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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09

rs'sNSi;;. June s.-tSpecia.. 1.-THE
I, ,hi VII far exceed all e1-
4 A,y vii WI be- the largest by
.tp EAR There Is already
n 4 ts ,lads stored here. beside
ps,s s. q. which have been ship
4 sn5 RVS RVS by wool-growers.
V 49, nroekmOrton counties
4 n Nm $4,000 TO GOO.O 900
lJe-, ~. e q good, clean. long
~ so'1 Needed, as there has
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
: TIE STARR GANG

\ ta june 7. Especially
hAa ~, Of the Indian
y. TN IVY today aud told your
ti6-p ac vas positive the
u, M le Bentonville, Ark,
ia ~ gang numbers about
,''ltr. bn,' They do not always
XIV w have meeting point.
y dt,is,.. together at stated
.l the Dalton bovs -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09

made. twelve varlctics. soc; prnunt llocG.
10" peanut bar ppr box, toe; lnHengrs,
Assorted onn,, OH hnS, zoe, mtrshmal,
cundl,s, pails, prr N, Z i.2c. crysial cut
Nc, daisy, II, NJ, creams ZEE stick
candy, In pals l.2c
Crackers aud cnkas Anlmnls. l2c; hos
ton huttor. Sc; bnlicr. %, rrcains, \
Ice. craclnclia, i5c; cracker nicnl Hci
cakes aud iumhlrs, n l-"g unit sui
iann, lie; Glngvr SNAPS s Pc. guni
ma's cookies, loo; lemon xnapa, We
waters, Toe; oyster pearl, Go oyster gN
SCI snowflake. lgp. HOin De-; sugar
cookies Zoe, sinrr nuuks Sc
Hides aud wool Hid "a huyers are
paving Dry llint heavy, q IL; lirhi,
Dc; dry salt. lie; groom salt. . l'2d3c;
butchors' green . i.2tia lie
Wool light mnlium, ihdl0c; low me-
dun, l21tiic, fine, iAfiluc
Horns hoof- and hunus, 500 per ton,
.l.slt. 4
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
WOOL.

ST. | '''g WNnI t,nV 49,
ragged dNtcasN Mn tHehut
ST. Iopis Mo, turn as did ihis lo,i soul
oBO5tsi. .i;n,Ucn,. is love, and that %
but nut Qu1tably changSn "'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
KANSAS cITY rnoDrcE.

Kansas City. Mo. June S.-Whcat
weak aud lower No red. u l-2c.
Corn-Wcak, No. mixed, 3lWi4 l-2c
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09

Terrell, Tex, june S.-(Specinll r.
Pete laughlin, who was wounded by
Pat O'Connor, Is up and around,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
LIVESTOCK
sr 1.or1s LIVESTOCK.

81 Louis. Mo-. June S--Cattle--lse-
ceipis 1900: shipments. 400; steadN 70
strong Light native, steers $500 4's''
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
HORT WORTH IRON WORKS

Manufacturers of the original Fort Worth Well Drlil,
Machinery Tools Build the Celebrated Day Ice
chine Repair and Rebuild Portable and Stationary BngnS
Pumps and Boilers
Cor Lamar and North Streets, FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09

Now Orleans. Juno s. Special. )---Cot-
ton futures closed steady, 10 5 points
loVer Sales, 4U,a1J
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09

Receipt. ana Export. At Ailunltsi s.ato'
nnFta


Galveston. Tex. June s-tspcelall -
Stocks this day. .....,........,.- 4tea,s
Stocks This Gag last year.. ..'.-.' eSt'aoo
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
AGO. '""S, per dozen. s. i5t
ST Ttf Mi'3i nhs, Nl,.sAoh'

81. Louis, Mo, 1,r,, h nh "a S5.
SlN funonEs MlnmG 1n' .u,a. III.
Sight SECOND, Maud thE,"rs ner ,iNs'
Second race l'opr and Nj, n,tl,1
Fatality won, Ballmgeri ho, III 40.
0radn ihir rmc, ,bI.lTs sahn,
Third mec Six hn9H,H"' Mi XXI,
Dock Wick won, l.bel 76,Sisi 0p.
aon third Tlmn HHHN'f .'NHN"N"t
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09
NEW ORLEANS pRoDucE
NEW YORK PRODUCE,

New Orleans, La, June s.-NIarket
unchanged
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09

,,lered skill of other physi-
y Eliza 10 cure eli relieve, you
(fk
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-09

& 4, 1 CENTS and receive n copy
n Illustrated book of 100 pages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
Bloomington.

