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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
NHisOH DAY.
Notice OF County superintendent OF
rnbIic schools
Whereas, l}y law, the second Friday u
March IA each year IN set apart ~
ARlIOR DAY,


Whereas, By law, the second Friday u
March IA each y"ar IL set apart ~
ARBOR DAY,
80 be- observed 10y the people ~ this
territory ~ the plantln. ut forget tree
Tor the ndurnmrIt Of public aud private
grounds, places aud highways, and IN
ruch other efforts hui undertakings IA
shall l." IN harmony with the general
character ~ the day ~ established:
provided, That tho actual planting
~ trrca may be done on the day dos.
lgnated or at such other most con.
v"hient times AZ may best conform To
local climatic cOudltlJns such other
time To bs deslgnatcd and due notice
thereof gwen 10y the several county
superlntendcnis ~ schuolH Tor their
r-Ep"CtlN" counties
Therefore, IN acCorlanc. with the
foregoing aud other prnvlsiuns Of law
and the proclamation ~ the governor u
th" territory ~ New Mexico, dated the
9th day ~ March, lS,ri, !, the under.
signed superintendent uf schools IN aud
Tor the county II lIeruahio. do hereby
urslgnate FRIDAY. March -, lSLi. ~
IT." day Tor the actual planting ~ trees
III sad county.
SAID day ~ designated shall lee II
holiday IA the pubic schuul-, and school
officers and teachers ~ SAID county are
required To have the schools under their
respective charge, observe III. day 10y
planting trees and other appropriate
rNorCla,A.
Given At the superut"l i"nts ohio" ut
Albuquerque, this 18Th day ~ March.
A. d. lSHi. H. Il NnIIINu,
Icrluteudent.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
The meath OF " Areh

March IN q blustery. windy, tickle
month. Rough, boisterous and cold ~
he usually Ia, March 10 nevertheless vel
come. Rude and clustering with whirl
winds and fierce storms In his srain. he
clears the atmosphere, dispels the SNOW
and brooding mlssma, dries up stagnAnl
pools trsught with death, and PUSHES in
Ia the forest arches and chases away the
yapors that rest low aud dark among the
dead leaves This month u always q
blustsrsr. A March wind 10 proven blally
q drying one, and It takes up the moist
ure lsft from melting SHOWS with an As'
tonishing rapidly. Aud these winds
also iertilizs the farmers fields. A they
rapidly remove the water from the sur,
face, more comes from below by cap,l.
larry attraction, bringing with 1t tbs
plant food Il holds in solution, Az this
10 turn 10 svaporated. Whatever IL con-
tains 10 left in the soil within reach u
the ros,s Of the crops. Il 10 therefore,
very foolish 10 fret about March weather
However disagre.able II may he, II ~e
look With believing syea, We eau zee that
every dispensation Of nature IL ever
working for our good. TIE origin OF
March Ia traceabls TO the Romans, who
regarded ~ the hrst month Of the year.
until the style was changed In l752.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
s-..r,.., 40 Al, OF dc.

The action Of ,hs late Legislature, 10
transferring the deposits OF the territory
70 the Albuquerque National bank, 10 .
the publ,e treasury, and to the solid aud
popular 6nsucial institution mmsdiately
Concerned, but also to the people OF the
territory at large, aud especially TO the
business Interests OF this section: II
bensfits the tsrritory. because y places
the funds OF the treasury where tney wiz
draw interest. ,pstsad OF being non. pro.
duchvs 70 tbs public, - heretofore, and
10 that way Il viii add several thousand
dollars q year 10 the cash income Of the
tsrritory-sll Of which 10 clear gain e
the public, and 10 matter that immsdl
atsly concerns every taxpayer 70 Wv
MsSioo. II 70 Q mstter Ut ,mportsnos tc
the bank, OF course. bscauss 10 sniAsGs'
lie rssourcss and its businss. oapao,l.
tea, add bsoauss II givss oonvlnoing svi
dsuos Of the fsSs that this sterling In
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
NEW sanitary heard.

