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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-07
NUMBER 80.

Having gone through a second oscula-
tory martyrdom, Col. Tom assumed a
seraphic look-a look calculated to strike
tafy TO the most hardened feminine heart,
and got right down to business.
I'm a candidate for Governor" said
he, land nothing would give me greater
JOY than TO rest assured that had the sup
port of the father of the sweet babe. Come,
let me hold the little darling in my arms. |
do think he is just the sweetest little an
gel | ever saw.
The flattered mother gave up the fuzzy
baby with profuse apologies about It's not
being well dressed etc; hoped it would
not trouble the gentleman, etc; glad to
know that he admired it so much, etc.
The fuzzy baby writhed and squirmed
and grew red in the face, and wrinkled
itself all up, and then lay calm and COM
posed on Tom strong right arm,
The little precious" cried Col. Tom.
You'll tell his father how much
thought of his little cherub, won't you,
ma am; And you'll tell him I'm can
didate for Governor, eh. ma am:
The poor woman's face dropped, and
big salt tears came into her eyes.
"Oh, sir" she cried, ''you don't know
what You ask. Ny poor husband died
two months ago
There was a far-off look in COL Tom
Crittenden's golden glinted eyes as he
gently but firmly dumped that fuzzy baby
on the bereaved woman lap and walked
straight back to the platform and replaced
himself on a bench.-St Louis Times
,Iyurudi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-07
WEALTH OF EMPRESS EUGENE

4 Paris correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Times writes: The ex-Empress
of France is said to be one of the richest
widows in England In addition to her
Hungarian estate she has a castle in
Spain and a nice place in Switzerland.
But hard cash is what comes most useful
TO dethroned soyercigns who hope to re-
turn, and Of this the Empress has long
had an abundance. Il is estimated III
Paris that she is worth at least a million
sterling. Only recently she sold a large
block of house property the Rue d Alba,
in Paris. and NJ. Rouher's house, well
known political centre at the corner Of
the Rue de rElysee, was hers. in her own
right, and was sold last year for fl5,OOO.
The death of the Prince adds to her prop
ertv. since he left to her considerable
amount of landed property in Italy, as
well as the Toulouse property, bequeathed
to him by the grisly General who had
been cqucrry 10 the Prince when he tod
died about the corridors Of the Tulllcries
nearly three feet high, and weighted with
the miniature uniform of a colonel IN the
Ccntc Garde. This vast property was no
incumbrance to the Empress while she
had a son to live and scheme for. 1t was
drained pretty freely by the BonapartiSt
organs Of the press in France The Or
Dire and the Pays were layishly supported
by the Empress, and she also drew hand
some checks in favor of the reduction Of
the Gaulois. The need for keeping these
fires warm is now dead. The Empress
is not likely to keep newspapers alive to
work for her good cousin Jerome; she
will not, however, find her riches an en-
barrassmcnt as long as the priests have
ready access to her \ newspaper sup
plies large outlets for supertaous cash,
but think on the whole, the church can
hold its own in rivalry Of this character,
and a good churchwoman like the I'm
press will not find occasion to distress
herself for means of disposing Of the IN
tercst, and eventually the capital, Of 4
million sterling
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-07

A WESTERN JURYMAN.-lt was out
West, in one of those local courts where
a friendly, talkatiye way marks the inter
course between judges, juries, counsel and
clients. \ man of the law, after devel-
oping considerable eloquence andperspira-
ton in behalf of the prisoner, perforated
by saying: Gentlemen, after what |
have stated to you. is this man guilty
Can he be guilty: Is he guilty
Greatly to his disgust, the foreman Of
the jury, after copious expectoration,
replied: "You just wait little, old hoss,
and we'll tell YOU"
As the poker-player would say: Fore
man had the age, and counsellor passed
out" - Editors Drd,cer, IN Harpers
Magazine for October.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-07
A BANK NOTE IN TWO HALVES

