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UNDER AN UMBRELLA.

It was about sanset of changeful April
day, when a young girl, lightly descend
ing the steps of handsome residence,
walked briskly down tie street, which
presently merged into shaded avenue,
sprinkled with modest villas and neat cot
tages She was enveloped in water
proof cloak, which revealed only the grace
full contour of her shoulders, over which
fell cluster of golden brown ringlets.-
Her little feet tripped daintily along the
rough road, until suddenly pausing she
lifted her fresh, sweet face, with laughing,
brown eyes and dimpled mouth.
Raining .again!" she said aloud; and
stepping under the shelter of a linden, she
pulled the hood Of her cloak forward over
her little hat. And then, as the light
April rain was dr. wing directly in her face.
she tied over it a thick. brown double veil.
Sunshine and shower all day." she muir
INJURED. 1.-THE uncertain glory of an April
day. Very provoking weather, when one
is compelled to 60 out; but then every
thing looks so fresh and beautiful that it
would be really sin to complain"
The sound of quick step approaching
from behind caused her to glance back. 1t
was already growing dusk, rendered deep
er by the lowering clouds, yet she could
discern a very nice-looking young gentle
man approaching, sheltered beneath a
huge umbrella.
The girl walked on; but in moment
the step was by her side, the shadow of the
umbrella extended over her, and gloved
hand was eagerly held forth.
'sCousin Nellie, is it really you?"
The girl started and peered curio usly
through her thick veil.
II am Nellie" she said, with some EN-
barrassment; sbutN II don't recognize
you"
mot recognize me? and after only a
years absence! Why, Nellie, am I so
much changed? And besides, did you not
receive my letter, saying that you might
expect me this week?" :"
81 don't think did, replied Nellie.
demurely; and at the same instant she
thought to herself:
| Il wonder who it is that he takes me
for?"
sit is strange that you should have miss
ed the letter. But hope am not the
less welcome for coming unexpectedly"
"Well, it is unexpected, confess"
He was silent for moment; then ne
said in changed tone:
"You do not seem glad to see me, Mel
lie. And yet, if you knew how l looked
| forward to this meetingl''
THAT was very kind of you, and L am
sure ought to feel myself very much fiat
terrell"
| Another omnibus silence.
81 don't care who he is, or for whom ne
takes me-" thought the fun-loving girl, as
she walked demurely along beneath the
umbrella held over her. "What right had
he to address me and call me his cousin
before making sure who was? Perhaps
a lesson will do him no harm"
Nellie" said her companion, slowly
''do you remember the last night we were
together-alone in the libraryF''
81 can't say / do. exactly"
''Impossible You cannot have forgot
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LOCAL DIRECTORY.

