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The weekly Placer herald., 1853-04-09

WA9REN X CO.'S Seed and Agri-
w Gu tura warehOuSe.-We are hap
py to announce to our friends and patrons
that we are ready tU furnish them as uSu-
a, a full and complete assortment Of gar
den seed, farming and gardening i'm pie
ments and tools, just received by the late
arrivals.
We offer to Our kind friends, who came
to our assistance early on the night Of the
fire, our most grateful acknowledgements
for their valuable aid, by which our most
valuable stock was saved from the comf1a-
grafton.
Our new ding will lie opened on
Tuesday, upon the old stand, where we
shall he happy to receive our friends and
customers, aud gratified for their renewal
oftrade. WARREN S-CO.,
Agricu tura store, } street near Levee.
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D. o. MILLS & Co.,
R A n K t. X s.

HAVING completed their new fire.
/ I proof Bank buildiny. they have re-
moved into it, on the old site,
NO. SO STREET,
DRAFTS for sale at sight or on time on
the prncipal cities IN the Atlantic States
6oLD DtsT purchased at the highest
rates.
DRAFTS ut par on San Frafrist0:
CoLLEcTr"Ns made on reaSonhe terms.
GOLD Dust shipped to New York, or
the mint at Phi ndrlphia for coinage.
DfPosiTs received either special or 9TH
erwi-e; and all business connected with
banking promptly attended to.
SACRAMENTO, mar 5 n25 S.nO
GOOD CHANCES for Gardeners
~ We have several Ranches and excel
lent Lots of ten and twenty a"res of excel
lent lands To offer to snrh persons that
wish to engage in the cultivation Of tho
sol.
No person need apply that cannot pro-
duce the hest evidence Of ability and OF
character. and none feed apply unless they
have actual cash capital to sustain at LEAST
one-half the outlay. 10 such persons
liberal chance will be given Immediately
Application TO he made only between the
hours Of Sand 5P. NJ. WARREN T. TO-
nov27-lmo Agricultural warehouse.
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J. B. BURTON. EDw'D M'CARTY.
Burton s. McCarty,
Wholesale dealers in Groceries, Liquors,
Provisions; Flour, Grain, Ca j.
fornia Produce and General Merchandise
No. 1875 J Street, one door ,Uest of. .ftlh,
SACRAMENTO.
mars n25 SinO
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SACRAMENTO CITY.
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MARION HOUSE q
BY J. w, STILL NJ A N,
JsrEEr, BETwEEN 90 AND SD,
Sacramento.
mars ms I'm err-!f s5:.ss
MINERS, DRUG STORE!!
No. 1879 j Street between 5th and 9Th,

MIN EKS7 DKUG SlOHE!.!
No. lS9 j Street between 5th and 9Th,
SACRAMENTO CITY, CAL.
BY R. II: 7Mx DONALD,
Importer and Dealer iii Drugs, Chemicals,
Fresh Herbs, Patent Medicines, OILS,
Paints, Varnish Brushes, Giue, Alcoho
Cream ofTartar, sup. Carb. Soda, Acids,
Borax, Quick SILVER, Fresh Hops, Lamp
Oil, Pertulnery, Fancy Articles, FIavoring
Extracts, &C.; choice Wine, Brandy, and
Liquors tor the sick.
Druggists, Physicians, Merchants and
Traders, are requested to call and exam
inc our large and well selected Stock, he
fore purchasing elsewhere, and give us a
trial as We feel confident Of giving satiS-
faction. AS our articles are pure, fresh
and Genuine, and carefully selected from
the best Houses in the Eastern Cities.
Jan. %, '5S-n20 ly.
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VARIETIES.
Az INCIDENT IN THE CAPIroL.-A
correspondent ofthe Concord


