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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

The Beers Will make Il desperate
hight, but Of course they wilIgo Gown.
They are inferior both in metal and
men to the English.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

Bryan is prcachsng ssralyht Dem
ocratic doctrine in Kentucky. lie ia
for the G0ebcl ticket out right and
does not ia the least trim or uedpe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20
-., aenwood, sell at pubic

10 the highest bidder for cash,
''ie Following personal property to-
wit: , barber chairs, | mirror, =
bath tubs, and all the furnitures and
equipments belonging to said barber
shop formerly operated by the said
W. i. Smith, in the village Of Itta
Bcna, | will give Il good title to the
property.
f. V. CATO,
Trustee.
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Hon. c. l.. SiyIey, Of oxford, is
mentioned as probable candidate
Tor Congress He is a brig Young
fellow and descrvcdly very popular.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

III Gov. McLaurin can break away
from his convenient carbunclc he
Will probably attend the barbecue
today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

overlap the feeble barrier betwe
them and the ballot box, and in n f,
years, il the interest of the negro
politics (Which had ceased before o
constitutional convention) should
vive, it will be tou0d that there n
more qualified negro voters in the st
0. Mississippi than whites, for ! asst.
that the tax paying requirement a
be complied with, either by the ne,a
themselves or by the campaign ,ad
whenever the negro vote shall L,nt
important in national elections. ntar
the next Legislature will snbl, to
amendment abrogating the articla tn
constitution on Education, anss to
''iit',is lhe l'iao'er a,, VI 'oncmeioh with
g'''N' ',''le' !, h'h 'no VIII oi thod.
p'o may Pfe'Til e',Tril.,.. make
lfn'y '"4f Trend id for
D. a. l. cAM't ter he
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20

II Mclean wins In Ohio he will he
nominated for vicc-2rcsident on tho
ticket witt, Bryan.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20
UNITED DAUHGTERs OF THE CoNFEDERACY.
MISSISSIPPI DIVISION.


Preside Grcenwo
ARs t-lrcsdrn, Nrksbug.
W. Macon
7 RE tspOnli gSecrrta y(;rnnla
l
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THE IcEMAN,s LOSS
According TO IA Calculating berber u,
Figures Out {" lie Con-
siderable.

How'd you like TO be the iceman ~
Snyder. the calculating =barber. WAS
artistically executing u quickstep on
the razor strop when the above little
ditty tioated in from the busy thor
oughfare. causing n sI1ile of contempt
to fit across his features. say the Phil
adelphia Record. THAT simply makes
me weary" he remarked, as# with u
flourish he daubed# tn patrons face.
You hear that latest acquisition in the
way of slang phrases Tepeated hy men
of every station, just u II the ieemau' :
lot was an earthly paraeIise..Asa NUT
ter of fact, the individual Who emharks
on career which involves the market
ing of congealed moisture doesn't have
10 run around searching for his trou-
bles. How many peofle, do You sup
pose. ever think of=the# amount of
money that drips righi oul Of the ice
mans hands when the SUI beats down
ON his heavily loaded wagona Don't
amount To much, #ehZW We'll, You'll
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change your opinion when ! bring up
II few figures for your consideration.
Starting out with u ton of ice. | csti-
mate that melting alone causes dead
loss of about 100 pounds 10 the dealer.
This doesn't seem much, but when You
calculate that about .01n wagons day
right here in town lose hat amount the
figures are amazing. One hundred
thousand pounds. AT, say, ten cents
per hundred. runs up the tidy sum
of 800. Three hundred aud sixty five
times 800 gives us the annual loss To-
cally as S36, 800. Takes little nerve.
doesn't 1t, To be an icemnn? Then,
IL during the summer these drippingr
could be collected. figure that they'd
supply all the hospitals IN town with
ice water baths for sunstruck patients.
Frozen into a solid lump II the entire
of these drippinPs could hr collected,
! figure ms ten-story building Then
again, the waste when th' cakes are
cut is enormous. tu Kay nothing Of
what vanishes into the air when the
ice is whisked clean nith brush
broom. But without going into further
details. | think Nou'll agree that the
man who pcddles ice has enough trou-
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SUMMER AIDS TO BEAUTY.
some simple HuIes aud Lotions for
the urnrnt of Feminine
usndeFs.