The new territorial cattle sanitary
board, recently appointed by Gov
Prince and confirmed by the territorial
council, composed Of s. Z. Both, OF Las
Vegas; w. y. Hopewsli. OF marlborough
and ]. L. Saint. Of Albuquerque. me,
this morning at the Office Of q. L. Brooks
and 70 organized by "a. electina Mr.
Saint president, and Mr.. Brooks, sscfe'
tary. Thess gentlemen will hold otics
for the ensuing two years. Albuquerque
was unan imously selected headquarters
for the two years. THIS afternoon ths
board will r..district tho territory and
appoint inspectors.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18

The following IL the verdict in the Mel,
iton Romero case, the lad who was crush.
ed to death under n passing train!
We. IN. unders,au.d, justice OF the
peace aud jury, who 50, upon the inquest
held this 10Th and nth days of March,
1888, on the body u Melton Romero,
found 10 prec,nct No. ~, Of the county
Of I,@ruslilio, lind that the de ,easeCi
came TO his deHth by reason OF being
crushed 10 death apder the cars Of a
passing tram ~ tho 4. T. Il n. Y. X X.
To-, the afternoon of March \, lSa3, and
that Il was unavoidable, 90 far as ia.
road or it's employees 70 concerned. &C
cording 90 all the testimony produced
before this jury.
Sisned- Henry LockLart, justice Of
the peace. ] II, Madden, foreman, e.
q. Lott, r.. ID. fiuke, n. A, Monttort,
A. q. Otsro, ID, Weller.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
Freedom tio-c az Ilnna

Col DE Mler, superintendent, sent to
the Optic the ioliosing list Of conNlcts
10 the peni,entisry whose terms expire
this month:
March lib, Louis Gutierrez, sen
teuoed ~ tbs third district court y" sep
TENDER l3, 1880, three years for killing u
steer.
March 18th, Reyes Rioe; sentenced IN
the third district court on April IL,
1892, one year fot assault with a deadly
WEAPON.
March 18th, sequel CSno; seutenced IN
the second district court on April ~,
1892. one year for assault With deadly
weapon.
March 9th. Oscsr Titlow. sentenced
in the second district court on Apr'I ~,
1892, ons year Tor assault with n deadly
weapon.
March Goth. Miguel Tellu, sentenced
in the second district court on Aprll ~
1892, one year Tor assault with ueadl!
WEAPON.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
hmm tic nnIlh- Mhrrh ~

{. II. Npblet, NJ. d., IL at the Armljo
Registered from OHIO
}, h. MANLY, the Trinidad sheep buy.
or. IL again IN the city.
+. ~. Mldge, cousin ~ " L. Nudge,
IL at the European from San Marcinl.
Mrs. Grnrg. Emmerson and daughter,
Of Winfield, Kansas, are at the San Re.
lipe.
James p1wers, an old citizen Of Belen,
was being introduced around last night
by DR.. Ma beth,
Mrs. MehAn, whose husband dlel a
short time ago at the Armiio house, gave
birth to u son Sunday night.
&. II. Fancher. u the Atlantic 4 Pa.
ciiic land department, headquarters
here, returned last night from his trip
out on the road
Chas. + Hunt, clerk % the district
court, went up 10 Lss Vegas Sunday on
business. lie is at Santa Fe 10 day, and
will arrive home this evening.
+. 4. Whitney and family. hailinp
from California, ire at the Armijo. They
ar" health seekers, and have come pre-
pared 10 remain a month n necessary.
II looks very much as u Sam. Gold
berg and Nels. shannon, two young msr
who have been reading considerable
trash about prize fighting and bruisers
Will come together.
Juan Sanchez, a section workman or
the Atlantic a Pacific FROM Gallup. dieI
At tho hospital this morning at II o'clock
FROM pneumonia, and will DO buried b,
by Undertaken Strong IN Fairvisw GENE
terry tomorrow afternoon at , o'clock.
In order 10 lot Prof Hall, the colored
barber, have whole jail To himself Ia
which TO sober up, Justice Lockhart last
nigbt sentenced him 10 the county Jai
Tor thirty days. The professors insan
Ivy, no doubt, comes from excessiy,
drinking.
Col. Marmon, Of Laguna, came dowu
80 o."'" y 'a', 's' "o v"'O"' .
""s '.'s o, ,s s"e $50 80. ~ "
-. :, w,.s, n. -
,.,,,bly dr,-no w.,s, and no Grass and
s,ocL IooL,,s thin
,,-n. -, ~ 49,,
49," """SH ." 'V""'o"' "p
ro40"'u .I"' NoN' "u"t 'u."' ~
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
Tn. MAJ. saturday Sixh,.

