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The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26

boy, with long hair, who always wore
black velvet knickerbocker suits, and
who was much in love with his aunt,
Mrs. Coleman Drayton. The lad
would stand for hours beside her
chair. and one Of the most bcautir'l!
portraits in the Astor collection rep
rcsents the two together. Waldorf
.\stor seems destined to hare q unique
career.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
4 Favorable Report.

Wae}ii!lyton. Dee. l9.-SenatT
Pusco mad" d laynrablc report today
on the bill extending the provisions
Of the act of August 23, last, to All
abandoned military rcseryations that
were placed under he control OF the
secretary Of the interior prior to
1854. 'rhc effect OF the proposed leg
islat ion will hc to throw open to set
tlcincnt thc lands Of all Che Old mili-
1nry reservations not new occupied Dv
the government.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
Hickory Jim Follows His Master.

A few weeks ago the REPUBLICAN
told or the death Of old man Davis,
and Of the career, in Montana and III
the cast. Of Davis and his wonderful.
old horse, "IIickury jim. 'aIlis4in tie
New York World, comes news uf the
death Of the old horse, who did not
long survive his master. The World
says:
Hickory Jim, probably the oldest
thoroughbred race horse in the world.
is dead. The World told Nov. % OF
the death Of Davis. a lonely old west
crn tltrfman, the owner or Hickory
Jim, and Of how the old nlan and the
old horse Travelled together for so
many years that Davis became known
from Shccpslcnd Bay to san Francis
co rs :IIickory Jim" Davis.
After Davis death. Mrs. Flora Il.
Fletcher a niece Of the old turfnlnl,
who settled up the estate. gave lick
orv jim 40 Dcdcriclz liaasc. Il feed
dealer at Van S,ic!llcu station. On
Friday last the old horse wus led out
to exercise by his owner: when he
suddenly jumped up as il frightened,
and fell in a hcap--dcad.
1t may have been old age, for Jim
was 50 old 1hnt the oldest turf guides
way back in the seventies, mark nm
Gagged" but those who knc"S the AT
fcctionatc relationship existing be-
tween Jim and his old master arc
convinced that thc old Icllo" dlcd o.
! a broken l.eart
Jim and Davis were inscpamb'c 10
! over wcNjv years. DUrlng Una
: time they met Indians and Mexican
: and cowboys: they Travelled to5tli!"
T. over every state and territory DC
tween the Canadian line and the Ri
Grandc: lhcv We:it from race trac'
to race track in 1ilc east, nftea 0cctl
pyiny the same Stall.
u "Jim and Davis used to sit talkll
to each ether for hours at " time.
said .l.on9rc!luW Adams. a "cstcI
trainer who iitc.v both Of them vel
: .,Dayi> used to tell i'm where he ";
coin and what lie was "-:90in to d
and Old Jim he used to cock his c,
=. and lis,c! like Il judge on benc
70,
J.. Then nl~uyS understood 2a@!? other:
auy Of 'cnl had to 20 without tht
~ supper t wasn't inl. ! saw jim
week after EaSi, died, II! If ever
: horse locked broken hc@Ej el ~ u"
Of life it was u!< ,jihi.
III. -a.-z-. -
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
WAS SHE HIS WIFE?
Now Phase in the Settlement OF Davis
Millions.


Boston telegram: a new phase in
the settlement OF the estate OF the
late Andrew J. Davis, Of Montana,
was developed when at the hearing
in the Suffolk county probate court,
before Judge Mc!Nin}, 4 petition was
presented iu behalf uf Mrs. ]!u'dail
Smell, who claims to be the widow.
The claim That there IS a widow is
denied by Administrators X, Nj.
Morse and Judge Wells. Mrs. Smell,
who is q resident Of Kern county,
CAL, states that her children arc
Mrs. Jesse Morrow, OF Fresno county,
and Mrs, Ezekiel Calhoun, Of san
Francisco. They are represented by
.Alya e. Snow, district attorncy-elec
OF Fresno Cal The petition pre-
scntcd objects to the Appointment OF
administrators asked for by the other
petitioners. on the ground that -Mrs
Smell and her daughters are Icga
heirs Of the deceased and only re
Gently obtained knowledge of tl1t
PROCEEDINGS for administration going
on in this court. The estate involves
over 81 coo. 600. On account n1 tn
proceedings in Montana affecting th'
case, the hearing was continued 1'If
til Feb o.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
l.Ot&bf y Owes.

Rufus Thompson came in from
I!ighticd Monday night, says the
Yellowstone journal. Nr. Thompson
saws the wolves are Increasing at 4
tremendous rate ard destroying even
crown cattle. In q recent trip to
the Mu51clslclI he SAW a band OF -
large cray wolves. and the. were de-
vouring q couple Of bcovcs they hati
pulled down and appeared quite fear
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
iIershfield Settles.

