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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15
CHAPTER XII.
A VISION or DEATH.

The sight OF the Cbasm, sprung upon
bis vision SO Unexpectedly. had had SO
great an effect upon Mason that at
first be was inclined TO take the view
| suggested by Coch Tai and TO believe
that bis brother bad met With his
death IN some rash exploration, under.
taken at bis own risk and against the
advice Of his guide
Granville, though frail Of physique.
bad been stubborn of purpose, difficult
10 advise or TO lead. Bot then. 90 the
other band, there had never been 10
bis character any taste for Wild or rash
adventure; be, 10 bis delicate state Of
health, was the last person who could
have been expected TO lose bis life ID a
mad attempt 10 climb to an tpacccssi
bic rock or 70 dssb forward with snch
precipitaDty Gs 10 lose s!Yti CT tie
fnct that cEasp 10y across BIS pro
posed path
Resides, tie farmer tad .aid DIS
tnctly that Granville bad Gene up 20
explore the ruins and then that Mer.
rick bad set bin ON bis way"
And uss Il conceivable that o guide
would warn map that ybe patb be
Was bking was unsafe, and then
skrug bis shoulders ard leave bin,
and then trouble himself DO furthey &c
10 what had become Of bic ccnnnton :?
He turned at this point 10 bis
thoughts abruptly 10 Cotb Tai
80. when 700 saw BIN attempt 20
climb path you knew 10 be unsafe,
you went or your way and never tried
10 6nd out bow be faredT'
Cocb Tai frowped upeasily ard again
looked al biz Guest!cnCr sskancc.
II wos oniy paid guide and was
dismissed Etcb be seat ne away, 81"
said he.
and yep dIdnt witch lin as lie
vtnt%'
! Gjd wa:ched bin Get o! s:sh,
and then be was safe, cafe, tell ycr."
and can you sbG~ ne the wy hy
Which tr wept?"
II could, en--ss seoD a. the SHOWS
t.CarD sway"
And this was SITTER be lad beer W
&c explore The rGipsY'
Cocb Ia! hss!tated.
y suppose Il vas" be r. "a 81 last
hssFon dti not question BIN rGa3r.
he saw that Il was useless TO bope &c
grt at he ruth among these people,
Who seiG blu different and ipconsist-
ont stcrlCs, vic. ersde1 Inquiries
"slth they did not choose TO answer,
whos9 cEe object IN speaking srcncd.
- he 70 throw mist OF DOUBT acd I'D
certainty aGcls every fact Deforc
s1@h a DETERMINATION 10 p:de tie truth
sy 10 S%G.d 10 sees everywhere
ground Elm &c se;t that be nsg reve.-
fsss.
They b2c REACHED The back Of tie
foruk becc4s either OF ,hop e2oEe
again.
Then Mefsop saw Coca Tai glance
go at the drawn curtains OF Cryps
sicsrcon.
81 must 20 up stairs DOW" ee1d the
doctor, ''and rec how ny patient Is"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15

eye 10 eye.
shortly. And for the matter OF thst
you have no way OF proving was his
guide. only my own word. lie lief.
Trecoed before me-
But you own you caught tim up
and came on with himT'
Coch Tai nodded.
Yes, do own that. came on With
him. up into the valley. and there be
left me-"
He came up here 10 see the ruIns.
You know that"
Coch Tai stared at him with the
same steady, defiant gaze.
did he? Tregaron must have told
you that. He didn't come up With
me-"
WHAT do you mesDT You must
have known be came? You must have
talked the matter over with Mr. Ire
garonT'
What Gees It matter to you what
talked about to Tregsronr" retorted
COcb Tai sullenly. "A mans words In
private are his own. as much as bis
NHSAbLNc hAS' AL sJu CdD bsh BUOUL ~
what did and what be did while he
WAS with me. And that I'm rea..y TO
tell you
Still. IN spite Of hia GuiieSIy defiant
attitude, OF his rough and aggressive
tone. Mason felt an instructive liking
to the man. II was all based upon
what he saw. upon something indef.
eitc 10 the mountaibeers persoaality
which fascinated and charmed Tim.
This man whom he had pursued as q
wild beast brutal savage, from
whom guilty secret must be wrung
at all costs, now exercised over him,
Ia spite Of bis doubts. mysterious
charm.
For a few seconds they etoc[l again
eye 10 eye. each examining attcatively
the face OF the other.
"VeEy we'll then" said Mason st
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15

