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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

London, Oct. 31.-Seven an
archists have JUST been arrested
here, charged with murder and
the manufacture OF dynamite.
Chicago, 31.-Ex Gov. Hen
drIcks is very i'll and his recov-
cry considered doubtful. HIS
mind Is clear to- day and he
fully realizes his awful ath C.
ton.
Cincinnati, 31.-A special tel
egram was received here to-day
saying that Mrs. Scov,Ile nad
been discovered safely housed
with friends IN Londoa, Cam
ada.
Alexandra, Oct. 81. The to-
tai British forces will number
fully 1900. Cal ro will be oc-
cupled by two batalions of IN.
fantry anl a battery OF art llery.
Aiexuu,iria will be occupied by
the engineers.
London, Oct. 31.--The large
Rathbone Touring mill was dis
troyod by fire to-day. The
amount of loss not yet made
known. The fire is believed To
have been the work of an incen-
dry.
London, Oct. The C,obc am
rouuces that Mr.. Gladstone, in
retu n tor the Irish party's sup
port VIII meet the session and
Introduce a scheme looking to
| favorable legislation towards
Ireland's proprietary land act,
the extension of franchise to
| peasants and a system OF local
self-government.
Fall River, Mass, Oct. 29:-
Remis' flint mill is still burning.
OF the main mill, only the lower
sides aud part of the south end
remain. and portions of these
viii! fall. OF the picker house
in the rear, the upper two stories
are gone. The lower story, with
engine aud boiler room, are COM
paratlvely uninjured. All the
machinery in the main mills in
the basement, a mass Of burning
debris Loss, 100000, with
$500, 900 Insurance. Besides the
insurance on tho mills there Is
$4,000 on pro6ts. The mill
! will receive one hundred dollars
J for each day of its stoppagc-
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

my reco r" that treat
ened ruin to you +"
"And that man, Aunt Sophie, >
asked George with interest
"who was he, and is he still
living ?"
THAT man, my dear niece
is Louis Howe! "
ooh, Aunt Soplne!' The
blue eyes had "a look of Sudden
fright then her face flushed
haughtiIy, at is enough.
know what answer to give him
now"
The next morning. when Mr.,
Howe called TO here his fms
answer, he received Il very de-
cided : No /" e
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

democracy, grcenbacklsm and
Pettlgrewism to slight the rights
of Miller tothe county seat and
to keep back the organization of
the county for months, then lie
too had better seek the genial
cline of the east. But we do
not think that such could he the
case. No naan of judgment
could, for one moment entertain
such notions. We would rather
believe that the appointing OF
the three commissioners was to
the end that al might have jus
ticc done them.
Since Writing the above, an
article has been brought to our
.uotice in the last Tribune and
we will pause to- answer one
.roint maize in said editorial.
Untll now we always considered
the editor of said paper honest
ia every particular but mis!ed
III what he has douc in the past.
Now we must say that he puts
hImSitramong the faislfiers oI
the sl,ty. li's-e!a'ms to. hon
"-ty ~ ls..le hefor such asser
tons dsyhis: !"That the town of
Mnivr haSsaea'a bauiI"g water
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01