At 7:i5 o'clock. last Saturday night,
an alarm OF fire was sounded, and the
Dire was soon located in an adobs house,
the property OF Lawrence Silva, In ward
No. 1. The fire companies rapidly APP
psared but only ono stream OF water was
ordered on the flames, that stream being
from the Scott Moore hose company, and
in twenty minutes work the Dire was com.
plstsly subdusd. The Hooks did good
work removing the oharrsd debris from
the burned building. The adobe Is par
titionsd on Into i've rooms-,be east snd
room occupied by Q musician from Mex
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
ntstr,rt s'ourt.

This morning, the jury IN the case OF
the United States Va. Feil1 ApDdaoa, re-
turned a verdict of guilty. This case
seems 10 have bean the Uutgrowth ot q
family row. and charged the defendant
with undue intimacy with his wiie's sla'
ter, the wife u Gusdalup. SarrGcino.
FROM the evidence u appeared that Wills
Guadalups WAS IN the mountains hard At
work. and sending hls earnings 10 the 90
jsct OF hls affections, she and the de.
PENDANT appropriated them TO their Joint
use--a way Of doing which the jury dis.
countenAnced.
Judge l,se wns occupied all morning
hearing ths petition 81 Marie lialtler,
asking the return ~ her iofsnt child.
Anna. 10 her. Some time ago she put ,hs
child In the poasesslon ~ Mr.. and Mrs.
George Burrows, To take care ~, aud now
seeks 10 regain possession n order that
she may give the child ~ Mr.. George
Blake for adoption. The Burrows family
have become attached 10 the child aud
ask that Il bs left in their care,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
Prof. Hail snsanS.

Prof. Hal, the barber, was arrested
about O o'clock yesterday afternoon 10y
Policeman Cooper and taken TO the city
jail. The OLD colOred barter has gone
crazy, and Il Is feared that he insanity
will dsvelo:e dangerously. When the
policeman arrested the professor, the
latter struck at the officer with piece
~ soldering IRON aud came very near
landing serious blow, However, It Was
avoided and to-day TIA. professor is III
chains Ia, the jail, For several years the
professor has shown touch % u dis
ordered mind. and h,s friends have fire.
qpen,ly lut,ma,ed that NJ he alwsys car.
riel around with him several ralJts he
would commit some fearful crime. When
at himself he possessed u very revenge.
tul disposition, and II Is "a wonder that
he has NJ, been guilty Of some swfu !
deed. lie will De confined 10 the county
Jail until the insane asylum ut Las
Vegas IL ready for such subjects.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
Ibsserylun Prai.r, ,

We desire ~ say 81 our citizens that
Tor years We bAye been selling DR.. King .
New Discovery Tor Consumption, DIR,
Kings New Late Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salvs and Electric Bitters, andhAye never
handled rsmedles that sell an we'll, or
that have given such universal satisfao-
ton. We do not hesitate ~ guarantees
them every time, and We stand ready 10
refund ths purchase price, II satisfactory
results do not follow thar use, These
remedies have won their great populari-
~ purely on their merits. I. IL. burgess
A Son, druxgistA.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
A Msiiios frieaas.

A friend 10 need il q friend indeed
and not lees than one million peopls
have found iurt such 9 friend ia DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. IL you have never
used this Great Cough Medicine. one
trial will convince you that IL has Won.
dsrful curative powers mall Diseases OF
throat. chest and lungs Each bottle II
guaranteed 90 do all that 10 claimed OF
moAsy will bs refunded. Trial bottle Of
T. u. Burgess a hson's drug store
Large bottles Joe. and eL00.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
THE MILITIA
The ssm or ~ 600 TO the Crcdi, OF the
Territorial MiiisiA.