Mayor Rose Of milwaukee, wants a
clubhouse established which shall he
Tor the special purpose Of entertaining
public guests.
Charleston hns as a part OF Its mu-
fcipal government bureau Of
freight and transportation. whose oh,
'4ct 1t Is to secure favorable rates for
clippers.
According to the statistics complied
by Comptroller Coler OF New York
lily, these are the large American cit.
Ies which make no contributions OF
public moneys to private charitable
Institutions; Boston. Cincinnati, Pitts
.urg. Cleveland. Milwaukee and Jersey
ity. The contributions OF Chicago, St.
Louis, Kew Orleans, Detroit, Newark
and Minneapolis are insignificant In
amount, Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington charitable institutions get
vIblic aid. but New York contributes
more In year than all ether AmprIcau
elites collectively. The amount Of New
Works contribution to private charita.
DE funds Is IL excess OF $1,000, GO
yearly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15

He trrHId ct tbs pets: T., e tto4-t q
abruptly 10 C'ch Tai.
trd OFT sonPth.pc, ~ gratitude for
what you've do1e fer ma and. mine.
cir. And II ycu'll wife me- down vour
address III sCud e you L hear ary.
thing or II tud ouyth,nc"
With this premise MaSscD was "a
TO be couteUI. lie t-cgaD to feel as
anxious to go away as Geyp was that
be should go. Fer he save that. what.
ever was 10 he DISCOVERED he would
Gave "a get outside bclp, agd be pro
posed 10 put the natter wltbor, delay
trto the bands cf tie J0.ice
GwyB would Ict hear Of lis s!tttng
up that night. so hc lsy Cd ore Of tie
beds 10 TIE frcCt rc<L,, wb.;e 'te farm.
er SLEPT n the other. Bot Ire FAX, tba,
Re bad slert through the Cay, and rer.
eaps d esrtair vague, bet 1us:ifsh.s,
feeling cf insecurity, perverted lis
closing bis syes,
When the farmer rose. et ( O'clock IN
tie morning, ard ceuc tctt,H Gown
stairs wtth"ut disturbing BIS guest,
Mason spropg rp ard !ccted ct Of
the Wlpdo~
And With Ceep m!sg y'r9 he sau that
The snow vas falling faster thar ever.
When he get GoTD Stars " his turn,
be fOrGd tie Lao Ten = 'te k.tchen.
looking as yOiky as ever ara rubbing
bis bands before the fYe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15

suoear< ladder. morc rickesT thiB ths
Oater one. bT which 10 Pfscealei 70
dssSSsffi il'a t'fs- Cuwllase t'ci1y
Nassau followed fll.' i--aE'5s. Ei-rSs
aCa. p,t-SrDcc Lad b,s.l 45CE,ilof'F
evident evru ia tie iuf- aoavc tag-f~;
tEcir h,Ssds "a ic-,k ~ tlr sJSin-'r in,'
thoa wrnt On chrwins the crld A. ts'ig
siailS
Nhr1 the 80, uui II t.r Cysl air.
tna SUI wis 81 ncar h.s s~T-in. tja'
oaly few r'd rlya came s-rUs-',rs
Jl7,agh gi,e ellis, d.n-2rSf ~ tie -I'l-
wing clouds Coco Tat ElaGc'd uu
anI I.l!utCd with BE thumb
'-Thr0,'u be monc snow bcfo7C -nrn-
.lg." Slii Dc.
1-lrn be ,Si the way aC,1us rroE.
fragments o. the rninct ouiM.uEI IA
q bic NJ smoother ground b,'.1Gi,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15
PROGRESSING ToR0NTo
z1aIs:asi aEairs COsAactss % cr.s
ness Lt1es