Miss Nellie Austin is spending bel
vacation with her parents. Miss Aus.
tin is q successful teacher in the school:
at Berlin, Wis. is a graduate of the
state university, and q Young lady OF
pleasing address.
Appropriate Easter services were
held in the NJ. f. and Congreg ational
churches on Sunday. The churches
were tastefully decorated with notices
and pot.ed plants, and sermons sppro.
pirate for the occasion were preached
by the ministers.
Dan Needham was circulating among
his friends in this village last week.
He feels confident of victory at the
coming election
Work is begun on the two parson-
ages and ere long two fine new dwell
iDgs " i'll grace our town.
Charles Stone, menliou of whose
serious illness WAS made in these col
umns few weeks ago, has so far re-
covered his health as 10 be- able 10
attend TO his business again.
The usual town caucus was held last
Saturday. There seemed % be very
little excitement as the asprants tor
office were not as numerous az vt other
times.
Fred Fisher, of Lancaster, spent Sun
day with friends in our village. Fred
il at pres ent engaged in the timer ougi-
ness.
Mrs. Sam Scott has moved from her
nd 10 - H.
Marshall, who is prosperous farmer
living on Blake's prairie.
County Superintendent Nye beld his
first examination here last Thursday
and Friday. A large number of apph.
cants for certificates were present. and
all expressed themselves we'll pleased
with the way the examination was con-
Quoted; although they say he was a
little hard on them in the reading class.
D. +. Brown is in Chicago this week.
purchasing his usual spring stock OF
dry goods and notions.
Mrs. Rose tagan died al her home
three miles west of thus town. Friday
morning after long and severe illness.
caused from sOftening of the brain.
She was born in Ireland, May 10, 1884,
aud was there married to Peter Pagan.
They afterwards came to this country
and he was killed by runaway horse
eighteen years ago, leaving her a
widow with six small children, and in
poor circumstances. Mrs. Pagan brave
" took up the burden of life and by
untiring zeal and skillful management
succeeded in acquiring a good deal OF
property, and had the satisfaction of
seeing all of her children grown to
manhood and womsnhood before she
died. Besides her children she leaves
two brothers and four sisters to mourn
her loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
Highest Of all in Leavenng PowerLates u S. Govt Repo
Re-! Bs,i9g
ABSOLUTELY PURE
PURE

engaged. Here the water ran into
the diggings in the winter, and holes
being drifted together, the cold COW
cred the walls with heavy coating of
ice where it kept as in an ice house.
and he could store his meat there as
10 more modern refrigerator, and as
Nick Ames had not come upon the
scene, it was perfectly safe. Having
sccumulsted funds. Mr.. Nathan sent to
Germany for his family, who came via
New Orleans, and he met them in
ST. Louis, where they spent the winter,
and came to the Hurricane about the
first of April, 1850.
But reyerting again to the doctors
as my eye catches the name of 'Dr.
Wainwright. My recollection is that
he was looked upon largely as fraud
as we'll as crank-the death of little
Willie Pepper being charged to i'm
proper treatment. Also that he folded
his tent like the Arab and as quietly
stole away" Dr.. Roswell Cowles
was practitioner in Lancaster about
"A and As, but the finding of the res
directed head of Robert B. Brewer in
his barn by John Pepper caused him to
feel a little sensitive, and he removed
TO Galena where lie died many years
ago. DR., j. X. Hickey also figured for
time as a Lancaste: practitioner in
the 40's. But there is many historian
of the early DAYS still in your midst
men much older than myself, but
whose minds and memories are still
clear. /. M. BARRIERS recollections of
Lancaster reach back over a period Of
fifty seven years A. G. Bonham,
Jerry and Wash. Garner, and others
who have reached the boundary line of
three score and ten, can look back to
their boyhoods' days in Grant countys
forests and prairies. Johnnie Ryan
first saw the light of day at Cassville,
but will not insinuate that he is grow
ing old. j. w. Seaton is a perfect
epitome of Grant county history since
the 40s and yields facile pen. l be-
lieve your "Old Settlers Association
has been permitted to die, for which
am sorry~not that would ever ex-
pect to meet with them again, as 2000
or more intervening miles would pre-
clude that, but L would take pleasure in
reading their proceedings, and photo
graphing in memory the many names
| would see mentioned. But confess
it has sent a SILVER through me TO read
letters aud papers from Wisconsin the
past winter, for our three week of
snow and mercury's touching zero once
was all the winter wanted in NINE
H. S. KEENE,
Seattle, Wash, March 2Stb, 1895.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

We offer One Hundred Dohrs Re-
ward for any case of catarrh tht can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh lure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Pros, To-
ledo, o.
We the undersigned, have kpwn +.
j. Cheney for the last Is years,and be-
lieve him perfectly honorabl in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST { TRUAX, Wholesae Drug
gists. Toledo, 0. WALDING, KINNAN &
MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists Toledo,
Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by al druggists.
Testimonials free
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
NEW ENGLAND.

