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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-01-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

pleasant caller Monday.
Sheriff w. A. Lashlee went to
Big Sandy yesterday on business.
Mr. A. G. Shelton, of Pavatte
Landing, called in to see us Mon
day
Clerk and Master ID. q. Hudson
spent Monday at Wayerly on bust
ness.
Messrs. d. G. Hudson and w.
Z. Morris went to Nashville this
morning.
Mrs Ella Jones and children, of
Dresden, are visiting relatives at
this place.
Mr. V. f. Morris, cf Big Sandy,
is spending several days with Cam
den relatives.
Mr.. M. F. Rushing, Of Anna, ILL.,,
isvisiting among his many relatives
in this county.
Messrs. Claud Hudson and w. e.
Mccullough attended a bali at Hol-
low Rock last night.
Messrs. j. ID. McAuley, w. I.
Farmer and G. 4. Brecheen went to
Huntingdon Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Blackwood,
of Fulton, came in Sunday to visit
relatives in this county.
Mrs. G. w. Arnold and little
daughter, Miss Sallie, are visiting
relatives at Brownsville.
Constable J. S. Haley rearrested
| Charley Dudly, colored, Wednes-
day for forfeiture on bond.
After an extended visit among
friends Miss Maude Grim left Tues
day for her home at Nashville.
Miss Stella McCann, who was the
guest of Miss Sadie Rushing last
week, left for her home at Box Fri
day.
I Mr.. B. 7. Hatley, of Huntington,
visited relatives at this place the
first Of the week, returning home
Tuesday
Born, south Of Camden, last Sun
day, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Jordan,
a son. Both mother and child are
doing well.
w. M. Wood, esq, Of Holladay,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. I. j
Dodd during the sessions Of quar-
terly court.
Miss Cora McElyea, of Plant, who
has been visiting her cousin, Mr.. f.
u. McElyea and family, left for hel
home last Friday.
Rev. T. T. Cason, pastor, viii
conduct devotional services at the
Methodist church Sunday evening
Everybody is cordially invited.
Judge L. 3. Davis was taken sud
denly i'll Tuesday, but his many
friends hope that it is nothing seri
GUS, and that he will soon be ou
again
Prayer services will be held a
the Presbyterian church this even
ing under the auspices Of the Chris
tian Endeavor. All are invited t,
attend.
Rev. Ramsey Duncan, of Hunt
ingdon, delivered two excellent ser
mons at the Presbyterian church t,
attentive audiences Sunday fore
noon and evening.
Mrs, James Jeffreys and little son
! Master Lowell, left last Sunday I,
join Senator Jeffreys at Nashville
where they will remain through til,
present session Of the assembly.
Marion Norman, colored, VIII,
was indicted at the last term ofcour
} for fourishing his pistol at church
was captured by Sheriff w. A
| Lashlee Tuesday evening and lodg
ed in Jail.
David D. Rushing was again car
ried to Huntingdon by Deputy Mar
shall w. G. Kirk last Tuesday, whel
he was bound over to federal court
Messrs. J. E. Totty, jr, and J. W
, Arnold went as witnesses.
Mr.. Gus Totty, who has been EN-
ployed in the mercantile busines
for some time at Mound, La, re
turned home last Monday, the frr
with which he was employed hay
ing discontinued business.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-01-11
Sc. louis & Tennessee RiVsE
PACKET COMPANY
tCITY OF SHEFFIEED.
gTleA AfFRs.3 CITY OF PADUCAH
tCITX OF SAVANNAH

ONE Of these elegant steamers leave ol Louis
4 , eyerV "Wednesday and saturday i0r aii p0lnE
on the Mississippi River to Cairo, ono tlfef e
paducah. and tennessee River to Florencey TAR
ing freight and passengers for all points on tht
Ohio to Pittsburgh, snd on the Cumberland tt
Nashville. Through bills OF lading, prompt sery
JOIN e. MAsSEN GALE,
Traffic Manager,
Whagfhoat foot Of Olive street. ST. LOUIS
One 81 these steamers arrive az Johnson
vile every Tuesday and Friday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
angles.
Poor Napoleoni