4 h-A-'N -'N So '-'
We, auJ duary- II Is midnight: the
scene Is Kirk.ng,on, oH the London and
Nur,n-wcstcm; the time. q quarter %
eleven. JUS, ALTER tA, A.-', INA" HAS
t-Saed through without s,opping-bonnd
to livepo'. lnd the north. Ihe r'iI"a!
o'ie,a.>-pom'>mea, s,Sna.mca' p'''e'>'
p.-,e,ayer>-arc collecting preparatory TO
gong ot dg'y io- the night.
"Wherc paa- asked one o' the
crowd upon the platform.
.'l saw him iu the ina; jus, after the
quarter 90 eleven wen; through. Can
have come 90 amy harm. surely
No; be said he'd seen something. Il
was a basket, common "".'e wicker
basket, with O. lid fastened down by a
s;rng. What did u contain. He'TcNh-
meo;>. Dirty clothes. Mat
4 baby child hall d dozen "y'N'
OLD. uo morr. 4 pink and white piece
OF human china "> fragile us Dresden
..-.' o.
biS-ui; oy Ra'e Fompaa'''.
Nv here dad you come across " ''N'"
one. ,
Lying oa tae me- Ju'' ""''' Z, ''''.
Perhaps u oldn i"i.' P''n"!, '' "",
caegked o"t. w nat matter '' so'
Il. and ~, 90 LOOK after IL, ,n~' ; '''"s"
for me. some day maybe u come across
'Hcm as owns H. ana 'ne" 'ae! 7''1'' pa!
me and taNe D; back
Els there nothing about "''"' U'N
him over
The H,'e mite $ Nn," was "''''e an,
'i hae maternal ...' '', '-. ,. ''' 80 81, g'y'
shawl ana '5" DIS ,I.I.5 ~ ,','. -, -
y" '".! ''"''' " ~ '' '''''' ~ - 80
1 common ~.AI.t.NA Nts@ t'HA-'N 'A +--'''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-07

"A clock having struck the hour OF |,
a tender hearted woman exclaimed, "Oh,
what cruel clock" "Why so;' asked
a friend. Because it struck its little
one."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

4h6fNNrMty0Ss
y. h. NEATNAsD, wsss n Gss1C e~sss
y, W. AsMuUNs, 49,, ~sAst1vs 1tss
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.
~ hEArenE elasticity III rubber
springs, hands, ete., plaee tt,e rubber
hand or syringe In hot water.