Masonic.-Staunton Lodge No. 13.-J. Howard
Wayt, Master; A. A. Eskridge, Secy. Meet at their
lodge in Masonic Building the second and last Fri
day nights in each month.
Union Royal Arch Chapter-W, Fl. b. Lynn. High
frlest; James Ker, Secretary. Meets in Masonic
Hall the third Friday nightin each month
Stevenson COMMUNICATIVE A. Burke Com
mander; A. A. Eskrdge, Recorder. Meets n
Masonic Hall the fourth Monday in each month.
Knights OF Honor.-J. M. Lickliter, Past Dictator
r. @. Anderson, Dictator; w. A Burnett, Reporter
Meets LIST and 3rd Monday nights in their Hall in
the Cochran Building.
Odd Fellows.-Staunton Lodge No. sc. A.
Gladke, Noble Grand; N. M. Warner R. Secretay
J. N. Argenbright, r. Secretary. Mee.s every
Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hail.
Central Encampment No A-W. M. Simpson
Chief Patriarch; flames W. Blackburn, Scribe. Meets
second and fourth Tuesday In each month in Odd
Fellows Hall.
Saunton Lodge No. 1877 Iron Band o. K. S. B.-A
Hart President; Moritz Witt, Secretary. Meetsin
their Hall the Cochran Building the LIST and Sd
Sundays at 10 A. M.
Temperaneea-Mispah Lodge Ne. 1l61AGsE. t.
meets In Charity Hall every Tuesday evening. W.
J. NcCauly, W. G. T.; j. W Bryen, Secretary.
Charity Division No. 6, Sons of Temperance, B
B Rule, Worthy Patriarch, O. T. Hiltzhmer, Re
cording Scribe. Meets every Friday night at Tenn
perance Hall.
Fire Department Fire Company
Michael Cox Captain; Thos J. Crowder, Secretary
Meets fourth Tuesday in every month at Fremen's
Hail.
Staunton Hook and Ladder Company.-B. F
Terry, Captain; Charles Hudson, Secretary Meets
on first Tuesday in each month at their headquar
ters in the city school building.
Capt. J. H. Waters, Chief Engineer of Fire
Department
Military.-West Augusta Guard-Wm. L. Bum
gardner, Captain; Lewis M. Bumgardner, Secretary
Meets in their armory in the City Hall every
Monday night. Regular meetings first Monday in
each month
Stanton Artillery-A Fl. Fultz. Captain; N. NJ
Warner, Secretary. Meets at their armory in the
City Hall every Tuesday night. Regular meet
ngs second Tuesday in each month.
Stonewall Brgade.Band.-P A. J. Turner, Cor
ductor and President; John NJ Carroll, Secretary
| Meets Tuesday and Thursday nights every week in
! the City Hall.
| Religious-Young Mems Christian Association
| Fl. M McIlhany, President; J. E. Guy Secretary
Meets at their rooms in City Hall for all devotona
| exercises every Sunday evening at4 P. M. Direc
tory meetings at the call of the President. Library
| open every evening from to P. N.
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DO put that down--there is hardly any

''Do put that down-there is hardly AM
rain.'
''Nevertheless. I am responsible fo
your safety and good condition, so viii
keep it up till we get to the woods"
"a little rain never hurts me-"
''But it may hurt your hat. Are you
woman, and never gave thought to tha
important question? Why, there was no
a young lady on the ground to-day who
did not, make that the first consideration.
''Well,'' said Nellie, laughing; 'perhapS
am not much like other young women
perhaps so. In fact, that idea present
ed itself to me on my first meeting will
YOU"
She colored and bit her lip, but made nc
answer.
'sNellie," he said, bending forward lit
tie, and looking in her face, doesn't this
remind you of that evening 20
81 thought answer ID. sharply
Essthat you were never again to allude tc
that subject"
fs'I can't help it; it is too often in my
thoughts. In fact, like to think Of it..
Her heart beat little at his tone, but
she looked straight before her, without
reply.
Nellie, do you remember the request
made of you that evening p
''That request was not for me-" T.
ut is now"
Their eyes met for an instant.
care you sure,'' said Nellie, half archly
but with strange tremor in her voice.
'sare you sure you are not still taking me
one for some else 7"
"Quite sure, despite your golden hair,
and your voice, and your similarity of
name. It is Nellie Caldwell that now
ask toto sag those Dords ~ lie whispered,
as he clasped one of her hands in his.
Show long, said Nellie, half mischiev-
ously, half seriously how long since you
said this to Nellie Archer 20
81 never said 1t to Nellie Archer. When
left you andswent TO see the original Mel.
lie smiling, II found her to. be quite a
different character from the ideal which
my fancy had pictured, during whole
years absence. Enough; you know what
I mean. l never spoke to her of love, and
to- day we came to pleasant understand
ing, when she informed me that she had
engaged herself to Captain Lloyd. I love
her well enough as a cousin, but not as
must love the woman / would make my
wife,"
They were bowling along the narrow
woodland track. where the trees made a
verdant arch overhead, through which the
rain-drops slowly dripped. like a shower OF
diamonds. Nellie had never felt how
bea utiful the world was.
They arrived at home in drizzly show.
er, through which, in the misty east, q
glorious rainbow shone.
AT the door he detained her for an in.
slant under the umbrella, as three months
before he had dond at the gate.
"Nellie, darling, you have not said those
words-I lovesyou, Charlie.
s'No,'' said Nellie. blushing. "No,
won't say them now; but,'' and she glanc-
ed up, roguishly, II do love that dear UNI
brella.p'
And she rushed up stairs as her mother
came into the hall, inquiring if they ha,
gotten wet.
SUSAN ARCHER WEISS.
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poetrp.
Laid By.