J wish t" say TINS, that there
are aS good men-ahd not Il ieW
OF thch!-ln 0t. Lawrence as ca"
30 found anywhere. A"h 'here
are macy people IN your town
VII" haN" tie friendship ana re-
op"ct OF all the people "t Mliief.
A&"lnst ~" "lt1"Ely o. u" t'e'-
! " ~" """"'. W" ''"'" -"
'e eh'"l'E' we "'a'''e no
"a % 'Gi'h& h's pFo,'F'tl'
nt~@'ia'ne 'n"se mar "i'''
i''' h|h H'~f' ijr'S"''a'''''"' :"
-''a.-',~ t. 'mh''h IN
".t1.n ' tEyJ k""" 7" b1 4
~ r"!"it : ~rh "'.c, " : ''aG
, ~ th"r watclWorh u pe-''
Z" til
4 4ltt!"rtn4 nn ! glorious PIE
Iure o, future success has been
lett up h"t"r" the ewes "t al
strangers. EVERY person was
1.,',', w." '' ,,,,'. ,i'o ''a, ,t thn chi.
- " e. 500, " ,,,.,ltor, ,mI r.iIcn.d
, ,"T' ,I. thar ,ynnII IA t;mr
an" ''"' Ivy ,,u - Al
e''''' = -'io Wv =, ,,.I;,rn ti,,+ Gny.
wet made t" pH'i"Ee ',la' "o
&. ."l th.t il va.
w, ,,'no ',' ',,,,rn ,I,a ,omnornrv Ia.
,'..,., I.,,...,,,,,, sat T,ma
e'''''' ~ '''s t,'"',,, ,, ~ s,'. ant Fl,
w tLat -, y,rv fou
,l.,rs van y,ulI Lova thn clut,t,
s,nt
With all this before them you
wouId u,fiuence some good man
to~lnea,r with YOU. t
AT first vou were temperance
prop!e and would no, allow apy
SALOONS in the town, thruus sh
vhich many settled with yea;
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01
4 ~ ife's iniIucace.

marry Louis, Aunt Soph ra?''
came from the trembling r.
lips. Georgia Arapli, |, "a, will
iuI young beauty WAS nor IA a
mood to appreciate the wise
counsel OF her aunt.
| do not want to rive my con.
sent to umion that wouli rru.
der You miserable, Georse." re-
! piled the lady, firmly. "An}
you-wouid-wouIi ynu he tae
wife OF Il drunkarI?,'
"llc Promised me that h
would quit drinking" sa
George, little teartuiy, tn
trms.----- 4.se.ss-~~
"ll"w long since, chiIi?'
More thAo montt ago"
The lady was silent tor tess
n"mcnts, thea sh" sad srAv s.:
"G 0rgia, | told you at first
that the habit WAS c"rtirm"
with Lou;s ii W.. H. WAS s.X
tcem yeats old wiIen | lirst -aN
him int"X2cat@d. IL IS ~"
twenty-frur.
But he may hav" kept hjS
promise, Auut S,pAIt.'
"D""t i~t"ie y"n'satt VI Il
that belief, 6eor IA. l. III
move passed hrrI '"' "'S'f
ae'P'y '"t"X'ch'e tH't "e =
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

..r,' 80.
Io' '''Gp' ahi Tor hrhary
ros,Ia..J, 49,, ~ "o' "a'N'nS
,>, VS. ,'>''I w ana i,"1 IN her
,,,,,, n" '''' "' '"e''e CharIey
-, ''1'
VIA u wisdom which few per,
sous 81 more matsre years seem
/ 80 possess, s,ie SAT nom ng t.
hiH' '"eh. HIS voice hoatej in
|" me somewhat husklIy, and 1
f"arTn tue worst. An hour later
my 9""r Was opened softly aud
A'a CAME IN aud threw herself
a"Wi o. the side o. the bed.
hnf'Haa itG sadly:
o., annt Ss.'Ass, lt Is just al
iearc :; Charley has been IrluN-
IH-. IL tel hIm into tumgta-
Il 49,, an W'I ncV", b. ,atiSh-
Il ti' u t"alo - t. rllI. H.
chnIe I trc drnr with Charley.
saw ana waiting outside,
'h'nN ~, + rIips, t. hear my
r"PrnAchrs All my Frtct. l. k"
tn" lniiAn ~ tn SrIin, ""n
"'"t, | supp sac al
"l"l hav" rrt"t Nls"'y, d"ar
Ala, r"pi.~ sol '}r y: b
- d,'~ a ary.' 4 p.> ,.I.,
""i "..'.. e N'' 80 ..'N
" lri rA... 80 u r,,, -.V
-, r''' AZ - ..
= | - So
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