Democrat, writing January %, says:
"Yesterday, in the House, poor lady
over 60 years OF age, who had been for
six years prosecuting claim on Con-
gress, in the name Of her mother, n
woman SO years Cd, was the occasion Of
quite a scene. The hill, at last, after so
many days Of hope deferred and anxious
poverty, was brought up. The lady her
self, who was present. in scant attire Of
sable. listened to the debate with painful
interest, and when at last the Indications
that the bill would pass became too evil
dent to he doubted. the long g-pent emo
tions of her heart were stronger than her
strength, and she tainted and fell insens-
BILE on the floor. The claim, amounting
to some $4,000, was put through instan-
ter. Never did woman faint in better
time. There was hardly show of OPP
position.
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DOSTERS, Quartz Certificates. Carsd
l. &c., neatly printed at the Office OF shs
Placer Herald
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-04-09

4 XE HELVE>; Pick Helves, Sc
N Very superior qua ty of Axe and
Pick Helves just imported, pr Cohota.
WARREN Il co..
nov27-1mo Agricultural store.
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B. +. Hastings & Co., Bankers.

B. +. Hastings & Co., Bankers.
MO. 4s J street, Sacramento city. B..
~ F. Hastings, General Partner. d..
Tallant and j. w. Wilde, San Francis
co, Special Partners. Exchange at cur
rent rates for sale on
George Peabody & Co. London.
William Hage & Go. Neac York.
James Robb Il Co. N. Orleans.
Page s. Bacon, Saint Louis.
Gold Dust purchased at the highest
price. sept Is 2ms
Banking House of Read & Co.
= ACRAMENIO, Agency of Burgoyne
- g. Co, San Francisco. Exchange for
sale on
Barring, Bros 4 Co. London.
Hottlngeur 4 Co. Paris.
Burg"yne x Plume, Ne,c York.
Jno. f. 1hayer & Bro. Boston.
Canal and Banking Co. N. ORLEANS.
l.. A. Bencost g. Co. st Louis.
Gold Dust always purchased at highest
price.-sept Is Am
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I Believe

g 5elisus IN God the Fatter, 4lHHghfy Jhake,
Of tsgyen and earth"
So says a beautiful child as witlsdsrk, holy
eyes upliftcd, she repeats the Apostles Greed
Oh, what would many a hcart-hardcncd erin.
inal give, could he bat say with earnest purpose.
90 believe - But darkness shrouds soul and
spirit. He has lost the childish faith taught him
at his mothers knee. He can Eintly rcmcu Der
the iar-oG home-the calm hour when he thought
every star the presence Of an angel. When the
glorious hill seemed the guarded tents Of Gods
treasures. When the melody of a bird, the cu-
rious folding Of flower, the argosies Of white
clouds, mercy frcghted sailing in fleets along
the blue Of the upper deep, waited his little
thoughts to that great mystery which while Ae
felt, he comprehcndcd not,
Ibclicvc!
Can you say 1t, widow, clingIbg 70 the clay
cold form Of all you loved OF earth Gan you
say it, orphan, looking d>"n INTO The DARK graVes
Can Won say It. 1ao,-.ler over the first born
.las,,;r,, he,,,,.4 sobs, waxy flowers in the dear
a..j Fal.,. naud Can you say it, father, ga
,;.,.- :, Stern anguish on The icy form Of what
,,-.s to be the staff and glory Of your old age
Can YOU say it, mother, 10y the couch Of your
beautiful one, on whose brow the halo ofTonlan-
hood ualed under the white flag Of death
If vou can, peace, such as the world givcth
not. IS given unto you-yisions Of angels ascend
ing and desccnding-and Lighting up the dark
ness Of your valley OF the-shad0T7 WI como
The thought. "theywait for me on the other
side" And the great triumph Of belief shall 60
hand in hand with tie victory over death.
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tile to bis sourd. Nothing ike making sure o.
things when You are gong into crowd lh
hats safe anyhow Bat he only put the hat on
the top Of his head, for it was entirely too small
to 90 on.
50 What S the matter, Parkcr!" inquired one Oi
the party, IS thc.attorney attempted to pull on
the hat
" Oh, nothing" responded Parker, again look
ing into the hat" nothing-it's all right, Of
course: 8. Asa Parker, Attorney at Law, Con-
cord New Hampshire Certainly, k,le1g it
must be my hat. And again he attempted to
pull the hat on.
Icporsy- a7oi,rid could iity sppi,ress ls,i.,ltei
at The conical motions or rtc embarrassed law
yer but he did not appear to notice it, and in
dustriously endeavored to make the hat fit some
how. In state Of most absolute bawilder1nent
he at length turned to one of the party, and pre-
senting the hat, desired him to tell what name
was in it. The man read d" Asa Parker, Attor-
ney at Law, Concord, New Hampshire"
All righ--0f course" exclaimed Parker,
again attempting to pull on the hat, only to his
still greater bewiIdcrnent.
VIII You have the kindness to tell me who
l am q said he, still more perpIeyed.
a" Certainly said the man addressed: Won
are Asa Parker, Attorney at Law, Concord. New
Hampshire"
e OF course, " said p. 's Darn 1t, l knew it."
And he made one more trial at the hat.
It would be very difficult to say whether Mr..
Parker knew himselffrom 8. hole in the ground
about this juncture. He looked again into lhehat
and read the inscription, and thcn al his friends,
who still preserved straight faces, and finally
cared.
Gentlemen said P, with intense gravity,
'' if am Asa Parker, Attorney at Law, Concord,
New Hampshire, and ifths hat belongs to Asa
Parker, Attorney at Law, Concord, New Halnp-
shire all have to say, is that nl LaaE has slrsl-
ed 0u'rqge0usSy since lreat 10 diaucrl"
The Col. didn 'tteII us who changed Mr. Parke1's
card into somebody clse's hat.-N J. Spirit.
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T0L. no. |.
4 Story for NoR-Advertisers.