Laid by in my silent chamber,
hear them stirring below;
Voices I love are sounding clear
And steps know are in mine ear,
Still passing to and fro.
And 1 ask my heart, Shall never more,
OF mine own will pass through that door?
1 ask, Oh! is it forever
That have ceased to be
One of the group around the hearth.
Sharing their sorrow or their mirth?
An from henceforth free
From all concern with the things OF life,
Done with its sorrow, and toll and strife?
Shall they carry me forth in silence,
With blind and sealed-up eyes?
Shall they throw the windows wide to the air
And gather mementoes here and there.
As they think with tears and signs,
"This she was fond Of this she wore,
But she never, never shall need them more"
A. NJ Munster in Littelps Living Age.
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A Dive for Life.

just below Kanawha Falls, in West
Virginia. writes correspondent, is an
overhanging rock of immense size jutting |
out about one hundred feet over the seeth-
ing whirlpool and about the same height
above. This was once the scene of q re-
markable adventure. The Indians were
in hot pursuit of Van Bibber, a settler and
man of distinction in those early times.
He was hard pressed, and all access to the |
river below and above being cut off, he |
was driven to this jutting rock, which |
proved to be the jumping off place for him.
He stood on the rock in full view of the |
enemy above and below, who yelled like
demons at the certainty of his speedy cap
ture. He stood up boldly, and with his
rifle kept them at bay. !
AS he stood there he looked across the
river, saw his friends-his wife with her
babe in her armS-all helpless to render
assistance. They stood as if petrified witt
terror and amazement. She cried at tb
top of her voice, leap into the river al
meet mel" Laying her babe on the gra
she seized the oars and sprang into
skiff alone. AS she neared the middI
the river her husband saw the Ind
coming in full force and yelling like
nous. s'Wife, wife ?'' he screamed,
coming; drop down little lower
this he sprang from his crag and
ded like and arrow into the waite
foremost.
The wife rested on her oars NOR
see him rise to the surface, the littl ae
floating like cork, b0bbing about &C
boiling flood. 1t was an awful ~
it seemed an age to her. Would
rise? Her earnest gaze seemed t4" ~
trate the depths of the water, a.nd sh,, 70.
ted her boat further down tt g STREAM !. y
rose near her, in momep..o the can, IN,
alongside of him, and 81 4e helaed hi ~
scramble into it amid a shower of a,
and shot that the beafled Indians
into them. !,
The daring W fe did not spea'x
her husband was more DEF a a. ~
and all dep snded on her s'6ren. ian a
MAINTAIN ed till they could reaeJ 9Th b
ms tr-ley did, just where she the bs
rlghf, where the baby W a. still had star
Ing, and laughing. IT. le me Lying, or
s'xiff high up on che Ian n pulled
J, slowly arose and he mad To a, and the W
to his feet. He cfould M, HIt Van Bib
laid him down by his bar walk, but s
ing herself she went :, 70. and then SEE
othor woman have dom wildly, just as al
| stances. That babe is u unoer the circun
and that rock is CT grandfathe
Rock' to this dag o van Bibber
Journal. 10"'so'S'e Courie
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i 70, commit the execution 80
to one who disapproveso Of tho NO. +" purpose
20 employ III oue one-third of the man. ,;s
, heart and his head are against it yon an' nv
n"Se commanded only his hands you
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HE who ind% ges his son.o
cesses, renders BIZ nseIf ohuaN 'es III any ex-
p pmn lsa1ea and to crafty the bruto us
natnr usspT s the man, and sets his a' tn IN
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SKIN su1RE BRIGHT AND snoo,,,
TO- Take tepid baths and use a ban.
"ei' plenty OF air and, exercise mS1