Aaron IIcrshticld, the Helena
banker, made famous by the recent
trial at Fargo, where his wife and
all Of his relations figured in tho
case, has made d settlement with MS
wife which will eventually give hin
his freedom. 1t is understood he !:
to pay her s3l 900, and she is to droI
all further claims against him. Jlf
payment Of the money carries viii
it the provision that all expenses in
CURED BY Mrs. iIersltield during tn
trial are to be borne by her. 1t i
expected that Judge Mcconnell "i'
now grant the divorce separating tn
two. Mrs. lIcrshticld's original ciaIl
against the banker was $4,000.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
Entering OF the Ne!!;n,e.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.-Iilc sccrc-
1ary Of the interior has approved the
clear lists Of lanG, as :; ba>i, ful, lAnA
na1cuts to the Northern Pacific rail-
road. embracing 0l,-ti-l acres Within
the Cu,ur d .tlcnc and Lewiston land
districts OF Idaho.
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The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
Istor VIII &C, Eighty Million Dollars.

1t is now definitely settled thai
Waldorf hStor. son and heir Of the
Euo]ish branch Of the family. will
oct the $50. GOO, 900 Of New York real
estate on which his father is taxed.
The property will be made over to
the boy by u deed Of gift instead OF
through tcstamcntary bcluc5t. This
fact has been made known by tic
faniv's recent transactions in the
rcaty market.
Master Waldorf Is an utter stranger
ia New York. He is now living at
C1jyc(cn. in England, and is being
educated under the supervision oi
private tutors, it being his fathers
intention to send him TO Oxford. THO
Young ciap-hc is still in his earl,
! tccns--will be the greatest LANDED
PROPRIETOR in the history OF Ncv
York. but he has lived in his natiy'
city but two years; during his life. Ii
all appcarancc Nc will never hnn'
mach OF the metropolis, except tina
his enormous income proceeds frol
il. Master Waldorf is remembers
| in New York as a very swcct-face
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26
HD: SOLD iSTO Sl.A' Eii1.
Ard is f;cing i;roish: [ p 10 &c Cine! o.
the Ch;,ck!rStct! Indians.

And is Eeing i,roush: u 10 &c Ghie! OF
the Chickcstct! Indians
Victoria, 3. G.. Dec. 2O.-~Al ouE-
is}l inlet. on the west coast OF YAM
couyur island. between l>yuquit and
Cape Scott. Arthur l!cllinger, =
ycar-old white boy, is held rs d cap
tive, His owner and master is thicf
'Cit]n1,sp. Of the Chuck lcSctt tribe,
who purchased tho lad Il few week
AFRO for 500 cash. and Who expects TO
rear the yOungSter, lncuca)lll4 INC
traditions Of the tribe: 50 that lie
may become the head and founder Of
- new and strong Chuck!csctt nation.
The lad was seen by L number OF
sealing captains, "llo went 70 We
west coast to sign Indian hunters,
and who found the boy tattootd,
DnintcG and garbcd in the costume
OF a Young brave, and cnthroncd II
tl,c chiefs house at OukiISn. Chic
Til!OuSc explained llat MS t!l'c "'
fast becoming extinct, and that i
would be the boys great mission Il
avert this fate. lie would, the IN
dian promised, be well cared for 2n'
allowed to want for nothing. lie Hit'
been brought into the tribe, bUl 40
to toll. Already 20 "ivc, ilad bee
selected for him. the number allo"c
, to the greatest chiefs.
The boy told the captain 1i'"1 IL
= had been sold by a lnHn, claiming |
he lis father. bat he il believed t
have been kidnapped FROM Seattle
He saws his name is Arthur Hrll'I
Ger, lie is tcrrOr-strickcn anon
the Indians, who arc the lowest tEi
= OF uburigineS on the IaclHc cHaS
. The provincial police are taking st'l
to rescue tho lad.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-12-26