ness Lt1es.
.a.I CITY cague.-s3 ad-.7s..ez Z.
..aay -=-pe--s w.,l "a s. Jane,
.a.ael-sl - 'as ye-5 hear: % the bust.
resI a.sfr.... s2-S2aieL v!.h anne
n-a5. -. . -. -gh!.-. --,,h its fra
,.I.a' va.e- sJn;s - paz az boast.
.7.'! E.nlsrca;teas = - a-t o.. - -
. ihi.. srs5c.s. w.-l - is1l-..sa z3S-
f!'al Tor C1E-ag I02s diseases. w;th c1.y
N nya1p!c o. 80 % the anarchist.
i'i.-5c:a--.-. w.th tb-ag cry markets
18th a public employment bnra-. WIKI
i1ost carefully drpwa contracts covsr-
Isg rs various public franchises. a2s
.,nanv With the m0s; bEill!la- AMI
,1Cp,eta Instance q dir. l.o- - 4
'pGal 10 Gay American Cl;y. Toronto
a 4 town which, IL active municipal
'plrit. takes seccal pllc- - - c-h-r
- this side Of the water
Is most characteristic venture n
i-:ln!clpli activity he's consisted 10 the
Organization OF the work Of tho street
I'D rrsvcnGln; dapart-pG. In accord.
t7cr With that old ~ y that the hes,
tly 10 get a thing dona Is = d. Il
t0ursc!f" Fer inc7G than - 7tI;s ;lc
Try has e1plgyt-l dag labor u street
r,o4riGg and sea YeGSlu.. Lu; du-.as
ac early part CT that per'JI nuch %
ne work wGS done b. hiring carts uni
r'ams DAY rs day from private In..!-
.auG!S. E,"rra years Ego a rcOrgaa-
.:ltioA occurred Gn1 the present loD-
missioner took charge OF tA!s wo.k. a.
ell ~ Of the care Of sidewalks.
~ consequence the department Is
D., longer dependent upon the "biye"
H7sttn, but Instead 1t has three stables
- Different parts of the city. l20
HOrsaS. rs many carts aud harnesses.
- spriaElc:s. machine SweeperS. 300
frgGiAr cf.;,l7yri,s. ana. what Is most
G,gn!6cln; and iC,r-.s.'n5 Of all.
modest hit cor!p!";r - 4 department
.TOTkSkopS Developed 39ring the last
tight years. wherein ;us entire line OF
appliances used Is MANUFACTURED from
hr raw materials. Here are made tie
carts used for garbage collection. the
'~4ct sprinklers. the machine sweep.
u. the snow SCrApers all designed Ia
N"Sn shops 10 CT the lor9l needs. Tic
nl2r blocks are sawed and the stone
- crushed here for repairing the
.,,Tetts. Here the horses Ar2 Shod. not
18th the pressed shoes .! the market.
ut with those forged at TIE anvil. and
= the barns the harnesses are mama.
ilctured direct from the leatLCr. About
- men are thus employed pnrma.
aantly.
Il IL found to be q great gan for thu
department to be thus independent OF
private shops. It Ia never compelled
> take its chances with rival custom.
rs, fact of prime importance in the
ase Of repair work, where delay often
Leans idiencSS Of men and teams. X
"a also great advantage 10 have the
.arTiceS Of men accustomed 20 the pro
,Ncton ana keeping UP OF the pariicu.
!ar appliances used. The sAYing in In
mediate cost. which the commissioner
".i2ges TO he 4 material ite!a. especial
- in repair work, Is only one OF the
,,ain3 realized Even the casual visitor
. these barns AMI shorS Is Impressed
gtth evidences Of interest and Invent.
"a effort Nearly all the apparatus is
specifically designed to G, Toronto Goa
llt!UuS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15

