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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18


hand speech, which might make them
conspicuous
On entering the room he sought her
side at once. She and the omnipres-
emit brother were seated together. She
wore his flowers She greeted him
with bright smile.
He beckoned her TO window alcove,
intimating he had something to impart.
He took out the tablet and wrote hur-
riedly:
"As soon as the ceremony is over,
please come here again. / must speak
with you"
She wrote back: sis anything
wrong?"
eyes, everything, unless | can see
you alone for moment"
III will come"
There was no chance for further talk
until the ceremony was over. Then
Rawleigh managed TO withdraw her
once more to the retired corner. She
sank into a chair with half-pathetic
look Of inquiry upon her face.
Am I never to he allowed TO see
you2" he wrote.
''Yes-I am here"
But alonc-in your own home. I
love you madlyr'
There was no answer 10 that The
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State Swamp Land Sale.

MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE.
Lansing, Oct. /, 1891.
Notice is hereby given, that the following de-
scribed Swamp Land, situate in Alpena county,
licensed as Homesteads. which land has reverted
TO the State will be restored to market, at this Of
fce on the 18th day of November, 1891, at ten
o'clock A. M, and will be subject to sale according
to the form prescribed by law.
GEO T. SHAFFER,
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NOTICE OF SALE.
STATE LAND SALE.
MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE

MIUHIGAN STATE LAND OF Ut
Lansing, Oct. l. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following de-
scribed Primary School, Agricultural College,
Swamp land situate in Alpena county, forfeited for
non-payment of Interest, will be offered Tor sale
al public auction at this Office November 18th, 1891
at ten o'clock A. NJ, unless previously redeemed ac-
GEO. T. SHAFFER,
Commissioner.
No of Description. Sec. Town. Range.
Certificate.
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know just what 70 do under all circumstances;
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month you have i'm proved 80 In health, owing,
you tell me, to your physical culture exercises.
Who're do you get all Of your information
from in this little out-of the way place 2-for
you never go 70 the city,"
KATE: "Why, Jennie, you will make me
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on the subject Magic2 mol Magazine
really. furnishes the reading for the whole
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WITHOUT A WORD.
A Very Natural Mistake with q
Very Happy Ending.
Written for This Paper. ]

S he neared his
journeys g n d
Ellington Raw
leigh looked out
of the car win
d o w W 18th q
strange futtcr
at heart.
This western
city was to be
his homo.
He had chat
ted some with q
m i d ID O. a ged
stranger In tho
seat behind him.
What is that
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-18

A POPULAR FAMILY.
JENNIE "HOw Is it, Kate, that you always
seem 60 catch on To the last now thing2 Do
what l may, you always seem to get ahead
of me-"
KATE II don't know: l certainly do not
make any exertion in that direction"
JENNIE: " We'll, during the last few months,
for example, you have taken up painting,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-09-10
Sorae fur ausreibenOe 0Sahers
tr69e.

g8enn man Ginri4tuneen trifft, um
baS Iieb auf Der @eibe coer i'm Sofe
su trdnfen, foIte man ni9t eine, ions
bern msbrere Sranfeiteaen baben, bamit
ale Gbiere unseit6rt unb obne bon bem
ber,eitisen ,,8ob" beIditist su tperoen,
aIeid,eitis Iaufsn tDnnen. Sir l2 bis
Is &iibe Iino bier SrD8e ausreideno
unb bieIe IoIten siemIi6 melt bon ems
amber entfernt iteben. Cine quite Gins
ridtune lit aud elm a6tieitiser &abs
men, Der an ieOer Seite sinen Sro9
bat, 70 Sab itber Sub bic IaSIi4t srs
6ffnet 1T, unssifbrt su ianfen. DaS
iibsrfldiiise 8ailer IoIte ub8eIeitet ipers
ben, obne iiber bic 9r6se su Iaufen, bas
nit iid5 I'M 99intsr fein Sis bor ben
Trbeen biIbet. Nu6 Die 9tniammIuns
BON Sis in ben GrbSen mub man pers
meiben. $50 es mDsli6, iOIte i'm
CONNER Elm Iteter 8uflub in ben Sr6s
aen aufre6t erbalten tuerSen. Sat man
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n@- 8eiteIIt bas ,,@odenbIatt"
Sarnfrdutcr ais 3immersierSer