Snapper Garrison will never ride III
this cu1lntry again If he can carry oil
III. present plans successfully. Gar
.isou Eu; made up his mind to sail
for England in February and remain
there until the next racing season is
over. lie means to have a "res! lr
with English jockeys, to ascertain, il
nothing else. how Americans com
p.re with Eritishcr; in the saddle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30

years and has read many interesting pa
pers before the club and held various sub
sidiary offices in it, so that it was unneces-
sary and unlikely that she should change
her character sites or carriage because OF
her newborn distinction.
In private life Mrs. Helmuth is the wife
of DIR. William Tod Helmuth, one of the
most eminent homeopathic surgeons in the
world, and the mother of son of the same
name who bids fair to rank with his father
in the medical profession She has daugh-
ter also, who is the wife of Captain Edger-
ton of West Point. 1t hardly seems posi-
BILE that Mrs Helmuth should be the moth
er of grown children, for, though her hail
is somewhat gray, she is IA handsome WON
an of excellent taste and engaging manners
and looks SCI. rec past middle age, Yet she
has been married for 35 years,
Mrs. Helmuth has earned for herself con
siderable reputation as philanthropist
| She is a New Yorker by birth, but lived d
long time in St. Louis, where she was &
member of the sanitary commission for the
relief of the soldiers during the civil war
aN~ il largely responsible for the foundation
of the two great .Scc,,"aopathic hospitals Of
New York, the Hahnemann ana the Flower
The first meetings to arrange for building
both those institutions were held III Mrs
Helmuth's drawing room, and she is still
president of the woman's guild which sup
ports the Flower hospital, and which bought
the ground on which Governor Flower
erected the buildings.
DIR. Helmuth is "a very busy man. He is
dean of the Homeopathic Medical college in
New York and has "A very large practice
and would probably find himself overbur-
dened ii it were not for his wife's assist
ance. She posts his books and looks after
his bills and his bank account, thus reliev-
ing him of all worry about clerical matters,
and is quite well qualified to render him
valuable assistance in cases of professional
Lnnnrnnnnu
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30

A pretty Arabian story is told to this
effect: "A man was riding upon horse
of pure blood when he was met by his
enemy, who was also splendidly mounted.
One pursued the other, and he who gave
chase was distanced by the one who fled.
Despairing Of reaching him, the pursuer
IN anger shouted out
- Il ask, in the name of God, has your
horse ever worked on landH
"'He has worked ON the land for four
days
livery well, mine never has, and by
the beard of the prophet | am sure TO
catch you
Toward the close of the day the horse
that never labored was the victor, and, as
the rider Of the degraded horse sank under
the blows Of his enemy he said
"'There has been no blessing upon our
country since we have changed our cours-
ers into beasts Of burden and Of tillage.
Has not God made the OK for the pillow, the
camel to transport merchandise and the
horse alone for the racer There is moth
ing gained by changing the ways OF
God. "-Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. WInS.1r'S soothing SN rup has Daen us
ed by miiiinaS OF mothers for their children
while tc"ih. x. / disturbed At night and
broken pi I''r rest 10y - sick child suffering
and crying ~ith phin pi cutting teeth send at
once aHi gel a bottle nt Mrs Winslow's
Soothing =. q, ~ tor children trcthing. II will
relieve tar > ipr lathe sufferer Immediately.
Depend Hp 4' It, m 'thrr-, there j. no mistake
about II. u cures diarrHWa, regulates the
stomach hti bOwrl~, cures wind collie, soft.
ems the gVlHs AMI r''iuceI inflammation, and
gives tOn' sod = cr2N TO the whole system.
Mrs. WiuSlo"'S soothing syrup tor children
teething peasant to the taste and is the
prescription aud discovery Ot one OF the old.
est and bc7; ,riuhlr pin, Siciun- nnd nurses in
the United >.ate-. Price twenty five cents Il
Bottle. nn'd Nv all drus gistS throughout the
world H' -'ife and ask tor "MRS. WINsLOw'S
SOOTHING NfGGP"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30

PRUDENTE DE MoRAEs. a punctilious ex
treme was his republicanism carried that
he always refused to vote for the civil list
because it included the appropriation for the
maintenance of the imperial establishment
Senior de Moraes was president of the
convention which drew up the constitution
of the republic after the expulsion of the
emperor, and he had large influence in
shaping the provisions of that instrument
Elected to the senate of the first jngress
he was chosen president of that body also
and has since continued to preside over It's
deliberations 1t was signal mark of the
esteem of his fellow senators that he re
ceived their unanimous nomination for the
presidency of the republic.
There can be no doubt of his entire &C
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
DANA'S DOES 1T.
IDA A. PLACE
ADDISON COUNTY