Cucumber pcslinRs, boiled i'm water.
will br found good for the skin, a slice
of cucumber may be- rubbed on the face.
nstrnd ~ roap. Lemon juice viii re-.
move sunburn. Dill water IL me- gu0d
for the complexion os ros" water,
though IL mnkcs the skin pal"r.
Eidernower wai. h. famous for its
cooling properties. ms Ia slso lavender
water.
Sever 90 out in bluTcry weather
without veil unless you wish "a tanned
pkin or frecklcE.
Do not forget. when drying the foce
after washing. 20 rub upward toward
the nose, This viii prevent wrinkles,
aud viii help 10 smooth out 10 great
extent the crease alongside the nose.
&c neither hot nor cold water rx-
eluslsely for bathing. good rule to
follow Ia hot bath at night aud "a cold
one in the morning. but BE- sure TO take
bath daily II sou wish 10 keep Your
skin in good condition.
DO not wear tight shoes II you desire
a graceful enTfiRges no Woman ean
walk comfortably or well In shoes that
are too small for her feet. DO not wear
too small gloves
Avoid tight lacing and any form Of
dressing which eoInpreSfes my organ
u the body Mrs. Murphy. in ladies
Home journal.
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ELIZABETH THOMPSON.
Passing of the Only Woman Ever
Granted Freedom of Floor
Ina Congress.

Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson whose
death at Littleton. y. H.,was= an
nounced recently, was born in Vermont
in 1921. being the daughter of poor
farmer She began life as a maid of
all work, but in ls43 she attracted the
attention of Thomas Thompson, Bos-
ton millionaire, To whom she was mar
ried in ls44.= lie was a man of markedly
philanthropic character, and when his
estate came into her hands at his death
in 1869 she followed his example in
contributing freely To all worthy ehari-
ties. says the Boston Transcript
She spent large sums in the cause OF
temperance and expended fortune in
helping heads of families who had met
with misfortune. She devoted $4,000
to the investigation of yellow fever,
She spent nearly Si0o,o0o in providing
openings in business for men With fam
lilies. She founded the town of Long
Mont, at the foot of the Roeky#moun-
taius. giving Gas acres OF land aud $500
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tie wound. When / heard what she
had done i almost tainted away, and
the only way could get ont of il was 10
fall dangerously i'll. 1t was lucky for
me that | didn't show up. There were
$50 veterans present at that meeting.
My illness had just permitted me to get
out doors when | met an old soldier,
who said:
"'Say, captain, I wish that galoot
had showed up at the orphans enter
tainment. | understand he claims that
the Seventh was at Antietam and
Charlottesville. He's plumb liar
about that. and there was no captain of
company ID who rose from the ranks.
IL we get hold of him well make him
own up that he's "a liar and duffer!' ="
That's my case, gentlemen" said the
fat man as he held out his hands in a
helpless way. II began by IyinR and
I'm still obliged to keep 1t up. | shall
have 20 lie myself into the grave. must
lie to my wife. my children, my nieces,
nephews and grandchildren. must
lie to all my friends outside. II ii
hadn't been for the war with Spain
things might have quieted down, but
the war came, and there was need of
new lies, and only this morning had to
tell a minister of the gospel that but
for my wound / should have led a regi-
ment up the Hill al Santiago. Lord!
LOrdl but why did ever start in TO
lie?"
But why!" groaned the other three
in chorus as they mopped away.
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ve9@m eSCU000 0~>D DSnCnNS0ua@ SeD@Sc2.
HIS WAR RECORD
whe About It. ~ ~ a. Copyright 1874