OAhhNkNhNNA Wv Ot"aNA0eNAHN"'
8er Ii6 pdbrsnb Der beiBen Soms
mertaSe einen erfrii6enoen GnbIid bers
i6afen m6dte, Der eebe in ben @aIb
unb srabe einise eerabe berporiprohenbe
Sarnfrduter aus. 8eriide iie m6slibft
ipenis, lniie ibnen etipaS @rOe unb
nimm aud ettpaS McoS binSu. Wenn
bu beimfommit, nimm einen Seller,
breite bon Der Grbe barauf aus unb
iebe bic SarntpurseIn binein /; fiilIe ale
5ugen nit grbe aus uno bebede Iie NIT
Wocs. Salte ite an einem baIbbunfeIn
Srte uno beeieBe Iie oft. @enn bic
Srduter auftpadfen, ieben iie gerabe
aus, aIS tpenn iie aus benz Otoos bers
bor pidien. tpie i'm g8aIbe. g8er bas
ME periu6t bat, fam ni6t besreifen,
tpie fiibI unb ansenebm iie elm 3immer
auSieben MAIDEN.
GS siebt feline 8Hanse, beren 8lGtter
10 ;u SersierunsSsnefen paReu, ipie bic
Sarntrduter. Utan ldBt iie auf lors
selIan= =Selern ipa6Ien, um su berbiiten,
bab bic Ssudtisfeit burdbrtnst unb Die
unterIaSe i6doist. gIuf 3iertii6en
in elmer Iecr auSiebenben Gde, auf benz
SamiIientiihe, i'm @ait;immer ooer mo
INNER man tie anbrinseu mag, biIoen
iie einen biibiden S9mud. g8as
tDnnte einem franten Sreunbe an9enebs
mer iein als elm Seller bon friebH6
na9ienber Sdrnfrduter, iOsuIasen Elm
Stiidden Walo mitten in Der oiiitern
@inlamteit bes 8ranfensimmers, cas
nit ein ipenis 9flese @oben lang
oauert unb tdeIid fd6ner ipirr ?-Gpa
Saiaaro I'M ,,9Im. Nsr."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1891-09-10

flieBenbes @aFer, 70 IaBt Ii6 bies nit.
teIit zines bpbrauIifden gBibbers ober
StobbeberS, ober elmer @inbmibIe
nebit einem Sieierboir Isi6t ausfiibren.
Die fiir3Ii6 in Qnipenbuns sefoms
menen rOitfreien eiiernen 8obren biIben
cine srOBe @erbeferuns. 8leirDbren
1ollten iiberaa bermieben fperben tpegen
Der @efubr Der 8ersiftuns, bic baSurd
entitebt, baB 9Iei ii9 nit Der i'm @aI'
fer befinbIi6en &oblenidure berbinbet.
@ep6bnIibe eiierne 8bbren rotten aus
bemIeIben @runbe baIo uno iperoen unz
bruudbar. 9toitfreie 86bren fteat
man auf bic @eiie Der, baB bic aes
tpDbnIihen eiiernen einem 9roseB uns
tertuorfen iperben, pOburd bic innere
unb dubere Seite oribirt. 9luf bieie
Dtaiie fam fein @uher, Sdure p6er
NItaIi eintpirfen.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fcacn.