ROBERT 5. PLACE. JUNE TERN, 1894.
To the Hon. county court next 10 be held
at Middlebury within and for the county of
Addisonlon the first Tuesday OF June. 1884:
Your petitioner, Ida A. Place, OF Bristol in
3lst day OF December. 1881. by the Rev l. w.
Coombs, IA minister OF the Gospel, duly
authorized TO solemnize marriages, she was
joined IN lawful wedlock to Robert s. Place
then a resident of SAID Bristol, but now res
ident OF south Farmingham. in the State of
Massachusetts.
I'll az ever since said marriage she has lived
In said Bristol and with the exception of
some intervals during which the said Robert
abandoned your petitioner she has lived
with him in aid Bristol as his lawful wife
" I'll November 30, 1891.
That upon said NoveD her 30, 1891, AT said
Bristol the said Robert, without cause, will
fully deserted your petitioner, and went into
the State of Massachusetts to reside, where he
now is.
That your petitioner has always performed
toward the said Robert all her marriage vows,
covenants and duties.
That OF said wedlock there are two child
rem, George Farnham Place, about nine
years of agt, And Cmud A. Place, seven
years OF age.
That sal Robert has always retained the
custody OF the said son George since said
desertion; and your petitioner has retained
the custody OF said son Claud.
Your petitioner therefore praYs that de
cree be granted her dissolving said marital
bonds. giving her the custody OF said son
Claud a. Place.
Your petitioner further prays that upon
lne ming Oh tnls incl III tne once OF tne
clerk of this court an order OF publication
may issue requiring said defendant, Robert
5. Place, to appear upon the 1irst day OF said
June term, 1894, OF this court, and to make
answer TO this libel and t. stand to and abide
the order and decree OF the court in the
premises
And il appearing that the said Robert S.
Place Is without this state, so that said petit
tlOn cannot be served upon him. ii is ordered
that he be summoned to appear and answer
the foregoing petition on the first day OF the
Middlcbury aforesaid on the first Tuesday of
June, 1894, within and tor the county OF Adj
olson and State OF Vermont, by the pub1ca-
tion of the substance of this petition together
with this order in the Middlebury REGISTER,
Il public newspaper published in said Mid
| dlebury, three weeks successfully, the last
OF which publications to be at least six weeks
prior 10 said term OF said court.
Dated ut Middebury, in the county OF Adj
olson this 9Th day OF March, 1894.
/ RUFUS WAINWRIGHT. Clerk.
! STEWART h WILLIS,
Atty's tor petitioner 10
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
she WOULD BE A POET.

II can never paint a picture"
So she said,
And she cut in twain the canvas
She had spread,
Put her paints and brushes by,
Had one little harmless cry,
Still she said, Resolved ami
Art to we'd"
$50 I'll write q wondrous poem
To the moon
When it shines in solemn splendor
AT nights noon.
Though paint not, | can write.
Now my poem I'll indite,"
And she rhymed the livelong night,
"Moon-rune-spoo
Bet she ne'er became poet
Her young head
Had sufficient sense to know it,
So che said,
"Since I've missed the muse of song,
And to art may not belong,
Would it then be very wrong
Jim TO wed2"
Now she makes her home a picture
Cunning arti
Lives tender poem daily,
Fame apart.
Better these than written rune,
Rhymed tremendously with spoon.
Poems of Loves honeymoon
OF the heart.
Detroit Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
WALTONS
VERMONT REGISTER
9th Editon.)
FOR 1894
ENLARGED and IMPROVED,
Is NOW READY.

This standard work OF nearly 500
pages is the Oldest and best known pub
LEGATION in Vermont. In it may be found a
railroad and township map Of Vermont and
Ne'c Hampshire; complete almanac and
dtdry for each month; a complete Bust
ness DIRECTORY of each city and town; the
Erecutire, Judicial and Legislature de-
partments of the United States and of
Vermont: the population in lSS0-90.
GOrernOr rote IN 1892, and the Grand
List for 1898, by towns and counties /;
complete lists of RdilrOddS, Newspapers.
National and SdringS Banks in the State /;
rates of Postage and Internal RereRue
lures; complete lists of Money order
Offices, Societies, dissertations and State
Institutions, and much other General
Information.
Sererdl neu features appear in this
edition, among which we call especial
attention to, LIST, an entire re-arrange-
ment of matter; I'd, Il chapter on the
History and GeOgrdphy OF Vermont by
Ed,cdrd COndHt, Principal of the State
Normal School at Randolph, and author
Of "COnant's Vermont, and "Ihe Grill
Government Of Vermont" by S, w, Lam
don, Principal Of the Burlington High
School I'd, a cOpiOus Mder, with cross
references, TO both the contents and adj
veTlisments.
No pains have been spared to make
the Register reliable book Of reference,
and mt the same time keep the price
within the reach of all.
Retail price, Imitation cloth cover, %
cents each.
Board cover 80 cents each.
The Register with be found on sale in
nearly all the towns, but if your Mer-
chants do not have it we will send you
one postpaid on receipt of the price
named above. A liberal discount to the
trade.
THE HOME PUBLISHING CO.,
f. w. j. HAWKINS, Manager.
Burlington, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
Clement X. Fuller Estate.
Notice OfPrOOf of VIII.