( The following cogitation Of 8Ir. Perkins should
/ be read by that interesting class Of business-
who are too poor to advertise It5vhen he 10 -
at the success Of NJ ,---,ising in several pa
ners, Doubfia.s. many Of them rrndrcds Of
s,+5o pgr5. ,.,oI,ala DDuo,,l b Nj Perkins All-'
times ,ra pea,, tpcrpsa,l,, , es1f af sss ssin il,-
i' i''ciN ..lsbury, he's been Oh ,,5l5reu
y IT, = mere lA,se aEer = " his wife, Two Ne gets
- -'e" io Of GaysPort,der heA' e.
ana a servant NlsAliiler. Of Tgaff5se i''A''
kpeneY. q spend IN this y :, ,Rtairca Pa.
tel. IIe hadn't a cent when he beg
ago. Look at him now-liyes out of
a horse, drives in and out every day
penscs must be large-yet he seems to
goes. I hope there is nothing wron.
Tcwksbury. Then look at the money he
for Advertising Why, that is enough TO
any man, don't care how rich he IS ha
been in business for thirty years, and can't al
ford amy Of these things. Wouldn't look well
taking my wife down to Newport, and staying
there eight weeks eight weeks, indeed! sent
her on a cheap cxcursion-but / couldn't 20 nv
self. l can't afford it-don't take in money
enough to do ii. And then to see man spend
his money, just to let people see his name in tho
papers-and sending cards and bills all about tn.
country. Tewksbury blceds freely for his vani-
ty, must confess They don't catch me in that
trap, no how. 1t don't do no good; got a Ios
Of cards and bills printed five years ago, and
there they are in the desk now. Nobody ever
calls for them. And then advertised four weeks
in ewspaper-money thrown away-wasted
Tewksbury Is a fool, and he must fail, sooner OF
later. I'm sorry for him-he was naturally
clever fellow. 1t must cost him more to adyer-
Gse than all the money take l wish some
body would buy me out-trade is so dull"
Al he said about Tewksbury was true enough
with the slight exception that Tc,yksbury was il
no danger Of falling. That very thing hat Perkins
thought would fail him, was that which kept him
up. He began business with nothing but liz
brains-he let the people understand where he
was, and what be had to give them for their mo
ney, and he got great run oftrade, which is con
syanly increasing. Perkins lost his business
just as FIST 90 Izi- customers died of or went OF
-he took no steps to get new ones, and the con-
sequence IS, that he is living on what he made
twenty years ago. lie had better shut UP his
shop than try to live in these times without ad-
yertising. Reader, areyou following in the tracks
Of your friend Perkins? Ifyou are, either shut
up your shop OF pitch into this great pubIc-if
you don't do the latter, your creditors VIII pitch
into you and shut you up.
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Sftttt dn1ottrp.
The Song Of Steam.