The April number of the Ne9U Eng
tand Magazine contains a variety of
good things, among others two valuable
political papers on topics of vital inter
est. The number opens with Phillips
Brookss historical sermon on Trinity
Church, which now for the first time
reaches a wide audience. 1t is finely
illustrated with portraits of all the pas
tors of the church back to pre-reyolu-
tionary days, and with reproductions of
the magnificent stained windows of the
present ediiice, and sketches of the ex-
terror and interior. This is supple
mented by the description of Trinity.
written by II. II. Richardson, the great
American architect. Benjamin Kim
ball gives an account of the work of the
Boston Camera Club, which will attract
all interested in the development of
photography as an art The article is
admirably Illustrated with examples of
the best work OF the club. Raymond
H. Bridgman ably considers the obiec-
tions to Biennial Elections and Legis-
lative Sessions" and decides that the
requirements of modern social life de-
mand the maintenance of the Stdtu quo
Georgianna A Boutwell, shows now
much Americans owe to Silas Deane in
their struggle for iberty-a debt that
was not paid by his contemporaries,
and only tardily acknowledged in his
tory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
LADIES, HOME lorRNA1

MIR, Howell's latest novel. The
Coast of Bohemia, now running
through Tie Ladies home Journal.
was written in four different states.
MIR. Howells began the novel at his
fathers home IN Ohio last May; CON
tinued it in Boston in June; took it to
the mountains of New Hampshire dur
ing the summer aud worked st it;
brought It to New York and wrote q
number of chapters there in October;
took it back again to Ohio in Novem-
Der, and finally finished il in New York
last December And vet despite OF
these changes of places Of writing. the
novel turns out really 10 be the bright.
est piece of work that Howells has done
for long time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
pEMOREsr's

Not every body can have the chance
to visit Washington; but that is no
valid reason why everybody may not
become thoroughly familiar with the
points of interest at our National Capt.
tai. and with many things about il that
only a favored few could enjoy even by
a soiourn there. For example, the
Foreign Legations; how many out of
every hundred who visit Washington
know anything about them2 Yet you
may sit quietly at home, without incur
ring the fatigue ana expense of the
journey, and see them all, all tho mag
niticent rooms and portraits Of their
occupants, in Demorest 5 Family Mag
azue, the April number of which con-
tains q charming paper, superbly illus
trated. on The Foreign Legations at
Washington" If Won admire hand
some women, you will find portraits of
over q score of Society Leaders of Hi.
nois, which form a charming gallery.
The paper on The Hawaiian Islands
is timely. and is uniquely illustrated
with portraits of all the kings and queens
who have reigned over that island realm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
LIST OF PATENTS

Granted to Wisconsin inventors this
week. Reported by C.IA. Snow & Co,
solicitors of American and foreign
patents, Opp. U. S. Patent office Wash
ington. D. 9, w. A. Armstrong,
Milwaukee, Photographic camera; j. S.
& A. 5. Baker, Evansville, windmill;
E. d. Bangs. Milwaukee, metallic rail-
way-tie:J. H. Brown, Eau Claire, waive
connection for steam sswmill-feeds; Nv.
& II. & Butler. Kenosha Scraper ap-
paratus 5. &. Clark. StevenslPoint, IN
dieator for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -. F.
Doortield WATERFOWL, apparatus for
moistening and attempetating air F.
\. Gardner, Beloit, grinding 81 polish
ING wheel aud manufacturing same.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

MISS CoRNELIA Villas the eldest
daughter Of Senator Villas died very
suddenly at Madison, Monday after.
noon. The senator was somewhere in
Florida and 20 word reached him of
his daughters illness in time for him to
COME home before she died. Miss Villas
wss about twenty-five years old and
exceedingly popular wherever she was
known. and her sudden death strikes
home to the hearts of large CIRCLE OF
warm friends aud SADLY darkens a
happy home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

House. and be is also the author Of the
immigration bill which became a law
just before the close OF the last session
of Congress, and his appointment to
administer that law seems TO be sppro-
pirate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

THE democrats of Dubuque and keo'
kuk. Iowa. were treated to quite a sur
prise in their city election Monday, be-
inc Knocked out 10 both places with
the exception of few aldermen. and
in Dubuque j. f. Knight, democrat,
was elected CRY attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

ANEW county called Iron has been
made from the southern portion OF Ash
land county and a full set OF ofiicers
appointed by Gov. Peck. This makes
SO counties 10 Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

GEN F.. S. BRAGG. while disappointed
in not securing his old place of minister
10 Mexico, frst-class mission, has had
sis choice of four seeond-class missions
and has selected Brazil. The Mexican
mission is worth S17,500 per annum
and Brazil $4,000 The general is not
a man Of very expensive habits and can
manage to get along nicely for the next
four years on the latter salary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
"A Truly American Jonrnal.'