Fhe antiquity of modern inventions
has often been the subject Of remark
by way OF commentary upon the old
saying tina. there is nothing new UNDER
the sun" An extreme case is reported
by the London News. A peripatetie
exhibitor of the monograph in Hol-
land seems determined to distance all
competitors. He was exhibiting the
machine In the streets of Utrecht and,
number of customers were listeningI
to selection of tunes. Suddenly the
music ceased and there was pause.l
Then in loud, clear tone was heard
the one word: "Halt!' "What Isl
that?" asked one of the listeners.
THAT" was the reply, us the voice of
Napoleon Bonaparte giving an order att
the battle of Waterloo"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
PLENTY OF WILD FRUITA)
Nature Has Been Very Generous
This Year.
The Abundance of Berries and Nuts, It Il
t6aid, Presages Severe Cold and
Lots of Snow tho Com
Ing Winter.

If there is anything in the old belief
that q season Of abundant wild fruits,
and especially nuts, presages a cold
and snowy winter, we may expect Sc
we're weather five, six and seven months
hence, says the New York Sun. All
the wild fruits hereabouts have been
unusually abundant, and there is prom
Use of an equally abundant nut crop.
The fruit season opened with plenty OF
wild Strawberries. If the cultivated
strawberry could retain, along with its
large size, the sugary sweetness and
juicy tenderness of the wild berry it
would be vastly more popular even
than now, and the sin of strawberry
short cake would be seldom committed.
just after the Strawberries came the
wild blaclscap raspberries, abundant
and excellent. They were greedily
eaten by birds and boys and like wild
creatures. Blackberries are still ripen-
ing, because their season is longer than
that of most other wild fruits. In the
immediate suburbs they are abundant.
but smaller than usual, though farther
north they are both plentiful and
luscious. They are extremely sweet
this year in spite of the plentiful rain,
which is sometimes supposed to in
crease the size of such fruits at the exc
pense of the flavor. The berries that
grow in the shade of the woodlands
seem to reach the highest perfection.
Wild cherries are abundant, and ripen-
ing in good season. They seem to be
favorite fruit with the birds, and the
output of that delectable and beautiful
cordial, cherry bounce, is greatly cur
tailed by reason of the fact that the
birds seize each separate cherry as it,
ripens on the bunch. Wild apple trees
in fields and woodlands, where they
have sprung up as volunteers and have
never been grated, are ''roping" with
fruit, as is the picturesque country
| phrase. They have pleasant wild
tang, often i'll keeping with their out
lawry, but they make excellent apple
sauce. Cooking seems to rob them of
certain gripping quality, but does not
destroy their wild flavor.
The nuts promise well, and upon
these the weather indication is sup
posed especially to hang, An abund-
ant nut crop is held to indicate provi-
dental care against snow and cold, for
the needs of squirrels and other wild
creatures that lay in winter stores. The
nuts are full of delightful suggestions
to country-bred men whose memories
are still supple. The hickory nut
seems to be full size now, and they
CLEAN pleasantly among the leaves,
Their pungent odor is a lively spur to
memory. The chestnuts, which seem
| only Yesterday to have lost their tas-
sells, are showing abundant small ten
der furs. They were hoary with prom
Use in the blossom stage, but the trees
never lived up to the early Indications.
Walnuts swing high in air, their twin
green spheres thiclzly dotting the
rather thin foliage of the great trees.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
srovEPIPE AND ELBOWS.