0ie @epobnbeit, ii6 einen Sorratb
bon GpfeIbutter--@ioer Qpfeliauce aud
ssnannt-su MAIDEN, ipiro nod auf
bieIen Sarmen mitSemadt. @em nur
cine serinse Auuntitdt subereitet tper'
ben iol, 10 fbnnen bic SamiIienmit'
sIieber bieie gtufsabe ielbit bepdltiSen,
ipenn man aber mebrere Barrels Sapon
su fabrisiren eebenft, 70 tpirb basu cine
8eieai6aft bon Nadbaren einselaben,
bic besbaIb germ eri6einen, neil iie
IeIbit in cine sIeide Sage tpmmen fDn'
men uno oann nuf bic Siilfe ibrer Na9s
barn sGblen miiTen. neberbies finbet
mad 8eenbisuns Der 9lrbeit aud cine
9uItbarfeit itatt, tppran 9lae germ SbeiI
nebmsn. Sriiber, aIS nod bieI mebr
Sbit sebaden tpurbe, famen bebeutenb
mebr FOLDER neutrality-suspicious. Dor.
sSebt bat aber Mai6inenarbeit bieIfa6
6ieIe ibpaiI6e 3ulammenfiinfte seritbrt
unb benz Sarmleben bieIe &eise eenoms
men. Die 3ubereituns Der glpfeIbutter
1T nidt iebr miibiam, iie mub aber
nidt unterbrohen iperoen.
3uerlt muB Der @ioer ein8efoht
tperben. @enn man feline einsemauerte
&eGeI bat, bdnst man srobe SeheI an
b6Isernen StanSen auf, unb barin tpiro
neuer @i6er 70 iebr einseto6t, baB Elm
Barrel Gioer Bis su aat @aIlonen Ders
bampfen mlb. 8dbreno bieier 3eit
iperben Iepfel eeiddIt, ausBefernt unb
eebuIiet, au6 in 8iertelitiide eei6nits
ten unb baoon ca. brei 8ui6el su benz
sinsefodten GiOer seidiittet, tpOruuf
bic DtaHe nit einem itarfen bDbernen
Stode itets umssriibrt tpirb, bamit iie
nibt anbrennt. SobaIo bic Maie su
einem oiden @eIee Sefo6t 1T, ipirb iie
bonn sSeuer senOmmen uno NIT ettpaS
3immet unb 9ielfen eeipiirst, ipOrauf
man iie nod iparm in bbIserne ooer irs
bene, @efdBe tbut, nm iie aufSubepabs
rem. Oft piro aud gIpfelbutter obne
@iber eema6t unb itatt behen Wiolahes
unb @aiier benubt. 9Benn gpfelbuts
ter gut semu6t tpirb, 70 1T es elm berrz
Ii6eS ,ginsema9teS" unb bieI seiuna
Der, aIs tpenn es nit 3uder iiberidtti8t
fpurbe.
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SamS nnb Spf.
3eitisc 8ratbhbner ersielen.