CTATE OF VERMONT, BE II remem
oDIsTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. bered, That al
session of the probate court holden at MID
dlebury, within and tor the district OF Add
son, ON the l4th day of March. A. d., ls'4.
Present: Hon. j. NJ. Slade, Judge.
Whereas "A certain instrument I'm writing
under SEAL purporting to be the last VIII ana
testament of Clement X Fuller, late OF shore
ham, in said District, deceased, having
been this day presented TO said Court tor Pro
bate, and duly filed in the Registers ONCE
Therefore, IL is ordered, that all persons IN
terested i'm the estate OF said deceased, be mott
fed to appear before said Court, at the Pro
bate Ohice in Middlebury, in said District, or
the 2d day of April, A. ID. 1884, AT 10 O'CLOCK
n. M. by publication OF this order,three weeks
successfully previous thereto in the Middie
bury Register, newspaper printed al MID
dlebury, to show cause, II any they may have
why said instrument i'm writing should not b'
proved and allowed as the last Will ana tesla
ment OF the said deceased.
By order OF court
IL Attest, JAMES NJ. sLADE:
Judge OF Probate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
Levee and boulevard Combined.

Stockton, Cal, in order to place itself ont
of the reach of high water, proposes to build
great boulevard to extend half way
around the city on the east and north and
to have on the side away from the city ca
pacious canal, which, it is thought, will
carry away all the surplus water which
comes from the mountains in the food sea
son. The boulevard will answer the double
purpose of levee and boulevard.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
Origin of the Name Kearsarge.

The etymOldgist deals blow to senti-
ment by showing that the mountain from
which the Kearsarge took her name was
originally known as Hezekiah Sargent s
mountain, from which the slovenly speech
of the natives evolved Kiah Sarge, then
Kearsarge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30

had been an ardent
and consistent re
publican even in
the days of Dom
Pedro. Prudente
de Moraes, the
president elect
was a member OF
the lower house OF
the imperial par
Lament of 1875
having been elect.
ed as an avowed
republican after
serving a term as
governor of his ma
tive state of Sac
Paulo, and to such
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
Estate of James Brown.
Commissioners Notice.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Pprbate Court tor the district of Adj
Olson, commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands OF all
persons against the estate OF James Brown,
late OF Middlehury in said district, deceased,
and all claims exhibited I'm Offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet for the
purposes aforesaid, AT the probate Office IN
said Middlebury ON the 18th day of April and
18th day of September next, from one O'Clock
p. m. until four O'Clock, p, M, each OF said
OF March, A. D. 1884. is the time limited by
said court for said creditors to present then
A. d. 1891
IL WIN. X. REAELE, No"i %
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
NEW PRESIDENT OF SORosls.

Mrs. Helmuth Now Leads New York's Fa.
nous WOman's Club.
1t is no small honor to be elected to the
presidency of the greatest woman's club in
the world, and Mrs. amy l. Helmuth, the
new president of Sorosis, approaching that
fact, wears her distinction with consistent
but affable and becoming dignity. 1t must
be said, however that dignified affability
is no recent requirement for Mrs. Helmuth
She has been a member of Sorosis for Is
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
PlEXoTO's SUCCESSOR.

Brazil's New President Has Long Been an
Ardent Republican.
Brazil's first popular election of a presi.
dent resulted in the choice Of a man who
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
RHHS1 CURES ScRoFULA EVEN
E&dS6 IN ITS WORST FORMS.

7 HAD scRo*ULA in 1884, and cleansed my
system Entirely from it by taking seven
toms since. c. w. WILcov
Spartanburg, 5. c.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30
RsEsEsE HAS CURED HUNDREDS OF
SAS&6 CASES OF SKIN CANCER.

Treati.c on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
Tree. SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30

Superintendent Byrnes sat in his office
and was just lighting cigar when his
most trusted sergeant entered with dis
patch that had just been received from the
Tenth precinct, acquainting him with the
fact that woman, name unknown, resi-
secured possession of an ounce of arsenic
for purposes unknownl
Briefly the dispatch recounted the facts.
without, of course, referring to the agony
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-30

Emily's mother was not quick enough
10 catch me, for fell back in dead faint
Within an hour had revived, and weak
as thought had been had found strength
to rise dress myself and go to the old
store, where, two steps at jump, climb
ed the five flights of stairs that led to the
janitors apartments.
There | saw the woman and regained
possession of the package with feelings of
infinite relief.
She had not opened it!-Joseph Simp
son in London Tit Bits.