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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
UN f.

Nous venvns de receYoir peal
manaoh dss Families Chretiennes
pour lann5e 1898" public par Ben
ziger Freres. de New-Xork Cette
excellente publication compte une
centaine de pages ct, CONNIE son
tltre l'indique, est specialement
redig6e pour les families catholl'
ques. Ellie content grand nombre
d'historiettss, une revue de Fan
nee, de la vari6t6, etc.. lie tout
Abandonment illustre. De plus,
une belle gravure en- oouleurs re-
presentsnt la Verge ct rEnfant
Jesus. On peut 80 lie proonrer on
envoyant 20 cts q MN. Benziger.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
NATURALIZATION

Nous publions ci.dessous une
lettre que j. 81. Seymour, president
de la +. A. 4. L.. a re9ue, qui est
importante 4 ceux ani ont perdu
leur premiers papiers de nsturali-
sation.
Ills pouront en- d6clarant sous
serment qu'ils les ont perdus oh
tenir leurs dernlers psplers du
Juge Collins de la Cour Supreme
qui siegera lundi PROCLAIM. q 8 hrs
P M. au Capitol q st Paul.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov 9 1897
MIR j. II. SEYMOUR.
Dear Sir:
The Supreme Court Judge Col
Tins sir,ing issued over 100 final
papers to Minneapolis men last
evening and was through and
court adjourned at $40 o'clock,
The Ooart will issue final pa.
pers to men who have lost their
LIST papers after putting the par.
ties en- their oath that they have
taken out their LIST papers at least
2 years ago and that they have
since that time voted.
This together with The fact that
considerable time is saved and all
is done free of cost, together with
the fact, that the men will be
going into the woods soon and
will not be out until too late next
Spring to take their papers out in
time to take part in the primaries
should get a hustle on some of
you. Next Monday eve at 7:3O P.
M, Nov. 18th Court will sit at the
OaIitol, in st Paul, take advantage
of this.
Yours truly,
F. w. FARNHAM.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
Les Dix Regles de Jefferson

Les DlX kegl0S dc J0H0rSOn
Ne renvoYez jama's d dema1n
CO que vous pouvez faire aujour-
d'hu1.
-N'employez pas autrui pour
ce que vous pouvez faire vous-me-
me. -.
Nc d6pensez pas yotre argent
avant de l'avoir gagn6.
-N'achetez jamais CO qui vous
est inut1le sous pr6texte que c'est
bon march6.
LA vanit6 ct I'orguell nous
codtent plus que Ia faim, la soft
ct le froid.
Nous ne nous r6pentons ja-
mails d'avoir mang9 trop peu.
-Rien nest fatigant 81 c'est
fat de bon caur.
Que de chagrins nous ont
dome des- malheu1s qui ne sont
jamais arrives!
-Pr6nez toutes les chooses par
le bon bout
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
#OHo DE LoUE5r
IMPORTANT !!

Dimanche proclaim, le Ia cou
rant, une grsnde assembled dee
Oanadiens-francais de Minneapo-
lis sera tenue 4 la Thirty Hall, 9
ct H. Main st N. E., q 2 heures
pr6cises de l'apres-midi.
LIE but de cette ASSEMBLED est
uniquement dams l'int6ret de la
naturalization, ct tout esprit poll
tique y sera foroement exclu. Les
personnes ~pr6sentes 6liront lear
president ct autres off ,lers qu'lls
]ugeront n~6cessaires.
Venez en- foule pour entendre
des orateurs tells que NM. J.. B.
A. Parsdis ct George Lambert de
St Paul; le iuge O. Tester ct Ia
vocat Forth de Minneapolis qul
nous donneront les explorations
voulues d CO sujet ct nous de-
montreront la neoessit6 de p;en.
Dire nos derniers psplers avant le
mois de mars afin de pouvoir vo-
ter aux prochaines pr6liminaires
(oauous).
Tout oompatriote ayant a coeur
l'int6ret de ga nationalit6 davra sc
faire m devoir d'assister d oette
importante reunion.
Par ordre du comit6.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
LEON XIII

Bavait-on que lie pape faisalt
partie dune academic? L'annual-
re de ~l'institat imp6riale do Rus
sic, qui Went de para1tre, nous ap-
prend que Leon XIII est membre
honoraire de rAoad6mie des soien-
GO de Saint 6tersbourg. II par
tage Get honneur svec l'empereur,
neuf membres de la famille imp6.
riale ct le prince Nicolas de. Mon.
t6n6gro.
IL a parfois envoye d'int6res
santes communications d CO, corps
de savants.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
IL nest pas n6cessaire de so fa-
tlguer on d. s'eohauffer quand Ia
viguear SO cache dams chaque
goutte de BlAre Grain Belt.