For Surveyor,
o. HURLESs,
For Coroner,
HUGH ROSS.
!, Superintendent OF Schools,
r. u. HOkE.
For Justices of the Peace,
HUGH B. FRANKLIN,
GEO. A. GRAY.
CURTIS TURNER.
JAMES II. SNODDY.
For COnstables.
NFMAN |. GARLICK.
PERLEY n. BUTLEE.
JOHEIM STRELNER,
JOHN LAIR.
ia will be the last issue OF
GegxLy Pass before clcc
aud It becomes cur duty I"
few words to the many vot-
Hand county.
ii Tuesday you will be call
ION to decide not only VIII"
be the coming ofiicer~ o.
bounty hut also where Il C
Il government for the cUun-
Mall be established for
1t two years II not perman
THIS question Is OF I'M
bee TO every person, not
financially but to preserve
|ndly feeling in our midst.
many of you have lived IN
les where there have oGrn
aver the county seat, and
DO years after it was first cs-
he'd, ana in those fights you
what a cost financially 1t
5 was, what n terrible feel.
histed in the hearts Of tie
ent contonding towns
troubles al come from
mistake in locating the
y seat rightly at first.
ero can be no one in the
y that will say that Miller
rightfully entitled TO the
y seat. There Is no place
county where ell eau be
lQdated SO well us ut Mil
In the centre Ut the county
west, north aud south, 1t Is
bly, place that can lay claim
Ee county seat. 1t is the
town in the county. But
be settlement at Miller this
y TO day would be but THU
Piled. The people % Muller
tried to wrong any person.
Ter was located III the CEN
Ecause it would be the most
hIble to the whole people.
/ rival OF Miller was start
png after the settlement al
T. The proprletors OF 81
Nnce hal no property at
Awrence to maintain, tney
! came here to speculate
the success of others.
said that they would Kill
own of Miller. They in
ID to win by their money
lrauds. Can you honestly
against the people that
here in good faith, invest.
le'r every dollar in Miller,
up a good town and had
Fospects OF making a large
The people of Millel
wronged any one in trying
|ake their town the county
While on the other hand
ssme here to Hand county
With their thousands tried
FAX down the town OF Mil.
aey even asserted that they
70 kill the town OF Miller III
to win them-rIves. w hy
|aey start "A town within two
oae halt miles from Miller
they had no property in
to maintain? Now my
people can you honest J
(Ort those that hare built
town in fraud, and be- AZ
u hurting those that are
entitled to the honor o.
8 the county seat? All we
IS for you to consider ou'
aud vote accordingly, VIC
y intend to aid in bonding
county. All we want ii
Fights.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

Daniel Corbett
1t is unnecessary to obtain
any more signatures TO the
above. We are surprised that
The editor, Of SO long standing,
would, even If disposed to lnjure
his nejghbors, allow such lies to
p0llute his "h0nest Snect. ;" There
is q future IN this county that
VIII set at right all such untruths
as tins.
1t may be that you have made
II grand mistake in publishing
the lie about our hauling water
from St. Lawrence. II so, how
many mistakes may you not
have made in reference to other
things? One Of your citizens
says that 1t was man living
this side Of your town that did
the hauling tor himself.
Now, sir. do you not know
that he lives thrce-quarters OF a
mile nearer St. Lawrence than
MiIler!-A clear case OF slander
on the part OF st. Lawrence.
You must not expect to win
by deceit. 1t would read some
thing ike this:
"We built church, got the
freight free for all material, ,
therefore, after the church is al
most completed We will order
81 kegs OF nails marked to the
Rev. l.. Il, tor the church,
and get the freight tree. Why!
Because we did build church
some time ago aud the railroad
company Will consider it all
.. Is.
Your facilities for water are
not equal 10 those Of MILLER. We
have d stream that affords as
much water lis yours Bes des,
! 1t II easier tr get water la Miller
tlau IN the great city o. ST.
LawTvuce. We 90 not have t.
90 down Il steep bank, cross over
Il creek and 90 almost a quarter
o. d nile fsr the water we drink
We havC 10 rai.road water tank
at " hlch The eIriues never stop
To water. 1t Is an expense 20
the company with no returns.
| would beg TO inform the read
efs Of the Tribune that 1t is false
when it says We failed To obtain
water IN our wells. We viii
say that VIII have we'll twenty
five feet deep with twelve feet
of water, aud that, too, within a
short distance OF the main street.
The well with the wind mill,
which the Tribune refers to, has
at least twenty-eIght feet OF as
pure water as can be found in
the territory. How can you
stoop SD low IA To utter such un-
truths when you bored loo ieei
and found no water: When you
have resorted to all imaginable
schemes To obtain water for your
thirsty citizens it does seem
strange that you should resort
to such argument.
"The spectacle of a county sea
located upon u plain destitute oj
the actual and absolutely aeces,
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01
, Col. ron and the Trihars.
tContinuedl

