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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

Worthington', Magazine for March
opens with an Illustrated article upon
The Chicago Womcn'- Club" written
by sara \. Underwood, one of its promi-
nent literary members. "Phillips Brooks,
\ Study was written by Miss Lillian
Whiting who WAS Il personal friend of
Bishop Brooks, and commitment of
Trinity Church. Mr. I.ivcrmorcs third
paper in the series, entitled I'm Ole Nir-
ginny' Fifty Years Ago" is the most
absorbing in interest of all that have
yet appeared Another paper of strik-
ing interest is that entitled "lIow |
Write \ Novel The many friends and
admirers of the gifted novelist artist,
and Egyptologi,t, Amelia Is. Edwards,
will be delighted with This paper, which
WAS written but a short time before her
death aud which i, published only in
Worthiuglon'> Magazine. The stories
and the poetry are particularly fine.
s2oo a year. \. Il. Worthiugtou y Co,
Hartford conn, For sale lay all deal
tt~
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

1t will cost you nothing and will surely do you
good, il you have Cough, Cold, or any trouble
with Throat, Chest or Lungs. DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
is guaranteed to give relief, or money vii, be
paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe found i.
just the thing and under its use had speedy
and perfect recovery. Try sample bottle at
our expense, and learn for Yourself just how
good thing it is. Trial bottles free at r. I,
PATTEN's Drug Store. Large bottles SOC. and
Sl00.
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"IIrlcn's Npril Fool.

from amy Dt her kind ui Ibbl tltf'l
IlaIrn Palmer. rushing into the sitting
iaan ON arriving home from school.
..ol,' GOOD evening. Mr.. t,lcun, -he
aI,led. a. he noticed lady who AT se"-
,','',' ~, hnr mnthrr
..Wi,',, ' In.. ,ha child mean" cNclaim-
"a NJ. cl,.nn returning lIclrn's nod.
"a "a i.',, %. IstanisInrut III MR..
paln,,r Mo .gid What do Won mean.
u ''i,,, -.
.AAb, th, pffI. IRE all talking to-day
.3,av, tn-,'orrnv brinu April Fool Day,
aud ,bn, .,il = lef Of things don't un-
,i,.rstau1 slont calling people April
fonl TI". n ,rreed 10 see W hu could
.,sl.,. IA. n,o.f tool, AMI tell about ii
uan,i.,. No, mid must too. and |
didn't want to tell them did not khe"
W., dn,,4 maan 10 tell me, Helen
p.In,,r that van don't know ANYTHING
about Apri fdols cried Mrs. Glenn ID
.nrpri.r
NO" said Mrs. Palmer, "~he docsu' 1.
hi T.. h.r dr.t year at school, YOU
i.no,, b,v4 ia4pht her at home. and
in o,r ,.ounfrv home she heard very little
hnt ,,h,t ,yr fold her. | never saw amy
SENSE or fun in the custom of foollng on
rho fr.t Jav If April. and did not instruct
hor in if When taught her of Thanks
,tivinr CHRISTMAS New Year, st. Nalen-
tin,'. Da- Wasbington's Birthday. Dec
grafton Day aud Fourth OF July.
"Emt ~ hat is IT, insisted Helen.
..Vnli nv. dear il /. a custom which
Eve read has come down hundreds oil
xear. to send nrople On ridiculous e.
,.,nds nm that day and call il an April
fonI II * DOM All oyer Europe, and the
lIindoos If India do exactly the same
ON the 3lst of March. Is I've always
known if. people not only send others ON
foolish criands, but they often play
nrartical iokr,. silly and cruel. and act
nallv lie fo each other to fool them. 1t
ia custom much better forgotten than
,,pt."
~ sho,ld fhinl, So" cried Helen
"But. mamma,n she continued, - what
shull do The Girls expect me to tell
my share ON Monday.
t,Wr'1 seq dear by and by. Go and
mt away YOUR things now
MIR. Glenn went away after tea, aud
Helen hegan Mt once to coax her mother
10 tell her how to COME up to the gus
plans without doing anything silly or
wicked.
II think, if We're you, ! Wo,lu spcaa
the day surprising people with SOME
thing rood. DO things to help to please.
and when they show their surprise say
April fool"
"Oh, mamma that VIII ne ue', Ehtlul,
cried Helen. "rell me some things to
do"
"No. my dear that Is your business
All that evening Helen was very
,lo,,,,ttru1 mud upXt daV She was I'M
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