Rappelons nous que l'assemblee
de dimanohe proclaim, le IA cou-
rant, est convoqu6e au nom des
Csnadiens-frapQsis est unique
ment dams l'int6ret de la naturali-
satlon ct que tout esprit polit,que
Y serR forc6ment exolu.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12

and PROVISION co
3 Sc Rue Sud.

Les prix sont plus bas que ia
mails 3 la Excelsior Dairy.
Saindoux Pur.
Spare Lbs Erals.
Ep,ules dc Porc.:..,....:...5c
Rotis ct branches de Pore 8 ct 7c
Bmuf pour bouillir $500 ct &c
Rotis ct T. anches de B@uf = Z s. sc
POules. o.
BEURRE
Dairy.............l5, Is ct 2Oc
Creamery.... &c
Gufs
M-On parle frapeais.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT.
M. Louise B3laire, Mable La
vall6e, Emma Gigulere, Exilia
Marier, Marie Andre, Corinhe
Roy, Florence MORN, Beatrice st
HlIaire, Olivier Paradis, Arthur
Giguiere. Alfred Violet, Laura
Bilodeau, A%ntoinettr Delsge, Lou
Use Cossette, Virginie Houle, Jo-
seph Bolduc, Williams Turgeon,
Edouard Turgeon, Alfred Ri.
ohard, Wllfrid St Hllaire.
TREs-BIEN. /.
Earl B6land, Jeanne Oyrler,
Sara Turgeon, Eva Renaud, Ida
Taillefer, Laura r ward, Renee
B6land, Adelard Renaud, Alfred
DUDE, Elphege Rivard, Pierre
Gagnon, Flore Lagac6, Em6l1e
Talbot, Helene Papillon, J6lma
Maj cote, Fabiola H6naullt. Della
Toura.geau, Minnie Pronovost,
Rachel Bernard, Emma Baihar
Qeon, Emma Lemieux. Marie Lee
mleux, Nellie Leoours, Rose Gl-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
LAFAYETTE PAPlNEAu

LIE club Lafayette : Papin-a u
aura une assembl6e speciale di-
manohe proclaim lie Il novembre
d 3 heures de lspr6s. midi.
LIE but principal de l'assembl6e
est l'6lection generate des ofioiers
du club.
Pal consequent tous les mem-
nres ct tous les Oanadiens de Min
neapolis sont prizes d'assister 3 cet-
to reunion.
J. j. THUNNIssEN,
Sec Corr.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12

Tout Canadien. frsnQsis ayent q
occur l'int6ret de So nRtionalite de-
vrs se fare I'M devoir d'assister q
rsssembl6 de dimsnche, le IA cou.
rant, q la Thirty Hail.
Ne maRquez pas d'assister en-
aussl grand nombre que possible.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
Ne Dissipez pas vOtre Vie en-
Crachats ct on Fumee

Atm de rompre promptement ct pour
t%oujours avec l'habitude du tabac, d'etre
puissant, plein de vie, de nerf ct de vi
gueur, prenez lie No-To-Bac, qui accom-
plit des merveilles ct fortife les hommes
fables. Beaucaup gagnent dix livres en-
dix jours. Plus de 100000 guerisons.
Achetez le No-To-Bac de votre droguiste,
sous garantie de gu6rison, SOC on $1.00.
Livret ct echantillon envoy6 gratis.
Adressez: Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago
on New-York.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12

