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The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-25

j b. benjamin has sold many
suites Of furniture the past week
Ne tells M that advertising pays
na II han brought around the peos
pie TO trade With hlmi ll'll
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GETTING EVEN WITH HER.

"Oh, guess Pm getting into the game,
now" chuckled the little man on the street
car as he Rugged his packages and smiled
at the sympathetic man with glasses who
sat next.
81 don't quite understand, my friend"
''Of course not, but it's this way. You
see it's kind Of an open question up at our
house whether she or | is the head of the
family and we are both doing the cunning
act just to feel our way. Christmas she
had saved up enough of my money to buy
me some presents. What got was dia-
mond ring that's SO small that she has to
wear it herself, a lot of toilet fxin's for
our common sleeping room and pair of
kid gloves that happen to be her number.
took it all SO meekly that she thinks she's
the boss and that | daren't enter protest"
"Wouldn't it be we'll to assert yourself
just enough, you know?'
"Well, should clearly enunciate! To-
morrow is her birthday. See these bundles?
All presents for her. There is pair of
trousers made to my measurements, three
neckties, half dozen big linen handker-
chiefs, pair of shoes that she could slip
down and sit down in, a u derby hat, a
brer- pipe and four pounds of smok
ing tobacco. They're all for her." and the
little man laughed and dropped most Of
the packages.
Next forenoon the same two happened to
ride down town together and the little
man had his packages.
GLOW did your wife enjoy the presents?"
asked the sympathetic man.
II don't see what business you have
inquiring into my private affairs, sir. If
choose to get these things exchanged
don't have to advertise the fact"
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Would give the name hut for the fact that
| had to pay for the wheel. Will only say,
therefore, IN accordance with the ethics of
our profession, that it is not the wheel any
body says it is.
l held him by the withers right in the
middle of the road, and mounted without
assistance.
I dismounted in the same independent
manner.
Got on again and proceeded to break him
to saddle.
Did | ride the first time?
Well, say!
People had told me-liars of all ages and
sexes-that couldn't fall if, when felt
that was falling, | would stick out my
foot.
stuck out both feet and both hands and
fell on my head.
fell on one side of that diabolical wheel
and then on the other; fell on both sides
at once; l fell on top of it and underneath
it, and made ''dogfalls' with it. I fell
between the wheels. | fell behind the
wheels. I fell behind the hind wheel and
before the front one at the same time and
don't know yet how l did it, fell and
thrust my legs through the spakes of one
wheel. | met a terrible man in buggy
and drove him clear off the pike through
| Wheeler's hedge, and don't think he has
come back yet. Every time fell | slapped
the palms of my raw, swollen, throbbing
hands on the hard ''inelastic" pike except
the time l fell on my head fell harder
and with greater variety Of landing than
any man could fall unless he dropped out
of balloon and lit in load Of furn ture
lost my confidence, my patience, my tenn
per, my clamps, lamp bell and reputation
| broke one pedal, the saddle, and the ordi-
nance against loud, boisterous and abusive
language at night, l ran into everything
in sight except the middle of the road |
sat down on everything in the township
except the saddle. ] scorched in circuit
not Is feet in circumference until you could
smell birthstone. made more revolutions
than South American republic, and didn't