An Important Feature In the Business OF
10000 Dealers In Stoves In This Country.
IS Tin and sheet iron workers dealing
in stoves usually make their own stove
pipe, while the bulk of the product~sf
stovepipe manufaeturers-.is sold to
dealers in stoves, hardware and house
furnishing goods. Most stovepipe is
made by hand. There are various
patents relating to the manner of join
ing the seam, and pipes are made that
can be shipped nestled, the seams to be
joined at the point of destination,
thereby saving freight charges, says
the New York Sun.
Stovepipe is sold in joints, two feet
in length, and in various diameters, In
anthracite regions the pipe averages
five or six inches in diameter, but in
soft coal regions it is mostly seven or
eight inches in diameter. Stovepipe is,
much cheaper than itused to be. Such
pipe as formerly sold at retail at TWEEN
five cents joint, can now be bought
at fifteen cents or less. There are In
the United States about forty thou
sand dealers of one kind or another
who sell stoves, and the annual con-
SulApIiou u StOSePlpe III tnlS country
amounts to millions of joints. Stove
pipe manufacturers begin making pipe,
for the winter trade about the middle
of summer, and. jobbers begin placing
their orders about the same time. The
distribution to dealers is active through
August and September, and it continues
until the end of winter.
While many stove dealers having tin,
smiths plants make their own pipe,
very few now manufacture elbows,
which they can buy cheaper from the
manufacturer. There are numerous
patents on elbows. There are elbows
that are made all in one piece, and 9TH
ers are made in sections. There is more
machine work in the manufacture of
| elbows than in the manufacture of pipe.I
The oldfashioned right-angled elbow Of
two pieces is still made by hand, but its
sale is limited; and most elbows are Of
the modern kind, with three, four or
| five sections. There are adjustable ell
bows, made with movable joint, which
can be adjusted to any angle or to two.
| angles
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
The Catalogs--.A

of the Cresco Normal and Bus
mess Institute for 1866 are
now ready. Send to the prin-
cipal, M. o. PERRY, Cresco,
Ia, and get one and learn
from that why You should at
tend the Cresco Normal the
coming fall.
Fall Term of eight weeks begins
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1895.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04

The first law that ever God gave
to man was a law of obedience; it was
n commandment pure and simple,
wherein man had nothing to inquire
after or to dispute, for as much as to
obey is the proper office Of rational
soul acknowledging heavenly SUI
perior and benefactor.-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
Are You Sick2

If SO go to the Lansing. Iowa, Santa
rum and get help. Turkish baths
are given and are good for Pain,
Nervous, Stomach and Kidney troub-
les, Piles, Back-ache and all chronic
diseases. Deafness and Catarrh sue
cessfully treated. Artesian Mineral
water used in bath rooms. Write to
DR.. Davis. 46tf
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
Her REQUEST.

she-I don't believe you love me at
all.
He-Why, Ethel, I'd die for you!
She (petulantly)-Th easy enough
to say. Why don'tyou go and prove t2
--Harper's Bazar. .--s5.---. 3
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
You and each of you are hereby notified to
county, Iowa. on the 2lst day of October A. d,
1895, at 80 O'clock p. M, to attend the probate
OF an instrument purporting 10 be the last viii
and Testament of Gertrude A. Huul
late OF Howard County, Iowa, de-
ceased, at which time and place You Will
appear and show cause, il any. why said
Will should not be admitted to probate
In testimony Whereof have hereunto sub.
scribed my name and affixed the seal of said
Office, this Goth day OF September 1895.
s. s. CULVER,
1ta Clerk Of Dist. Court,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
Atlanta Exposition.

Round trip tickets $44 05, on sale
Sept. 10th to Dec. 31st. Good to re.
turn until Jany 18th. 1896.
Ut NJ. j. WHITE, agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
Qualification.