Nous avons Gu, mercredl, lie.
plaisir de recevolr la visite du
Rev. j. 81. MARCEL. qui a exerc6 le
mlnlstere pendant plusieurs an
nees dens le Mo- Quest OF qui &C.
tuellement est missionnaire 4
Marjaro, indies Orlentales.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
N0C6S dor

Terrebonne, MINI, 26 Oct-Cf
ma1lD NJ. Joseph Marcll ct Mme
.Maroi', nee Julienne Saur cite, oe'
%l6braient Ieur cinquantieme aimee
de marriage.
M. MARCH, ct SO dame sont tout
deux mes a ST JEAN sptiste, CON.
t6 de Rouville, P. Q. Canada. En-
1880 ills sont venus rejoindre leul
fills 1e Revd j.. II. Msroll alor:
missionna,re an Manitoba. En-
1887 lis ont traverse la frontiere
pour venir s'6tablir q Terrebonne,
Oh lis demeurent actuellement.
La ]ourn6e de mardi a 6t6 bien
remplie; au della de 80 personnea
encouragement les heureux We'll.
lards q Ieur residence ct lie riches
cadeaux ont etc pr9sent6s pal
leurs nombreax amis de Terre.
bonnie ct de Red Lake Falls.
LIE Revd Pere Maroil, mission
nalre aux lies soas le vent, qul lie
main a falt la b6n6diotion dun
anneau, d remerol6 au nom d. son
pere ct de ga mere les nombreux
oonyives qui t6moignaient par
leur presence tapt de v6neratlon 3
rheureux couple, qui apres so ans
de marriage volt encore tous leurs
enfants, au nombre de 9, vivants,
SO petlts enfants ct cling srriere
petits enfants. Les enfants sont
Arzelie, mari6e a Amede Saurette,
richie fermier du Manitoba; Aman-
ga,> ,nstitutrice, au Canada; Revd
Joseph Herman, missionnaire aux
hides; Louis, marie a Olympic,
iGuertin, Observation-Disclosures, q
Marlboro, Mass; Dorils, mari6e q
Donat Lambert, fermier, Terre-
bonnie Mimi; Rose, veuve, st
Jean. Baptiste, oomt6 de Rouville,
Canada; Albina, mari6e d Leon
Rivard, T-rlebonn i; Ploysls, ma
rice d Paul Peloquin, 6leveur, Lao
Manitoba ct Josephine, la plus
jeune, agee de % ans, mari6e q
Norbsrt Foret, Manitoba.
Apres un d6!ioieux gc1t6 les
convlves sc sont retlr6s enchant6s
de leur journee, souhaitant aux
vieillards une Tongue vie pour
ponvoir particlper encore ane fois
q n tete aussi belle pour oel6.
brer les noces de diamand.
LIE Pore MARCEL laisse aussitot
pour retourner dans ses missions.
**
LIE meme jour M. Ambrose
Godbout, veteran de la guerre de
secession ct Nine Godbout, nee
Marie Louise Lesssrd. c%6lebralent
aussi leurs noces dor ct ont con
tripue pour peeuooup 4 la solen.
mite du jour, car rarement une pa.
roisse est t6moin dune pareille
fete en- voyant tous ces vieillardt
en- psrfaite sant6 Dormant l'exem'
pie du travail ct dune vie domes
tique exemplaire, eneelgnant |
leurs nombreux descendants I
etre de respectables oitoyens, Fl
deles servitsurs de Dieu ct de |.
patrie.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12
M. R6z6, boucher q Marigue,

M. R6z6, boucher q Marigue,
France, a en- 50 possession un veau
ne yiable le 81 aont 1897.
CO veau est IN phenomena des
plus rares. IL possede la tete dun
CHEN boule dogue, deux nez en-
bee de l.Avre ct un croc az milieu
du palais, ct la poltrlne dun
CHEN; Ie reste de SO constitution
est ordlnaire. II halete contiauel-
lemept CONNIE an CHEN.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12

IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HOMMES on
UFemmes actifs ct de confance pour voyager,
pour uu Establishment responsible, dams le Min
nesota. Salaire $685. OK par mois ct depenses. Sltua-
ton permanente. References. Ajouter une enve-
loppe avec votre adresse ecrite par vous-msme.
TIE Dominion Company, Dept Y Chicago.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12