itOntiDuedl
wish to say this, that there
are IA good men-and not a few
OF tI,cn.-in St. Lawrence rs cat
10 found any whc"c. AID there
are macy people in your town
who have the friendships and re-
op"ct OF all the people of Miller.
A.ulnsf flln mrinritN q III" reO-
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01


Il. u. HOkE..
For Justices of the Peace,
HUGH B. FRANKLIN,
GEO. A. GRAY.
CURTIS TURNER
JAMES II. SNODDY.
For COnstables.
HFMAN I. GARLlCK.
PERLEY n. BUTLEE.
JOHEIM STRELNER,
JOHN LAIR.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

Cincinnati, 31.-A special tel
egram was received here to-day
saying that Mrs. Scovile mad
been discovered safely Iou ,ed
with friends IN Londoo, Can.
ada.
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A California Cloud Burst.

A water-spout broke in the TETON Cam
yon yesterday which occasiened great
destruction, as far as the effect is known.
Ihls locality is the valley Of TETON Creek
which discharges into the southeastern
part OF the Talare Valley, on the lands
OF General Beale, at point.abo thirty
miles from this place. At the lower mart
OF the canyon settlement, remains OF
the Indians of the tribe which once
claimed the principal part of Kern and
Los Angeles Counties, living there by
sutfrance and under the protection Of
General Beale. They had good huts.
farms, vineyards and gardens, and were
living in plenty and comfort. Above
them the canyon is occupied by white
settlers who have good, well-improyed
FARMS About four p. IN. wall of water.
apparently twenty feet high. was seen
sweeping down upon the Indian settle
ment with irresistible force. Immedi-
ately there was scene of the widest
confusion Mothers and fathers snatched
up their little ones and endeayored ia
escape to the high grounds Those not
fortunate enough to do so were either
swept away or saved themselves byi
cllnging to the. branches of trees. The
rush OF water soon subsidized, and when it
dld 30 everything they had was either
swept away or ruined. The news of the
calamity was brought to-day by an In.
dian. He could not give very intelIi-
gible account. When he left only two!
dead bodies had been found, which hml
been carried long distance. If more
persisted it cannot be known until an in
vestigation is held. Fourteen persons
are known to be badly injured, having
been struck by the drift brought down
on the crest of the food. He came to
bring the news to white man in whom
they have great confidence and are &C. \
customed to apply to for advice and as
slstancs in emergencies. They returned
together. Nothing is known of what
further up the Qsnyon.-
Baaerspou c9s., Dtsps.se.ss
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The Brain During Sleep.

Some curious experiments as to the
action of the brain during sleep have
lately been made upon himself by M.
Delaney. Working on the known fact
that the action of the brain causes a rise
OF temperature in the Uranium, the ex-
perimenter found that the converse Of
this was true, and that he was, able. bv
covering his forehead with waddino. to
stimulate the action Of the, brain.
Dreams which are naturally illogical
and absurd became under this treatment
quito rational and intelligent He also
found that their character was much
modified by the position assumed during
sleep, whereby the blood might he made
10 flow toward particular parts of the
body, and thus increase their nutrition
aud functional activity. These expert
ments have but slight value. Those
whose lives are spent in hard work.
either physical or mental, will prefer
their dreams to be as illogical and vague
as possible. so that the poor brain NAV
not go on working while the body is It
rest. : Chambers Journal.
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Business, Crops and Prices.