The amendments to the secret ballot
law. which have been adopted by botl
branches of the Legislature, make sever.
nj important changes. The voter may
now erase the name of any candidate on
the ticket and write in the name OF The
person for whom he wishes to vote
Heavy penalties are imposed on election
clerks who assist voters to mark theil
ballot unless the latter declare upon oatl
their inability 10 read or mark the same
The ballot, are to be sealed after n
election and preserved for ,iN months
and the counting must be done in oper
town m eeling by the representatives %
the two principle political parties,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30
For the Reporter.
An Historic sketch.

one pleasant day we thought We
would spend the afternoon in one Of
Bostou'- old landmarks. the historic
Cops Hill Burial ground. Northeast
of this hill, Annie Pollard, the first
white woman Who landed in Boston,
jumped ashore. Copp's Hill WAS used
By the British a. II fertilization. and
called the North Battery from which
they fired on the Americans in Charles
town, aud it was from this hill that the
British fired the shells that set Charles
town in lllmc-.
Nearly opposite the gate on charter
s. stands one 81 the oldest houses; il
i over one hundred YEAR, old aud still
show th- marks II bullets made by the
British soldiers. Farther up the street
is the house where Paul Revere lived
aud died. On the corner of Sheaf and
Salem streets still stands the house
where Robert Newman lived, when he
hung out the signal from the North
church tower. Al the front of Hull
street stands the old North church. The
sprc rise- ia the. height of one hundred
aud seventy-tive feet, and is Il guide for
ships entering the harbor; the steeple
has been built over twice; the church
has Il chime of eight bells, aud is the
oldest chime in America. From the
stceplc of this church were shown the
signal lights of Paul Revere by Robert
Newman the sexton. to warn the men
With Paul Revere on the other shore,
whether the British were coming by sea
or by land. Over the door of this
church is large marble slab which
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

which caused Il fever sore. I got through
the fever and moved about aud out Of doors
some, hut the side AMI sore therein began
to swell and was again put To- bed. TAls
was about June. 1873. On June II, this
sore was lanced be Or TiueWurthf II
Guilford. Maine, and | have been teld six
quarts were taken from the side.
From that time until june 81, 1889,
16 years, 10 daiS, there ledS II constant fog-
age from mg sid. Ia all, sir sores appeared.
and The daily .fo,ca9e 81 matter eeds about
one quart during al these years.
These sores were very offensive In their
odnr and can conceive Of no one save my
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30
The Reverend Doctors
Increase, Cotton,
and Samuel Mather
were inferred in this Vault
lis the Tomb of our Fathers
Mather-Crocker's
/. died Aug. 9th 1923 ~ s.
G. died Feb. 18th l727 II 60
:. died June 27th l7s5 Il y. -

The sexton then pointed out Il pot,
aud told lis Il story which took place
there il number of years ago. Crazy
Mol, a woman who was harmless aud
did as she pleased, was iii the habit of
taking pillow and shawl, and going to
TIE graz e59rrcr, -sfe- Ws2sl11 It7- I22,2. mn
sometimes would sleep till morning
One night while enjoying her usual nap,
she was surrounded without knowing it,
by crowd Of Harvard students, who
thought they would shoN the people of
Copps HILL what they could do in the
shape of making racket with horns.
Arriving at the Charter street side of the
grave yard, they surrounded the spot,
unconscious of her presence, and began
to toot their horns and cry, awake, ye
Cead awake, and prepare for the great
Judgment Day The old woman thus
disturbed, thought her time had come,
and raising herself said. Good Lord,
am ready The student who had s1c-
cecdcd bcttct than lhey had expected
were 50 thoroughll frightened, that thcr
scattered in all directions a. though lhoy
were chased and pne VI the students WIS
so badly frightened, hat he went insane
from fright.
The present superintendent, Nj Me
Donald takes great pains IT, point all lie
points OF interest 10 the school children
who visit thure 90 after thanking him
for his kindness, We took our departure.
feeling Wrll repaid Ter our visit.
NtLIW NJ. PAL.
South Bu-tnn Mas
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30
From the National President.