T. 3fhs'sc r. or.
wh!ck slnanG gently Upward. L was
al one uadulatias white sheet, uutrpl
dcu l'y any footsteps but their own.
Masaol had a"yun to speak. Hskirg
some further questions about hs
brcihpr when Cocb Tai, who vas now
walking rs Ills side, called out ID 4
warning voice:
TAKE care sir"
Amt then Mason turned SEX AID al
mOst G!dGy. Ms he fell hack stc1.
For not many inches from bis feet be
suddenly perceived n narrow chasm.
not taorr thGN Gvc or six feet across at
tie tcp. NJ; SoIe - or 90 feet G,Nep II
wcs followed cat and half choa,d
with SNOW And al the bottom. foam.
ing 1at swiriug among sharp pointed
green and gray locks, ran a Eloun;GiH
sircam. milk white With trotb AMI
fuEu'
Here's one place" vent on Cora
Tai cucrEeHcally. where a stranger
might cone hy bis death without mo-
ments warning. Aud can show you
a dozen such. There's teen four men
lost IL these hills since I've lived here,
that's seven years. And only one Of
them's ever been found. And II You
want 10 know where they're lying you
must dredge Llyu Foel. And that's hot
t0mless, so they say
And, grimiy Struggling his shoulders
Coch Tai turned away. and Mason.
shuddoIlng with ugly fears. followed
him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15
GLAsGOW's PURE WATER.
4 Never Failing supply of Uniform
Color and Quality


In Glasgow 4 Els householder Oh.
iAins for SLAP per annum a continu.
,dls. never falling. unrestricted stream
1T the purest water In the world de.
llyeced right into his kitchen. wash
house and bathroom. 1t is calculated
.h0t $50 gallons Of pure water are de-
ivered to the citizens Of Glasgow for
rTery penny paid. And it is water Of
such peculiar sOftness that the house
folders Of Glasgow can pay their wa
1hr rate out Of what they save on soap.
Loeb Katrine water Is not only soft;
II Is remarkably bright. clear and free
trom vegetable matter, because Of the
bare and prec!pitous character Of the
iills which drain into the loch. 1t is
~n;forIn il color. temperature and
quality. Is absolutely free from pollu-
1,o2 and must remain so because the
,orporatt0n has now bought up the
building rights 0f the whole drainage
AREA. 1t pgyNi<' ~ filtration and Is
practically 4Hafected by the change Of
! ~ sAasp&s.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15
Copyright. 1899. b. ference Wafer.
CHAPTER *
CE-H IArE -rnR--


10 To- c.s; uouen; OF sgrP-se sni
aia-lr. o. &G3.cg himself thus IN.
p:!SccsG y taa ran vaose sntasu-
n,s-! h. lad - mech reason % dread.
EaSic2la NEsS3A iust.Hcl.ve,y glanced
sound L.Il f. s0,::e aTai!l5!s weapon
- Gcseac,
TIE l,t; . vh.-4 they both st2ot
-ls iycs 23I yyl,!. sHi 7rsy La.e. ihe
-,@gl 49, sails beicg mGch q the
sane st2th q - the r;:s OF TIE
u.oc&s' O gpat!Na. aEj the Noaf being
o: the T;:r>l NHd -.aSi primitive sort.
n oGe c.Eces Vas o small b.Aistcad.
= another was IA Iron washs;and
This was NJ! tie Furniture which could
Dc Distinguished fTcs1 alere lGmbcr
Est Is Mason looked, tie s2tt.E:
san. Which bsl bz,u ohScua,l UJ
heGry Sow clouds. struggled through
The E!.sI ara shining 10 through the
small west window % the loft threw
into stHOng relief the face AMI figure
VI the angry and uenacIrg Coch Tai
For tLe GrSi time th1 doctor vas sGlc
20 see him perfectly. ana as Ills eyes
net tGos5 OF the nou1taiceCr his reags
died away.
For this Wild son OF the bills was no
dull, british creature. such as be had
expected 10 see. True Il WAS that the
animal was strong 10 h!ul. betrayed in
heavy jaT end fun Tipped mouth; true
'hat the expression Of hIs face 9, that
moment was ferlT, threatening But
II LIs b!"e eyes ther' was tight. there
TaS tire: they looked cut upon the
world with q steady. OPEN gaze, the
gaze, so Il seemed 10 Mason. Q. sn
honest Can.
All the fear OF the savage mountain.
Ger which be might have nomentarlly
felt melted away at once IA be looked
at LIN GBj recognized the charm
wh!Cl this rugged face must have had
for bis III fated brother. II was strange
that this very first look be was able to
give straight into the eyes Of the man
BE- had lopge1 SO arde0tly to meet
gave him his d?St dou5; as 70 the
mans guilt.
Il am glad to meet you" be said a!
last. after pause during which they
mad stood steadily measuring each
other, eye to eye.
Coch Tai never moved.
We'll" said To sullealy. and what
have you to Sayr'
lie spoke IN a rorga voice, with a
strong Welsh aCH,at. but bis tones
had in them something CT the strange
charm Of his look and manner Ills |
defiance seemed manly, not caarsely
aggressive, and his eyes SIN looked !
out steadily as an honest nlaus should. !
There was another short pause.
81 want" said Aassou at last. ITO |
know oil you have to tell about my
brother"
CoCh Tai trowne1l
You have heard" said hs shortly,
from Tregaron a.! there Is to tell"
Not all. returned MassOu firmly. In |
a tone which showed that he did not |
mean to be put off. Il have heard his !
version, but want to know yours.
You accompanied him from Trecoed .
nc his guide, remember that"
At this reminder Coch Tails face
flushed, and he turned augrily upon bis
QuestIoner,
What can o guide do when a man
chooses to so HE own wayT" asked be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15
. stew OF the Billboard.

