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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-28

Gold Pens aud Pencils
kodgers = socs' superior PeEkrfveE
ZINE kussla Leaf er Euzli-h and French Calf
sAls F"CkFt Books aud letter Wsiiats
a hue ass rtHeur q Fhntograph Albums
GHIhes- PuzAigs. bGlldiIz aUi A a q Blocks.
hElericsUr E-e'lsh. ITi-h sad scotch Toy hooks
ccutSinlIs large illustrations pglLtei in cClgrs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-28
u GhEEs q WILLIAMS, Aucronssrs
- Northwest corner 10th and streets


~ Northwest corner 10th and d streets
TRCsTEEs' SALE OF VERY DESIRABLE
IHREESIOBY BRICK DWELLING ON TING
WEST SIDE OF l2EH STREET, between Al
and streets northwest.
AzA By viz of a deed Of trust 70 joshua Whit
49, ney, dated Nov ember %, 1853. and dulS re-
accorded IL biber No. 0O3, folio 43I, one of the
land records OF Washington county, D. O., aud also
ny virtue u decree OF the Supreme Court OF the
DlsFlct OF Coumb la- passed the sth day of June.
1879, in The cause of Gait OimsteRd Al No
2S, Equity Docket II, substituting the Understand
trustees III place OF the said Joshua hitney, de.
ceased and By the written requ IF the pa ty Sc
cured, We viii sell at public auction IL frot 81 thu
pr ulseE TO the highest tidder, Oh MONDAY, Be-
Cember %, 1872, at clock p. m, LOT L and the
south hsf OF lot ID, IN eies Dyers' subdivision of
lots fifteen l5l a sixteen t6D In square two hun-
dred end eighty i2Sll beginning for the sam I2t
square and running thence north with the line OF
18th street st "a feet inches; thence west l55 fees
Ia inches; thence nth with the line Of alley 81
f. ct inches; thence east l55 feet Ia inches 30 the
place of beginning, together with the imprOy ements
thereon, iy Ine IL the city of Washington, ID. G
Terms of sale: One-fourtb each; balance in 6, IL,
vs. and "a months, with interest, secured by a deed
of trust. Stamps and conveyancine at the cost OF
the purchaser : go down when the property il
struck off. TIE trustees ressrT the right TO rszel
the property at The risk and of the defsultins
purchaser 10 case the terms are not complied with
within five days after sale.
BRAIEA9B II. WARNER r-,..
d6-eo5ds GREEN WILLIAMS, Aucts
sTHF ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED until
TUESDAY, Jan. l72, same hour sndfp!ace.
By order of the Trustees.
d23 GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucts.
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sUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED
CHRISTMAS GIFT BOOKS,
TOR sALE Al
SHILLINGTON's BOOKSTORE,
COrEG Es s'rss; and Pennsylvania arsrHs.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN POETS,
beautifully illustrated.
BIBLES, EPISCOPAL AND CATHOLIC
PRAYER BOOKS,
n 81 styles C binding.
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CHOICE BUTTER,
Packed expressly for family use in small pals,
Received Weekly.
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RgTBE ABOVE SALE l. POSTPONED until
MONDAY January 6, 1873, same hour and place.
BY order of the Trustee.
dc D. H WARNER Auct
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LOOK To THE JUVENILES.
See them Wtl bestowed with books for the coming
holidays Go early. better selection ca he m .,e
sEd the cioNd ii Inc holidays avoided.
DIARIES FOR IST3
O All sor's, II various styles OF binding.
EAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD WRITIEO
DESKS, FeRTFOLIOs.
and every ;hiLg il the
STATIONERY LINE.
sIzIELINGTGS-S Bookstore,
dEtr corner "a street szd Penn q avenue.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16

