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which had been presented her by the
medical society, known as the Ensign
of the Humble Family, of which she
is prominent member. After ex-
amining it closely, the reporter re.
marked that the medical profession
were evidently proud of what she
had done, as she might well be in the
possession of such a medal.
~ am proud of that" she replied,
"and l was also pleased short time
since to receive an offer at a large
salary to take the professorship in
the new medical college at Walla
Walla, on the Pacific coast. do not
know how they heard of me out
there, but l was obliged to decline
their Offer"
"And so, in your experiedce with
the diseases Of women, you have
found success, and that Warmers
Safe Cure has been a most efficient
remedy"
"Yes, / have had unusual success
and the remedy of which you speak
has been proven of great benefit.
There are. however, some base imita-
tions oft to be found in the market /:
These are bad and should be avoided,
but the genuine remedy is one of the
very best"
"And has not the practice of your
profession injured your health ?"
mo, l am better now than ever
before in my life. l froze my limbs
last winter, while riding one cold
night to see a patient and was
obliged to remain indoors for over
two months. Otherwise / am healthy
as you can see by looking at me-"
"And may publish this inter-
view, Mrs Wingate?"
Yes. If what l have told you
should be the means Of assisting any
women who may be suffering, shall
be perfectly willing to have it pub
lished." I alsa
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Highly Esteemed.

The youthful color and rich lus.
tire are restored to faded or gray hair
by the use of of Parker's Hair Bal
sam, a harmless dressing highly es-
teemed for its purfume and purity.
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SlQQ Reward.

Is offered for any case of Catarrh
that can't be cured with Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Take internally. Price
75 cents.
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Useless Fright.

To worry about any Liver Kidney
or Urinary Trouble, especially Brights
Diseases or Diabetes, as Hop Bitters
never fails of cure where a curse Is
possible. We know this.
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Peck says that heis sorry that his
bad boy articles are not more inter
esting. He's like the old negro whe
knocked a friend down and the re-
marked II wishes now datIhad .
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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

HorKISsviLLg Lop0E, No. u, A. y. u a. n,
doe Ac,.artvli, ". A.; A. ~. Clalk, serreta-
~ LolEc mcets NJ Ma,oaic Hall. c"rrvr
Aaln and svting streets, srst M,niay night
IN each mouth
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Skinny Men.

"Well's Health Renewer7 restores
health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia,
Impotence, Sexual Debility.
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POST OFFICE,

Bridge Street, Jno, u. Gowcn, 2. N. once
hours from AN, tSGr. NJ, aud the onire u
also open for u short umc after thu arrival OF
the evening mails, at 9rM. sunday open
from to2P.A.
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EXPRESS OFFICE.

SOUTHERN ExrREss CoNrAsy-R., W. Nor
woods Agent. ONCE old Bank building, Main
street.
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FREEDOM LopGE. no. rs, U. B.-Meets LIST
and 3ru Iucs,iay nights In Bells Hall. E. " .
Class, W.. n; l., 5 Buckner, SECRETARY.
MrsApoRA TrsrLE, No. IS, 5. OF F.
Meets 2nd And t,h Tuesdays Ia each month.
Augusta Aomen, " r.; ka,v tasKy sccreta-
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IioPKissviLLr LoDoT, No. 1900, @. U. D.
OF U. F. Meets 2ua aud at Mohday nights
AZ bells Hall. Charles i.igntivot \. u; L.
N. Lander, U.S. Wft
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Oriental CHAPTER No. lt-statcl convoca-
tions sni Mon,iay night Of each mohth ut Ma
sonlr haii. tonp. k. 81. fairivigh. High
rIi,st; I. Al. Di.tfich. secretary.
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uiehity IL OF tne very highest and
the senator who fails to maintain it
is, unless he is too thick-skinned TO
feel anything, made to feel his un-
worthiness; but he who is guilty Of
an infraction of that dignity COM
mits the objectionable sin and
shrivels beneath scorching contempt.
A certain western senator, whose
greatness was achieved, it is alleged,
by liberal expenditure of the fruit
of silver mines, has failed utterly in
all that senatorial etiquette exacted
of him. His new dignity fitted him
as loosely as a $3.50 night shirt would a
walking cane. He carried his free
and easy border airs into that cham
Der sacred to dignity and department
and, unfortunately for him, his term
Of service was too short for him to
learn lessons of senatorial conduct.
At the last night session before ad-
journment he shocked the senate by
going from desk to desk and request
ing his brother senators to enter
their signatures in an autograph al
bum. This Is duty that the sena-
tor who appreciates his elevated po-
sition intrusts to page. He would
never profane his high Office by ma
king such an undignitied spectacle
of himself. But the new senator
seemed bent upon trampling upon
senatorial decorum. His wife, a
bride Of few hours, occupied a seat
in one of the galleries, and this sena-
tor, in the pride Of possession
thought there was nothing improp'
| NI.N.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28
We clip the following, which is di.