Ia hii parts OF the country the feeling
against :he billboard nuisance is be-
! omInS more Intense. The average
billboard Is an otfeuse TO the eye and
Taste. and the business man has no
more right TO offend the publics sight
.han tie has to shout his wares into
fAeir ears at all hours Of the day or
4!ght or than he has to pollute the air
they breathe or the water they drink
Agricultural Advertising.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15
.sae's l,ettcr. thcy tel ne. ssIJ h-

sus's Better. thcy tel ne. sid IA
zliaEly
-TcA sne has had s,mr siNrp" ~
sW~r,i the doctor
lie Csirr',l Ire lsasss aad Cprb IA
! r1iI1 Sci. with tie saule sui''l IA'l
u sas-ilg uisGlpr Jus; a. the isr'1-
+, -Cacl. Il tie C5o, u che s'l,rs Coch t'ii
s;so.,r again
"El-s lous 80 Eop gang "a s'Ig
hprc. sirr'
Nilsson l'c>ititNt
~Cu'i she * out Of tIascc.' sl.i L.
q Tat.
II It her vlsS that gou sIolii
stay
Surprised - b, question. Mason
;'ckNi n him s-rufin,singiy by the
cliut iGh. ~ q sm0sy little lamp
wEi'h vas nIiiet against the wall
There sas eager interest in the mans
tn6r alt sC-1 'tails l!Lc meuacc 10 bis
'o-,.
w slji Mason. 1T Ia her fathers
y.sh" Coch Tai looked relieved. but
st;H somewhat susp'rioUS Tue gil
Ss.Seli told ne 10 En away"
SHE told you thar
yes"
Then should ~ IL vc5c yDu,"
-rsor'ed CcCh TAI grizzly.
At that moUcut the farmer came cut
81 one z the rooms aSovp sal called 10
LasScn 20 ,-,ulp uui So his daughter.
His tone vas !U5.laat and taEpr. CJcb
Tai withdrew C9isc.rsSly and at once
and disappeared b. tic hacS door as
Mason weGt Up stairs.
de sui TrrS1ro0 entered the s!cS
room together.
Tho patient was better, there was 40
douh; Of that. She had lad more sleep
during the day: her temperat bad
EDur down: the cough was less fro
1uent. loss painful The doctor. at
whom she sm!!od. bat I'd whom she
scarcely spogc, turned 10 the farmer
Fifl 4 rP;i sSrr;Gg look
"8he will 10 now With cage" said
be. "She must be quiet aad we'll
cursed. BGt tac worst Of tie trouble
Is over"
.hea yon cll Cn away. doc.or.'
~ u 10" -.T!. 50 a@;Eg cFi ".'h ulex-
:"N't,N sU"G%.j all energy lol Lad
""'''F Te'c'n ep2i" - one ald rS!'c'r
your '''@nds anxiety.
T." farmer AMI A;asgNn suIl,d al
eaci "'Eer
HHFlHs TF-f H@H.caS to he I'D n
yod. siT, SAID 'T'saron. Its rather
GaS.djetM. az Z y.
Bat ste troWncd shg''ly AMI again
Insisted ou GsssDn's going. 50 that tn
paciiy Der Be- sad Gt once lint h"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15