FIRE No. "A deliberate attempt was
made last night at a quarter past II
O clock to set fire to Phoebe. some
despicable wretch, who deserves a rope,
collected together shavings and other
combustible material in the rear of the
barber shop adjoining the San Francisco
Brewery on Lacour street, and applied
a match, but took the best of care that
his Shiny form was not seen. But for a
timely discovery that part of the town
would have been in ashes before the first
water could have been applied. Those
who were present at our first great con-
flagration propose to make incendiaries
pull hemp without foothold." The
first thing is to catch them: to that end
watchmen, who will exercise caution,
should be stationed in rear of the build
ings on both sides of Main street, and
should the miscreants be caught hanging
without mercy would be but light pun
ishment Those of US who were present
September one year ago want no more.
and if we read the popular sentiment
rightly they "mean business.
HUMAN NATURE is decidedly uncertain,
but stocks are worse still. he "bears'
that the day before yesterday seemed to
be getting the worst of the fight, took a
new start yesterday and made terrific
onslaught on the whole list. A fearful
wall must have gone up from California
street. Forty per cent margins were nc
where and the demand for mud mus
have been very brisk. Well all's wei
that ends well, and we only hope tina
holders of ioche stocks will not be dis
mayed, but manfully keep their grip, TO
there Is a good time coming for then
yet. The ! aymond II Ely, which thu
Chronicle quantity dubs the "ring-pin o
the Elys," still steadily ships its ten an'
eleven thousand dollars per day. TIL
Meadow Valley has struck supply o
the same sort as the Chief OF the Hill
The HUM a. Hunt and many others ar
adding to the list of bullion producin
mines, and despite the fluctuations.
WILL DEcLINE.-We here it stated O.
excellent authority that Judge j. {
Foster will not accept the nomination fo
Justice of the Peace recently tendere
him by the Township Republican Cor
vention.
DR. J. G. FoLTz being quite sick /
wishes to inform his friends and patien
that Drs. Deal and Philson will atten
to all Dr. Foltz's professional bushes
during the lntter's indisposition.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16

BISHOP Bros. have just received large
and fine assortment of Perfumery, Toilet
and Fancy Articles, such as Ferina,
Pinaud and Wright's Colognes, Lubin s
and Phalon's Extracts, Florida Water.
Pomades, Hair Oil, Cold Cream. Creme
&c us, Laird's Bloom of Youth, Bazin $
Tooth Paste, Steinberger's Glycerine,
Honey and Elder Flower Soap, Lubin's
Soaps, ETC., ETC., etc., which, together
with full stock of Chemicals and Medi-
cines, they are selling at the lowest mar
ket prices.
CIRCULATING L1BRARY.-Folk & Levin
on Main street have just received the
latest and best publications at their ex-
tensiye circulating library, and they offer
It to the public at 20 cents per volume
Call and see them.
At Burrage's Drug Store, Main street
directly opposite Lacour street, is the
largest and best assortment of pure drug,
ana patent medicines: also perfumery
fancy goods, paints, oils, turpentine
lamp chlmnles, etc. o2-1m
NEW GooDs. - Gray Peruvian Chin
emilia Suits; English Derby Corduro.
suits; Knickerbocker Fur Coats; all JUS
received r. and will be offered cheap by tn
Pioneer firm.
oc12-3t s. hsHrM g. BRo
d. A. FuLKs, Of Fulks Il McAlpin,
our candidate for County COMMISSIONS,
and we have reason to believe that hi
friends will stand in and make his elet
ton sure.
10 CRY SuBscn1BERs.-Owing to til
temporary illness of our carrier, accoun,
ior papers served by him will not
presented before Monday next,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16
AsHIM BROS. MoDUs oPERANDI FOR THE
pElPIE