Il can realize the position, for have
been there-been there!" groaned the
man with the lop-shoulder. Il injured
this shoulder by falling from tree. but
my wife thinks it was hit by bomb
she'll. and she has made my life miser-
able for quarter of a century,"
I'm glad to hear these things" OBJ
served the fat man as he looked about
with more heart, for supposed | was
suffering alone. l had TO stop that po-
litical move. of course, and il took some
of the most gigantic lying the human
tongue is capable of. For day or two
| thought I'd have TO commit suicide
to get out of it. The party finally put
.up another candidate, but my 'unheard
of modesty,' as the papers put it.
brought me more trouble. They want
ed TO publish my army record, and was
harassed and bounded until | packed
my grip and went off to the woods for
a month. While was gone my wife
tried to find my papers, and she actual
ly sent two old mortgages and n bill of
sale to one of the newspapers TO dig
facts out of! Gentlemen, excuse this
perspiration. but it will fiow!"
I've got it, tool" replied the bald
headed man.
And L." added added the lop-shoul'
dered man.
"One of the times l wanted TO muir
der nv wife" continued the fat mar
after he had recovered. was when she
arranged for me to deliver n war talk
for the benefit of orphans of veterans
Yes. sir, she had il all fixed before she
let on to me, and one of the incidents OF
the talk was to exhibit the wound o
my leg and describe the sensations oI
being hit in battle! | had the old scai
of burn on my right leg and had az
ways passed it off on my wife as bat
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LESSONS FROM THE FROG.
swimmers Can Grt NaIunhI" Paint
ers by studyinE Creatures
Methods.

