaaInx and Pussii.ss-isy.

Plutarch tells US Of an idle and sHsnin'
ate Enurisn, who found fault with me man
ner in which Tbemistocles had conducted q
recent campaign. "WhaL" said the hsiO
in reply, shave you, TOO, something % S,
about war, who are like the iish that has 5
sword. but no hearth
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from he Tribune.
To Hspe.

To Hspe.
ssDresms Dresmsss- Herodia's Me6ara-
Though thou art beautiful,
To me, fond Hope, thou art q ieanul guesI
From thy sweet whispenngs pfsytnee o'''e'
Nor bring unwealcome tumnlt TO my piease
With longngs deep. thai are adverse 70 pe"''
And quiet rest
Come not upon my Dreams
With thy fond words, sweet Siren, inplore;
The wine Of Promise. drunk in crednlous sleep,
A lesping current through my veins doth pour,
And bnngs me images dare not keep;
III dream no more.
know that thou an kind,
And fam would bless me with thy Joyous song.
But I'm admonished by fearful Past,
That cen thy kindness can but do me wong.
For thy faiTpictuTes are "too bright 10 last,
Or cheer me long.
No, keep thy words for those
Whose slumberng hearts, to quiet stiffness wed
Have never known deep joys exllting thnll
Nor with the wounds of cutting sonow bled,
But can again, with other pleasures fill,
When thou art fed.
Too long I dwell; cen now
While deny thee entrance 10 my breast,
Tumultuous thoughts come rushing on m
heart,
And feelings not unto itself confessed;
Sweet Chsrmer, beseech thee TO depart
And let me rest.
Collinsviiie, Illinois.
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Leaves are light. and useless, ano lo,.'
and wavering, and changsabls--'hey 80 4.
dance; yet God has made them part o - -
oak. In 50 doing, He has gwen Is az, :,
son not 10 deny the sioathear'eoLsss $50 S,,
because we zee the lightsomeness ~i'0'0''
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.In the society Of thiue equals In01 y I ~
enjoy more pleasure in the soels,y Y. = q b
superiors thou shalt find more P'Oa-' ,a~
the best in the company IS he way . %
worse: the best means to grow better . "
be the worst there. = QnarIes.
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r-rprt..I Cs.rIAIaIas.

Perpetual complaints, 10 use The alll. I,
OF an old writer, ''are like unto q new en- a'i
which screaks and cries. even whilst u -
no burden bot its own wheels, whereas We.
which is long used, and well oiled s'S'
silently away with a heavy load.
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E-.r..iaI P.rs. Of a Trisnps.

aft not only in the Roman customs
said Burke, kindled under the wrongs In-
had been heaPed upon him, st was no. ~,
ly In the Roman customs, but 4 Is u y,
nature and constitution Of things that car
umny and abuse are essential parts o. '''
uppb."
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From the London Examiner.
sesne Motion. absut nmsinanbsn Corrected
BY WALTER SAVAGE LASDoR.


In the present age nearly all people are
critics, even to the pen, and treat the eravesi
writers with sort OF taprcOin familiarity.
IL they are dissatisfied they throw short
and spent cigar in the face Of the offender
il they are pleased. they Lift the candidate
of his legs, and send him away with
hearty slap on the shoulder. Some Of the
shorter, when they are bent to mischief.
dip twig in the gutter, and drag it across
our polished boots on tho contrary, when
they are inclined 10 be gentle and generous.
they leap boisterously upon or knees, and
kiss US with bread-and-buttcri ia their mouths.
But neither the place which this sheet is to
occupy, nor the brotherhood in whose be-
J half am writing make il incumbent on
me to continue at any great length these re-
marks. ] would rather se.them right about
matter which they seem in general much
to have misunderstood, namely. the ensigns
E and eDsgn-bearers Of Imagination.
S We will ascend from the critics to the
d class Of poets whose most luscious fruits at
Q tract them in the greatest number. These
poets are fond Of playing ltle-go with
d fairies and witches, and other such idle out
n oi-the-wsy creatures; whereas the better
" and truor, and stronger, hath always body
h in readiness 10 put his soul into. Shaks
. peare, and Milton, and Chsucer, have in
5 6nitely more Imagination than any OF thos'
5! to whom the quality is peculiarly attrlbu
le ted. II is not inconsistent with vigor AM
at gravity. There may be a large and efus
= light without ''the notes that people III
I'd sunbeams.
lit Imagination follows the steps of Home
throughout the Tread, from the ships on III
strand TO Priam and Helen on the wall:
Nc Imagination played with the baby Astyana
at the departure of Hector from Andre
mache, and was present at the mobiles
he scene in all the Iliad, where 10 repeat
IT. verse Of Cowper more beautiful than HI
rs mer's own Of Achilles)
no CHS hand he placed
lis On the old mans head. and Pnh,d 4 gently asay.
10 No less potently does imagination urge G
dy Kschylus from the range OF beacons TO Il
l." bath of Agamemnon; nor expand less p
lat Etently the vulture's wing over the lacerst,
xo bosom on Caucasus. With the Garlic
rs, flowers on the fIesh-created earth lmsgin
IN. lion stIewed the nuptial couch Of Eve. N
I'm Ariel, nor Caliban, but Eve and Satan. al
~. Prometheus, are the most wondrous and Il
ed most glorious Of her works. lmaginstit
III takes the weaker hand OF Virgil out
,m Dante's, and guides the Florentine exi
ger through the triple world. Southey, who
at it is become the fashion to decry and sup'
fe. sede, showed in 7halaba and Rehama
he comparably more Imagination than q
a otirer -of hiso contemporaries. not except
na- Keats: it shines out gloriously in Air
od- Tennyson: and in Aubrey de We're it pc
ch etraies the innermost depths Of a profou
lie and capacious mind.
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Frsm ne Bo.,.
Ihe HIne NJ