ASHIM BROS. MODUS OPERANDI FOR THE
PEOPLE.
THE LATEST AND THE BEST.
THE BEST QUALITY OF GOODS IN THE
MARKET AT ASIlIM BROS.
THE LOWEST PRICES.
TIE NEWEST FASHIONABLE AND SUB
SrANTlAL CLOTHING, HATS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES, FOR
FAMILY USE.
MINING OUTFITS A SPECIALITY.
HARDWARE AND TiNWARE FOR EVERY
GOODS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE TO
ANY PART OF THE CITY.
GENTLEMANLY AND POLITE CLERKS TO
SHOW GOODS, AND SArISFAC-
T{ON GUARANTEED.
FOR ANYTHING FROM skElN OF THREAD
TOA QUARTZ MILL. GO THE PIONEER
CHEAP HOUSE OF ASHIM BROS.
In ALL CASES, of whatever nature, DR..
D. II. Whepley guarantees a sure cure.
In cases of venereal diseases, piles OF
long standing, chronic diseases, etc, a
cure is effected without the use OF mer-
curry. He cures piles in short space of
time. Consultation strictly confidential.
Office at Mrs. Pyles's Lodging House
Room No. 5.
Mrs. GARDINER has fitted up the new
house of Ham lights on Main street,
nearly opposite the RECORD Office, and
opened it as lodging house. The
rooms are not surpassed by any IN
Phoebe. The accommodations of this
house are first class. Terms reason
able. OLD
NEW BAKERY.-Mr. Higgins, Of the Ar
cade Bakery and Chop House, Mair
street, wishes his friends and the public
to remember that his bakery will be il
operation tomorrow. Orders for bread
pies. cakes. etc., are solicited, and will b.
promptly filled. Balls, wedding parties
hotels. restaurants and families supplied
ATTEND to your teeth; don't wait unit
they ache and then in language OF regre
say you would give most anything t
: save them. GO at once to DIR. Nichols
r Main street. and avoid sleepless nights
Save your stock of patience and, wha
nature intended, your teeth. seS
, REoE1vED-A large and elegant nssor
g ment of Fancy and Plain Silk Velve
S Vests, and Blue and Black Beaver an
:, French Cashmere Pants. Examine GU
}, stock ere purchasing elsewhere.
oc12-3t S. AsHiM & Bro
l. The purest and freshest drugs an
v medicines are to be had at Burrage
It Drug Store, Main street, directly opp
q site Lacour street. o2-lm
CUTTING & Co.'S California Came
Fruits. Jellies and Jams are far superb
Is to all other brands. For sale by all tirs
r, class grocers.
is WILSON & SOLOMON, dealers in st
y tionery, Cigars and Tobacco, Fulks
McAlpin's saloon. Meadow Valley stree
,e Also a Circulating Library. SEGA
is pleasant hour may be passed
be Clancy's Saloon, where all the papers a
kept on file for the use of patrons, sc
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16

CAUGHT IN HIS Own TRAP.-1n Eng
land a married man suspected his wife's
fidelity, and hired gay deciever to put
it to the test. The poor woman was not
proof against the assault and fell. The
husband then brought suit for divorce,
but it was refused on the ground that
woman's paramount was simply an agent
of the husband, and as every principal
was responsible for the acts OF his agent,
the husband was nominated. He is still
blessed both with a wife, that he had
helped to ruin and disgrace. Serve him
right
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16

We learn that the factory of the Sac
ramento Beet Sugar Company, says the
Sacramento Union is in successful oper-
alton for the season, turning out a
splendid article Of sugar. With beets
sufficient for four or FIVE months opera
tons at from SO to Is tons per day, the
result cannot be less than 1000 barrels
of No. sugar, besides large quantity
of syrup suitable for distillation.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16

The completion of the Branch Rail
road to Virginia City has deprived the
journals of that place of the long stand
ing item of arrivals and departures,
which they seem to mention with regret.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16

WATER FOR VRGINIA.--An incorporated
company is buisly engaged building the
works necessary for conveying water
from Little Valley Creek in the Sierra
Nevada to Virginia City and Gold Hill
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-16
SOLAR SALT Cd

rs NOW PREPARED TO SUPPL
j with pure salt, in quantities to suit MILLS
b. F. SIDES,
27-h At Wells, Farg gent,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-17