~ hHArenE elasticity NJ rubber
springs, handle ete.. place tte rubber
hand Or springa In hot wafer.
Pr = few pieces II charcoal, tied IN
cloth, into the pot where onions. rnh
LnRe or meat are boiling. mud tin house
Will not 10 filled with tho offensive
Od0r.
IN making NJ Irish stew, tile Niei
should hc chopped finely and tho dough
kneahel ~ lightly ~ possible. The
lcns Ii Ii kueaded the lighter the crust
will be-.
Fish aud other dishes often como up.
on The table very greasy. Tie way ~
prevent this II 10 place drowned white
paper over them, letting II t0uei, the
greasy surface, Paper al~orlM INT.
AcmLp's bcd should slope little from
tin head 10 the foot. NJ that the head may
De 4 little higher than thu fset: hut
never bond tho neck III Hrt thu hend Oil
the pillow. This make tlr child round
shntll.rri, cramps The VEINS md af.
tcricr. mud intarfrren with thu frur CIR.
culAlinn III tin Ilood. Even when II
child Ii several years old, ll,o pillow
should bc thin antl4 mA.le 81 hair, not
feathers.
How 70 TAkE CAhE ~ Fms
Ladies', IL haN lrcn remarked. ~ a gen.
crAl rule. imagine TINT care IN putting
away fnra IN MI that ~ required. tbry
think they can wear ihem when aD.l
how they plcase, provided they espeuA
r..
them aside. This should ba corrected
More harm N donr ~ fn~ by wrA,iug
them for i week after tl,c weather I,aa
become warm tiAn during tho Whole
cold season. Wlen thy ara put asitlr
they should he brushed the right why
with soft brush. III, Old linen hanhker.
chief folded smoothly 0s"r them, and 4
piece VI gum eamplior kept Ia tin box
NIL the time, " Aeare intrndcrs In tile
slsI 4 III moths.
How 70 WASH LAGKs. Now tint
lare nnd muslin ruilies Atc universally
worn, the pleasure nj TIM los.rHors Ii
Il littlc dashed by Tho knowledge tint
tho pretty varieties will loNa their fresh.
l..r aud half. "a least. VI their hcnnty
i'm the wash, unless recourse W. llAd IN
The expensive kill III French iann.
drena. hut II they arc washed III h0me
after thu following manner they may
hold MP thrir heads will, tls bcrt III thu
unwasIlcd. Cover hnlf dozen wine u
porter bottles with old stockings. served
On ~ NJ ~ tightly ~ possible, I'm
these haste TIN soilod lace, careful ~
catching dawn every tiny hoop III thu
border. I'hs work In tedious Int nee.
txsary. When tl,r lsrr IN fastened,
apvrr tho bottle In hot .,i.ls made III
limo sl,ap and change ths cooling .uds
10 hot a9njn several times day. Or,
l,el1er s1lll. mt tn hottie In TIN boiler,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

Mahogany. II give pine thcappcar.
ailce III mahogany, brush over twO or
three tincs allowing thu Wnot IL Try
between each application. with 4 boiling
deeoction ri lngwood chips. When
thoroughly dry, give Two COATS Of Nlel.
Inc yArnisii, alter which carefully rand.
paper, polish, and give tinal cont Of
varnihh.
Ebony. Any compAct wood coated
three Or four times with Tho boiling d..
coction. M above, and then washed with
solution III merit tc III iron. made by
lisrolving iron filings In vinegar, will
b. stained Iii very good imitation III
ebony, the wash penetrating NJ deep
THAT ordinary scratching and chipping
10 not show the original color.
Hack Walnut pnt pnlvcrixcd IN.
phaltum into howl with about twice
II. bulk ri turpentine and sct where IL
" warm, shaking from time u time m
I'll dissolved: then strain Hnh IMPLY
with either cloth or stin brush. Try
= little first. and II the stain lH Inn dark
thin II with tnrlMntinr. II desirable To
hiring ont the grain still i..nrc, give II
c1at II boiled oil and tnrlNntinc. When
the wood II thoroughly Try. polish with
MIXTURE " two part, ahrllan varnisll
and onr part boiled oil. Apply ny put.
ting y frw drops Al time On cloth aud
rubbing briskly over thu woMl.
Maple. urayiHh maple may be whit.
lod by washing II with u solution nj
oxalic acid, ~ which few drops III
nitric aeid have boon added.
Draining beautiful artificial grain.
ing may ha given 70 many kinds 81 wood
BY tMstrfnlly trauing Will, camal.hMir
pencil In raw oil, ~ IN ~ resemble thu
rich varying VIENNA ii thu noru rArG aud
expensive woods. This vsining should
~ nrnnn o1oe Ara ~ iknee tinass. whiln
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

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N8As sA4A HsN asl4 80 feAN Il ~
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