Gin SaupterforberniB gum g8oblbes
finben iuneer Siibner lit gSGrme, unb
nur iunse SGbner brinsen quite Preiie
i'm 0tarfte, tpenn iie seitie bort erI9eis
nen. SIM @inter berlansen iunse
Siibner besbaIb beIonbere 9lufmerf'
iamteit, bic iibrisens rei6Ii6 bur9 ben
erSielten Breis besubIt tpirb. 9ie
Senne muB pdbren6 Der faIten Sabress
seit an einem trodnen, tparmen Ylabe
eebaIten unb baran berbinbert tperDen,
nit Der 9rut in's Sreie su Iaufen.
Sic mub iib in Der Sage befinben, baB
iie ale &ii6lein, fpenn bieie es berIans
gen, NIT ibren 5liiseln bebeden fam.
Sn ben erIten "a Bis SO Stunben ibs
res 2ebens biirfen 8d6Iein gar nidt
eefiittert iperben. Spdter erbaIten iie
serriebene, barteefo6te gier nit Snferr
i6rUt bermii6t, aber nur tpdbrenb els
mes Cages, neil bic @ier su fart auf
Die 8eodrme ipirfen. SpGter fbnnen
iie 8rob in MiI6 einsepei6t unb fals
ten 9efpbten &eiS erbalten, nit fein Ses
badtem Sleiid unb 3piebeIn. SOOanu
erbaIten iie Elm re9eImdbiees sSutter,
beitebenb aus eIei6en Sbeilen Safers
idrOt, MaiSmebI unO Sinterforn, bas
nit SaIs setuiirst, sefodt unO bann
Helm serieben lit. DiaiSmebI allein
rei6t fir Sibnerfutter ni6t aus. Die
&ii6lein befiebern ii9 meiItenS iebr
raid. CUR 8efbrberun8 bieler Tins
fpanbIuns muHen iie mebrere MaIe in
Der 8obe tbierii9e 9tabruns, fpOm6ss
lid Snieften, erbuIten neben ibrem Ses
ipbbnli6en Sutter. Siebabfdae, Sizes,
aemabIsne 9luiteridaIen unb &nDdsns
mebI iDlIte itets ben Siibnern sugdnsIi6
sema6t iein. Da Seudtisfeit fir bic
Siibner febr berberbli6 1T. 70 mub
ibnen SrintpaHer in Der 8eiie ssIies
fert iperben, bab iie iid nibt NAB mas
den fbnnen.
@enn bic iunscn Siibner gut in a6t
senommen iinb, 10 iuqten iie nit 6
g9oden Elm 8funb ipieeen, un6 tpem
iie i'm 9tobember auSsebriitet iinb, 70
iperben iie in bem 9enannten 9llter uno
BEL iOI6em Getuidt Isi9t perfduilid
isin. Sie b66iten 8reiie ersieIt man
i'm gtpriI, ndmIi6 30 Bis 60 Gents per
9funb, ie na9 Der Aualitdt uno benz
Dtarftporratbe. Die &aile lit bel Der
AuaIitGt be8 Sleildes iebr iuidtis.
@er fets Sabne berielben &aiie bes
nubt, ipirb fetS sIeihmdbise iunse
Sdbner erSieIen. 8reite Brittle, seIbe
SGBe, bdbi6e @eitalt unO gut seftilte
8Brper nit nur ipeni9en Gbfdaen f6ns
men erIanst tperben, tpenn man 8lps
mouth &odsSdbne nit 8rabmuS, So.
6ins poer anoeren erDBen Sennen
freust, ipdbrenb @punootteS, init baIbs
bIitisen 9IpmOutb &od.Sennen ses
freust, porSIsli6e iunSe Siibner probus
siren. Sie idparsen 9tafen beiiben
ebenfauS sutes SIeii8, bod Iieben bic
&dufer feinesneeS bic fdtpar3en Siibe.
Inter allen llmitdnben aber barf man
ME berseiien, iunse Sbiere tparm su
baIten unO iie ME Der 8dIte auSSu'
ieben.
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Scranton @o9enblatt,
trideint ieben 9Ounertas MOrsen.
Office: 5l1 2afatpanna Nbenue.
.......'P w IuvItttU
Rad 0eutIdlauo, portofrei........2 so
Die srpBe Abonnenteu;abl bes ,,@p&eu.
bIilt" nlaGt ts ium befsn @nittaenbInti TN
njrbIiHsn Yennfylpanitn.
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1teber Saltimpre!
NorOOenti6er 0lObO,
via Southampton.
8m. s. SieisI, 5l5 9adapauu aDe.,
Maent fur Seranton.

8e9elmabi9e 9Oit.Dampfidifffabrt SUiiten
Baltimore unc Srcmcn
bireet,
ourd) Die ueueu lnO erprobten StabIOampfer
9armItabt, Dresden, SarIsrube,
Ntdn6en, SIbenburg @eimar,
BON Bremen ieoen 9onnerita9
BON Baltimore ieben Mittpod, 2 llbr 9.I@.
@robtmo9Iidfte Siherbeit.
Saiss 9retie, BOBiaIi6e gsrpHe9un9.
Grit 9ampfern bes GOroOeuti6en'eIoDo
muroen mebr aIs
100000 Pafiagiere
aliidlid ii6er see beforoert.
Salons uno Gaiiten.5 5immer aut Oed -
9ie Ginridhneen fur 8uif4enoedspaiia'
aiere, oeren SdIaffteIlen fi6 i'm Sberosd uno
i'm ,tpeiteu 9ed befuoeu fuo anertannt por>
treffRd. GIettriibe 8eIeu6tun9 i'll ollen
8dumen.
Beit,re austunft ertbsiIen Die General
N9enten
u. S9uma6er & Co., Baltimore, WfO
ooer oeren 8ertreter i'm Snlanoe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-08
<oeYRRHT 1880