The rigors of this exceptional winter
are nearly oyer and the lays are near at
hand when even our veterans, who have
''bornc the burden and heat of the
day lo. these many years" to whom We
look for counsel and help, will be able
to resume their usual places in the ranks
and Inspire aud cheer the les courageous
because less experienced to nobler
achievement, all along the line. y na-
lure throw, off her icy bands and mis-
ttrs her slumbering resources to elothe
the earth With yeriure and develop bud
and flower and fruit, so let us throw oil
apathy aud chilling disbursement aud
thinking only of the great work to be
done, and our individual responsibility
thereto. let Us grid ourselves anew and
pres onward with surer strides toward
the goal of our hopes.
This work of temperance education l.
never completed. Through every aven-
ne by which temperance truth can be
carried to the minds of the people, ii
must be sent and the work must never
cease. -" "a -
1t is a mistake to suppose that people
are like storage batteries and can be
charged with sufficient amount of in
tcrcst to last them through this life Jour-
ney, OF for any definite period.
Christianity, The most vital OF all re-
forms, ihrlves only by the constant ap-
phcation of fresh spiritual power.
The church oil the living God fails ln-
TO decay unless II becomes an agency
for propagating the truth. aud thus
saving souls LeaVen which finds no
new material upon which to work,
sours and becomes corrupt.
And so OF moral reform, 1t must
reach out oeyohd-ih me very nature OF
things 1t must thrive by extending the
truth.
me aggressive spirit therefore Is NOT
necessary to success, put TO selt-eNist-
encc. Hence we have double incentive
TO work. FIRST ana primarily, to pro
pagate the truth ior when our organlza-
ton was established ana secondly, TO
insure the growth OF the organization
hstIi'
ohc OF the direct means oil lhiuslng
new me INTO our orSahlHatloils Is III the
preparation To use TO tie oesl aaEah-
laSc the opportunities ahoiueu thi5 EA-
posi'Ioh A'af 10 cN'cn" Wy Nno" wv
o. o., our "orh anu 10 recruit "uI l'nNs
Nv paw hNN'ih''" 70 ~ WV "''i"ii =
nulIu'lS io' oui 'AiiiDiu i i"'S ui''' :
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

1t i, noted that Gen. Henry knox. Tor
whom Knox county was named. had his
balustcrs and uprights for the grand
staircase of his Thoma>tOn mansion cN-
ported from Honduras to England, turn
ed aud re-eXported to Thomaston. These
were made from lancew God. The man
sion was built of wood, though it, iouu-
daton of brick wa reported 10 have
come from Holland. Its timbers We're
massive, of old growth pine. and the
shingles were from one to two feet in
width, shaved from pumpkin pine,
free from knots, fastened by imported
wrought iron nails. The walls We're
covered with pictures painted on paper
and pasted on, aud represented classical
scenes. These, at the time were rare
and very costly. The old Deeling man
sion in Portland now has walls covered
in this way, and they furnish a most
cntcrtaing spectacle
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

something noble, something good,
something pure. something manly, some
lhing goG-lik", Is Knocked oil a man
every time he gets drunk or stoops Ia
sin through forgctfulness of God-Gopab.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30
Non-Partisan W.C.T.U

The skowhegan Nom Partisan w. C. t. U.
meets at the Parors of the G.. A. X, Hall thu
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each month
at three O'Clock, p. NJ.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

l. torpid and sluggish, Y u cannot do bust
ness successfully. Everything goes wrong.
You don't feel well. Get your liver in good
working order by using DIR. II ale's Household
Tea the great blood purifier and nerve tonic
1t has no equal as Il health rcstorcr, For sale
Al Roland r. Patterns drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

|, James d.
Evans, now a
resid ent OF
Abbott, Me-,
do testify
under oath as
follows:
April 10,
1878, | was
tax en- sick
with W h at
proved to be
u lung fever.
During )
sic k II c SIS, a
blister was ap-
piled to my
left side, the
g # O ct o [
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

mother who would
have dressed and
cared for them, and
during all these six
cen years sh g
dressed my side from
two to six times each
day and night. l II
this awful condition,
and totally helpless
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30
JAMES d. EVANS.

BANGOR, Feb. IT, 1891.
Then personally appeared tho above
James ID. Evans, and took oath to the
truth Of the above statement before me.
c. a. BAILEY, Justice of the Peace.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30
Party Calls.

\ western member of Congress, who
isn't much on society, but whose wife *,
came home one afternoon in Washington
and found her Just returning from Il
round of visits.
Well, my dear, lie inquired. where
have you been today
out making party calls, she replied
with very apparent satisfaction.
Party calls he repeated. in puzzled
Interrogation.
Yes, colonel, party calls.
He studied over il a minute.
Now, look here. Maria. lac sadearnest-
ly, let up on that. You attend to So
cety and leave the party to me. You
don't know anything about politics. even
if you are in Washington with me, and
if You get To doing any party work you'll
make Il tangle of it sure, and then Maria
gave The colonel a laugh tfiHt MATE nm
wonder what he WAS there for,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30
,iucltlin'- .iruiua sal, %

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Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chblains Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures plies, or no pay
required. II is guaranteen to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Price % cents pei
box or sale by Roland I. Patten.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