The Tribune announces that by &C,
tual count the bonaiide circulation Of
The New York Weekly Tribune, all
paid up subscriptions for one year, was
on January l6 last $4,000 copies per
week.
That is very great circulation, and
the Tribune IS justified in publishing
the amount as an interesting piece of
information. 1t is not necessary for
our neighbor to make affidavit TO the
fact Its simple statement is enough.
II the word of a newspaper as to such a
matter is not entitled to belief. its oath
also is worthless and carries no weight
with the public. The mere circup-
stance that the publisher Of a news
paper feels ii requisite 10 have some Of
his servants swear to the truth OF his
statements Of its circulation is CON
fession that the paper has the reputa-
ton of lying and everybody knows it
is as easy to lie under oath rs TO lie
without an oa'n' - '''"" no 0''
Se' PeoP'e 10 o,'''Ne n'S "oi"' "'s ,"o
same u'ilcul'S III -e''i'@ '''s'' - w
Heve his oath
Inc I'f'"He u Square hepuo''e"n
paper ana u owes rs Stea' s'eeess 70
thal TACT Never oeio'e ~ ''s His'o' =
according TO the gehet" 'tnl''esSioh -
the newspaper "otio' WIS : '''o'e p'os
porous man y 7 y 'He piose'i' '''i'',
ih7 people Noe" "!'e'' = '',,' = a"e
i Ihey want SlralR"' o0' hei,oo''''u
doctrine tleY 20 20 ~ pages = = 'io'
ashamed OF the Iai'n toa' Z u ~
II Is not parisa c ~ anu II y without
trace oil the hnmouE oil mug" Jumper
Most OF ITS poh'lcal pf'oelPios are 90
leetlonaoie 10 US uu' We n'''io' 'ue
courage with when ii oo'eh's 'heui'
anu most OF all we aPPiauo ''S us
tincuveiy American tone ana character
1t does not initiate the Mug"omp Jour.
nails IN taking briei from England ana
arguing against the American sue IN
oil international questions. Tue ~
7Hae i an American paper. edited by
an American N the American spirit.
d q "a, - a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
The Judicial Contest.

Judge Carter for County Judge and
Judge Newman for Associate Judge
carry the county. The former by $50
and the latter by $50
The following are the returns as far
as received. lin some leases only a
majority is given. no official returns
having been received.l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

c. q. Lightner & F. W. Fransws
Baraboo, Stop-motion for spoolin,
machines; O. c. Little, MeHasha, Pu
lev arm pattern; C.. w. & G.
Reicheri. Kennsn. log-draY; t. Sui
van. Janes'i'le. transplanter; j. Wr-
ing, milwaukee,, combined p pc wrea,
monkey wrench and flange-boldtr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
CHAs. j.. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROP R

InE vote throughout Michigan, though
light. shows that the state has gone
republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

I'm 1879 had an eruption appear on my left
leg and arm Sometimes it would ulcerate and
on account of it / was unable TO work a great
deal of the time. had seven doctors examine
and treat me without success. Some caledit pso-
raSis, some eczema, some salt rheum and one
knowing one called it prairie itch. All the doc
tors in the county had trial but none did me
particle of good. spent all my spare money
trying to get relief. Finally was persuaded to
try Hoods Sarsaparilla. After using one and
q half bottles saw the benefit. 1 have now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
HOODS
SarsaparilIa
CURES

1 received more benefit from three dollars
worth of Hoods Sarsaparilla Than from the
hundreds OF dollars paid for adv e and other
medicine. Any one suffering from skin trouble
will surely get relief in Hooa's Sarsaparilla.o
n. j. McCoUS. Kingsley, Iowa.
We Know This to BE True
We know Mr.. n J. McCoun: saw his leg
and arm before taking Hoods sarsaparilla and
know was terribly afflicted; now be is cured,
" T. H. BASks Druggist ID. A. oLrMASS,
" ]. P. GAsPAR, t"R- B. ELLIS.
e, c, BARUER, Kingsley Iowa
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner Pills.
assist digestion, cure headache. Try box.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
CHURCH MEMORIES OF 1873.