get 10 feet away from where I started
haven't been so mauled and abraided so
thumped and beaten, so tramped upon
and pounded, so bruised and scratched since
| left the army. But can ride
| don't say that 'do" But l 'can "
Do consider "biking" good for the
health?
For the health of some people, do.
don't see how physician can bring up his
family unless his children have something
to eat.
But in my own case, l reserve my de.
cision. | will wait until know whether
am going to die or get we'll Although
friends who have called to see me, break
down when they say goodbye" and walk
out of the room on tptoe But wouldn'6
mind that if | knew what became of my
shoulder blades the time | ran under the
hay wagon. Cheerfully yours
ROBERT J. BURDETTE.
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Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railroad COMPANY.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JULY 1ST.
Water and rail routes to Ocean City and all
points on the Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries.
For Health, Pleasure and Business.
Uncxcellcd facilities for both Passenger and
Freight traffic.
Close connection with the trunk line rail-
roa4 insuriug convenience to the traveller, and
the quick dispatch of all ireights.
Fifteen commodious and handsomely fitted
out steamers. Comfortable state rooms. Good
cuisine Polite attendance.
Steamers leave piers 3, a, ~ and Il Light
street wharf BaItWore as foliow U:oa c,
Marylands Seaside Resort a. m. and 40 p.
m, daily except Saturday and Sunday; Satur-
day only, u. III. and 2 p. m, for Claiborne
a. M, for Claiborne and Ocean City. Return
ing leave Ocean city 30 a. m. and $40 p. m,
daily, except saturday and Sunday, arriving
in Baltimore l30 and lilo p. IN; Saturday
only, 72o IN. and LIS p. m, arriving at Baltf-
more 80 p. IN. and $40 p. m: Sunday, AS p.
M. arriving at Baltimore 10 05 p. III.
CHOPTANK RIVER LINE p IN; daily, except
Sunday, for Easton, Oxford, Cambridge, and
landings to Denton. Returning, leave Denton
al Il noon daily, except saturday; Cambridge
IN; Oxford, p m and 10.30p m; Easton.
$50 m, arriving in Baltimore at 5 a m
WICoMICO RIVER Line p. M. every Tues
day Thursday and Saturday for Wingates
Returning. leave Salisbury at go IN, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, arriving in
Baltimore ut q II III.
NANTIcoKE RIVER LINE p. M, every Mon
and landings to Seaford. Del. Returning leave
Seaford at L. noon, Tuesday, Thursday and
Sunday arriving in Baltimore at 5 n IN.
GREAT WICoMICo AND PIANKATANK RIVER
LINES p. IN. every Tuesday and Friday for
Great Wicomico River, Dividing. Indian and
Dymer's Greeks, Little Bay, Milford Haven
and Pianl;atank River to Freeport. Returning,
cave Frccport at a. IN. every Monday and
Thursday arriving in Baltimore ut 5 II. III.
Steamers leave from foot of South Street as
follows:
PoCoMoKE RIVER LINE p. m.. every
Tuesday and Friday for Cristield. Tangcr
Island. Onancock. and landings to Pocomokc
City and Snow Hill. Returning. leave Snow Hill
at i IA III. every Monday and Thursday, arrv-
ing in Baltimore ut Il m
MEssoNGo RIVER LINE-5 p. m, Monday ard
Thursday for Ford's, Crisield. Coulbourns
Creek, Finney's, Onancock. ChesconesseX,
Hunting Creek and Messongo, Hunting and
Messongo Rivcrs. Returning leave Messongo
at 4. IN. Wednesday and Saturday, arriving
in Baltimore at 5 a. IN.
OCCOHANNOCK RIVER Line p. m. Wcdncs-
day and Sunday for Crisiicld, Pungoteaguc.
Nandua and Occohannoek Rivers Returning
leave Rues $50 ii. IN. Tuesday and Friday, ar
irving II Baltimore ga IN.
Tickets for sale on board steamers.
For full schedule write or apply to
WILLARD THOMSON, General Manager.
24l South ST., Baltimore. Md.
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BURDETTE AND THE BICYCLE.