Senate executive document, ii, lately
received from Washington, gives some
interesting Information IN reference 10
militia matters, says the New Mexican
II Is of interest just nj this time IN New
Mexico because many people think tina,
because the late legislature failed To pa~e
the militia law, no law II IN force This
IL u mistake, as the territory with nearly
5000 to ,ts credit due from the genera
government, ~ IN better condition than
ever 10 use this money IN arming AMI
equipplng its militia The following LEI,
ter eXplaIna iiaeli.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
rmE a., -. LAMB CsUsr.


erefeet s!rssts.
The land court was IN session all fore
noon, and among other things handed
down a decision adverse 10 that class ~
elaine known as "preiect grants which
" very Tar reaching IN that II applies to
At least a dozen grants situated 10 the
several COUNTIES ~ northern and central
New Mexico.
In Gaze No. 4. the RIO Colorado grant,
involving sUme II, ~ acres IN Tao. coun
y, the court held that no authority had
been shown for the Mexican project Ia
make grants, ADD announced that the
archive showing the ratification aud sp.
prevail % tb. projects action by the then
governor o. this province WA not suili
cient upon which Ia base grant, aud
ordered that the petition la dismissed
A similar order was made IN tie matter
OF the San Antonito grant, situated IN
the Tiieraa region, IN northern lierna.
lilo county, aud said To CONSIST ~ about
| 5000 acre.. This latter tract IA uccu
pied by some 30 settlera Messrs. G,u,
Ilill Howard and y Is l.aughhn, attor.
neys TOR these two project grauts, were
unable 10 say whether the cases would
bs appealed 10 the supreme court How
ever, should no appeal he taken, settlers
within the boundaries oi these tract,
have a remedy under the small holdings
clause Of the act establishing the Lane
court.
L. --~- Gs NJ. the Rancho de Calvin
grant, decided IN favor OF the Unite,
Sts,es at the last sitting Of the court
and involving 1900 acres IN Bernalillt
county, motion for reheAring was lie
MED by the court,
The jose Duran grant, involving iOI
acres IN the southern suburbs u sanl,
Re, was argued by Mr.. Laughliu sn,
United States Attorney Reynolds anc
submitted 10 the court. New Mex
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
ussuua,lsm sluiekiy Cared.

Three days 10 q very short time In
whioh 10 cure a bad case Of Fhsu matismi
hut M can DO done, II tho proper treat
n,ant IA adopted, ~ will DO seen by the
soIlow,ns from james Lambert, OF New
RransWick, H.: Il was badly afflicted
I'm rhsu matism in the hips and lego,
vhsn I bought bottle Of Chamberlains
pain Hahn, II cured mo Ia three days.
/ Am ali right 10 day; and vould insist
on every ono who u sfiictsd With thai
pain BALM and get well at once" o.
can't bottles for sale bv 7. II. Burgess 4
Bon, druggists.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
Che,er,n. In Pr.s-yivaa,a.

Sw Ickley, Penn. We had an epidemic
81 cholcrin., Us our physicians Gplled It,
aud | made a great HIT With Chamber.
inlns Colic, Cholera and Diarrhua
Remedy. 1 sold four dozen bottles Of
II IA one week, and have siuce sold near
" gross Thus remedy did the work
and was a blg advertise msnt for me.
Several pefsons who had been troubled
with dIarrhOsa TOR two or thres weeks
were cured 10y few doses Of this medI.
cine. =. KSArr. Pm. q. Bold by 7.
II. Burgess X snn, dru. gists.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
~ II. TsTskTNN1
Secretary " War
Notice