In hi, address IA the ssmi centennial
celebration III Abl,ot Female Academy.
n Andnyer. Mars, Inst waek. the l.es.
DR.. Richard n. Slorrs sail: "1'inn,
courage, | think. IN ii llol,le feminine
grace courage mud selfalevOli0iL W.
afe ~ accustomed IL associate rOnfapn
Will, physiaaI tirtngii that W. III not
often, perhaps. ~ always think u II ~
prc.cinineuily ! feminine grace when
thu feminine nature Inns l,ecn fully M
folded and trained. Int II ". The reek.
lens rapture VI self iOfeetfulncss that
whicl, dominates and inspires tarssa,A
and nations; film, which In sovereign
nver obstacle aud difficulty aud peril
and resistance II has belonged IL
wDinan'r heart from il,e beginning. III
the curly pagan timr, In tie Christian
development, III fni~Aiun mud III msr.
isr,lOina, II Inns leGn shown, IN thr mn.
dirvAl Age ~ wnIl vi III Oiir own thine,
In HARRIET Newell mud Flofsnce Night.
ingHle. Iii Ann Ha@eliine. ~ truly mud
~ wildly m In ANY Hebrew AdnssA ~
In any French Joan III Arr. You ~.
mcpabes tlie PftisAlai wntnan AllrE tho
UhtIN III ANltMs WUpW ITHAbtN eGGutNH
trampied Into the bloody miro under
the cannon VI Napoleon aud ihe le~t III
the horses and men In jiis victorious
armies. prmsaiHn women, MEYER losing
their courage, Hung their ornaments u
gold and jewelry into tlin treasury III
the state. taking i#ek ti,r simple GROSS
III iseriin IRON vhieh II now thu treuions
heirloom III 10 many pfussian families,
hearing III. inscription, gave guild
TOR iron Tint IL tho glory u woman.
hood. That passion, iiA fntgelfulrrss.
TINT supreme lelfalrsotiDn with which
shn hinga herself into liz champion.
Hhip III cn,Ise that " 1rni mud sacred
and tramplrd under fn0i II Ia llrf
crown u nnOwn. II IN her stat III
power. aud III MI wonder that, al.
most wllIlu W. nrr stnHkiuK mud listen.
Ing here, tlle prnHsiniiA aud thu uef
nans are Ill marching III festival pro-
erssion under tle iinslcns NJ berlin.
celebrating, not Tho memory III thu
moral grace, thu moral Mnuty Hn,l
power Which came into Tie Government
III Prussia when tl,e young German
girl who IuM Irru since tile ll0HOrs,l
and iIlnHtriona Queen aud Empress,
gave her hand VI The German officer.
II In a memory III The paai IL Ii il
prophecy fOr tie future"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

Tnk gallery ~ The Paris Louvre
seems ~ BE- 4 school II morals ~ we'll m
III nrt. a mother. In showing her LITTLE
bDy tho VEINS VI Milo, WINS asked IN
him. "Wl,at did they eut hrr arms III
fort "1Ic0A,lne sl,s p,ll her fingers IN
tIls sugar fowl" wss The rurIy. Little
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

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h, n l6sEMNtN, Ufyt< " DrNT E2eyet
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ssst. hes
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

/tkW WyrIx,
MtHntse ANU 3 AVeNsAeAI. M1~~isessss
tsyws IN III kft6xy 2sd ~sstsMt fttN NJ aetftS ~
~ mi, kAt4IstHf AssA - s)tt1t kStteSs
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-04

Ku4vNmrr and ttNM NyOsSsvs.
T. n, m1TNMHtt, stw f,ts9sN nsS1efy,. t~s
ssllts MHtft N FssNeb1 ttsthtAe IL M1A9reyG
essA Nk<t kAtHt AkttA 1fe%ss Hneeee eeAe0
s1sl<ssee hik<ffeA AttsA fte1st
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19
A "COttOn.mOuth's0 Bite.