We clip the following, which is d.
reetly to the point: ''Young man
when you leer at lady on the street
or startle her with your lascivious
glances, does it ever occur to you
that an internal sconndrel might in
suit your sister, your wife, or IN CON-
ing years your daughter in the same
Infamous manner? How would you
like that? Would you think it smart?
Would you regard it as manly and
evidence of blood? II so you are IN
utterly contemplate puppy and ought
to be kicked from one end Of the
continent to the ether and then horse
whipped back again." .
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These are Solid Facts.

The best blood purifier and system
regulator ever placed within the reach
Of suffering humanity, truly is Elec-
trio Bitters., Inactivity Of the Liver,
Billiousness, Jaundice, Constipation,
Weak Kidneys, or any disease Of the
urinary organs, or who ever requires
an appetizer, tonic or mild stimnlant,
will always findE Electric Bitters the best
and only certain cure known. They
act surely and quickly, every bottle
guaranteed to give entire satisfaction
or money refunded. Sold at iizty
cents a bottle by j. E. 'Llewellyn. s
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Professor, to q young lady student: !:
Your mark Is very low, andhase only
just passed. Yoang LADY Oh, I am
90 glad. Professor, surprised Why Z
Young LADY, do 20 love Q tight
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German Csrp.

Hon. A. H. Buckner, Mexico, Mo. !
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo, June 18th,
1851 take pleasure in dropping
you q line in relation to the German
Carp you SO kindly had sent me
through the U. S. Fish Commission. 1
ran. a sein through my pond to-day
To- ascertain il / had any fish in it,
aad, to my utter astonishment, drew
to the edge of the pond fish about II
inches long and about 4 inches broad,
that would have weighed from 1 IA
to l 1-2 pounds, remarkably thick
and heavy fish. ! am greatly pleased
with the prospects Of raising the Ger
man Carp. My pond Is 60 feet wide.
125 feet long and 5 feet deep, and |
thought I must let you know my
prospects, in fish culture. Accept my
best respects. NokH SEE.
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Gentlemen Now and In the Past.
- From the Pail Mall Gazette. -.


What is a gentleman? It's Q, very
old question, andshas been answered
in very different ways, but IT, clear
that the world af least has relative
and not an absolute meaning as some
insist, and that it varies with the
times. Here is what sLerd, Chester
field says, which the members of the
FoarSin- Hand club will read with in
terest: "a gentleman always attends
even TO the choice OF his amusements.
II at cards he will not play crihbsge,
all fonrs, or putt |; or in sports of sex-
ercise be seen ats skitties, leap-frog,
football, cricket, driving Of coaches,
ETC., for he knows that such an inn
ltation OF the manners, Of the mob
will indeIbly stamp him with vulgar
ity.sIn another of his letters to his
son he says s'There are liberal and
ilhberal pleasures as well as liberal
and illiheral arts. Scottish drunken
ness. indiscriminate gluttony, driving
coaches, rustic sports, such as fox
chases, horse-races, ETC., are infinite
ly below the honest and Industrious
professions of a tailor and q shoe
MAKER And yet people who call,
themselves gentlemen do most of
these things nowadays, and even
those who are not gentlemen consid-
er themselves such in consequence of
doing some of them. Between Lord
Chesterield's ideas and Mr.. Tenny-s
sons on the subject, who is todecide?
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When the returns are all in We think
the Globe will find at least New York
on the other side. .r
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sss0 ssc OtAkef 0pctcttc9 Ot me69t4.
IIngersoil and Wilson, for the defence,
'e cover s.F 14t pages. -. q. 6l..s 81 : e,
aia En Hls Hsssr and Dijah. xef
From tho Detroit ffee Psdas. bi,s -
''four honor, !" began Bijah as be
walked out his first prisoner, sthia
man has called me every name be
could think Of. and be has. made
threats that he will spit on my grave. .
- ''Garrison Smith, do you hear the
chafges?"' asked the court OF the
prisoner. i ls'''r5li.t' issA -
Well, he mustn't blow around and
sass me- was the reply. ST / had
his ugly mug and big feet I'd make
tracks for back township and stay
there!,, s<a l.#
''Just hear him." gasped Bijah as
he wiped off his brow. t.
II allow 60 living man to ask when
l put on clean shirt Iast," continu-
ed the prisoner. "And when I called
for water he advised me to become q
fish-pond and hire out to some college
or asylum. ~
"Dld I ever! eyerl ever!" gurgled
the old janitor, as he held up both
hands. -aa r
''You are charged with being
drunk" /" said the court. .sThe officer
found you in the yard of boiler
shop, and he says you were ugly as
well as drunk"
'How did I get drunk r
'You drank something intoxica-
ting, l suppose. ,.s..s.. -..
where did I get it?" s.
Bought it in q saloon.'' g.st
'sWhat with?''
Money -1a IS ?
"Well, you don't know me, Judge,
! haven't had enough money in my
pocket for the last two weeks to buy
q pony of beer. I haven't averaged
a meal day, and 1 haven't slept on
anything softer than a sand pile. 1
was no more drunk than that clock"
"Then you are a vag?"
-''I've admitted it to show the false
ness Of the other charge. I own up
I was ugly, but who wouldn't be to
have some one rout him out Of his
first nap, and boss him around as il
be Was a Niger? Yes, I'm q vag.
have neither home, friends, money
nor prospects. Pm half starved,
half sick and about ready to jump
into the river .s.-ax
II guess you'd better go up," sug-
gested the court. a..saA
''For abusing me-" added Bijah.
"Mr. Joy," said his Honor, .'the
prisoner goes up for three months as
a vag. His opinion of you remains
unchanged. His remarks regarding
you are not taken into consideration
at all. Prisoner, fall back.
Bijah followed him into the corri-
dor mumbling that if the law could
not protect him he would resign, and
the prisoner was heard advising him
to rent his bald pate for a war map,
and to rent it very cheap.
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Electoral College.