Harness me down with your iron bands,
Be sure Of your curb and rein;
For l scorn the strength Of your puny hands,
As the tempest scOrns chain;
How laughed as lay concealed from sight,
For many countless hour
At the childish boast ofhuman might
And the pride Of human power.
When I saw an army upon the land,
\ navy upon the seas,
Creeping along, a snail-lIke band,
Or waiting the Wayward breeze;
When l saw the peasant family reel
With the toll which he daily bore,
as he feebly turned at the tardy wheel,
Or tuggeJ at the weary oar.
When measured the painting courser's speed.
Or fight of the carrier dove,
AS they bore the law a king decreed
Or the lines of impatient love;
! could not but think how the world would feel
As these were outstrpped afar
When | should be bound TO the rushing wheel,
Or chained TO the flying car.
Hal Hal Ha! they found me at last
They invited me forth at length,
And | rushed TO my throne with thunder blast
And laughed in my unknown strength;
On Jheu We a WondTous change,
On the earth and ocean wide,
Where now my fiery armies rage,
Nor wait for wind or tide.
uurrah! Hurrah. the waters DER,
The mountain steep decline;
Time, space, have yielded to my power.
The world, the world Is mine;
The rivers the sun hath earliest blest,
Or those where his beams decline;
The giaut-strearns al the Cueeuly West
Or the orient floods divine.
The ocean quaiIs wheree er sweep,
To hear my strength rejoice,
And the monsters OF the brlnV deep
Lower trembling at my voice;
I carry the wealth of the lord OF the earth,
The thought OF the godlIlle mind,
The wind lays after no fly III frolh,
The lightning IS left behind.
In the derthsome depth of the fathomLess mine,
Ny tireless arm doth play,
Where the rocks never saw the sun decline,
Or the dawn Of the glorious day;
bring earths gliltering jewels up,
From the hidden cave below,
And make the fountains granite cup,
With the crystal gush o.erhow.
I blow the bellows I forge the steel,
In all the shops oitrate,
hammer the ore and turn the wheel,
Where my arms Of strength are made
I manage the furnace, the MILL the mint,
carry, l spin | weave;
And all my doings pat into print
On every Saturday eve.
I've no muscle 10 weary, no breath to decay,
No bones to be laid on the sheii."
And soon intend you may 60 and play
While manage the world myself
But harness me down with your IRON bands,
Be sure of your curb and rein
Fer I scorn the strength Of your Puny hands,
As the tempest scorus chain.
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Cabs an0 shcttBGs.
JENNY BIRCH; Or, THE RESCUE.
= TALE OF REVOLUTIONARY TINES.
BY !. S. BAKER.

CHAPTER I.-Tbe AttacE.
1t vas bright Sunday afternoon, in July,
I776. and the inhabitants of R had as
se1nbed for Divine worship tits necessary that
we should refer our readers back that they may
know the existing state of things in R at
the time of the commencement of our story.
The war had been waging with great fury, and
the little settlement of r had not been eX-
empt from the r;Iyages of the ruthless sayages IN
the employ of the British. Numerous attacks
had been made, and several of the inhabitants
had been killed but all attempts at a general
surprise and massacre had failed as from the SUI
perior skill of the brave settlers of R they
were enabled to encounter the Indians in their
own mode of warfare, and were always ON their
guard.
Having failed in all attempts to surprise the
settlement, the Indians suddenly disappeared
probably in search Of easier.prey- Buttherc was
one among them, a young chief who was still
determined to accomplish the object, and he had
greater inducement than plunder-reyenge
Ondega, the chief, loyed-but with the wild
love of saYage-the g brightest and best flow
er that bloomed in the valley of RI Be
fore the war he had endeayored to gain the maid
ems consent to become his bride, and be the
mistress of his forest home. But the lovely .Jep-
ny Birch had smiled at his vivid and glowing
representations of happiness, and endeavored to
teach him that white maiden could never be
happy in such situation. But he still perseye-
red, and she at last refused him kindly and de-
cidedly.
Ondegas love was now transformed into bit
ter hatred; and with vows of revenge he disap-
WsS hssrd Of him til the breaking out Of the
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Marking a Eat.
BY JOHN OF YORK.