The Memphis Aralanche says: Mr..
Robert e. Pillow, son of the late Gen.
Pillow, who is now running plantation
over in Arkansas, and who came over
yesterday to take look at the Fourth of
July, had decidedly narrow escape
from death not long since. Accompan-
led by " Aleck," one of the colored men
on the place, he was out hunting wild
hog that had been seen in the vicinity.
MIR. Pillow had gun and Aleck had
armed himself with pint bottle filled
with whisky. The hog was found and
shot, and just as Mr.. Pillow went up to
the writhing animal an immense scot
ton-mouth" snake, whose bite is fatal
as that of the rattlesnake, fastened its
fangs on the calf of his leg.
As his Memphis friends know, Bob is
not easily frightened. He took in the
situation in moment, and instead of
exhibiting alarm he turned to his COM
paniOn and quietly remarked: "Aleck,
think I'll try little of that whisky,
now," whisky being considered an in
fallible remedy. He poured every drop
down his throat without stopping to
venture any remarks as to its quality.
Then sbouldering his gun, he rapidly
walked to the house, half mile distant,
where he drank the contents of three
ordinary glass tumblers filed with
whisky.
"Of course it stupefied you," chimed
in Memphis friend to whom he was re-
lating the facts. "Of course 1t didn't
was the reply. 81 don't know how it
happened, but so far as intoxicating ef-
fects' we're concerned, the stuff had no
more influence than water. But it in
duced a regular Niagara falls of perspira-
ton. which rapidly expelled the poison
and the wound healed and gave me no
trouble. A day or two afterward, how
ever, was the sickest boy in Eastern
Arkansas. l swallowed enough to kill
half dozen unsnake. bitten fellows"
Bob's appearance justified the COM
ment that he had experienced no per-
manent injury from the bite of that ter
ror of Southern plantations, the dreaded
" cotton-mouth" snake.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19

me and they used to hold prayer-meet-
ings in my room. When my acquaint-
ances get low spirited or in trouble and
need advice they come to me. have
leisure to think and plan for them, and
they seek my counsel. Some day, l
shall be as well off as the rest of you
My lot is to sit in this chair, and l would
not get out until it was Gods will.
Some friends once called ON me and
asked my consent to hold . special
prayer-meeting to pray for my recovery.
| told them I was willing that they
should pray that l might get well if it
was Gods pleasure"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19

would stop in Sandy Spencer's and take
along few bottles of Scotch or BASIS
ale. Although Weston is a temperate
man in the general sense Of the term,
he is fond of glass of good ale or wine.
Weston is a shrewd poker-player.
While his opponents are looking at their
hands to see what they hold, his keen
eyes sweep the circle like flash. If
look of satisfaction or disappointment
appears on players face, he notes and
acts on it. Coolly raising 8 bet, his
usual expression is: IF you think there
is no hereafter, call me.'' The pedes-
trian generally manages to hold his
own, although he has often risked his
last dollar ON the uncertain draw.
After one successful walk at the rink
Weston purchased a cottage in West
chester County and bought a trotter-
time, 7:11. Weston was very hospita-
BILE, frequently inviting the boys to ride
out with him and dine at the cottage.
He never made himself round shoulder
ed by carrying his money for any length
of time, and when he departed for Eng
land he was advised by one of his poker
companions not to play his hand for
more than it was worth on the other
side; beat the Englishmen on the saw
dust track, which be could do if he used
proper judgment, and then return with
fresh lauyels and a chance for big money.
That he has won on "square deal is
now q matter of history.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19

"A youth, even though he be titled
ruler, finds it hard to resist "go0d
Clothes" and especially regimentals.
When Prince Alexander, newly of Bull
garia, called upon the Emperor at Ber-
lin, he naturally wore the uniform of his
rank-second-iieute in the Prussian
Army. 1t was, of course, unreasonable
that a mere second-lieutenan should be
cordially received by an Emperor. so
that pOtentate dubbed the young man
Major" on the spot. The Prince had
guessed what the Emperor might do,
and accordingly had a majors uniform
ready at his hotel. He dashed out OF
the palace and to the hotel, changed his
lieutenant's for his majors uniform, and
dashed out again, to finish his round OF
state and official calls.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19
rwENTY.THREE YEARS INACHAIR.
The Sad Case of Matthew Rankins of
Lewistown, Me.