Jones-Have you heard that Smith IS
trying to get a separation from his
wife?
Brownie; on what grounds2
Jones-Cruelty. He says that she
eats biscuits in bed.-San Francisco
Call.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-26

year, ole woman, an dar's muffin II hurt
We in our own yawd."
Aunt Chloe eyed her liege with lily
disguised contempt fully a minute, but
this did not disturb her husband in the
least. He smoked away, and she was
obliged to get the dishpan herself.
Uncle Eben laughed softly to himself
at the way she slammed things while
putting the cabin to rights for the
night. At last Chloe said:
Use er goin' ter bald, l is, an / wants
We ter dump dat COIN cob, and put out
de light" then she proceeded to reduce
her linlly wool to braided subsection,
and to envelop her rotund form in a
voluminous nightgown. Having done
this, she climbed ponderously into bed,
totally forgetting her husbands invari-
able habit of looking under it before
laying his diminutive form in the
rather restricted space reserved for him.
This time he got down on his hands
and knees more stifiy and laboriously
than usual. Instantly Aunt Chloe was
bolt upright in bed, each ridiculous
little braid b-istlins i 2, different IL
rection around aer fat plac:- lace.
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dc baid,'' he added, with a knowing
wink. Il seed de hull performance
frew de windah."
go way, ye fool niggah." Aunt Chloe
laughed good naturally, 81 doan' keer.
It's gyarment no gem'man need be
shamed Nv. I'm glad yer pleased if ye
did go spyin' roun'. An 1 kin say Use
powful takin wifi dis cheer. He, he, fits
mos as good as de dressin' sack, an
Miss Mays dun saint er punkin pie, SO 1
won't hev tir use de coat ter clar my
skyerts Nv liahin'."
In the pleasure and excitement of the
exchange of presents Uncle Eben came
near forgetting the few chickens and
old "gobblers" brisk holiday had left,
and the fact that they must be fed only
occurred to him when Aunt Chloe had
gone down cellar intent upon the
stuffed pickles and rich preserves she
had prepared months ago for this day.
1t was not cold, and the old darby,
proud of his new possession, sailed out
to the poultry yard arrayed in its vivid
splendor. In his pride and vanity at
the elegance of his appearance, he un-
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"Eben, Use dun raidy ter hole dat fool
boahd up now
"Wal, hole it up den, an stop chucklin
like an ole hen. 1 KANT druy de nails
in fur yer conducshins. [ bleeb yer
gwine plum 'stracted. 1 want yer ter
onerstan', Use frew wifi de choahs, an
when I get dis boahd up Use gwine
inter de house, an Use gwine ter sot
dar all ebenin.''
81 doan' keer eff var sot by de fan
twill de crack of doom. (Wondah how
I'm gwinter get dat dressin sack frum
undah de baid.)"
Uncle Eben kept his word, only leav-
ing his favorite corner long enough to
eat supper. All through the cooking
of the meal, and while washing the
"stun cheeny' dishes (as she called
them) Aunt Chloe was trying to invent
some excuse to get her dusky mate out
OF the house, but Uncle Eben sat before
the fire and smoked his pipe in a silence
and content that was particularly eXas-
perating to his wife. On her way to
the door to empty the dishwater she
looked over her shoulder and said:
"Eben, has ye fed de fowls?'
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fortunately forgot that the color of his
coat was the one that male turkeys
totally disapprove of.
Instantly there was whir OF many
outstretched wings, and every gobbler
of the lot was upon him.
The ground was slippery, and Uncle
Eben very stiff in the joints, so ofcourse
the old man went down at the first on
slaught.
Aunt Chloe, recalled from the gleeful
contemplation of her goodly stores by
a series of yells and wild imprecations,
hurried to the scene of discord.
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that the turkeys were driven away, and
Uncle Eben rescued from his perilous
predicament. "Hain't ye got no sense.
ole man? Doan' We know dat turkeys
KANT bar de sight OBJ red colors?"
Aunt Chloe had led Uncle Eben to the
house and was brushing the snow and
dirt off his back.
Use gotmoah sense dan foolwoman
dat'll mex merbillion coat fur a gem
man OATS got ter tend turkeys for lib
in"-Chicago Saturday Evening. Her
aid.
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(Wonder if dat robe am stickin' out
frrm undah my dress any whar.
'.It am freezin' now, shuah huff, but
Use dun gittin' ready fur de thaw."
Wal. go long an git de Ratchet. Eli
be out dar in minnit.'
'.Doan' We see Use got de Ratchet in
my han'?"
''Well, sposin' you hab! Ikaint spite
dis heel fur no snow drippins dat II not
cum twill Janiwary. Jes' shet dat
cole doar, an wait twill ] takes few
noah stitches. Wat fur you comm in
side? Stay out on de poach dar,
will ye."
whats de mattah wifi you, Chloe?
Does We want me ter freeze ter deff?"
Oars no fab heah, an wants you to
do persactly what yer told"
EUR Gawd sake, woman, Use sprised
at yer heahtless conduction ub late.
You's er gittin sassier an harder ter git
er long wifi cherry day"
"Got him outen doahs an de doar
shet any way, he, he, I'll jes hebe dis
gyarment unner de bald"
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~ dun tole We got dun wifi de choahs,

