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supporting sparrow. yet fnr the slight itll-
provement that hud henn hlnto tho rGnt Ind
been ratacd. Trent lntlucGment thnt for Il
luRn to work

provcment. that hud teoil hlato tllo rSMt Ind
been raised. TRENT intlucGment thnt for Il
lnRn to work
ANOTHER CABIN.
Seeing little, low, tl,ntcieti cabfn lust OF
tho rnatl, We asked ii MI simplicity II It Ind
any history, for by this tiine II was beginning
y dawn upon us TINT almost everything iii
That yicllilty Il0tl sD1ltG story connected With
i. l't't We woro tutnIly unprcEared for tho
mo, thorc's ,p history nl,out It, ilis>
simply tic dwelling place ht 4 fhinlly Of pcG-
ple who nro daily, expecting 10 be eyletst be-
hay!ng lSen y H.; 'nnblS through sickness 10
Tfo Iden That h,inali beings, mate IN tiod's
Image, linvFng tl'e power to think, To ro'.sni.
Iloyel rs TINT wns 10 Incredible thut we III
sisted OF, going 0vcr alul scelug how IL was
Wa,ting thro,g', tn,.,l mil sl,ss!, coming
entered. Thu rootGn, t ~ It cpu!d hy
low, that we could not stalil erect. 'r!,o
so onr wss STss an Grt 1 t1t snaly fGsl,'s ID t ts
tiio brokci thatcl mil fornietl littc pulls On
thY ground. Nenr n suggestion, ot a fire wero
hu.l.lIttl 2 woman md four children, thu
ontefet! tlioy Ill nrosc. We .were llorrled 10
sec tlint they were, ts us,tat, without atuck-
tfEs or SIlueYt aud their clothing was ~ torn
and rugged TINT 1t afforded no SarIntl. what
l'lao will, cold. TlleIr features wcre plnelcd
Will, hunger. Tltelr Whole appearance, ilmli-
catetl TIC want a'!d suffering tlley hal been
patiently enduring for ycMrs.
they cal lei II bed, ltctt,ststet Of four posts
driven int0 thu grulilht. Ult strngers wuTe
!nld few rough Mn!r;ls. On these boartls
@ Msge III Fs % Gsss ssss a aro etsr s s"vsls xr "
faulty OF SIX perso,,s slept. There wrs no
window ii, the house, tho unly light aul yetl-
zion bclns furnished BY tllu dur aud tie
cracks III tho tliatclsed roDf
THEIR FOUL.
It was too horrible, and W. went Uut agalll
Info the rnitt. 'flgre W. cUrll nj leust get II
breath Of fresh nlr. We nskcd onr gal,ln
liuW ttiis fMtn1y filtliaged to ieen tile breath
ut life In tho.,. llo sultt they lIvctt NJ their
eiEW'1p15s EWi q t stra| Gl' tat'Sss and stlbou'''
"1t Is Il sort Of Inusli, ,nlde Of Indian meal
and skim milk They tlnye that occasionally
for little luxury, Ur WtIc! the l,Otntoes are
50 scarcc that they think they must husband
""You don't mean to suy that those people
actnnlly liyn q, that tarc.,-tsut they l',!ve
no'ns tsa ta;nu. clsv% They Mt lenst laso mo"t with
"Goal bless you, sir" nnd the honest nuns
eyes filled with tears, tllay never know tho
taste ,0f 1l,ent. Tlsuru Inns mt becll Il hit 0f
meat iii my hullSe Stlce Inst ChristM,ns, When
VIZ wcro f0rtutlaie enough to get Il bit vi
',Es |'!ya tsta Esaa' But up hero they don't eve"
Surely this must haye been MI exceptional
case. It was impossible TINT even In that
country there could he more tlnn DtlG Or twD
Instances uf sucli utter antf ab1cct wo md
misery. But Mr.. l)ngEan told us to the coii-
trary. 11o told US thai lte lI0uso VIC tlud Just
left WIS only u fair sa.,pte Of what was to be
seen NIL Nyer the Gnltee Mountains. T0 be
convinced, VIZ tradgcd painfully through tic
rain for seven long hours.
Ws tolle4 through fields tlat III Atnerica
would not be Mccepted ns Il Eift. Here, II Tho
exorhitunt rent charged fur them could nut
hn paid, tile lloldars were eyicted. We went
trGae m qss Psy 70 ts 1 ness tint cs n
either side. We saw fields ttsat liad beel, re-
clained from the original stntc, Ind been
lnats productive, alld had been tho
caIse Of tho eviction of the holder
bGcntlse l!o could not pay the rent
MaSt th% hull, iproyslacHts brought Mpon him
rapidly going to Yastcagafn., Large pntcltes
Of heather, which Is worse tl,nn tEe Amer-
leah farmers bllle, thu Canada thistle, WBrb
growing nyer it, choking all ntller forms Of
vegetation. It WIT. ID only tnkA annther. .sea-
s0n tu make tho lu,ld so worthless that three
It hack to the condition It WIS, lii when the
hol4cr lall lleell compelled to leave 1t, utter
having tiey0tcll the best years Ut luis llfu tO
reclallnfrg and making 1t productive.
After seven hours Ut silell sights as these,
which cntlnot .ho described, wa;wcre wet,
weary, and n,a.l. We hnd seen enough fur
one day, and were ready e, 70 hacE. All
word Mis said. Tho subject WAS Too terrlbie
for talk.