~ Mae HIrI. "
The Blue Birds song we soon Am,
Sweet harbingerOf SpringI -" near,
Its notes are welcome 10 nv a.
love to hear il singl
Il comes the soonest Of IA rae.
And dies with gentle wing.
II seeks the old fTequenied Dlaes
And there it loves 70 sing
Come gent ind and, let u.hs.,
Thy early Hctes Of Spring.
And may thy mate, as wont b..
Toshare the JOYS ye bring.
Come, build the nest, the bollo,,.,
Is where II used to be; -"
The food ye want, il shall MOI e,a
And We will welcome thee
The Blue Birds song love 10 hs.,
Sweet harbinger Of Springl
Its notes are welcome 70 NV -,
Hove to hear il singl
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The following lines are from the pen Of JANIS
R. LowErL, and possess qaite as much unde-
niable truth as eloquent poetry:
HsTkl the hustle OF dress,
Stiff with lavish costliness;
Here comes one whose checks would flush
But to have her garments brush
'Gainst the girl whose frgers thin
Wove the weary 'broidery in;
AndEn midnight chill anil murk,
Stitched her life into the work -.
Bending backward from llert toll,
Lest the tears her silk might soil;
Shaping from her bitter thought @-
Hellrt'sseasean Forget-ine-not; -as
Satirising her despair
With the emblems woven theiel
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"Truth fails not; but her outward forms, that
bear
The longest date. melt hike frosty nine,
And is no more'' Wordsworth.
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aI~r,,c-. d. ,s<sirs F.s''''

There is nothing 50 certain. We s !" d;s
an that those who are the mosi ''a y s~ai,.,
e - ,, The faults in a work o. en-
are The least touched with is bss'l'''
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The primal duties shine aloif-hke stars;
The charities that soothe, and Lezi, and bless,
Are scattered at the feet ofman--hke fowers.'
Wordsworth
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a saying sf The Arss-s m.yae..
Look down upon genius and be will ris
to giant--attempt to crush him and h
will soar 10 god. g
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age and wealth were calculated upon to .
nicely, and dumping legacy looked Tor
ward TO as the reward OF some trlfilng at
tention. Distant relations began to hover
round him and make tender Inquiries
These he always met on the doorstep,
which was his his only audience-chamber
Cor such callers.
That solitary old man SAT, as long as
daylight lasted, at window overlooking
the higL.road. Here he passed his life in
reading and watching. The same window
showed light burning during the hours oil
darkness, for he always appeared on his
guard, as upon any person approaching
nearer than usual to the premises, his ears
were saIuted BY the deep growl Of bis dog.
which never left the house any more than
his master.
! About two years after the decease OF bis
lhousekeepsr, the nightly light was missed
from the window, for it had become quite
J guide TO many coming to the village
} This Of COURSE caused some Of the more
curious to approach the house in the day
light, and rcconnoitre. But there sat tn,
e solitary, apparently deeply occupied witt
e his book. and also the dog peering throug
e the glass. This satisfied them, and the
; departed.
J, A week had elapsed, and the village wa
$ alarmed by the appearance of Mswby
dog careering ia wild manner through Ii
le village. Upon being noticed, he spe
% back to the croft. Many followed hin
10 and upon approaching the house and lool
10 ing up at the window, they perceived d
is old man still sitting unmoved, although d
lis glass frame had been smashed by the dog
ne exit. After repeated calls, which met wi
lg no attention, they forced their way into 4
e, house.
d. Everything in the chamber was neat al
}. comfortable. There sat the poor old mi
z: in his large armchair, dead and alone.
what value were those riches now viii
lis had closed his heart against all the pleasul
We of this beautiful world, against the poss
'le sion Of wife, children, kindred. lfien'
ps There was no will, for he suspected
so moment he made it ia any ones favor, Il
tie would be his last moment Of security.
all 1t therefore spread itself for more evil, a
Of was split into forty lawsuits. for the benz
ST. OF every one but the rightful heirs
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We did not know Horne Tooke, but re-
collect seeing him and hearing Of his din
ners at Wimbledon House, which we al
WAYS regarded as a classical spot from the
diversions Of Purley" and his contest
with Junius. Tooke had but a small in
come. His visitors used TO send him prs
ents-one a pipe Of wine, another veni
son, and so on. for the pleasure Of dining
with him. remember il was said tina
while Burdett was bis scholar the latter 60
all his notoriety, but returned gradually q
his own miserable and mean natural char
acter after Tooke died.
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England had her reign Of terror under
Pin as we'll as France under Robespiene.
Plus Ministry had talked Of list of per-
sons 10 be decimated, and Fox was said 70
have been in the list, if the court had sue
ceeded in the monstrous convictions and
bloodshed it desired Of the members OF the
corresponding society. Pitt took away the
old cap Of maintenance from our copper
coin. because the French had cap o
Liberty, and stuck prong in its place
People said he substituted dung-fork fo
the cap Of Liberty.
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,,.,,,;, slomepce has not been surpassed.
Ssnr;n was an early favorile Of mime
MassiIlon. Bourdelooe, and Bossues'
never greatly admired.