Can't be found
the equal of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. If other medi-
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be guaranteed. This is. If it
doesn't benefit or cure, in every
case for which it's recommended,
you get your money back. 1t
isn't "cure-all,'' but it does cure
all diseases arising from a torpid
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blood. For all Scrofulous, Skin and
Scalp Diseases, it's a positive rem
edy. Even Consumption, or Lung
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time and given a fair trial. That's
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We claim it to be an unequaled
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preventing Bilious, Typhoid and
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The time to take it is when you
first feel the signs Of aoearinesS and
sCeakness. BY druggists.
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suckLEN,s ARN,ca SALvE.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Tet-
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For sale by all druggists. DreiSs. Thomp
son & CO. S wholesale. { O9:l3-ly
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RAIL ROAD TIME TABLE.
|. G. G. N. Railroad.

|. g. G. N. Railroad.
DEPARTURES.
For st. Louis via Iron Mountain or
NJ. K. and II. AS a. m
For st. Louis via Iron Mountain, 500 p. m
For Laredo 9:55 a. M
ARRIVALS.
From ST. Louis via Iron Mountain
and NJ, K. and T. 9:35 a. m
From St Louis via Iron Mountain
and NJ, K. and r, 1000 p. m
From Laredo 5:35 D. IN
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-08

FROM Laredo 900 ~. III
Southern Pacific Railroad.
THROUGH EXPRESS EAST.
Leaves for New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston 9:25 a. m. and p. IN
ARRIVES FROM THE EAST.
Arrives from New Orleans, Houston
and Galveston "a. NJ. and f:10 p. m
THROUGH WEST.
Leaves for San Francisco, Ell Paso
and Eagle Pass 4:4O p. m
Arrives from Sag Francisco, FL Paso
and Eagle Pass $50 a. m
S. A. & A. P. Railroad.
DEPARTURES.
Leaves for Kerrville, daily except
Leaves s%sI for Galveston, Houston and ~ p ~
Leaves for Corpus Christi, Rockport
and Beeville, daily l p. IN
ARRIVALS,
From KerrviIle, daily except
From Corpus Christi, Rockport ~ ~ d. III
and Beeville, daily 2:20 p. m
From Galveston, Houston and
CuerO, daily 6:2Op. m
Mallory Steamer sail from Galveston
every Wednesday and Saturday.
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Continued on Third page
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24
CHRISTMAS APHORiSMS.

Of late years, Christmas has become
far more a domestic and merrymaking
holiday than religious one But it is
religious in the best sense, since it is a
day of peace and rest, and opens the
heart to human needs and human sym
pathies.
The most satisfactory way to observe
Christmas il to do at least one good act
to some of our fellows. The conscious
ness of doing such an act will inspire US
to do others, and so sanctify the day as
to make it ever welcome.
Christmas is always associated with
the good Jesus who, whether regarded
as God or man, was the purest, kindest,
noblest being that has walked the earth
He has inspired love III saint and sinner,
in devotee and slieptic alike. Men may
wrangle about creeds; but about Jesus
and his beautiful life there can hardly
be any difference Of opinion, for he pitied
all who suffered and strOve to heal every
aching heart.
Christmas has gradually evolved out
of its theology and has come to stand for
a festival of love- Therefore all men
love it, for throughout the universe love
is born of love and is worshiped for its
own sake.
A clear conscience furnishes the best
digestion for Christmas dinner
Christmas is a day to form good reso-
lutions. It is easier to form them on
that or any other day than to keep
them for single month.
No conscientious person can enjoy his
Christmas dinner if he knows anybody
else within reach to be hungry The
consciousness that we have given food
to the needy provides us with the finest
appetite.
Christmas was formed, in the era of
| theology, from Christ and mass. In
these practical and luxurious days it
might signify that we should try to i'm
tate Christ in dealing with the mass of
rnaHkind. who are usually more or less
'.:,.s.,; ...,.. -, :i,,.,,:c;.. ,-i.h them
We should make all days Cnrlslunas days
1t is better to b: Il Christmas turke,
= The taGle tnan Il Christ mas goose al
| he table. JUNIUS HENRI BROWNE.
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And so the letter Went on, full Of love
and gossip and gossip and love, till it
ended with Ever and forever, Dora"
We laid the body at the base of a vol
canic cliff, and covered it with stones to
save it from the vultures, then we dis
| tributed the arms and saddlebags, SO as
to save our horses, and resumed our
march for the west, where the peaks OF
the purple Sierras glOwel like mighty
fire opals in the light Of the setting sun.
We found fresh horses at the pass, and
then, although quite tired, We push, on
with al speed for the beautiful town Of
San Bernardino.
! We Were out OF the desert. The OdOr
of orange blossoms and perennial hello
trOpe filled the air, and the ripple Of
water came to our ears whenever we
refined in our horses.
There never was such I clear, glorious
! Christmas eve since the wise men from
the east followed the star to Bethlehem
and the manager in which lay the Christ
child. Lights flashed through the groves,
indicating the happy abode5 of settlers,
and now and then we heard Il song that
told of home, and the musical laughter
of children whose special eve it was.
| We found the hotel ablaze with light.
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T h ere w ere
wreathS and ban
perS over windows
and doors. There
were flowers and