s a. y
Out of 100000 persons engaged in
business in the country, 1857 failed DUR
ing the last six months, with aggregate
liabilities of about fifty millions Of dol
lars. The liabilities amounted to about
ten millions more than. in the first hall
OF 1881, but the increase was not enough
to indicate any unsound condition Of
business.
The proportion Of failures, indeed.
was very small, and the loss by bad debts
was So slight in comparison with the
volume of business transacted and the
number of firms engaged in II, that the
last six months were really remarkable
for business health. In 1878 the number
OF failures was one to every ~ traders.
In 1882 it was one to every 1913.
These figures, whichw we take from the
semi-annual circular of Messrs. R. a.
! Dun & Co., show that the gloomy appra-
tensions in regard to business which
have been SO widely entertained of late
were not justified by the actual condi-
ton of trade during the year. Those
statistics rather suggest mercantile
soundness, and lead us to hope that after,
the comparative inaction of the summer.
and with the coming of greatly reduced
prices for food, business will be both
vast in volume and satisfactory so far as
concerns profits. 50
Already very considerable share of
che wheat crop has been harvested. and
it is settled that it will be very rich
one, probably even greater than those of
the two years preceding 1881. All the
other grains are promising well. The
weather has favored them, and as vet
few reports Of set backs to their pros
perity have come in. "A harvest which
will be as a whole of extraordinary
abundance begins to be confidently ex-
pected. M,
That promises well for business. It
also indicates the speedy coming 81
prices for food as low as any to which
we have been accustomed in the most
plentiful years. Even butchers meat
has already declined somewhat from the
prices OF a short time ago, and when
fall brings in the recently n1atured stock
1t must come down to still lower figures.
Cattle have been and are still selling for
more per pound, live weight, than the
dressed meat could formerly be bought
for at a family market.
But pasturage is unusually rich this
year. The cattle of the West have not
been decimated by a harsh winter, and
the reported losses of them BY flood
nave probably been exaggerated. { Prices
much lower than those now prevailing
need not be expected for three months
But in the fall, when -four is cheap, po-s
tatoes are plenty, and articles OF food
generally are attainable at reduced
prices, the cattle yards will contain ex-r
ceptlonally fine stock, numerous enough
to bring their cost down to moderate
figures. M !. Sun. -
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1Eer Ro'ul,,g Besders.
THE SPIDER WEB.
Who but a fairy

Who but q fairy
Ever lived in a house so airy?
A bit of cloud tied fast, as it were,
And framed Of the finest gossamer.
A wonderful, shining. silky house,
;Swaying here in the sweet-brier boughs
;Sprite of some kind, queen OF the air,
Must needs be the one for q home SO fair.
Does she, wonder,
Stand these pale-pink blossoms under,
Dressed in skirt of vapory blue,
All spangled over with drops of dew?
Does she wear a crown, and in her hand
Carry aioft a long gold wand?
Has she wings to fly with, gauzy, green?
And where are the folk she rules as queen?
Hook and hnger,
And touch the web with careful finger;
When-in an eager, crafty way
Out leaps little gnome in grayl
The FINEST ogre that ever safe
And watched for prey at his castle gate,
HIS eight long arms so strong and bold
With which to seize, and strangle, and holdl
Should he discover sff 80,
some truant creature passing over
A bee or fy on tired wing. sss
Careless and fond of lettering,
wonder it mimic roar
Would reach its ears from out his door:
Fe, Il, 70, fumi fe, fl, 70, fun!
Twill have somel / will have somel' kSst
Youths COMPANION.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.