"Thoso who want to become expert
swimmers will do well 10 go to the
nearest brook or swamp and study the
manner and method of the frog, rc.
marked a teacher uf swimming In one
Of the nututoriums in the city. - be
most expert swimmers IN the world
urc tyros compared with the luziest
bullfrugs. The difficulty with all
swimmers is that they spoil the effect
uf the stroke by the recovery. When
frog starts on he draws his legs care.
fully aud slowly up under him until
10 In ia the position of q man sitting
on his launches Then he suddenly
gives mighty spring IN the water.
kicking his legs out. not behind him.
but almost directly Eidcwite, After
the kick his legs are slowly drawn 10.
gcthrr by his motion through the wa.
ter until they hang out behind him Ia
perfectly rigid form. Every toe of
his web feet H. held out HA AiTuiRht So
an arrow and then nothing rethrds his
motion through the water lie will he
In this position until every biz of the
momentum IL lost that is until be has
gone as far as the force Of his Kick viii
send him through the water. Then
again he slowly and carefully draws
his legs in and repeats the perform
anrc. ioH will notice that in drawing
the legs up 10 his body for "a ss"0nd
kick the frog fecedes % little This
IL owing to the action 81 the upper lcP
ON the water. aud II Corresponds ga
nctiy with the similar movement ON
the part ef a man. The first thing
frog does is to give his body q good
start through the water. Bnd he holds
himself in such way that he gets the
hole value of the stroke 4 man
starts out With just such 81 kick, buf
after be baa gone two or three feet he
viii beRiu t0 swing his hands forward
u draw ap his legs In aueh fashion
that they offset the whole value ~ his
work lie stops his own body hall.
way before the effect ~ tbr stroke llgiR
spent likelf. - Chicago Chronicle.
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ing" and says heing" with her com.
paniofl. and Master Chunk made mp
his mind that he'd like a. look out of
the window. lie rolled over aud
climbed up on the seat. says the Wash
ington Post.
Now. don't do that" said mamma.
''YoH know you had one awful fall
to-day doing that. 20 sit right down e
Where did I fall. MAJ he piped.
shrilly.
In the street ear
Did I hurt mysclf2" be asked.
Yes" she answered.
Where ." aud be looked anxious.
"On the hand +" his mother replied.
Master Chunk raised onc eitshinu of q
hand TO his head. aud then. without the
slightest warning. he let up roar that
would have made the bull Of Easbau
green With envy. All the way mp 20
High street mamma Nas busy comfort
ing him She had recalled painful
circumstance TO him and be wspt
ssepf the more loudly sinee there sas No
present pain 10 distract bis attention
And the woman Hcrcss fhe ear said
II be was her child he'gl stop yelling or
shed knou The reason Why.
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To each colunist i'm Saline county, Kan,
and contributed largely TO the purchase
of the Nassar college telescope.
Later she presented Francis Il. Car
penter's painting of the signing of The
Emancipation Proclamation by Lin
coin" to congress. for which she was
granted the freedom of the floor, ii
right which no other woman possessed.
She contributed large sums TO the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science and was made its first
patron. She was Il strong advocate of
the idea of an international republic.
She was attacked by n stroke of paroly-
sis several years ago and had been in
delicate health since that time.
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the papers referred to me as the battle
SCARED Capt. Blank and the first
thing that came around was an invita-
ton TO join a grand army post. I'll
bet l have told u million lies TO keep
out of that trap. and il live five years
longer I'll have to tell million more.
To join a post, or. rather, to fill out an
application. would expose me at once"
Lord! Lord! But how very, very
queer!" whispered the man with the big
watch chain.
rs il another curious coincidence? ?"
grimly asked the fat man.
at is, sir--it is! Yes, l have been ly-
ing about the very same thing for the
last 80 years."
II tried to call halt on my dear lit
tie wife," said the fat man in a voice
of sorrow, but she wouldn't have it.
She just wanted all the world TO know
that / was a wounded hero and de-
serving of public recognition, and she
insisted that everybody call me cap
tain | couldn't move out of my own
gate without humping up against a
genuine old soldier, and couldn't walk
two blocks with one of 'em without his
asking:
Lets see, captain? What regiment
were you in?'
1.-The Seventh
"'Oh. yes. And what battles were
you in?'
Bull Run, Antietam. Fredericks-
burg, Charlottesville, gettysburg and
the Wilderness
"'And you were wounded?'
In the leg
"I'd read up on the war, and particu-
larly on the record of the Seventh" ex-
planned the fat man, but never could
tell when ! might make a slip. When a
fellow got after me had to bluff him
of by telling new lies, and If any Of
you folks think that | enjoyed il. you
are greatly mistaken. When have had
20 sit down with five or six old vets at
the club, I've had my hair on end for
full hour at time
us il possible-is 1t possible p gasped
the lop-shouldered man as he mopped
his brow with his newspaper.
Say, maybe you are one of uk?'
asked the fat man.
"Yes-just so. Yes. | have also lied
about my war record, but | supposed
was all alone in IL.
II used to tell my wife that had no
army record 10 boast of, and that thou
sands of others were more entitled TO
praise and admiration. but you know
how wives are about husbands repu-
tation. She kept piling il on. and she
kept making matters worse for me. IL
was through her talk more than any
thing else that our party i'm the Fifth
ward finally decided 10 nominate me
for aldermanic honors. They knew |
was modest and retiring man. and
they kept the thing quiet until ready to
nominate. The first | knew was when
that wife of mine proudly laid the
morning paper before me. The item
was of course headed: Honor to a
Wounded Veteran and IL went on to
say that had lost gallons and gallons
Of blood in putting down the rebellion.
and that full particulars of my gallant
record would soon be published as o
contrast 10 the stay.at-home record Of
the opposing candidate"
BY George whispered the bald
headed man as the sweat started on his
ehin.
fou don't say ?" koarxeIy exclaimed
TIE man with the big watch chain
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Fee STRANGELY Earned.