WEDDING PRESENT
$.s- the faces of beautiful
y -. women and handsome
men wherever one turned From the
wide parlors came the rhythmic fall of
feet aud the swell OF music.
Here was Eden, bat on asking the
he replied:
1T is a wedding. Mr.. Louis Bolton,
whose bride and mother reached here
yesterday from the east, was married to-
night"
Louis Bolton:' | repeated, and
thought of the dead man out on the
desert
Yes; here he is. Let me introduce
him"
The landlord introduced me to a tall.
handsome young man, and | at once
the arms and saddlebags.
AS 5, on as he saw the titles, he threw
his arms about my neck, and to my sur
prise he kissed me and shouted:
"1ou have brought a wedding present
that makes me rich, rich as any honest
man wants to be!'
Briefly, Mr.. Bottoms papers and much
of his ready, money had been stolen six
months before by a Mexican desperate
named Guam Chauz. The man was
chased into the desert where he persisted,
and so my sympathy was wasted.
l met the dear mother, and / met
Dora" that night, and drank to their
health and prosperity as the church bells
rang in Christmas day
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There did not seem to be any places
Inside the chimney where l could
hold on by my feet, but the cell
ing In our room was not very high
and had often jumped most as far, SO
jes let her go, and 1 suppose 1 went
| down. Anyway, did not know about
anything for a long time. Then l woke
up all III the dark with my head feelin
queer, and when tried to turn over in
bed l found l wasn't in bed at all, and
then my arms and legs began to hurt
terrible, mostly one arm that was
doubled up. 1 tried to get up, but
couldn't because my bones hurt so and
was terrible cold and there was nothing
to stand on. l was jes stuck. Then
began to cry, and pretty soon heard
mammals voice sayin to papa:
"Those must be sparrers that are max
ing that noise in the chimney. Jes
| touch a match to the wood in the bows
| fireplace"
1heard papa strike light and then
the wood began to crackle Then, by
jinks! it began to get hot and smoky and
screamed:
"Help! Murder! Put out that fire lest
you want to burn me up!'
Then 1 heard papa stamping on the
wood and mamma calling out:
"Where's Billy? Where is my chile?"
Next Tommy woke up and began to
cry and everything was terrible, special
ly the pains all over me. Then papa
called out very stern:
"William, if you are in that chimney
come down at once!' and l answered
cryin, that would if could, but was
stuck and couldn't.
Then l heard papa gettin dressed,
and pretty soon he and John from the
stable went up on the roof and let down
ropes what l put around me and they
hauled me up
1t was jes daylight and was all black
and sooty and scratched and my arm
was broken.
Everybody scolded me excep mamma,
had spoiled my sisters white rug, and
broken all Of Tommy's toys, and the
snow what went in through the scuttle
melted and marked the parlor ceiling,
besides guess it cost papa good deal
to get my arm mended Nobody would
believe that l had jes meant to make
some fun for Tommy, and my arm and
all my bruised places hurt me awful for
q long time. If l live to be million /
am never goin to play Santa Claus agin.
| CORNELIA REDMOND.