The Globe Democrat gives the fol-
lowing as its prophecy Of the way the
electoral vote will count up in 1884:
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Sacred Concerts.

ss z tGOmmunicated,D
Come, thou world of many blessings,
a Tune our choir to sing thy praise;
Streams of fashion never ceasing-
Call for songs Of later days. '7'-
Teach us some mclodious drama,
Sung by minstrels in the hall,
Praise the world, am enamored 5-.s
By the concert and the ball. sa7p's
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The / iI0e HasCorne!
For Our Grand Semi-Annual -
clEARlIINl ElAlIRRIIl SALE!

The Late seasonia Compelled to
er than usual much the better for waiting you
have bought pces open early give
you chance buy same st terrible reduction
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28

pages Of about 700 words to the page,
or in the seighborhoed Of. 400. 600
words. The direct testimony f9 the
prosecution covers 2, ,8ls pages; Tor
the defence 1866 pages. The re-
buttipg testimony the governmess
flls 100 pages. The closing addrees-
es Of Messrs. Kerr. Bliss and NerYiek,
for the prosecutions, cover 8l3 pages,
aad the other speeches Of Messrs.
Ingersoll and Wilson, for the defence,
cover 444 pages. 20. y. gre )
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28

enoSS WIN aiC not ScHttcucH cOuSlu'
er themselves such in consequence o,
doing some of them. Between Lore
Chesterfeid's ideas and Mr.. Tenny.
sons on the subject, who is todecide
Z = Fl Sacred Concerts. a'Hs7S .
ass ~ fCOmmunicated,I esElEz
Come, thou world of many blessings,
Tune our choir to sing thy praise;
Streams of fashion never ceasing-
Call for songs Of later days. 'z.S
Teach us some mclodious drama, +
Sung by minstrels in the hall,
Praise the world, am enamored .i
By the concert and the ball. a7prs
5efT7@ v5-v .sAg.1s&e .
"How now, deacon? Why not to
church to-day?" -a.& 'ss,Eta.I
s'Well cir, the fact is, they have 8
concert there and / don't like such
performances" .slsaeaH % f&s aA.
"What, and you a member of the
choir?" .aa-.e fE .za. aat asE
"Yes, sirs in these things they
have too much fuss and feathers-too
much sound and show. Il like good
music but this is going too far fol
me. "sai ssa'g o. s<-i8 EIae waa -
''But in the choir you do your bes,
to make melody, don't you?''
''Yes, indeed" -. - 5..f..-.
"Wel, do these new-fangled wor.
shippers do any more?'' sas
II can't say they do; but / fee
while there as though I was at the
OPERA .st .-q -
''Well, how do you suppose Others
feel while they bear your melody and
can't imagine what you are singing?''
Exit deacon. ','s.5l 7'-t
What You Do Not Really Need fol
Fishing.
Did we not go fishing it would no,
be summer. Conversely, if it were
not summer we would not 90 a-fish.
ing. a 500" 7'2'- '4~ a.''i
"We are going fishing next week, y
said Mr.. Oldboy, ''and I want to b.
sure we've got ell our things togeth.
er. - 3 EL4s @; gs-i5& a&zs 3 NOD
"Got a tent?' asked his partner.
as'Yes, I've got a tent. /" a7'EA'
e "And q boat?'' g5Ss 0i sslsg -
"Yes that's engaged" 81 s@Z
"Whiskey?'@ a'AF aati'7 si2sif7a
sLoss of It," .ae5 g.a5 ~ Efa;
"Some pilot biscuit?'' 'a2' h-s
''Yes, whole box -tsg-
HFive or six dozen Of beer?"
eyes aszl s3-f ssa8a z,s-T
"Cigars?" aT Z - ]
Hundreds Of 'em.. ..dar ssss4a
'sPlenty of whiskey?" L. 'iraa
aYes." ~{sHsl Eo8 j ,ff ,ss s-f-Gsa
''Ham and canned meats?" .5sa
Yes. ''alttjs-.slz g. GFafs-4d s-5g 8
"a good lot of beer?'' saa
eyes" a. --.1s......,- .-s
"You'll want some ice."
81 have that, and I have lots Of