l have always heard this prOYerb
with the two additional lines
II 1t rains al eleven
Twill last till sever.
And have witnessed the truth Ct the
asst two lines very mauy times, notably
N three separate OCCASIONS on which,
icing up the river fox days painting.
Ihen a fins day would have been a
;odscnd to me, II has rsiued persistent.
y during the whole afternoon, the ran
Jeginning between 10 and / check,
md Ceasing within very few minutes
If Z. Thus / have had the provcrb in.
lelibly stamped on my mind. Notes
aud Queries,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-15
10 BE scE-rYas5 !

A seIAcibey vito was gong &c 6 ra1
ty wss etotjoLcd by sts S,o.her 10, tc
WALL eeme IL II raired. snd she gave
hiLn tnSssy fo< cab. Il Yatned besv'
". and great was the np,heys suY-
prise When her scn arrived st home
drenchcd TO the skin.
~Did yon got take cab as ordered
you, Alf2"
"Ob, yes, but when I ride WITH you
you always make me ride inside! This
time rode on the box, apG Il was 20
folly"--LondoD Ttleg-arh
Evening star., 1899-04-08
DAGO DIVERS.

it was TaZzuchi who presented the Vir-
ginias, he took it for granted that Messrs.
Bird. Bird & Co. had paid for them, and
ne was not aVerse to accepting a little lux
ury from the firm.
The wreck of the Grecian was out of the
usual steam lane. She had, 1t appeared
got off her course in fog, holed her in
two compartments. and then been steered
for the shore, in the wild attempt to beach
her before she sank. She had ceased float
ing, however. with some suddenness, and
when the critical moment came not all of
her people managed to scrape off with their
lives in the boats. Those that got away
found themselves in gale, and when they
were picked up could only give her where
abouts vaguely. However, they stated that
the Grecian's mast trucks remained above
the water surface, and this fact was
brought out strongly by the auctioneer who
sold the wreck, and had due influence on
the enterprising Alexander.
The salvage steamer wandered for several
days among an intensely dangerous arch
fpelago, and many times over had narrow
escapes from pihng up her bones on one or
other Of those reefs with which the Red
sea in that quarter abounds Tazzuchi nav
fgated her in an ecstasy of nervousness,
and Kettle. who regarded himself as pas
senger for the time being kept a private
store Of food and water bottles handy, and
saw that one of the quarter boats was
Evening star., 1899-04-08

peared. There was no comment made by
the spectators. They doubted the testi-
mony of their eyes, and 1t was not until
they saw Lutangwa installed with the
Sucking babe in the skin pouch at her back
that they realized the truth.
Signs of Prosperity.
From that time what Kor-ko-ya did was
accepted as inspired. When he built hut
of stone and moss instead of ice, his neigh
bors considered it all right-for him. When
he made a tube of bits of stray wood and
inserted it in the roof for the purpose of
ventilation, they commented not, but when
in time, he bought cabin window from an
ice-bound whaler, paying for 1t many fox
and reindeer skins, and placed 1t in the
wall of his igloo, the news spread far and
wide that Kor-ko-ya was dead, and that
the soul of a white mans devil had come
in his place.
But he continued on in the tenor of his
way and hunted and fished and saved and
waxed rich. As the years passed his fame
spread and men came from beyond the
water to see his riches and to step inside
his hut to look out through the glass win
dow and to go outside to look in.
He became weli-known to the hardy
whalers, and today his doings form a SUBJ
ject Of comment and interest In more than
one country. And that is why the news
tAat he E:.l rlace1 another window in his
house was carried over 1900 miles OF ice
and water, to be discussed over pipes and
ale In dosen civfised seaports.