| About the time of the Inauguration OF President
ferce, gentleman, named Parker, belonging to
Uncord, joined in the general rush to witness the
beat oration. Our friend, who Is an attorney of
ome note, has not been much Of traveller, but
.e takes the New Hampshire Patriot, and is well
ware that there are such things as the swapping
i umbrellas and hats at big hotels. To guard
yainst the loss or exchange Of his new q tile, -
terefore Mr.. P. got printer to strike him oil
tar inch square card, upon which looked out 0l
hs crown of his hat, in bold two line plea,
ASA PARKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
4 CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There was great rush at Wizards on Inau-
s,ation day-indecd there was q perfect jam
e7rywherc-and our friend Parker found some
diiculty in getting down to the dinner table
aIig with some of his townsmen. The dinner
VIDA fine one, the champagn delicious, and aE
team hours sitting, the New Englanders left the
Ia & in the merriest mood imaginable.
Nov, fellows, said Parker, as they emerged
frCt the dining room every man look out for
hiown hat I've got mark on mine that no
bdy can mistake"
But there was a mistake somewhere, notwith-
Sliding 1t was some time before Mr.. p. found
hi. hat at all, and even then he labored under the
inIression that it had grown trife older since
he sent to dinner. But the placard was in the
crCwn, all right Asa Parker, Attorney at Law,
Colcord, New Hampshire" stared him in the
fac, as he looked in the inside.
All right, tcllows!n said Parker, raising ths
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AUGUST rs, 1853.

man leaning on his arm and pretty children hang
ing fondly around, is Edwin Pierson. It is need
less to say that the lovely looking woman is Jenny
Pierson-not Birch. They are looking at the
church, and relating TO the listening children the
story the struggle and rescue.
And there are the parents of both Edwin and
Jenny; and there is George Birch and his pretty
wife, and all seem so happy.
90 How beautiful the scene to thee,
Words Of mine may not tell"
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CHAPTER II.-Ibc Rescue.