CHURCH MEMORIES OF 1873.
The Congregational church wa9r-
ganized in May. 1843. by j. l.. Stems.
The members were only seven: Jdge
Mills and wife, Mrs. Rebecca MillsEr.
Daniel McAuley and wife, Mr.. DEER
Ward and wife and Miss Mary Wac
Mr.. Stevens remained in ebaroebf
the little church holding meetings n
the building then known as the cqt
house, or in log cabin that stoodn
Bushnell Hollow where the first prar
meeting was held and the Sunny
school organized After the erectiopf
the school house in 1S43, this was I'd
for church services until the first chrh
was built which was completed I'D
consecrated in December in 1851. he
first regularly established minister as
Rev. X. Carver who remained nth
December, 1916. Rev. 0. LittLjhn
succeeded him. and remained unit the
beginning of Mr.. Eaton's past,ate
January, 1917.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
cENrrR l

In the April Centrrg the last of The
Letters of Two Brothers General and
Senator Sherman will be of striking
interest. since they gave an intimate
account of the relations between Gen
eral Grant and General Sherman after
the war, including the trouble between
President johnson and General Grant.
involving General Sherman. aud Grant 5
candidacy for the presideu
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06

cleveland Plalndealer: 1t asn't
really punster who introduced the
legislature a bill to cod-ify tn fish
laws.
The Sultan of Turkey is said have
300 wives the King OF Dabomr go.
the Shah of Percy 400. the Eng of
Siam 600, the King of Ashante, 5000
and the Emperor OF Morocco about
5000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-06
HoW's ThisI

Ripans Tabules pleasant laative.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-01-07
H1STOIRE
IN
FORE S I, L r.
MI.
La GUERBE
--Sujtc-
% o %
MI.
La GJERBE :
--Sujtc-

les abeii!es, CONNIE les mouckes,
CONNIE les insectes mais &c nest
point Ii le curieux de laifaire. On
m'avait dit, on j'avais III Quelque
part, que ces ~batraciens ont Ia facult6
de s'orienter je pris done mon gour-
mand ayec mes pinces. je LII pascal
at o une favour rose, il fenfermai
dams une bo1te, ie mis- lc tout dams
ma pcche, ct je ne rendis mon pri-
sonnier a Ia libertG quaprGs avoir
gagn6 a travers champs IN lieu
eloignG de plus de dix kilometres de
mes ruches.
Eft il revint?
tn as dcvint, Pierre. il revint.
J'avais calcu!6 Gull lui faudrait bien
une journ6e pour retrouver son che
min, 81 tant 6tait que son instinct put
lui servir de b0ussole. Le lendemain
dams ~Iapres-midi, je m'approche DIES
ruches. Mon gaillard Gtait a son
poste, reconnaissance a son bout de
favour rose. Sill deyait etre surpris
de Sc trouver costume 4 Ia facon DIES
moutons de Florian, ie ne ls lui al
pas demandG.
En- dept de ses Measurements ct
de SEES histories, lie perc Josu6 he
parvint jamais a convaincre nos
paysans de l'utilitG dies taupes. dies
crapauds ct de bicn d'autres bGtes
injustement persGcutees. Les prGiu-
ges Sc leguent de pere en- fills, ct celia
de temps imm6morial. Faire na1trc
une crreur, c'est l'attairc dun instant
Ia detrulrc, I'm steele ny suffit pas.
Les chooses allerent ainsi encore
pendant plus dune aimee, puts lc
moment vint OH il fallut prcndre un
parti en- ce< qui me concernalt. JaI-
lais ayoir dix-sept ans. VI. Spit
dGclarait volontiers quill n'avait plus
grand'chose a m'applendre il en-
revcnait i une id6e Gull await dGIa
exprim6e il conseillait Il mon pero
de ne pas attendre cue %j'eusse vingt
ais pour m'enyoyer a Strasboure
terminer mon education.
.Je metals plus a l'epoque Oh Il
seule perspective dun exil au college
de Saint-DiG m'empGchait de dcrmir
S~trasbonrg m'apparaissait CONNIE une
terre promise; mon c0nr sautait 4 l.
senIe rens6e d'entreprendre Ievoyage
Mon p8re htsitait pourtant nor
pas que IL d6pense fit au-dessus dee
resources de son modesto budget
mais Il Gtait habituG Il, me tenir dt
pres. ct StrasDourg Gtait lCin. Ma
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