meal rubbed into the skin, after + IA I
been washed with soap and water min ~ mas
smoothness and brilliancy to the sL;n slSea
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I, ID DRY p1owrsa p
lit II y !, very ssv. dry is nearly as
nth heavy clay aye or b 1sna my
: IL, important const isr'a IN
plowsd dry breaks .'u "a ;,
equent rains do not ~ III
1t is my opinion th ats Ia dlssolv
t than when it has enough s3' D5 e1G,
Jumps. 001ance Of packi
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BEEF TEA.-Beef tea for -,
made by boiling a tendar me sick is
it un ad It with pepper and Salt nicely
ho;1i p ana pouring water over if no cutting
", D1 ~ s put IN little water at MOI quite
hot. QUO; then beat II
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than me srANDs in need of moth;
ould redn mec ~ milking ma osd,
Of on s and take from il If q Ian
4 len cows to the mi1n a@' no" burden
TO- That being as nan Het IS now The
al al can thoroughly mill y as the average
ork for these 1 ma, oary is want of proitah ns
men can milk. 90 ioany COWS as ten
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sbon J h nh ai CARpErs.-f,.rn..
lects un ue shaken often. The dirt tba atp a,
Rst t' anoer them griads out the t thas COL
so,nt w. no1 sweep them oftener thar :, AUS
s so.a.eiy necessary. Take a hr' "u IS ab-
uus'ing-pan and remove the dirt I is and
way, way, ana your carpets will wea, - 'nls
longer to pay for your labor. "'"' enough
10 REMOVE wR1NK,r.
wax, one ounce. to oant,a =. white
unces, rosewa %o ounces, and honey two
f roses dron s on TWO drachms and otter
lace with I 4s OF two. Rub the wrin uJse1
Sc tenid a mo Preparation twice a daH
3ns. ' water instead of cold in a day'
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II One pound
5 n q pound :
II OF -four, sew
N - half a tail
II Is Of raisins ,'1
. pound Of
/ n non, cloves anl
'tir the butt are
,S yolks to the s aaa
mites; stir in '4 1ga
q, also The cur 1as ~ =
Dive the soda Ni IL
Farm water, Law tb W. ,
n nuS The cake In the !,
axe four hours.
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| WET Al
| land when
| full as whe'
rience is '
| clay is ar
| land whe'
and subs
| Jumps.
| er a MOI
| any soil
| to cauS
| the plo
and nc
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co. eo510r-si1k, cotton, o1's gall will set any
rul of gall out int " wooden. One spoon,
is sufficient for :, gallon of warm water
also exceIlens ae above purpose Col, 81
bombaznea for taking out . snots s s1a, is
they look :. and after being washed po,' IL from
upon t. Aehly stirred into wst m u must
After g cloth. 1t is used Wiz" vita, ana put
wap being washed in it. clo %b'n m%,s, soap.
SUI u.s. w wi Gean should be washed in wa yJp
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sn Iurs 80 OR BRu1sEs.-Tobacco. wet vi ,
brujse w ~ WAFER bound to fresh cnt W
| ~ Use VIII save much pain and GU oa1 OF
sio 10 1ooacco should be kept mo;st eUleness'
S wa4a wetting the bandage with oy coca
every day tin It tho .oo O should be applied
move it su VII tne soreness is gone; then
over the a ana put piece of court n1ast IT,
ole. "i "l1hout further tron-
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be one OF pain. AlW
operation shall be q
docile animal, afford
careful emptying of
tents. Where care
rule in this particul
come the coming Of
| proach of a friend
: FRUIT CAKE
brown sugar. on
pound and a half
a pint OF molasse'
soda, three poun'
| of currants, half
nutmegs, cinnaI
suit the taste; & :
to a cream, bea
arate; add the
ter, then the "
molosses. then
| fine. flour Their
them in; dlss'
spoonsful of
layers as you
bake 1t in; !
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
THE SOLID SOUTH.
A Glimpse nt the causes which Led
10 "SOlidnriIy.'-A Leaf from
the Republican Record.