THE best tomato for picking is thu
size of large walnut. 1t should be of
good healthy green, with one side just
beginning to show a tinge of red. Is
Silver Maple: This is one of the
prettiest and most delicate leaved trees
which GO to make up picturesque lawn.
1t is light in color, and appears well
against a dark background.-N Y.
Herald. s.s@ 5Ffasfs-,
"A. correspondent of the Country
Gentleman gives the following as his
method of destroying sprouts from roots
of trees: Bore three-fourth inch hole
in the center of the stump, ten inches
deep; put in one ounce of the oil of
vitrol, and plug it up tight.
"A pretty way to ornament . pen
holder which is made Of wood is to bore
tiny hole in the end and insert short
peacock's feather. It should be secured
with little glue, and this must be done
with neatness.. This makes pretty and
Inexpensive gift, and is better adapted
for use than the painted feather holders.
Stuffed peppers: The large bell pep
pers are best for this purpose. Cut
around the stem, remove and take out
~SCOoo. Aoi VIC SeethiAS9 use uuC CuOppcu
cabbage, adding grated horse-radish,
white mustard seed. celery seed and salt
to suit the taste. Fill the peppers with
this mixture, putting i'll each a small
onion and little cucumber. Tie the
stem on and put into cold vinegar
Rural NeW Yorker. 81 i.sl go
Other crops may be more profitable
than corn, but corn is cash to the farmer,
and may be relied upon every year If
properly managed. 1t can usually be
grown at less cost than it can be bought
Especially when due allowance is made
for the feeding value of the stoyer), and
when you have it you can change it into
milk, butter OF beef. mutton or wool,
eggs or chickens, pork or turkey, just as
you please. and in either of these changes
it viii contribute to the future. as it goes
to the manure heap upon which you will
depend for the next years crop.-Chi-
cago Journal.
"A rich citron cake is made of the
whites of twelve eggs, two cups of but
ter. four cups of sugar, four and a half
cups of flour, half a cup of sweet milk,
three teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
and one pound of citron cut in thin and
small slices. This makes one very large
cake or two medium-sized ones, and, un-
less you have an excellent oven in which
you can regulate the heat perfectly, it is
better to bake in two tins than one. IF
one tin is used, choose one with ,afunnel
or spout in the center. This does away
with the danger Of burnt edges and
raw center to the cake.--N r Posi-. 81
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.Be ! brave bow Rnt 49,.

"Be = bravc boy! But HERE /. =,
mother calling Tor the potatoes 'y "
along. Begin by digging your potato -
in earnest. sesOes
Joe sprang up. and. as the docto.
drove away. went to work with 4 MI,
He followed the doctors advice - ~" y
letter, and year later when the A. -
tor, as one of the Examining Comma M
tee, admitted him into the academs'
Joe told him: .. You were right: "
glad you walked me up and Set ma ' y
work that day you found me aslean !; =
the grass. = The incident came basf = +
the doctor memory. and he patted ~
boys head, saying: Bravely done. IS 81
Chicago Interior. q
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A Very Cautious Man.

A singular incident occurred at tho
German Imperial Deposit Bank In Der
lin. A well-known German writer. WIG
for over thirty years had lived abrosd
came there for the purpose OF DEEPEST
ing the whole of his fortune (320,ttW'
marks) together with his ltestarnentxy
disposition Of the same After hayir.8
duly signed the numerous blanks neees.
sary on that occasion, and received tne'
proper receipt at the i hands Of ~
Cashier. what must have been a.,
the latter's astonishment 1t 49,
ing the depositor deliberately teet
that important paper into shredA
What in the name Of goodness AZ
you doing?o he exclaimed. poat
you know that it viii take fully
three years before you can legally e Z,
pect to obtain duplicate reee'plk Il
just because / do, / have torn sne
original" was the reply. The genile
man in question, be it .known,. has re
eral times been the happy possessof e
quite large fortunes, which he ha1 "a
often lost by bad speculations and gtns
erwise. In order to guard this nn'e
against similar mishaps, he hastened y
put the profits of a lucrative Literary e.
terprise into place safe beyond pers1
venture for at least three years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-08-24

she was relating this occurrence her hus-
band sat opposite her in his chair, with
his hands clasped and his teeth rafting
a musical accompaniment to her words.
Occasionally he would speak a word or
two, and then the sentence would die
away in his throat and the same strange
noise would sound out again, as of dead
bones rafting in a sepulchre.
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