II was on the night OF the JcfIries Fitk.
simmons prEc fight, and a man reached tho
West side apartment house ia which he
lived about two o-oek, \ search of all his
pockets failed to Uring forth his bunch OF
keys. lie rang the bell repeatedly for the
JaUltor, but could get no response lie was
exceedingly tired. there was no hotel in the
nelghhorhood, and besides. there were fam
lly reasons why II was inadvtsahlc for HIM
20 spend the rest oi the night away from
home, The sisbt of physicians night bell
gave him an idea. He pushed the button
hand for 30 seconds or more, In due sea.
ton the physician came to the door and
opened #,
WI hat il your fee for night calls" asked
the locked out individual
-Four dollars, was the ast stuuished reply.
All right, here you are, was locked out
and couldn't yet in Sorry to trouble you, ="
and lac began his weary march upstairs,
happy IN the thought OF the evils he had 70.
uapcd N. y Tribune.
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A Husband Who Lied to
His Wife About II.

Gentlemen" began the fat man as
be finished reading his letter and put
BIZ away in his pocket. hold that il is
almost a husbands duty TO lie TO his
wife more or less. but started out by
.telling a lie which seems bound TO fol-
Dow me TO my grave and hang over my
tombstone after death. Ny case ought
10 be warning TO all men who con-
template marriage and lying
You see" he continued, when mo-
aioned to go ahead with his story, Il
eas only Ii years old when the civil
war closed. Ten years later | fell in
love and got married While was
kourting | discovered that the girl had
great admiration for the men who
Dad fought and bled for the union. and
b a thoughtless moment l claimed to
bave seen two years service in the
2rmy. / was also ass enough to men
hon that l had been wounded in the
Ieg. Also, that | went in as a private
Nnd came out as captain. / thought
4 might as well go the whole hog while
was about il, you know. / was hero
h the girls eyes at once, and she
hadn't called me captain over a dozen
Zines before we got engaged"
''By George! By George!" whispered
The baId-headed man as he slapped his
leg.
"What's the matter with you?"
@It is the curious coincidence. Istart-
"a out that very way"
AWen, after | had named my regi-
ment and all that couldn't go back on
my story, of course" resumed the fat
man. 81 had TO go at it and read war
history and post myself. The girl told
Everybody / had been hero, and even
before we were married l had been
forced TO Lis TO about IA hundred diff
ferent people. When we were welded
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The hattie Field Route.

The Veterans of sixty7one and five and
their friends, who are going to attend the
31rd a. 4 r. Annual Encampment at Phila-
delphia in September, could not select bet
ter nor more historic route than the Big
-Four, Chesapeake & Ohio. with splendid
service from Chicago. Peoria and St. LOUIS
on the Big Four. all connecting at Indian
apohs OF Cincinnati and thence over the
Picturesque Chesapeake & Ohio along the
Ohio riyer to Huntington, West Va. thence
through the foot hills OF the Alleghanies,
over the Mountains, through the famous
Springs Region Of Virginia to Staunton,
Va, between which point aud Washington
are many OF the most prominent battle
fields Nayueshoro. tlerdpnsville. Cedar
Mountain. Rappahanuock, Kettle Run,
Manassas, Bull Run, Fairfax, and score ot
others nearly as prominent Washington ia
next, and thence VIA the Pennsylvania Line
direct to Philadelphia There viii be three
rates in effect Tor this business. lst. Contin-
uous passage. with no stop over privilege:
2nd, Going and coming same route with one
stopover IA each direction. I'd. Circuitous
route. going one Was aud back another with
one stop over IN each direction. For full
information aH to Routes, Rates. etc ad.
dress J. &. Tucker, e. \. A, 23l CLARK ST.,
Chicago.
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charged their pistols without effect
Nhereupon one 81 he seconds inter
posed and proFossd that the combat
ants should shake iafisis. To this fhs
other seeoud OBJECTED a. unnecessary
Their hands. saia be. have been
shaking for half an hour.
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SPONTANEOUS COMPLIMENT.
L, Was None the Les. Genuine because
IL Had Cest the diver
Whipping,