Col. j. III. French, of Boston, put
the following interesting and valuable
financial facts in recent speech:
"Thc debt of Louisiana was in
creased from Sll 100000 in 1860 TO
S29, COO, 900 IN 1870. This state of things
continued all over the South, until the
debt of ten Southern States was in
creased from S7G000,0O0 in 1860 to
S3Ol ,OO0,0O0 in $50 AN increase of
S2l5, 1000, ,0O0-an amount greater than
| the assessed value, in 1870, of all the
real and personal property in the State
of Maine or Vermont. In fact, no one
of sixteen States of the Union had
within its borders as much real and
personal property as the Republican
carpet-baggers increased the debt of
ten Southern States"
Referring to this extract the ST.
Louis Republican has this to say:
"Partisanship is proverbially impu-
dent and shameless, but no PARTISAN
ship since the word began has match
ed in impudence and shamelessncss
that of the Republican organs and
orators in their dealings with The Dem
ocratlc South. Here are the figures to
show what the Republican party did
in these ten States when in power
there; yet its organs and orators not
only defend its Southern policy, but
insist that these States never can be
prosperous and the country never can
be safe until that policy is revived and
re-establiShed! And the Republican
party stands pledged, bv its accredited
representatives., to break up the con-
dition of things now existing in the
South, and bring ii back again to the
organized robbery of 1865 II. The
American people are actual ly asked to
renew the lease of Il party which de-
liberatcly proposes and promises to do
its worst acts over again if that lease
is granted! There was time when
audacity would have received .
IL crushing popular rebuke when the
brief record contained in the para
graph we have quoted would have
been sufficient to damn the party that
made it past hope of redemption. Is
it possible that II party which neither
offers excuse nor apology for its crimes,
but glories in them and pledges their
can obtain vindication and
ndorsement at the polls f? If 50, how
much further has the nation to go be-
ore ii becomes an insult TO the intcli-
sence and dccency of the word? In
'tead of being spelled with "a big NJ
t ought to be ashamed to spell itself
If all ~
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COURAGE ALONG THE LINE.

The Democrats can and will carry
! New IOIh fur II.ruouh.
They can and will carry New Jersey.
They can and will carry the sixteen
Southern States.
All of which represents one han1drctl
and eighty-ta0o Electoral votes.
one hundred and cighty.foc being
necessary to Il choice in the National
Electoral College, three more only are
needed
TO supply these the Democrats de-
pend upon the States of Connecticut,
New Hampshire, Maine, California,
Oregon, Nevada, Indiana, Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois, which, together,
have ninety-five votes.
Ninty-five votes at hand and only
three required
1t is almost conceded that the Dem
ocrats will carry Nevada. Nevada,
with New York, New Jersey and the
South, will elect Hancock.
1t is claimed that the Democrats will
also carry Oregon, and Oregon with
or without Nevada, will, with New
York, New Jersey and the South,
elect Hancock. 1t is asserted by
well informed politicians resident
here that Hancock will carry
California. And California, with or
without Nevada and Oregon, will,
with New York, New Jersey and the
South, elect Hancock.
And let it be remembered, in addi-
ton, that we expect three votes from
Maine. The Fuslonists carried Maine
in September. Why should they not
carry it next month with HancOck's
name. to inspire them?
Then the Indiana Democrats say
they will redeem that State in NOvem-
Der.
The Connecticut Democrats have
confidently announced that the little
Nutmeg State will be solid for Han
cock.
The New Hampshire Democrats cX-
pect to make good similar assertion.
In Pennsylvania and Illinois our
chances are good.
Why, in view of all this, should we
not claim the election of Hancock |
with confidence?
Courage! Democrats courage! We
can win if wewill. Washington Post
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
NOT WITHOUT A STRUGGLE.