A report got in circulation to the effect
that Bob Burdette was dead, The Burling-
ton Hawkeye, with which the humorist
was formerly associated, denied the rumor,
and Bob confirms the denial in the follow
ing letter to the editor:
BRYN, MAwR, PA, June IA, 1s97.-My
dear Waite: Like the true friend and loyal
comrade you ever were, you do right to
protest against my burial prior to the
autopsy
am indeed, very much alive. Not only
so, haven't been dead even little bit
Not once. Could have been, had | wanted
to be. Could be yet But don't want.
Maybe ought to be, even now. But as
we make weekly confessions tive have
left undone those things which we ought
to have done"
Possibly the rumor that have gone dead
grew out of the fact that | have learned,
not Fam learning" Learned in one lesson.
All by myself
Went out in the moonlight last Friday
night to learn, having tirsj locked my
family in the house and forbade them to
look out of the windows. Led my bicycle
out on the turnpike-the Bryn Mawr pixies
are broader than the way to destruction,
twice as smooth and much cleaner. Its a
young bicycle-a colt, foaled in '97.
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A WATERMELON DUEL"
One Man Eats Six Melons in Seven
Minutes.

The Atlanta Constitution" thus de-
scrbes what it calls watermelon duel"
which took place on the Fourth of July in
front of the Kimball House in that city:
Here a travelling salesman had gath
cred a lot of eXcursionists from Athens.
He proposed to give half-dollar and fur
nish the fruit to the negro who could eat
the most watermelon in ten minutes.
There were three entries. The negroes
were each given melon to start on and
were allowed to cut it as they wished.
''The word go was given and the three
men began to devour melons with the fero-
city of steam engine. One of the men
had cut his melon in circular form. These
he would break into segments, which he
would appear to swallow, rinds included.
"Another darkey, with cavernous
mouth, had his melon in horizontal slices.
He would grab these with lightning like
speed, swipe itquickly across his mouth,
allowing the seed to escape on one side and
the husk to come out at the other
"At the end of five minutes two of the
contestants had called enough Each one
had eaten four melons. The other darkey
continued until he declared that he could
eat no more. He had been going into the
red meat for seven minutes and had scored
six melons.
at was IA remarkable record and the
half.dolar was awarded him. This the
negro put in his pocket, walked off appar-
emily feeling better for his huge meal"
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Kin Advice.

would copyright it.
Wright Oh, it is hardly worth the trou-
hle
Reed don't think you catch the idea.
Suppose YOU were to write something that
would make you amount to something.
Then if your present truck were copy
righted, the papers could not put you to
shame by reprinting it.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
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Excursion to Chautauqua, N. Y.-LOw
Rates via B. & O.

The B. Il o. Royal Blue Line has arranged
to run Special Excursion to Chaptauqua,
N. N, Monday, August End. Special trains
will leave Philadelphia 4.20 p. NJ. Chester
4.3s P. NJ. Wilmington, 4.57 p, NJ. running
via Pttsburg. Round trip tickets will be
sold from the above points ut rate of $1,000,
valid for return until September 1st. Tickets
will also be sold from all points ON the
Philadelphia Division at the same rate.
Passengers from local stations can take local
trains connecting with Express train at such
points rs it is scheduled to stop.
For further information, call on nearest
b. & o Agent, or address j. M. Schryver,
General Passenger Agent, Baltimore, Md.
July 242wks.
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OF the RaineS Variety.

He had been celebrating, and when he
reached home he decided to forestall CEN
sure from his wife by recourse to strategy.
My word is law in my own house," he
thickly stated.
Yes" assented his helpmeet, "but it
seems to deal with nothing hut the excise
question. New York Truth
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Down by the Sea,

Jack-What makes you think that Miss
Chermynge is the most popular girl on the
beach?
Tom-She's the only one the other girls
refer to as a designing creature. New
York Journal.
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The Real Insult,

"Do understand you to say, prisoner,
that you knocked him down because he
called you dirty liar?"
Eyes, your honor. | couldn't stand it.
If there is one thing have always prded
myself on more than anything else, it is
my cleanliness. Chicago Tribune.
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No Surprise About II.

Visitor-Colonel Snakrbreth's death was
rather sudden, vast it?
Resident WAL, va as, hut not RELY on
expected.
Nisitor-Indeed
Resident-Naw. He'd been shootin off
his mouth good deal sence he come to
dggin's. -Detroit News.
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Perversity in the Inanimate.

"Matches are a nuisance any way you
fix them"
Chow do you make that out?'
"Well, if you take only one to light the
gas with, it invariably goes out"
eyes %
"And if you take two you always have
to carry the other one back. Chicago
Record.
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A Literary Character.

Philanthropist brought you to this
place, my man?
Convict-lt was all along of fondness
for books.
Pbilanthrorist- Al, literary character?
-Pocketbooks, for instance
Boston Transcript.
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An Old Gem Reset.

"Wadsleigh is something of fisherman,
isn't hep
'Perhaps he is perhaps he isn't but in
business matters | always found him per-
fectly reliable. y Detroit News.
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Social CrueltieS,

"Why do you have plush chais on your
piazza in such hot weather, Miss Julia?"
owe have to have it. We always offer
it to men whom we don't care to have stay
all evening. '--Chicago Record.
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A Cruel Revenge.

ellis valet got even with Reginald for
discharging him said one young man.
"How?" inquired the other,
SET his watch ahead, so that Reginald
got his evening clothes on at half past s."
Washington Star.
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Differentiation,

"Men and woman are not alike in their
commercial methods"
"No; women always want to mix friend
ship with business and men always want to
mix business with friendship. New York
Truth
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Becoming a Necessity.

"What we ought to have sighed the
proprietor of the jewelry establishment, sis
some absolute novelty to attract attention. "
"What' the matter with line Of di
vorce rings?" asked the astute and up to
date Inanager.--Detroit News.
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Glad II Showed.

"You are awfully vain over the dimple
in your chin, Dollie."
"You nsan thing! won't admit any
thing of the kind. But | am glad that |
don't happen to he the bearded lady"
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Graphing With the Difficulties.

Caddy-Have you played much golf yet?
Links-Oh, dear, no! | expect to be
ready to play in another year. This season
I am giving to study of the names of the
things you use in the ame.-Boston Tran
scTint.
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An Important Explanation.