The Hsseasor will he at the following
precincts ~ folluws. to wit.
Precinct No. |, Bernallllo, March ~
aud -. house ~ J. NJ. MontoyH.
PfsciEct NJ. ., CorrAles, March -
house Of T. Sanuovhl,
Precinct No. 3, Alameda, March -.
house. Of l.. kemp-nlch.
Precinct No. 1. Rancho de Albuquer
que, March ~. house ~ Ambrosio Gar
ciA
Precinct No. a, Batelas, March H.
house u lgnHclo Sanchez.
Precinct No. q, Padillas, March L.
house NJ Bldal Chavez.
Precinct No. \. Grlegos, March %
hovs. ~ isidro Ap0daca.
Precinct No. .. Rancho de Atrsco
March ~. hous. of Bias Lucero.
Precinct No. II, Pajsrlto, March Is
HOUSE, ot Felipe liubbell.
Precinct No -, Atrisco, March ~
house Of Ambrusio Sanchez.
Precinct No. IS, Duranes, March -
house OF Jose 0utierres.
SANTIAGO BA,A,
A ssessor.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18

The best salvs IN the world Tor cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rbeum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, cbilblains
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles. or no pay required ~
Ia guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded, Price - cents per
boz. For sale by DIR. Thomas II. bur.
geas a Son.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
TutE etADtt'r.
The Lowest Hiddrr- tEnsred ~ the
Hoard OF AldrSmrn.


The board ~ aldermen met In very
quiet special sessiOn las, evening, and
the contract for tn. construction ~ the
Coal a,euus viaduct, AN Improvement
which the city could do very we'll with.
out Cor several years, wss let
the bids were As follows King Bridge
company, tlGgOO; Wisconsin Bridge
company, SB per linear foot; Muwau'
ke. Bridge company, ss9O; Mlsoouri
Valley Bridge COMPANY, el7,iUO; Chicago
Bridge company, tl1,GO.
Although not by any means the lowest
bidders, the contract WAS awarded Ia the
King Bridge company, represented here
by q. u. Wilee, and Aldermen Arm,lp'
and Miller, (democratrj, will have a Very
hard time ia their attempts 10 make the
psople underptaod why they did not
vote 20 give the contract 10 the lowest
bidders.
Aldermen Bowman, Pratt and Rankin
know by this time that they stood 10y the
people IN their oppoa,tlon To the yindurt.
The board alao ixed the funds Tor the
next fiscal year No follows: Salary, $40,
90. tire, sl,Gp, street improvements,
bui dings cruss walks, yiaduct-, ct slO,
az; Ja,l ti,U1, contingent, slO,op, total
81 go.
After adjournment, Mr.. Wiles, who, 1t
il learned. has Frequently 5oasted that
u did not matter how the bids stood he
would get the contract anyway, invited
the crowd up 10 the Armiio house 6ar.
vh.te several bottles OF champaRue
we're drank over hls "success' IN sscur.
ing the contract.
IL ~ understood that Chas. y. Creary
ana Others now intend 10 stop work by
serving upon Mr.. Wiles Injunction pa
peTa.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18
ms,hss'@ Rese.me.aasis..

We ara acquainted with many mothers
10 Centsrv,lls who would not be With.
out hambsrlain's Cough Rsmsdy 10 the
house for q good many times its cost.
and srs Recommending II every day.
From personal experiences We oan say
that 10 hes broken up bad colds for our
ohildfsa. -Csntsrvills, South Dakota
Qtlssa. 90 cent bottles for sale by T.
II. Burgess a Bon, druggists.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18

\ mcss suger arrived this morning from
Los Grirgps, live ulles North u the city,
bringing ~ the isws that early tbs
morning Gus. Eitel died from pneu.
mona. About tw weeks ago, InE
CIrIzgS reporter lud OCCASION To visit
l.os GrIegos, and "a that time Gus. WA
jus, recovering from slight attack u
pneumonia. II seems that he did not
have proper care, atj several days ago
had relapse Ills d,cline from that time
until this morning was RAPID, when the
old blacksmith Of tn early dap n OF Albu.
querque yielded W the ghost. A few
months 1go his wiz died from compli-
cation 81 diseases alter u brief illness, aud
nov comes the death of the husband, lsav
ing behind three It, tie orphan children.
Undertaken Strong sent out u coffin, aud
the remains 81 Gus. Ethel will find u rest.
lng place IN the l.. Grlegos graveyard.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-18