canned goods, plenty Of beer and
cigars, no end of whlskey and bread,
and everything / can possibly think
of, and yet, it seems to me I've left
something out.
"Got your tackle, haven't your
"By George" shouted Mr.. Old
boy, s'you've hit it. That's just it
fish-hooks and lines, ven need some
of them, won't we? I knew i had
forgotten something" a& = !
I do not know why it is, but for
some reason nearly every fishing par
ty carries with it a lot of hooks and
lines which are only good to tangle up
and catch in the dropping branches
Of the whispering trees. sE
German Carp. 7ls
Hon. A. H. Buckner, Mexico, Mo.
MoNrcourpy Crry Mo. .June 18th
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28

II you want the very best buggy
and wagon iiaruess, at low down nri-
ees, call on j. W. Ragsdale.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28

DR.. Macfarlane of this city, being
o lover Of pure Saxon, gave : prize
to the best essay written by young
ladyof Hardin College. No word was
to be larger than two syllables. The
following is the essay that took the
prize. There were six entries. Miss
Jessie Kemp OF Galloway county, is
the aather:o S5alGdlI69 8ziJ I'd
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Nearly seven and one-haf months
have been consumed in the trial, and
the closing arguments have engaged
counsel over four weeks. The trial
is in many respects one Of the most
remarkable in the history Of criminal
prosecutions. The Beecher and the
Guitean trials were each Of
great length, and the first trial Of the
|star.route conspirstors continued
more than three mouths, but no trial
in modern times In American courts
has been-of 30 long duration and SO
stubbornly contested as the one which
wss decided this week. The record
lin the pending case fills 9, 900 printed
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28

: An Official statement shows that
mere than 154 900, 900 tons OF coal
were taken oas of the British mines
l.stsear, and in doing thisvast work
Eeariy half a million persons were
employed. SIR Henry Bessener has
made the calculation that II CHS coal
were formed into cyiindnca. columns
Of 30 feet diameter and 500 feet ii,
height. and II tl,ese were placed in s
row, their own diameter apart, they
would make acoionale a e5 miles and
$50 wards long, the product Of each
wersing day being su16eient TO make
fourteen such columns. az
sfIhere Il one thing cosaected with
your tabIe, said a dsumner 70
Western landlord. .stilas Il not sifr-
passed even by the best hotels in cfI-
eage. YES. replied he pleased
laHilord ..alsd what ID tilats. '.Ihe
salt. fas..ss xEf :
II you want the very best buggy
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st. Louis. Wabash . Pacific Ry.
NEW TIMETABLE.
CHICAGO & ALTON.
New They Missed the Masquerade.

u. HENDERSON. Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28

"What will it be to man to gain
the whole world and lose bis own
,o,x1 -. ..
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Think not that the Christian is
without aim. He aims at . higher mark
thsn is seen on earth; his fame is in
the works of his master. .u
Blessed is he who delights in one SO
pure and holy; it is he who sits at the
right hand of God with a harp in his
hand and crown upon his brow.
Would that all men had hearts of
pnrer aim, than to pay to fame the
debt Of love they owe to God /; but
alas 'sMan Is frail and prone to
evil - H 9E s1fsaa axa 4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-08
GA Barter Nv Ny own"