"We have at last succeeded in dislodging
portion of our enemy from their strong
hold ~ exclaimed the almost breathless
Spanish officer.
GLOW did you manage it?'
'My brave men and I went too close to
where they were, and they came out and
chased us. Washington Star.
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HUMORS IN THE BLOOD, boils PIN
pies, scrofula sores, are promptly eradi-
Gated by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the One True
Blood Purifier, nerve tonic and health
builder.
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Filling the Bill,

Visitor say, old man, this picture is
absolutely meanliness.
Artist-I'm glad to hear you say that.
1t is an illustration to a magazine poem
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Gratitude.

Magistrate What made you steal the
Jewels of that actress?
Burglar saw her in the threaten and
admired her art SO much that | concluded
to give her chance for free puff in the
papers
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Must Have a Taste.

"They tell me, judge, that the wine at
this hotel is particularly fne.'
"You should know by this time, sir
that | never accept hearsay evidence. -
Detroit Free Press.
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SOUTHBOUND p. NJ.

Week days and Sundays. sSundays only.
Stops only on notice to conductor or agcn
or II passengers are to get or.
b Stops to let off passengers.
II Stops ON notice to agent to take on pas
scngCrs for points east of New York.
Trains leave Port Deposit for Perryville AT
d.4S, S.32. 1901 and 10.12 IN, and at 1910, 3.25,
735 and 7.50 p. m, week days. Leave Perryville
for Port Deposit at 6.35, $40, $40 and II rs m
LOS and 2l5, 4.05 and 8.1S p m week days.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, j. r. WOOD,
Gen'l Manager. G. A.
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Judging From the Quality

"Where did you learn French ?' asked
the Partisan.
"From a native,' proudly replied the
tourist.
"Ah native OF what?'
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SOUTHBOUND p. NJ.

'Dnly. SUNDAY only. Except Sunday.
Stops on signal or notice to conductor.
a stops to let Off passengers.
All trains leave Philadelphia from b. 81 o,
Depot, "a and Chestnut streets; and Camden
Station Baltimore.
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HypnOtiSn

Ply sician. A full and perfect course easy tt
learn and success guaranteed. Address Bon
$500, Station ID, Philadelphia, Pa.
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FaU0r us By 100hmG at
our stock, and 1Oe will taRce
the "ish Of your becoming
q customer.
The herald., 1897-08-23
Fired During the War Was
at Mobile
BY THE GUN "LADY SLOCUM"
SAM KUTZ INDUCES IN REM
INISCENT MEMORIES
Of the Fall Of Spanish Fort and
Blakely on the day of Lees
Surrender

Mr.. Sam Kutz. who Is now engaged in
the essentially peaceful and laudable
pursuit of assisting people to enter the
marital relation, was present at the
storming of Spanish Fort, and though
Only youngster attached to the drum
corps Of the Ninety-first Illinois Infan-
try, did what he could to forever prevent
any of the enemy doing that which he
is now busily seeking to encourage. A
few days ago "Sam," as he is familiarly
known around the court house, talked
Interestingly about the engagement at
Spanish Fort.
WHAT A DRUMMER BOY SAW
IT was only a chunky lad in those
days" said Sam, "and my regiment was
attached to the Thirteenth army corps
commanded by General Gordan Granger.
We rendezvoused at Fort Morgan in the
winter of 1865, General Granger cooper
ating with General A. j. Smith, of the
Sixteenth army corps, preliminary to the
attack on the defenses Of Mobile.
''The attack was opened on the works
at Spanish Fort and Forts Tracy and
The herald., 1897-08-23