7 INLn pLil,I,InLi, rrin,ng H. Il,n
NV ''''"''e'l'''" i''lies' III .i'e
course OF an able review OF the election
results in Ohio and Indiana, indulges
in the following lpno,,age. which we
oomn,o,L ~ fn nooaf' I.,,aah o"1
o"'''''''''' " '''o "e''N Ni'oo" anu
laillt-heartcd Democrats. 1t says:
rhey who assume that Garfield is
now to be elected President without II
struggle, greatly miScalculate the ac-
tual situation. The tide that de-
veloped in Indiana and Ohio may
carry the So id North, but it will be
after II desperate battle in dozen
States and enough of them to control
the result AGAINST the ReDublicanS
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30
Garfield aud Grant.

Itisarcmarkable fact that during the
last month the Republican Presidential
campaign has passed entirely under
the management of the friends of Gen.
Grant, the eX-prc>idcnt himself taking
part in it, Up to the time of the visit
of Gen. Grant and Senator Conkling
To Mr.. Garfield at Mentor, there was
almost no campaign at all, and Mr..
Garticld'S cause looked pitiably for
lOrn. What was done at that visit
we can only conjecture. 1t lasted but
an hour. but that short hour sufliced
To receive Mr.. Gariield's pledge of
surrender Ia the Grant plrtisans, with
the understanding that his admins
tratiOn should labor 10 bring i'm Grant
as his successor. Immediately after
ward the campaign frightened up
wonderfully. The eN-president and
his friends went To work a. though
they were laboring for themselves -
which i the fact. Ii i true Mr..
Schurz, who j. AN anti-Grant Repub-
lican, still fingers in the field, making
a languid speech now aud then, for
Garfield, but the pOOr secretary seems
iunocently unconscious of the fact,
which is plain enough to all else, that
he j. helping along the cause of Grant
and Conkling without knowing il.
The Grant faction has assumed charge
of the campaign; if Garfield i elected
his administration j. 10 be controlled
10y them, and at the close Of it the
third term j. 10 be brought forward
again, and imposed on the party with
the whole force Of the federal authority.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-30

A correspondent of the Newton Report
suggests Capt. K. l.. Henderson Tor sccrc-
tary of state, and the editor of that journal
cditorially, uses the following language:
If Capt. Bob will allow his name to go
before the people, there is not Il white man,
negro or Indian, woman or child in cast
Mississippi but would vote for him.
Bob Henderson would not only make Il
splendid canvass before the people but
would make II splendid secretary of state
-Nirksburg Commercial.
1t affords us great pleasure TO en-
dOrse the above. We have known
Mr.. Henderson for more than thirty
years, and we can say truthfully that
a more correct and upright gentleman
could not have been named for this
Office. As he is an old time printer,
we trust the press of the State will
deal with him as he justly deserves.
-Mayersville Spectator.
All that our brethren say of Capt.
HcndersOn-andi it seems that all of
them are going to have a as,y-meet
with theapproval of the public so far
as the subject is known. Capt. Hen
derson would make Il good anything,
and fill any Office well and acceptably.
He is a team in the east, aud deserves
his great pOpI larity.
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Political Preachers.

Elder Daniel Franklin, at a Camp
bellite meeting, delivered political
sermon the other day i'm favor of his
brother Campbellite, Garfield, at Fair
view, Ind. If | had the power" he
said, (which Christ had over his enc
mics, no Democrat would he here 10
vote at the next election. South
Bend, Ind, Herald.
Here we have a sample of the chris
tianity Garfield and some Of his broth
er shepherds regale the wicked world
with. Whatever shortcomings the
South may be justly charged with pull
pit political preachers are yet unknown
within her borders, and we thank God
f,p IL