Il dun tole We got dun vii de choahs,
Chloe resuming his lazy putting.
Chloe opened the door, placing the
dish pan on bench while she did so.
picked the pan up again, and in her
disgust flung both pan and contents
far out in the yard.
Now was her chance. She controlled
an inward chuckle and exclaimed:
EUR de lam sake, Eben, if didn'
flung the dishpan out. It's powerful
dark an Use 'fraid ter get it. Yell hev
ter go an pick itup, ole man."
"Chloe. yer gettin' noah an moan
awkward every day. Ye know us well
as yer bawn dat Use too stiff wifi de
rhumatiz ter go prolin' round in de
dark fur an old dish pan. I'll jes hole
de lamp an ye kin dun get de pan yer
self"
"Eben, ye kin be mos powful agger-
vatin sumtimes. Oars no commoda-
ton erbout We. A man dat'l SEN his
wife out in de dark when he knows she's
scarf ter def Nv hoodoos is no GEM
man."
Oars no hoodoo kin work dis time a
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"Ebenll What yer aoin'!!"

"Eben What yer doin'!!"
"Why, lookin' undah de bald, Nv
cease"
What yer want ter gopol:iu yer neb
an peerin undab dc bald FUR? Freak
in yer jints, an groanin' like perscst.
Oars muffin tlar''
Eyes. but dar am. Chloe-da's a red
passed. o. .sumiin'. an Use er gwine ter
git der broom han'le an rake it out
eye fool niggah! yore not er gwine
ter do no sech fng! Dat am no passel.
It's ony ole punkin' dat Miss May guy
me fur de Chrismus dinnah. dun
rolled it op in red flannel ter keep it
frum freezin'. Never could hev 'sprise
fur ye-Yore allis snoopin' roun'. Git
up often your hunkers an cum ter bald,
(spec dat man II make sneakin' liah
outen me before he gifts dat coat on his
back.)"
Uncle Eben grumblingly obeyed, and
silence soon reigned in the cabin,
broken only by Aunt Chloe's shores
and Eben's more feeble accompani-
ment.
The next day was busy one for both
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THE DEREAT. .

husband and wife. Uncle Eben drove
thrifty trade all day in his poultry
yard, and Aunt Chloe was busy indoors
with the preparation of a feast the good
old darkies only allowed themselves once
a year.
Chloe had with great difficulty fshed
the dressing gown out from under the
bed and finished it early in the morn
ing, making sure of its hiding place this
time.
True to expectation the basket from
Miss May" arrived Christmas eve, and
beside the good things promised con-
tanned many useful things to gladden.
the childish hearts of Uncle Eben and
Aunt Chloe.
"Chloe, Use mos tickled to defwif dis
dressin' gown
He was hobbling up and down the
cabin, Christmas morning, arrayed in
all its gorgeous splendor, while his wife
(enthroned in big rocking chair, that
Uncle Eben had with much putting and
painting just carried in from its conceal
ment in the barn) beamed her approval.
L knowed dat war no punkin' undah
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Lam massy, what'll 1 do? I'll jes sot
down on it keerful like, an spread my
slyurts out dat way; he'll nevah see
what I'm sottin' on. he, he; yes, Use
got my l12ittin' n my aprun pocket.
Eben'll dE.l Yes bin lznittin T. nouns.
Chloe, cum our neah, End nolp ne
put dis boahd up so de snow drippins Ii
run inter de rain bar'l."
Snow drippins? What's de mattah
wifye? Doan' We know it am freezing?
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A PLAIN HINT.
A Time of Peace and Good win