A little group OF ladies seated ON a
hotel piulka were talking about conn
pliments they had received, when one,
u very pretty young woman. who is a
teacher in private school ia this city,
told her story.
"rhree sears ago" she said u
tauglituiS first school, in one of the
mountain districts of West Nirginia.
where had gone to visit some friends
who We're Interested in the timber
business. had only gone Ia visit. hut
had just graduated FROM normal
schaob aud when an opportunity was
offered for me 10 teach, and there WAS
rral need of sume one who knew some,
thing of modern methods, | agreed tn
trY#it FOR one term. got along very
well. all things considered, aud liked
il we'll enough, except that | found II
absolutely necessary To punish some of
the scholars with the rod out of this
fact grew my compliment, which, am
sure, WIS tie siuccrcSt one ever re-
eeieedZ Z.Nmoug my sCholnrs WIS hig
hoy of l.. II lasN, numbering, rooti-lta-
tured lad, who whispered SO much in
school aud paid 50 little attention to
hemg kept In that nt last | told him
II he whispered again ! would whip
him, lie promised me that he would
not offend again. aud for three whole
DAYS he kept his PROMISE. on the
morning OF the third day | appeared
nj school in "a new gown. Which wuK
the most becoming one. think, ever
had. aud when the scholars saw me
| they seemed to bc uS pleased With my
appearance as WAS, aud all the girls
came to tell me what u pretty dress
| had and how nice | looked, The boys
were more shy, aud whatever they
thought they kept To- themselves. The
| hiE boy wasn't there whcu school
opened. hut before the five minute al
| luWauer WIS up he came numbering in,
and. hanging up his hat, rolled over
into his seat aud picked up a book !
didn't notice him az first. but later !
sttw that my new gown had attracted
! him. aud that hr WAS udmriug II. for
he WAS uuskilled in the conventional
l''S, '''" ''''"' II" '''''' w ''''''."' ''iF
'''''''Es' '''' "' '"''' '""F''' ny
eye ana ne l""N'" away "o' ''"' '"'
long. aud at last il began to annoy me,
At the same time hc seemed to me max.
ing tremendous '""'' "i s"l''' KIM
'"'' ! "''' nov "n"',S'"n"' an" h"o'.N'
''Rhl Nh'l' N"H '""N'ut az h''h' ne
reached over To the hoy in the seat bc.
h'hu n''" an" "h'Nl'''''l something
was an "p'u ''"'a''"h "' me t"i''
"ua' ''s'''S' was Il ""R'"h, disregard
81 ms word ana ! called MN up nj
once.
ii'h'H' N"i"' WIN o'' 'h' severity
! '"Hld MUSTER "'''h you Whisper
ing Just thrn'
eS m he '"ni'N"'H' WIN hlH h'au
h"Nh'
y "u know 1t is against The rule
ee m
Nhd N"" hho" '''"' N"" PROMISED
me thnt you ""uid not Whisper nghlh'
- m
Vel ! snid' g'l''hF better h"iu
on my hi'k"rN SWITCH ! H''''i Keep my
"ord hrt''r ,n"h 20" nave YOURS hho
ns | told you ""upd "hiP You Tor WINS
per'ng am g"'nR '" q" u iia'e N"'
any thihF '" say why S"" shohlu h"t p'
puniShedF
y" M
ll"'lhR gone 'hr"uRh M 'h" forh'
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No Trouble.

did you have any trouble about your
vote while you were at homer"
NO, sub" answered Mr.. Eras:us
Pinkley. II didn' have no trouble les
stood on my dignity. l picked out my
canerdate and when de 'spute stahted
said dat ef dey wouldn' let me vote fob
him | wouldn't vote foh nobody. ~
Washington Star.
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PerIy-l love yoa teftaw than my
aw-llfe. WsaI5Y I-ass soi
EthsE N Ferdyl Iiui how DO !
know bat that tog are one 81 those
lIobstsfs or Funston sort ~ nsr.s who
,slss their Dsss at naught Puck.