Iires que toutes les autres come
di g de Hoyt reunies, fera ga pre-.
miere appsrition lei aveo ses ma
gni6ques d6cors ct costumes. Par
tout Cd ellie a 6t6 r~epr6sent6e IL ny
await pas assez de sieges pour &C.
comoder tout le monde ct beau
coup SO sont trouv6s dams pobliga-
ton de so tenlr debout durant tou-.
te la representation. "A Milk
White Flag est une comedie com
me tout lie monde aime 4 voir ct
que tout le monde devrait volr
Avec une telle attraction il ny
a aaoun doute que le Bi]ou fera
sale comble la semaine prochaine.
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.@thn de r@nest
MINNEAPOLIS, 49, Novembre 1897
On verre de Biere Grain Bait,
pris aysnt de vous coucher, vous
fera du bienl

Les Cascarets stimulent lie foie, les 70
gnons ct les intestins. Ne rend jamais
malade, nj n'afaiblit ct sans douleur. loo.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-11-12

L'eau st Leon gu6rit lie 1huma
tisme. s.. j. Richardson, 30 Sc
rue Sud.
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CAHIER D'H0NNEUR

Fec le NOtre-D Dame de LOurdes
BULLETINS DU MOIs D'OCTOBRE
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Isl vous etes irrit6, comptez
jusqu'a 10 avant do parler ct JUS
qua 100 81 vous etes on co'ere.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
SHE DIDN'T TAP ME w1rn WAND SHE SENT ME VALENTINE

But instead Of growing better their
new neighbor grew worse. She had the
mutual fence built up ten feet high. she
had the branches of the sweeting tree
Topped off where they interfered with
the fence. and Christmas seat thrown
down to the ground so roughly that it
was broken. She said she had let pco-
pie impose upon her all her life, and she
wasn't going to any more.
Papa Bell. who was an easy man and
absorbed in his business. said he sup
posed that SO many children and squeak
ing things did make them troublesome
neighbors; but he thought they should
have to demonstrate with Miss Pigeon
about the fence. because it took away SO
much OF their sunshine. Christine begged
him to wait; she always would believe
that people were going TO bc better. and
she knew there must be something good
about Miss Pigeon because she looked
like her brother-"only the twist
seemed to be in her mind, poor thing!"
Ii was November when Christine's
scat was thrown out of the tree. SO she
could nothave used it any more that sea-
son anyway; and when anyone asked her
how she was going TO do without il in
the spring. she always answered: "Per-
haps Miss Kitty will be good by that
time" But that transformation didn't
seem in the least likely to anyone else.
She never forgot that Mr.. Pigeon had
said she was Kitty, though how she
could ever be Kitty TO anybody was more
than the other young Bells could under
stand.
Christine would bow to her. too, and
smile. shyly. although Miss Pigeon only
scowlcd dreadfully in response. Far
more difficult 10 forgive than their own
wrongs was the injury she had inflicted
upon her brother. He wrote to them
dolcful letters which showed plainly
how homesick he was for the good air
and the goodfellowship Of Pippin Hin.
Ore Of the neighbors who saw him at
Pequankct said one woulc hardly know
him-hc had "pined away" 80.
After that little Rufus (honorahly)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
Protection Is What They Want.