Time OF feace ana Uoou WI
In the mind of Christendom the
Christmas season has for centuries been
set apart as time of peace and good
will among men. To the religious
feeling originally prompting this dis
tinction has been added sentiment
cultivated by the social customs and
usages of the people of all Christian
lands. 1t is the time of gift-making, of
reconciliations, of reunions, of the
overcoming of resentments, and the
burying of feuds and enmities. 1t is
the season when men try harder than
at any other time to cultivate the spirit
of happiness and peace. 1t is because
of this effort, because of this prevalent
feeling that the Christmas season is
generally associated with what is
tenderest, sweetest and hottest in
human life, that it is so pleasant always
in anticipation and so delightful in
recollection. Who can doubt that each
recurring Christmastide does leave
the whole world positively better than
it found it gentler, llindlier spirit
among men, more love, more sympathy,
all the world somewhat further along
towards the day when war shall be no
more and the peace of God shall reign
throughout the earth? = Christian
Vorly
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A Present for bis Grandfather.

'I'm saving up to buy you Christ
mas present, grandpa" said Willie.
That's very nice of you, my boy
said the old gentleman. "How much
have you got?'
WELL" Willie replied, ''if you'll give
me ten cents, I'll have eleven altogeth-
er."-Harper's Young People.
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New Years Resolutions.

New Years Resolutions.
One vow will not suffice the long year
through.
One prayer a twelve-month's needs may
not allay;
Crown every morn with pure resolve anew.
And live each day as though twere New
Years day.
Frank w. HUT, in Rams Horn.
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gR s ssas5 as zsa slips aa the st 5ssa
i it's sheath.
l0nce more with hands held out we grasp
a gift the Father sends.
lid give Him thanks for length of days.
for joy that comes with breath,
aFor home and books and happy work, for
children and for friends.
III In the midnight and the frost we sped
the old year out;
All in the daylight and the glow VIC bid
the New Year in,
he king is dead! Long live the knights
aye the clamorous shout;
And ever it's with mirth and hope the
newborn reigns begin.
Fhat yet may wait of care or grief to-day
we cannot tell.
Another year, another start, another
chance to do
What lieth closest to our hand: God loves
us, all is well.
Disaaining fear, we greet the year, whose
first white leaves are new.
Margaret E. Sangster, in Harpers Bazar.
Jimmieboy's Letter to Santa Claus.
Dear Santa Claus, if you could bring
\ patent doll to dance and sing,
five-pound box of caramels,
4 set of reins with silver bells:
An elephant that roars and walks,
= Brownie doll that laughs and talks,
\ humming-top that 1 can spin.
y desk to keep my treasures in;
\ boat or two that can sail,
A dog to bark and wag his tail.
\ pair of little bantam chicks.
A chest OF tools. q box of tricks;
a scarlet suit of soldiers tos
\ spear and net for catching acGs,
y bicycle and silver watch,
y pound or two of butterscot h:
A small toy farm with lots of rees.
a gun to load with beans and peas,
An orange and q music-boX,
a double set of building-blocks-
If you will bring me these. say.
Before the coming Christmas day.
sort of think, perhaps. that I'd
BE pretty nearly satisfied.
-Harper's Young People.