1t was a long, Lonesome, fear.
full night that the school-mas-
ter passed, lying with nerves
on edge and eyes wide open in
that comfortless bed in the
"furdest corner" of the loft of
Pete Jones's house, shlvering
with cold, while the light snow
that was falling slfted in upon
the ragged patchwork quilt
that covered him. Nerves shat
tered by sleeplessness imagine
many things, and tor the first
hour Ralph felt sure that Pete
would cut his throat before
morning. And you, friend,
Callow, who have blunted your
palate by swallowing the Cay
enne pepper of the penny.
dreadfuls, or of a certain sort Of
Sunday school books, you wish
me to make this night exciting
by a hand.to-hand contest be-
tween Ralph and a robber. You
would like it better if there
were a trap-door. There's moth
ing so convenient as trap
door, unless it be a subterrane.
an passage. And you'd like
something of that sort just here.
It's SO pleasant to have ones
hfir stand on end you know,
when one is safe from danger
to one's SELF But If you
want each individual hair to
bristle with, such a "Struggle
in the dark" you can buy
trap-doors and subterranesn
passages dirt cheap at the mex,
newsstand. But it was, indeed
a real and terrible aStruggle in
the Dark" that Ralph fought
out at.Pete Jones's.
When he had vanquished hi.
fears of personal violence by
reminding himself that it would
be folly for Jones to commit
murder in his own house, the
question of Bud and Hannah
took the uppermost place ir
his thoughts. And as the i'm
age OF Hannah spelling againsl
the master came up to him, al
the memory Of the walk, til
talk, the box-alder tree, and al
therest took possession Of him
it seemed to Ralph that hi'
very life depended upon his Sc
curing her love. He woul'
shut his teeth like the jaws o
q bulldog, an and !, al al Buds mus mus
cles should not prevail owe
bis yssoluuon and his strata
gems. sf9s'F6
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-17
AnVERrIaINo. IpDaf ,,s.

Ralph wanted to SPEAK, but
he couldn't. And SO Shocky,
with his eyes looking straight
ahead and as if forgetting
Ralph's presence, tod over the
thoughts that he had often
talked over to the fence.raIls
and the trees. o. D ON
sit was real good in Mr..
Pearson to take me, wasn't.
it2 Else I'd a been bound out
tell | was twenty.One, may be,
to some mean man like Ole
Means And l ant but seven.
And it would take me thirteen
years to git twenty and +
never could live with nay moth
er again after Hammer gets
done her time. cause, you
see, Hammer II be through i'd
three more year. and IN be
ten and able to work, and well
git a little place about as big
as Granny Sanders's and"
Ralph did not hear another
word of what Shocky said that
afternoon. For there, right in
front of them, was Granny
Sanders's log cabin, with it's
row of lofty sun.aower stalks,
now dead and dry in front, with
its rain water barrel by the side
Of the low door, and its ash bar.
rel by the fence. In this cabin
lived alone the old and shrivel-
ed hag whose hideousness gave
her a reputation for almost su-
pernatural knowledge. She was
at once doctress and newspa-
paper. She collected and dis.
seminated medicinal herbs and
personal gossip. She was in
every regard indispensable to
the intellectual life of the
neighborhood. In regard to
her medical skill we can not
express an opinion, for her
"yarbs" are not to be found In
the pharmacopw OF science. j ii.
What took -Ralph's breath
was to End DR.. Smalrs fine,
faultless faultless horse stand
ing at the door. What did
Henry Small want to visit this
old quack for2
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-17
From Bearth and Home..
THE H00SIER SOH00L-MASTER.
By EDWARD xaoLEsroN.
IContlnued.l

lContlnued.l
"Ya-as," said Sch@ Ter, Tpu
how did Yinkins vellers know
dat I sell to medder to to
SAquire, heyi How It'd Yin
kins know anything bout the
Shquire's bayin' me dree hun
tert in the hard gash--heyF'
Some scoundrels down in
these ere parts is a,layiu' in
with Jinkins Run, III bet a
hosS," said Pete. Ralph won
dered whether he'd bet the one
with the white left fore.foot
and the white nose. snow
said Pete, "ef I could find the
feller that's q helpin' Them
scoundrels rob rs folks, I'd help
stretch him to the neardest
tree.n @ io g.. 4
$50 wood L" said Schroeder
"I'd stretch him dill he bald
me my dree huntert tollars
pack, SO l wood"
And Betsy Short, who had
found the whole affair very
funny, was transported with a
fit of tittering at poor SShre-
ders English. Ralph, fearing
that his silence would excite
suspicion, tried to talk. But
he could not tell what he
knew, and all that he said
sounded so hollow and hypo,
critical that it made him feel
guilty. And so he shut his
mouth, and meditated profita.
bly, on the subject of bulldogs.
And when later he overheard
the garrulous Jones declare
that he'd be. a hoss he could
pint out somebody as know'l
a blamed sight more'n they
keer'ed to tell, he made up his
mind that II it came to pint
ing out he should try to be
even with Jones.
CHAP. vIn.-The Struggle In the Dark
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-17
1t was easy to persuade him.