The Sad Case of Matthew Rankins OF
Lewtstown, Me-
From the Lewistown (Ie.) Journal
Twenty-nine years ago two boys,
about a dozen years of age, were play
ing "tag" in Lewistown. They were
merry and active lads, and were frolick.
ing with school boy enthusiasm and
carelessness. One lad caught the other,
struck his heels. and playfully tipped
him over. His whole weight came down
upon his falling playmate, whose spine
was seriously injured in consequence.
He was conveyed home, and it was
found that he was physical wreck.
For two years he was able to walk
around very little, and then, as the
results Of his injuries gradually grew
more serious, no was obliged 20 be car
ried from one place to another, entirely
losing the use Of his lower limbs. At
length his whole body became rigid, and
he was powerless. For % years Mat
thew Rankins has sat fixed in his chair
as in wise, night and day.
A Journal reporter called on Mr.. Ran
kins, at his residence on Summer Street,
the other day. mir. Rankins was in his
low rocking chair by a pleasant window
when the reporter went into the room
the same chair in which he has passed
the last % years of his life, from sunrise
to sunrise. His head is turned to one
side by contraction of the muscles of
the neck, which can not be relaxed land
it is impossible for him even to
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19
SWEET SIXTEEN.

Yop think the world is only made
For you. and such as you" he said.
Laughing aloud in boyish scorn,
OF boyisb mirth and mischief born.
She never turned from where she stood
prinking her little silken snood
OF silken curls before the glass;
She never turned TO see him pass
Nor answered him. save with a laugh
That half confessed his boyish chat"
But left alone. confronted there,
With her own image fresh and fair.
A sudden blush iit up her face
With newer youth and fresher grace,
And eyes that were demurely fixed
A moment since. with thought uAmiNed
Upon the smoothing of a tress,
Now sparkisd soft with consciousness.
Why not. why not?" she lightly cried,
Out OF the gay, exuitant pride,
The sweet, wild innocence of youth;
" Why not for me, for me, forsooth,
Ana such n me. the world be made;
For me its giories all arrayed!
4" For siEce the world and life begun,
What poets measures have not run
Through all the strains of minstrelsy
In praise OF me, and such as me:
Ioi YUM anu Ahs LAY,
Has ruled the world, and will for aye,
One greatest of them all has sung
In verse that through the world has rung.
" And here's my day to live and reign,
To take the ioy and leave the pain
Prom this old world that's made for me,
For NE, tor me, and such as mer'
Gay laughter rang through every word,
And Vet beneath the laughter stirred
something more than TESTING play
just sweet sixteen that very day.
She half believed, In sober truth,
In the sweet insolence of youth,
That all for her-a foolish maid
The worlds gay glories were arrayed.
-NoraA Perry.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19

But there's lam syantth blue
That kens nought a. our kittle weather,
Where a. the leal and guild ard true.
Though parted lang, may yet forgather,
There sits she by the gouden gates
For there haze a tryst to meet her:
But love that strengthens while 1t waits
Makes a the 8ftertime the sweeter.
Good Words.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19

An auld kirk stands beside the stream
That wimples through the daisied mead
ow.
When cowsiips CLINT and lilies CLEAN
Beneath the spreading bourtree's shadow /;
Twas there | wed my bonnie bride.
When Summer Hight was fain to lfnger;
Twas there. while nesting Mt my side,
Ipiaced the goud ring on her finger.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19

Those twins were an eventful peri
cd in my life," said happy father .
long time after the event. A printer
who boarded at his house thought
would express the idea better than -
NcGregor Netcs.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-19
THE AFTERTZME.

A wee cot house abur,e the knowe,
q snod flower yaird VA mony a posie,
Where lilscs bloom and myrtle- grow
Beside a bower fu' snug and cosie-
Twas there wood my winsome May,
TWINS there pressed ner to my bosom.
When spring keeked DOT frae bank and brae
In mony n bud and mony a blossom.