The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-02-20
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he Was ievee "kst, AMI his name
vas LICK X Dick what1 Notnlngi ana
do not think that he even got Dick
through Richard given TO him py godia
[hers and godmotners IN the usual way.
40 = child he managed somehow
p smother, 70 escape the massacres
which those modern Herods. Vast,
Neglect and Dsssase are alioM wed alo hold
u our great cities and We Ind him 2
small wild animal in the shape OF q boy
81 II yearss old living where ne may, !,
eating what ne can get, us 'hano against
everything that will sell at JUNK 'snopl
and every ones hand gsIasIt sgsIinass MN. IA. a
numsn f0--a tning 20 nide i'seh IN uark
places, and 70 oe chased ana worrled li1es
when i dares venture t into I, !he , i'gh.
HIS COSTUME y sn ola par OF s!sl pile COT,
ton pants, KEPT, up over a fsded nannei
shirt by. 4 wonderful icontrivance Of ,old
braces and, tsine; his feet lare bare;l,on
bis head is-aIfeit hat, which (whatever
was its eFiginatcoiorJ has'nov tue hue
OF . vel. soaked tealeal, and whatever
was its original chapel has long taken
that of 2 jelly.bag rerhaps u ne were
washed ne would ,be . good looking kat,
under his CRIME, lor nls eyes are very
bright. He does not know vls. school
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you might peiceivo u ms Je',s-osg nav
soI qua not come Gown 20 ioM ,. ~, hxpe.'enSe
u NO. tneown away upon n'"' Aau 1h 'e
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fs'"Mny aoesn he v?rkf bs,l1hlss l1hss uoes =
Hork u MS wsy,svue. bgs s,Bs.s n, ,sxt
!. NOV 40 sy .young anin'@s. "olk w
hsingf by pe klng up Whaes'hey car
ge' @ &c sure asd keeptng ont ao's .he
them no That Is the Natural Law Of
Life. and Dick the .Rats has been tauQh,
no otner. he hvcs as otner nats Ilve
Ion what ne can scrape ou. OF : parre
or cnt fno one locking ! from the rio sino
Of q shin: be does This jdst as : HACK
bird eats { cherry, cor q rabbit uibbles
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(. Z ~ N sssn a. - pne sias a6d D;ck fdis
covered hidino het Tee6 two bales al cot
tonl Z ~. nnsrry He Il kicked nashefl
draooed ;as.I,d back ward and forvard
hv the stevedore,s men, like a rae oed
sSnttlecoct ( every one has : .curse snd
! hlow for the "Ra,.n with whom thing.
are ooinu hard wben-.s1l "a as q T.
7s.fih how shsmefnl to hest that moo,
cb;ld 40 =, erclaims ! oftfvoice with 4
Iino Of Genuine INDIGNATION IN Il. fs'
The sneaker i q LADY CLAD in cool
cr;en mnslin. cleo antlv. draned-a lady
hea,.tifnl in face and form. and assisted
bv avery accessory that can dIiahten fe
mali. cH.rms From her dainty little
hott;nes which sft nor like uloyes. 10 N,
sost c.rls of ber hair which the rive,
Sree.s c.resses she is stamned with tn,
HalI.msrks of richness, simplicity, and
oood taste She ia half. way up the stag,
vh;ch lesds to tha EnSlish steamer wher
the cries of our hunted Rat attract he,
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.Oh. abe excla;ms. chow shameful tt
beat tbst chili a,IY Do nlease Captair
C;lhsrt m.ke th.mleava him alone
- n.n,.,. -ci,hs,, sbs.e. oue..' .be IA
and Vim leads her mn the stsoe. sl,ouis
. 'au.Ha. /, n,Jt Yb.tt u al fSss INV COO
and est IN Win vonr woTk k,1s' For ,vo,
sss ora 2 csnno, hsat "Rstsn and roll cot
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