away on Bud Means. Men
of some culture always play
their conceit off against their
consciences. To a man of lit
erary habits it always seems to
be . great boon that he confers
on a woman when he gives her
his love. Reasoning thus,
Ralph had fixed bis resolution,
and If the night had been shor-
ter, or sleep possible, the color
of his life might have been
changed. -3.I
/ But sometime along in The
tedious hours came the memo
Try of his childhood, the words
Of his mother, the old Bible
stories, the aspirations after
nobility of spirit, the solemn
resolutions to be true to his
conscience. These angels OF
the memory came flocking
back before the animal, the
bull-doggedness, had "set," as
workers in plaster say. lie
remembered the story of David
and Nathan, and 1t seemed to
him that he, with all his abili-
ties and ambitions aud pros
poets, was about to rob Bud OF
the one ewe-lamb, the only
thing he had to rejoice in in
his life. In getting Hannah,
he would make himself, un-
worthy Of Hannah. And then
there came to him a vision OF
the supreme value of q true
character; how 1t was better
than success, better than to be
loved, better than heaven. And
how near he had been to miss
ing it! And how certain he
was when these thoughts
should fade, to miss 1t! He was
as one fighting for a great prize
who teels his strength failing
and is sure of defeat.
This was the real, awful
Struggle in the Dark" A hu-
man soul fighting with heaven
in sight, but certain of slip
ping inevitably into hell! 1t
was the same old battle. The
Image of God fought with the
Image of the Devil. 1t was
the same fight that Paul de-
scribed so dramatically when
he represented the Spirit as
contending with the Flesh
Paul also called this dreadful
something the Old Adam, and
1 suppose Darwin would call
it the remains of the Wild
Beast. But call it what you
will, it is the battle that every
well-endowed soul must fight
at some point. And to Ralph
1t seemed that the final victory
of the EVIL, the Old Adam, the
Flesh, the Wild Beast, the Dew.
II, was certain. For, was not
the pure, unconscious face Of
Hannah on the Devils sides--
And so the battle had just as
we'll be given up at once, for it
must be lost in the end.
But to Ralph lying there in
the still darkness, with his
conscience as widerawake as il
it we're the Day Of Doom, there
seemed something so terrible
in this overthrow of the better
, nature which he knew to be
inevitable as sooE as the voice
of conscience became blunted
!. that he looked about for help
He did not at first think ot
God; but there came into his
thoughts the memory Of a trav,
el-worn Galilean peasant, hun.
) CRY, sleepy, weary, tempted
tried, liked other men, but hav.
! ing a strange, divine Victory
in him by which everything
} evil was vanqulshed at his
! coming. He remembered how
! He had reached out a Hand to
: every helpless one, how he was
t the Helper of every weak one
3 And out of the depths of his
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-17