Sam Kimper was a ferryman ON n
Western river, who, although addicted
to drinking, was good, straightforward
fellow, always courteous and correct in
his dealings. One night as he was
s:poling'' a man and woman in a
buggy across the river he heard her
say: ss1Nhat will my father think?"
Further talk ensned, during which he
recognized the voice of a DOCTORS daugh-
ter living a few miles down stream. He
did not like the mans voice, and was
confirmed in his prejudice when the
fellow began talking about going to
Cincinnati and not letting her father
know of their movements for week. The
girl began crying and the fellow an
swered roughly. She begged him to
take her back home. take you back
home" said he in rough laugh "Let
a bird out of cage after you have fairly
caught it? Oh, no! 81 love YOU too
well for that.'' By this time the boat
was nearly across the river; and Sam
said to the stranger: sinister, the cur
rents poorly swift to-day there's 4 right
smart freshet on. Reckon I'll have to
ask you to make the lines fast ashore
while hold the boat agin the bank"
The man got out and stood at the bow
of the boat. Sam poled it against the
bank with such violence that over went
the man onto the shore. Sam let the
boat drift away, and turning to the girl,
amidst the bowls and curses of the man
in the water, said: "Reckon We don't
want him no more, do YEP" stNo, no!'
she exclaimed. Thelgirl being in doubt
about her ability to drive home, even
after she had reached the other shore,
Sam let his boat go down the stream.
s'What are you going to do?' asked the
girl. ''Boat ye down to the steamboat
landin' for your town. 'sThat will be
a dreadful lot of work all for silly
girl "I've got darter nv my own,''
said he. Pretty soon he stopped polling,
and the girl said he must be very tired.
s'Not bit of it, said Sam: ''I'm
slowin' up SOS to reach there about
DUSK "'ssJust what wanted to ask
you to do" t'Thought so,' said Sam.
.'I've.gota darter Nv my own. - Every
thing was, favorable, and no one saw the
carriage drive off the boat. The girl
promised that her father would pay
Sam handsomely. 81 don't want the
money!" said Sam. eve got q darter
Nv my own. There's one. thing do
want said Sam; ssif doctors don't
know good stuff from bad, nobody does.
an eff he could send me a good solid
drink o. somethin', seein' twill take me
two or three hours to pole the boat
back" The promise was. readily given,
and in few minutes down came the
doctor with bottle of brandy and two
men to pole the boat back; but Sam
said the brandy would be more useful as
well as better company. The, doctor
wanted to know how he could repay
him and Sam answered: "Yoc can
repay me in kind, eff ye ever get a
chance. I've got darter w my own,
We know. IN. Y. Hour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-08
A Bad Habit.

Little Matte was always getting into
mischief because she would not heed
what older and wiser people told her.
She always wanted to see TOR herself if
things were just as they We're said to
be- .'". i"'
One day she told her sister Amy, who
was much younger. that she was going
to get some. honey out of the bee-hives.
:. :'1ke bees will sting you," said
Amy. t.
II am gong to see if they will.'
said Matte; and she ran to the hive
and overturned it.
Out swarmed the bees in great num-
bers. They were very angry at being
disturbed, and lighted on Mattie's face,
neck and hands, singing heraso badly
! that She fell to the ground screaming
with pain. .~. -
h. The cook ran out Of the kitchen and
picked her up. She was sick in bed for
lever went near the bee-hives' again.
But she was not cured of meddlirg.
One day she leaned over the well-curb
to see low deep the well was.2
Take care. you'll fall in" said
Amy, .., ~ -.
No. won't fall in,'' said Matte;
but Just as she spoke, over She went.
The well was not very deep, and
Matte did not get hurt at all: but she
had time to- get very wet and to cry al
most a teacupful of tears before her
papa came and drew her up in the
we'll bucket. She caught cold. too, and
had to stay in the house. for week,
and lake very bitter medicine
But she was just as meddlesome as
ever, and it took a very severe lesson to
cure her of her bad habit. 7a 70
n Che day her brother Joe left his gun
in the hall while he went into the
kitchen tor a drink of water.
a..Don't touch that gum, Mattie,'' he
said: SIT is loaded" aW ...sf,
=, Matte was playing with, her dolls by
the hall door; but as soon as, Joe went
away She ran to the gun and stroked it
with her hands.
She took hold of the gun and tried
to lift it. but it was too heavy. 1t fell
to the floor, and went off with a loud
noise. md Matte fell. too. shot
through the knee ..,-.,1.,..,e..st
It was many weeks before she could
play out doors again. and then she had
to walk wthEa crntch.. q But she had
learned to- let things alone. She was
cured OF her bad q habit. Cur Little
Ones