loo. the wet end room by William liar.
ket. and the three middle ropms by
Mes,can woman. named S,cianH Campas,
She had built a ruusins Tire IN the
kitchen stove, and then left the place 10
ait IN with the family = neighbor,
" ho bad Just lUet child Durng her
aLa.nce tho waiusCpttiuR around the
wall ~ ia. room near the etuvr ignii,d
from the heat, and FROM the cause the
blaze originated. She luat all hrr house.
hold effrcts. valued at AL u, tln, upon
witch there % no insurance. The mu
aician hal HIS goods damaged 10y water,
but Barriers room waa uudisturbed, 80
effective did the tirrmcu du their work.
The building IN damaged 81 the extern, ~
several hundred dollars, fully covered
an insurance .. t,iOu hrld ~ a company
represented 10y Jess" VI " hcrluck,
A few mlsLaps occurred to some u the
hremen, wa: Foreman Arntlsn, 81 the
Hook aud Ladder company, stepp"d GU u
nail, running II through the sole ~ hls
shoe aud into his iod lie IA, however,
around at his bus,1ess 10 day. Hook
man McCann badi! wrsnched the first
! hnssr VI his right hand, aud Ralph Dun.
bar will ~ lard w ~ u icw days with
his left lex sp,aiuSi the result ut the
miserable sidewalks n that part VI the
city. Nick Gehrng, ~ outsider, vniuu.
teered to assist the Itrmen IN hltching
on cart No. / 10 IA hack, aud when the
driver dashed hi' hJsee, the speed was
too swift Tor MIR Gehrng to free himself
from between the cart aud hack, aud IN
consequences he WAS dragged along Rail
road avenue for seyeral hundred yards.
When he finally rolled himself out u
danger, hs plckea himself up and CON
uence,l feeling Il see u he was alive.
Marvellous as It appears, he only received
u few bruises.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-16

And | hung my head under the light
of the eyes bent on mine, and then l
felt two strong arms enfold me.
''Oh, Kate, Kate, have we not had
enough of this? Have we not suffered
enough for miserable little quarrel?
Are you bound to keep it up, darling?"
Yes" | said, and chung tighter to
his neck. Whatever the strong minded
female may say, as sex we are not
consistent, | fear.
Bob" said, after an indescribable
moment. Il ate one of your jumbles. :"
"You shall have them all.
And an apple"
Bobs comment was wordless, but
satisfactory.
And piece of his breast l added,
gently disengaging one hand and
pointing to the maltreated fowl with
his legs in the air.
"Thank God mother never could write
legibly!' says Bob, holding me closer
and looking at me as if he would never
have his fill. 'Oh, Kate" he continued,
what Christmas we shall spend to-
gether tomorrow, sweetheart"
And then Mrs. Roy's voice was heard
near the door. and he released my
hands.
The sweet bells were pealing the
glad tidings of great joy to the world
when / went to bed that night. l stood
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-16

who had remembered me, and cut the
heavy Irvine recklessly and tore open
the paper in quite glow of pleasure.
Oh. what Il great plum cake! And what
hosts of rich country jumbles! | ate
one hungrily as | gloatingly piled
them on the box cover. Then there
were rosy apples and a fine roasted
chicken. sat down like Il child and
ate Il bit of him atop of tumble and
an apple, and then Aunt Barbara came
in just as | was taking out, triumph
antly. layer of fat brown doughnuts.
Just look at what Charlotte has
sent me, Aunt Barbara" | cried,
waving my hand over the profusion of
dainties. For wonder she heard me
the first time, and sat down, deliber-
ately adjusting her spectacles.
Charlotte, eh?" she said in her slow
voice, picking up the wrapping paper
and beginning to fold it mechanically.
Its pity you cut the string, Kate.
Well, if people must take part in this
foolery of Christmas presents, it's
good thing when they send you some
thing useful, at least-Charlotte, you
say" she went on, stopping to read
the address. Then she took off the
spectacles and looked at me grimly.
"Kate Inman, this box is not yours.
Not miner l said, resentfully, Il
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