CHAP. X.-The Devil Of SilenceB
Ralph had reason 10 fear
Small. They were natives of
the same village OF Lewisburg,
though'Smau was five years the
elder. Some facts in the doc
tors life had come into Ralph'g
possession in such a way as to
confirm lifelong suspicionwith-
out giving him power to expose,
Small, who was firmly intrench-,
ed in the good graces of the
people of the county-seat vii
lage of Lewisburg,where he had
grown up, and of the little
crossroads village of Clifty,
where his "shingle" now Lung.
Small was no ordinary vii
lain. He was a genius. Your
ordinary hypocrite talks cant.
Small talked nothing. He was
the coolest, the steadiest, the
most silent, the most promis-
ing boy ever born in Lewis
burg. He mode no pretensions.
He set up no claims. He ut
tered no professions. He went
right on and lived a life above
reproach. Your vulgar hypo-
critic makes long prayers in
prayer-meeting. Small did
nothing OF the sort. He sat
still in prayer meeting, and lis.I
tened to the elders as q modest
yourg man should. Your COM
monplace i. hypocrite boastsa
Small never alluded to himselfg
and thus o consumate egotista
got credit for modesty. 1t Is,
but an indifferent trick for a.
hypocrite to make temperance
speeches. DR.. Small did not
even belong to a temperance,
society. But he could never,
be persuaded to drink even So
much as a cup ofteas There. was
something sublimein the quiet
voice with which he wouldsay,
aCold water, if you pleas" |" to q
lady tempting him with smokI
ing coffee on q cold morning.
There was no exultation, NO
sense of merit in the act Ev9
erything was done in d modest
and atter-of.course way beau
tiful to behold. And his face
was d neutral tint. Neither
face nor voice expressed any.
ld..g Continued on rourth:rsss.lE az :
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-02-17
CHAP. IX.-Has God Forgotten

| PNN bN-hiVAAJ anu
Sunday at our house9" said one
Of Squire Hawkins girls, on
the very next evening, which
was Friday. The old Squire
was thoughtful enough to re-
member that Ralph would not
find it very pleasant "boarding
out" all the time he was enti-
tied to spend at Pete Jones's.
For in view of the fact that
Mr.. Pete Jones sent seven
children to the school, the "Mas
ter" in Fiat Greek district was
bound to spend tWo weeks in
that comfortable place, sleep
ing in a preoccupied bed, in
the "furdest corner,n with Inf
sufficient cover, under an IL
sufficient roof, and eating float
ing islands of salt pork fished
out Of oceans of hot lard
Ralph was not slow to accept
|
the relief offered by the hos
pltable justice of the peace,
whose principal business seem
ed to .he adjustment of the
pieces of which he was COM
posed. And as Shocky travel
ed the same road, Ralph took
advantage Of the opportunity
to talk with him. The master
could not dismiss Hannah
wholly from his mind. He
would at least read the mylte
ry Of her life, if Shocky could
be prevailed on to furnish the
clue.
"Poor old tree" said Shocky,
pointing to a crooked aud
gnarled elm standing by itself
in the middle of a field. For
when the elm, naturally the
most gracefully of trees, once
gets a @bad set" as ladies say,
it can grow to be the most de.
formed. This solitary tree had
not a single straight limb.
"Why do you say poor ole
treeg" asked Ralph.
"Cause it's lonesome. AL
|
its old friends is dead and chop
ped down, and there's theil
Stumps a-standin' Jes like
graves-stones. 1t must be
lonesome. Some folks say II
don't feel, but l think it does
Everything seems to think and
feel. See it nodding its head
to them other trees in the
woods, and a-wantin' to shake
hands! But it can't move. ]
think that tree must a growed
in the night"
"Why, Shocky9"
"0aused it's so crooked
and Shocky laughed at his own
conCeit; amust a growed when
they was no lighth so as il
could see how to grow
And then they walked on in
! silence a minute. Presently
Shocky began looking up into
Ralph's eyes to get a smile.-
81 guess that tree feels jus,
like me. Don't you9"
"Why, how do you feel?'
"Kind O. bad and lonesome
and like as if | wanted to die
} you know. Felt that way eve
sence they put my father init
the graveyard, and sent my
mother to the house ant
Hammer to ole Miss Means's.-
What kind of a place is th'
poor-houseg Is it a poore
+ place than Means's? I wish
, was dead and one of then
clouds was carryin' me an,
Hammer and mother up t.
where fathers gone, you know
1 wonder if God forgets al
, about poor folks when theil
father dies and their mothe
gifts into the poor-houseg d.
|, you think he does9 Seems 81
to me. may be God lost tract
, Of my father when he COM
away fromEngland and crost
, ed over the sea. Don't nobod.
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