"Strange scenes win oi,ca follow abrupt surprise
After short but fierce struggle, Mr.. Birch
succeeded in securing the sayageswho had enter
ed, and now The stubborn captive lay painting on
the floor All was confusion among the women
and children ; but in few moments, by little
effort on the part of the pastor, quiet was resto-
red
The Indian captive was placed in a safe place,
and measures were taken by the settlers to rem
der the defence more secure. They were well
armed, all having taken their weapons to church
with them, and there was store of ammunition
and provisions in a vault beneath the church.
The saTages, after having been defeated in their
efforts to enter the church, had drawn off to
short distance. Oudega was much chagrined at
the failure, and was very active in his endeavors
to plan something that would effect his purpose
Directly after the first assault, Mr.. Birch and
his son George, a fine lad of eighteen years, had
descended into the vault of the church, when Mr.
Birch removed a door disclosing dark passage.
George" said Mr.. Birch, you know where
this leads to--the old oak by the creek. 1t is
but few rods, and when you get there, wait till
you hear the crack of the rife, and then raise the
sod under the large root, and when you get out.
III do i'iSt Ou anu Win us noise
possible till you get out of reach of the Indians,
and then you know what to do. Now 90, George.
and may God speed you, and grant that you may
be the instrument Of saving all our lives. Keep
good courage! I"
Yes, father, I win - said the noble boy, and
pressing his fathers hand he entered the passage
3ir. Birch ascended to the church, and step
ping to the middle of the room said:
Listen George is in the passage below, and
we must do something to divert the attention of
the Indians from the oak, so that he may get out
and go to Edwin"
q Wecan iirea volley into them, Hsaida settler.
g Yes that would be very good plan,' said
MIR, Birch 'Let me get a look through the win
dow"
You had better take loop-hole Mr. B. or
some OF the red skins VIII shoot you'' said Mr..
PieTson, laying his hand on Mr. Birch's shoul-
ders' he being about to mount bench to look
through window.
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II \ gentleman passing through one Of
the public offices was affrontod by some clerks,
and was advised to complain to the principal,
which he did thus: :. l have been abused here
by some of your rascals ofthis place, and come
to acquaint you oft, as understand you arc the
principal"
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OBEDIENCE TO TIE LErTER.-The Providence
Mirror tells the following; Rather strict disci
plinarian was the ''boss" carpenter Of whom We
'hcard tcI' few days since.
Boys" said he, when the bell strikes for
noon, You can drop your work; but when the bell
strikes for one O'Clock want you to take i up
again"
It was not long before the bell struck for nooD-
as one oftne hands was driving nail ho immodi-
ately dropped his hammer leaving the nail half
driven When the bell struck for one he compls-
ted the driving Of the nail. This was more salts
factory than tie performance ofanother workman
who was on a ladder some feet from the ground,
with bundle Of shingles on his back, when the
ben struck. lie Immediately let them so and
started Cor dinner. AS the market reportels say
shingles hada downward tendency about that
time. At orc O'Clock be commenced gathering
up the scattered shingles
/ :. BOYS" says the boss, = we viii make carry
( ;nrshineles an exception TO our rule"
! ~ At Springfield, Mass, lady sent the fol
..l,,,tec- -oast. .. C,--trr nl1 bachelors
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The G-een-Eyed L-ouster.

One ofthe sub-editors ofthe Evansville Journal,
gives the following rich scene, as having occurred
at Cairo:
A German dcck-passcngcr had l,oerl- Iarrporng
the ''green-eyed monster during the entire trip
from New Orleans, on account ofsOme little attun-
rIO--s is " sslIlt seemed TO court from
dashing starched up Snyder, " who uuIucliIv for
the husband, was also deck passenger. Shortly
after the boats arrival here he was driven TO 4+cr
desperation at seeing his wife receive and LOVINGLY
return the hateful Snyders kiss. Calling her for
ward he placed himself upon the chalk Of The
boat.
All, Kathleen, you likes der tailor so botteras
me all der wLiless 50 mine Cot browns mvseIrtar
death"
Overheard he plunged! The wife became fran
tic, and attempted to follow him. but was STAYED
by the passengers. She Eu upon her knees. and
agonisingly entreated her -Shorgc to come back.
but no George appeared: she promised uuwaver-
ing stancy-incrcascd a1ection-.hc spirit Of
devotion and submission he seemed so anxious she
should manifest, but nothing save the rufIed wa,
ters gave response. She then shrieked for him
again, when up from the water sLivcIingly came
an answer:
III now so uedI as ter very tLEll- ltEou kiss
ter Snyder once more any time again audiry you
no more kiss him and loves me so good and better
as you loves him twice, w den comes back my
SELF no likes ter tailor to git me for his brudlcr-
in-Iaw nit mein wife"
Avid, delirious cry Of JOY escaped the woman.
She promised fidelity upon herbendcd knees when
slowly from beneath the guards ofthe boat cmcr-
ged the halfdrowncd Dutchman. Ilc had mama
ged TO gain the cover Of the guards without being
andthere supported hirnselfaboye the
waters by the timbers. It is needless, perhaps,
TO say that since then Kathleen has been a most
devoted wife, and holds the tailor in utter de,e.a-
ton.
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IL A good old minister prayed for those Of
his congregation who were too proud 10 kneel and
too lazy to stand.