Reader, YOU may not be afflicted as
James b. Evans was, but you may be
suffering from some form of disease
resulting from impure blood, Pimples,
blotches, and boils show that the poison
is in the system and doing its work
every moment. Remember, there is no
blood disease from pimples to the most
f1r,,,xS, r,,u,.,r.-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

Coughing Leads to Consumption
kemp's Balsam stops the cough at once
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

Feb. is, 1891. "a rep
resentativc of Brown 3
Sarsaparilla saw me in
Bangor, and at his
request | submitted
my side 70 a photog-
rapher. | state my case
for publication, to the
end that others might
be benefited, and be-
cause / am very CRATE
, full to Ara Warren, the
proprietor Of Browns
I Sarsaparilla, for pro-
ducing the medicine
that cured me, and
my rec very has
always been a source of
wonderment to every
body.
JAMES ID. FVASs.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

EACH BOTTLE GUARANTEED.
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1T III IWI IN1VJT rs VI
Paul Revere
displayed in the steeple Of this church
April IS. l175.

displayed IN the steeplc OF TINS church
April Is, l775,
L. warned the country of the march
of the British troops to
Lexington and Concord.
The British prayer books and com
muniou silver Mere given by George The
second in 1888 aud are now in Use. The
Royal Bible MAS printed at Oxford in
/ Ill by John Basket. and is noted Tor
elegance Of printing and engraving it
Is of the "Ningare edition" The mas
sive christening basiu was the gift of
Arthur Savage, ESQ, in 1880. The or
gan was made by Thomas Johnston in
1853. The interior of the church was
rebuilt by Mr.. Goodrich about sixty
years ago, The figures of the chernbim
in front of the organ aud the chandeliers
were taken from French vessel by II
privateer and presented to the church in
1916 by Captain Grushca. The church
also contains bust of Washington.
which was the first ever made of him.
There are great many tomb- under
the church in which there were a great
many prominent people buried but
some have since been removed.
In the cemetery there are about
two hundred and thirty tombs, two of
them belonging to. the city. There is
one tomb, alone byt itself, which
was once used for the infants that We're
uubaptscd. The sexton ON opening an
old tomb, discovered Il head stone, which
reads; "RccompenSe Wadsworth. \,
NJ. First Master OF ye Grammar Free
school, at We North End, aged about
twenty -four years; died. June ye 9TH,
lib
There j. broken stone near the main
path that read, ''.Iames Seward, grand
son of Jane, and Catherine seward,
obiit sept, - l7a2. Actat g months,
and at the bottom of the stone is the
verse which so many have wondered at,
ole bore lingering ,icknc>, with PIT
tiencr and met the King Of Terror. with
Il smile. An other stone reads. capt,
Thomas Lake, aged II yeere- an emi-
ncntly faithful servant of God and one
of publick spirit, Wa- pcrlldiouslv slain
10y we Indian 1T kennebcck, August We
ian, 1877. aud here inferred the 18th
of March following" The sexton told
Us that the bullets taken from his body
were melted and poured into -lit sawed
in the hcadstoHe.
ON stone bearing thc'nmme of Nj.
Ammey Hunt, who died in 1863. i the
following VERSE:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-10-26
CREED HAyMoNws ESTATE.
A Pretty Typewriter Gets All His
Property.

SAN FRANCISCO, October IA
petition has been fled in che Pro-
bate Court Of Redwood City to set
aside the will of tho late Greed
Raymond, who was for many ycars
chief counsel for the Southern Pa
tific. The petitioners are Mrs.
Annie Kelly and Kate Wiggin,
sisters OF Hall Raymond, and
Louis and Tony X. Wilson, his
nephews, and Annie NJ. Wilson,
niece. Raymond in hrs viii, be.
dueathed most of his property to
Mrs. Pauline Billiard, his type
writer secretary, and in case of her
death to her daughter, Bertha Bull
hrd. The petitioners allege that
Raymond, at the time the will was
made, was of unsound mind and
was unduly influenced by Mrs.
Billiard, whom they characterize as
a designing woman. According to
statements made by the executors
of the will, James p. Brown and
DR.. Lake Robinson say the estate
Is valued 100000, but petitioners
allege it is worth 500, 600. At
present Mrs. Billiard and her daugh.
ter are travelling in Europe.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-10-26
CADETS AND AMERICAN GIRLS.