Huger on March 81, General Candy COM
manding and two days later General
Steele's fofcAs engaged Fort Blakeley,
about seven miles further up the bay.
Among the force defending Spanish Fort
was the Fifth battalion of the Washing
ton artillery, Captain Slocum in COM
mand, and the gun that bid fierce de-
flance until Wilson's men stormed the
place was chrstened the Lady Slocum," "
and proved a veritable spit-fire. The
Ninety-first Illinois, my regiment, and
Morse's Indiana battery suffered severe
ly from the shells thrown by Lady Slo-
cum, these weighing so pounds apiece
and coming with persistent regularity
and disagreeable precision.
The seige lasted thirteen days, from
the 9th of March to April 9. About mid
night Of the Sth there had been sharp
rally along the line and the firing be-
came quite severe. The men in the
Union rifle pits along the skirmish line
engaged the Confederate skirmishers
about one o'clock in the morning and the
engagement became general. A dash
was made for the breastworks and, the
fort was taken. 1 remember perfectly
well seeing the Lady Slocum lying is
mantled and with trunnion broken A
detachment was hurried off to reinforce
General Steele and the same evening
Fort Blakely was taken"
LADY SLOCUM'S HISTORY
General Andrews in his history Of the
Campaign of Mobile" alludes to the
Lady Slocum many times and mentions
that one morning shell struck Timber
Of the Fourteenth battery, igniting the
contents ESQ pounds of powder), blew il
in pieces. killing one man, seriously
wounding two, and slightly wounddng
several others The gun fired during the
seige 144 rounds of shot, shell, grape and
canister, 1440 pounds of powder and over
1900 of shot and shell.
The gun was disa bled by a shot thrown
from thirty FOUNDER Parrot by Battery
L, First Indiana heavy artillery, its
right trunnion being shot away. Fol
twentysix years it lay in the battery
where 1t fell, until 1t was secured by the
Blue and Gray Veterans union of Mo.
bile, who removed it to the city on March
15 1891, where it was received with salvos
Of artillery and the cheers of thousands
The veterans desired to use it to crown
their peace Monument" erected tc
commemorate the "Valor of American
Soldiers and the Sweet Dawn of Peace
There is something almost pathetic ir
the thought of this engine Of war that
first spat out destruction at Shiloh, thai
IN all the memorable struggles of the
army of the Tennessee earned a wei
deserved renown and was disabled while
| fighting valiantly for lost cause al
| Spanish Fort, should in it's decrepituds
be utilized in nobler service-in illus.
trating the blessing Of peace and TIKI
bond of charity which should unite al
| men.
The herald., 1897-08-23
City Labor Notes

The Bakers Union will hold an open
meeting on Saturday, September 4th.
The Labor day committee meets this
evening at Building Trades hail. when
the subcommittee will make their re-
ports.
Skilled workmen continue to leave Los
Angeles, either to engage in mining or
prospecting or for work.
George S. Clark, Thomas Calvert and
Virgil Fortson, members of the Typo
graphical Union, have gone prospecting.
There are now two branches of the
Social Democracy in this city. A new
branch was organized at Rosedale last
week, and elected the following officers
A. e. Bourke. chairman; Miss M. ].
Berra, vice chairman; A. w. Shoule. Sec
retary; A. ]. Craig, treasurer; A. J. War
ner, treasurer. The different branches
will unite soon in giving a general en-
tertainment.
The Painters and Decorators and
Sheet Iron and Metal Workers unions
have contributed money for the starving
miners. There seems to be general
movement among all trades unions east
and west to contribute to this cause.
The herald., 1897-08-23
ENGLISH LUTHERAN
Mr.. Balls Subject, "Jesus Weeping
Over Jerusalem"

Rev. Jesse W. Ball took as the theme Of
his discourse yesterday morning, Jesus
weeping over Jerusalem, from the
text. Luke 19:41-44. He said:
What a strange picture these words
present! A festive throng are going
up to Jerusalem. 1t is the Passover
season. Multitudes vie with each other
to do Jesus honor. From the summit
of Olvet the city bursts into view--a
splendid sight, we'll calculated to stir the
enthusiasm of every Hebrew heart And
it does more, our Lord, but not thus.
Others about him may rejoice. He can
not. There is melancholy in his Joy,
and as he beheld the city he wept over
it. Its day of grace was almost at an
end; its fate was sealed
Marvellous indeed is the checkered
history Of that ancient capital. From
the earliest times a fortress, 1t was
thought impregnable. And so, indeed,
1t was until the times Of David. Swift
judgment came; that nation persisted
forever Years after Isaiah and Jere-
niah strove, but strove in vain, to avert
similar fate for Judah and Jerusalem.
A few decades later. A remnant of the
people returned to Jerusalem TO re-
build and reoccupy the city Five hun
dred years pass. The temple now stands
in greater splendor than before. The
city is more populous. Jesus is abou;
to enter the sacred city. and at sight OF
1t he, too, burst into tears
What spot on earth has been so loved
so mourned for, and wept over, as Jeru.
salem? And yet she knows not the
things that belong unto her peace Ru,
as in Jesus all the nations of the earth
shall be blest, we'll may we learn tht
lesson of the fate Of Jerusalem, for ma
tons, as individuals, have their day oil
grace. and also their day Of blessedness
and their day of doom, if their day OF
grace pass unused.