The republicans are determined upon
an extra session for the purpose, they
say of perfecting tariff measure which
will increase the revenues of the United
States. If this indeed be their purpose
then they cannot reenact the Mckinley
statute of October, 1890, because that
act was called on act to reduce the rev
enue. The republicans will go into
special session to perfect tariff bill
on the excuse OF increasing the revenue,
but will take no sort of means to that
end. They will meet for the purpose of
increasing the protection already ac-
corded oyerabundantly to American
manufacturers. Their policy is to make
not revenue tariff. but tariff for pro-
lection mainly, and they are to-day. as
they were when Harrison was nomi-
mated in 1sss, in favor of levying pro-
hibitive duties. Under such a tariff bill
rs the republicans in the extra session
will pass exports will fall off and the
tariff will not yield the desired rev.
enue. There is pertinent and emphatic
objection, therefore, to the republican
hypocrisy involved in the statement
that they desire an extra session Of con-
gress for the purpose Of passing tariff
bill to increase the revenue. The party
does not want a tariff for revenue. but
a tariff for protection, and that is why
IL will have a special session Of congress
early in the new administration.-Ch
caro- Chronicle
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cried over them. And now she lad
found in that old desk ma ierial for the
very queerest valentine she had ever
made; and although she liked to share
the fun of making her valentines with
the others, she was little secretiye
about that.
What should the paper be hut n leaf
from one of the old diaries. one side all
written over in an informed, boyish
hand; and this is what was written on
it, the ink faded by time:
II cant bare 10 rite becos hity has the
| Fever and cant bare knot TO rite hecos
IL semes like telling somebody. she held
mi hand tite when she did knot now envy
boldly last mite and / did knot let them
| send me TO bed the fellers say II she does
| III hav other sisters but they are knot
| hity the fellers do knot understand wen
| enybody sails she will ever hay bo like
| our augusta hity sails the Tom Tinker verse
and that meens me as Is rotc on the 1st
| lecf or this dry mi name is Thomas Tink-
| ham Pigeon hity has gott Temper but so
hnv n Good Mcny People and she is Good
way inside and she Is hity and she and
| will alwys liv together but cant bare to
rite eny moro for want to now what the
dolter sails. they say Teller must be A
i man Out wen IL IL nlly cant bdTt
Here the words became illegible OH
the old yellow paper: there were blots
and smudgcs as of tears. Though valen-
tines are supposed TO be dainty. Chris
tine didn't try to clean it a bill And on
the unwrttcn side, instead of painting
any of her pretty flowers or drawing
hearts or cupds, she only wrote the
| Tom Tinker verse" which Kitty had
lovingly quoted to her brother:
Tom Tinker's my true love. aud am his
| dear.
I'll gang along WI him his budget to
bear"
1t certainly was very queer valen-
tine. Christine thought IL would prob
ably be returned, even more scornfilly
than the Christmas wreath-ii Miss
| Pigeon should guess who sent it-and
she would be likely TO guess that IL
came from the Belfry; for she knew that
her brother had given them many Of
his belongings.
She sent IL with fear and trembling.
and she told none of the Others, for the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12

An. how laughed until cried
Ger Billys sentimental screed;
Tho well knew the loyal pride
That lay behind it's ill-spelled creed.
Had he not battled for me well.
When once a spiteful boy had said
rIie missed and the word did SPELL
My golden locks were fiery red?''
And had he northumberland boy
Saved up his pence 10 buy a treat.
And then with quaint, transparent Joy,
Laid down the treasure at my feet:
Is true scorned his snubby" nose.
His freckles and his warty hands:
His odd. old-fashioned. homemade clothes
His servile mien at my commands.
Ard with a girls strange Maynard within
Behind my checkered pinafore.
Joined In making sport OF him.
Because myself he did adore.
Poor Billyl years have come and gone
Since last / gazed into your eyes.
And saw. like some poor wounded fswh.
Your look OF anguish ana 5aiprise-
And have -7aned mid scenes afar.
Have iuaffed life's cup unto the lees:
And on my heart IS many a scar
or woundlngs made by hates DEGREES.
And oft ! wonder. after all.
II with that little blottcd line
That lies beneath times sombor pail.
! did not lose MY Valentine"
Rosa Pearle. in Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
The Ohio Shepherds.