The beau ideal Of an American
girl and the pride of his family and
friends Is military or naval cadet !;
but there is n substantial basis for
the estimation In which he lie held.
Not everyone can enter our Nation
al Academies, and everyone who
does has to work hard to keep up
his reputation. "The Naval Cadet
at Work and Mt Play" prize yrtl-
Gle written by naval cadet, pub.
lished in Dcmgrest's Family Maya
zi'fe for Der, tells all about
the life Of the cadets at our Naval
Academy Mt Annapolis, their
duties, their trials, and their pleas
ures, and to read this paper, which
Is embellished with numerous and
handsome illustrations, is quite
equal to visit 10 the Academy
itself
"Onr National Nut" is n unique
and interesting article, and from it
one may learn many points about
the toothsome peanut that will
astonish the majority OF readers.
wedding and Engagement Rings"
tells many peculiar facts and old
legends abont rings ancient and
modern "Within Prison Wulls' is
pathetic story about Thanksgiv.
ing "Cbolly's Last Serenade"
will be appreciated by all lovers of
genuine humor; "Society Fads"
gives the newest ideas about the
training of children in fashionable
society the numerous derartmcn
are full to OVERLOOKING with timely
matter; and the pictures are numer.
Gus and lovely, introduced by col
ored panel-picture, "An American
Beauty which will be charming
in white and gold frame. and Just
fit that high. narrow space which 1t
is so difficult to find something for.
Decidedly, it is an excellent mum
Der of an excellent Magazine which
costs only 50 a year. and is pub-
lished by w. JENNINGS DEMoREsT,
10 IL. 14th ST., New York.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-10-26
REMINGTON BROTHERS. NEWS.
PAPER MANUAL, 1893.

We have received the seventh
annual edition of the Newspaper
Manual of Remington Bros, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and New York, N.
I. The Manual appears in "
greatly enlarged form, and is now
one OF the most concise, convenient
and reliable works of its kind.
The general arrangement Of this
useful book remains unaltered, but
important and valuable additions
have been made. thus increasing its
value 10 the general advertiser as 81
reference work and in the compila-
ton of ms lists.
The contents include complete
lists OF all newspapers in the United
States and Canada, with their days
of Issue, politics and calculations.
and properly classified lists of the
principal Dailies and weeklies, and
the best Agricultural. Religious.
Scientific and Trade publications.
and leading Magazines. All the
lists are catalogued by towns in
Alphabetical order, and in the gen
eral list she population is gwen Of
each town and Of the county in
which it is located.
To advertisers especially the
Manual must prove invaluable, con-
tanning as it does every particular
necessary for the general description
OF each newspaper, and SO arranged
as to admit OF the readiest refer
encc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-10-26

There is story Of gentleman
who inadvertently slipped blue
poker chip into the church collec.
plate and then called upon his pas.
sor with an apology for his careless
ness and silver dollar instead Of
She chip.
''0h, no." said the man Of God,
knowingly, chats not enough.
A blue chip is worth s. in your
game"
An Oklahoma divine vas even
shrewder. "The collection will
nov be taken" he said, "and /
wish TO remark further that poker
chips dent 90 any more. Get 'em
easled before you como and bring
She money. ] am forced to this
dccfsfoD by the fact that some OF
che brethren have been showing of
ehips Of their own make Oh rs and
Dctting the laugh be on ~ when We
went TO get them casbed at tho
Dcwdrop Fortune Parlovs."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-10-26

AT the recent session of the
Strand Lodge of Knights Of Pythias
OF this State, held at Martipsburg,
Huntington was unanimously
selected as the place for holding the
Aext meeting.
The following were elected Grand
officers for the ensuing year
Fred a. Lang, of Clarksburg,
Grand Chancellor.
q. U. Hall, of Charleston, Grand
Vice Chancellor.
w. Ii. Baker, Fairmont, Grand
Prelate.
W. @. Raleigh, of Parkersburg,
Grand Master of Exchequer,
Manner Jenkins, Of Piedmont.
Grand Keeper of Record and Seals.
.. Il. Graves, of Wheeling, Grand
Inner Guard.
). a. Poster. OF Morgantown,
Grand Outer Guard.
3. W. Connolly, of Wheeling,
and J. W. Mathcr. of Parkersburg.
we're elected Supreme Representa-
sives.
Will 7. White. Of Terra Alta,
This county, becomes Grand Past
Chancellor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-10-26
WEDDING IN TICKER COUNTY.

Do You take this woman whose
hand you're a-squeezln' to be your
lawful wife in flush times and skim?
reckon that's about the size of
1T Squire.
Do you take ais man 1--WE
jined fists with to be your pard
through thick and thin t?
Well, you're about right for once,
cid man.
All right, then. Kiss in court,
an reckon you're married about
as tight as the law can jine yos. /
guess four bits will do, Bill, If /
don't have to kiss the bride. -Ex. 1