The political shepherds from, Ohio
are wolves in sleeps clothing. They
frankly said before the Dingley COM
mittee that the tariff they demand is
intended to shut out foreign wool al
together. They admitted that their
purpose is to double the price of domes-
tic wool and give it monopoly. They
did not deny that this would greatly in
crease the price of warm clothing. They
confessed also that their schedule is not
intended to produce revenue, but rather
to prevent it. This is all the public
cares to know about the howl Of the
wolves for more protection" If their
demand shall be granted the voters will
do the rest, as they did in 1890 and 1899.
N Y World
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returned the five cents to Christine, be-
cause he knew he should yield TO the
temptation to make faces through the
knothole again.
Christine turned little pale when she
heard this about Mr.. Pigeon. and she
put on her thinking cap. She couldn't
go TO school like the others, she couldn't
go skating; in fact. there were so many
things she couldn't do that il would
have been very discouraging to one who
believes less firmly than Christine did
That things ms well as people were going
to be better; but that gave her all the
more time TO wear her thinking cap.
And Christine's thoughts were pretty
apt to blossom into deeds some way.
Christine had made the Christmas
wreaths of evergreen and holly from
their own Pippin Hill woods and she
had sent two beauties to Miss Pigeon,
who had promptly returned them with
the message that she didn't want such
rubbish littering up her house. Now
when they heard that sad news from Mr..
Pigeon she was making valentines. She
had very dainty knack with both pen
ell and brush. for a 14-year-old girl, and
her valentines were more beautiful
than any that could be bought in the
shops, or so the Bloomsboro' young peo-
pie all thought.
The fashion of sending valentines
might wane elsew where, but it always
flourished in Boomsboro perhaps be-
cause Christine Bell kept it up. She
sent them TO the very last people who
expected TO have IA valentine-to neg
lected old people and forlorn sick pco-
pie, 10 Biddy Mcguire, just from the
old country, and kilt" with homcsick-
ness, and to Antony Burke, the old
miser, for whom no one had n civil
word and who, perhaps, didn't deserve
one. And for every valentine that was
disregarded or thrown impatiently
aside. dozen made little warmt h and
comfort in n sad heart; for nobody has
yet begun to understand how great is
the day Of small things.
Christine was more mysterious than
usual this year about her valentines:
she colored when Peggy said she would
better send one TO Miss Pigeon. but they
never thought she would; they thought
she was only sensitive about her Christ
mas wreath. When Mr.. Pigeon went
away he gave Christine an old desk that
he had had ever since he was boy. 1t
had initials and hearts and anchors cut
into il and was whitfield at every cor
seen it anywhere that it bad belonged
to hoy. But Christine would have it
in her own room; she thought it was
beautiful. 1t had his boy-letters and
diaries in il. and she had laughed and
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in the first place, it's too dreadful
to be true, and in the next place he
would have told u.s." said Peggy.
But IL really proved to he true. Mr.
Pigeons sister-his own sister!-hac
gone 10 law TO obtain n share OF her
grandfather's estate. which he had
failed 10 bcqucath 20 her because she
had gone contrary To his wishes in
some way, and the only share that she
would have was that old estate on
Pippin Hill. Perhaps the law might
force her 10 take something else MS
her share. since be had held posses
sion there 80 long; but she was Kitty,
and he should give il up 10 her. That
was what Mr.. Pigeon said in answer
TO the Indignant circumstances of the
Bells. She was Kitty; that was all
he would say; perhaps il wasn't much
of a reason. but the Bells understood.
We all know what it is to give up things
to people just because they are ky
or Polly or John.
So il happened that the Bells dear
Mr.. Pigeon went away TO little house
that he owned down al Pequanket Mills
and Miss Mehitable Pigeon came TO live
at the old place on Pippin Hill and
owned half of the high-top swceting
tree.
And the very first thing she did
il was September when she came-was
10 threaten to have Tommy Bell ar
rested, because when he shook their
side of the tree her side shook too, and
she said the top of the tree leaned to-
ward their side and more apples fell
there, so when the apples were picked
and divided she must have an extra
bushel. She threatened to have their
yellow kitten drowned because he
scampcred after the flying leaves in her
garden. and, she did have their cross
gobblCr killed because it ran after her
red morning gown, as a gobbler will,
you know. and gobbled at her. lie
wasn't much loss. and she sent him home
plucked and dressed. with the message
that she should have eaten him il she
had not feared he would be tough.
She complained that Becky's peacock
squawked and Dickys guinea pigs
squeaked. and the vane on their stable
mad "a rusty squeak" that kept her
awake nights; and il one of the little
Bells mounted the fence she came out
and "shooed" him off as if he we're a
chicken.
Christine. who was inclined to look on
the bright side and to think well of every
better when they got better acquainted.
and she gave Tommy and little Rufus
five cents each not TO use their bean
singers over the fence or make faces
through the knothole.