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cit Was Not and said but orr
From the London Mail.

During a dull interval after dinner the
other day enc of the guests among par
ty OF men maintained that he could give
simple little sentence which at first
glance seemed absolutely unintelligible.
but upon the addition Of comma and the
emphasis OF two words would at once be-
come as clear as the SKY. AS every gem
tleman PIES mt had sporting blood In his
veins. the bet was at once taken up. The
challenger III n wrote the following on a
piece Of PAPER and passed 1t around.
"It was not aud | said but orr
The task was 10 punetuate this SEN
tance and emphasize the words in such
a manner as to make It read intelligibly.
A half hour was given for the task
When the half hour was up not per-
son in the company WAS able to write The
sentence as II should be written, and
many expressed doubts that 1t could be
made Ineligible at all
The young man who had drafted the
sentence with few strokes Of his pencil
mnde Il look ike this:
1T was not and | said, but or
And as he took the money some OF the
others wondered why they had not seen
It before, while few even could not sec
Il then.
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fore she met the lime kiln, and said she:
Lime kiln, lime kiln Of mine, did you
see this maid of mine, with my tig, with
my tag, with my long leather bag Of
gold and silver I have earned since l
was a maid?"
aye" said the lime kiln, at Is not long
since she passed here"
So she goes on, and 1t was not long
before she met the cow. and says she:
Cow. COW of mine, cid you see this maid
of mine with my tig. with my tag, with
my long leather bag of gold and silver l
have earned since / was a matd?
AYE" said the cow, ut is not long
since she passed here"
So she goes on and II was not long
before she met the mill, and said she:
mill, mill of mine, did you see TINS
maid of mine, with my tig, with my tag.
with my long leather bag OF gold and
silver / have earned since was maid"
And the mill said: Yes she is sleep
ing behind the door"
She went in and struck her with
white rod and turned her into stone.
She then took the bag of gold and sill
yer on her back and went back home
When the second daughter had been
gone a year and a day, and she hadn
come back, the youngest daughter saln:
"My two sisters must be doing very well
they are not coming back, and It's a
shame for me TO be sitting here doing
nothing, either to help you, mother or
myself Make me a hammock and cut me
callop, till go away and push my for
tune.
The mother did this and asked her
would she have half the hammock with her
blessing. or the whole hammock without?
she said, az will have half of the ban
mock with your blessing. mother"
The mother gave her blessing and
half a hammock and she set out.
She Travelled away and away on before
her. far further than l could tell you
and twice as far as you could tell me,
until she came into strange country and
going I'D to little house, she found an
old Hag living in 1t.
The Hag asked her where she was go
ing.
She said she was going to push her
fortune.
Said the Hag: How would you like
to stay here with me, for / want girl?'
What Will have to do?" said she.
You'll have to wash me and dress ms
and to sweep the house clean, and on the
| peril of your life never look up the chin
| ney," said the Hag.
"An right" she agreed to this.
The next day when the Hag arose, she
washed her and dressed her. and whei
| the Hag went out she swept the hearth
! and she thought it would be no harm e
| have one look up the chimney, and there
what did she see but her own mother:
long leather bag of gold and silver. s.
| she took IL down at once and getting Il
| on her back, started away for home a:
| fast as she could run.
When she got TO the horse, the horse
said: Rub me, rub me, for haven't beer
| rubbed these seven years.
80 poor horse, poor horse" she said
"Ill surely do that" And she laid dowr
her bag and rubbed the horse. Then sh,
went on and 1t wasn't long before she me
the sheep, who eaid: 20 shear me, shea,
me, for haven't been sheared these sew
en- years"
20 poor sheep, poor sheep" she said
| EN- surely do that" and she laid dowr
the bag and sheared the sheep.
On she went till she met the goat WHIT
said: 20 change my tether, change m,
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have nothing to do but only watch your
maids for you? You may go somewhere
else to look for informa ton
Next she met the COW. 20, cow, COW
of mine. have you seen this maid of mine,
with my tig, with my tag, with my long
leather bag of gold and silver have earn
ed since 1 was a maid?'
The COW said: do you think have
nothing to do only to watch your maids
for you? You may go somewhere else and
look for Information
Then she got to the mill. 20, mill mill
OF mine, did you see this maid of mine,
with my tig. with my tag, with my long
leather bag Of gold and silver 1 have earn
ed since / was a maid?'
The mill said: Come nearer and whis-
per to me-"
She goes nearer to whisper to the mill
and the mill drags her under the wheels
and grinds her up.
The old Hag had dropped the white rod
out of her hand and the mill told the young
girl TO take this white rod and strike two
stones behind the mill door. She did that
and her two sisters stood up. She hoisted
the leather bag on her back, and the three
OF them set out and travelled away and
away till they reached home.
The mother had been crying all the time
while they were away, and was now ever
so glad to see them. and rich and happy
they lived ever after.
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Buck Bits Burying.
The Old Corporal Spins Yarn OF
Old Times.
Copyright, 1900, by p. Y. Biack.)

Copyright 1900 by P. Y Biack.)
"Ye're the most extrorny future of the
campaign" the old corporal said with
placid admiration. ct loves daisies, an
ye're one Of the prettiest speshmens 1
know, SO ye are. You ought to be dead. by
all rights. Both legs gone. Man. ye're
in great luck. Ye're worth s72 a month
forevermore. But what tickles me is We
didn't die. an I bet on yer dyin'. Ye're
tough my joker. Ye ought to have died.
Ye're the most extroony future or the
campaign
The corporal and the recruit were sit
ting by the bedside OF a wounded soldier
in camp near Santiago. The man on the
cot was deathly pale from loss of blood.
but the immense vitality which had en-
abled him to survive the loss. by shell.
of both legs above the knee, now permit
ted him to be cheerful and hopeful.
'Seventy-two a month pension will be
a picnic" said he, with a laugh. Won
der if they'll give me fake legs like that
one Amos Chapman rode about with at
Fort Supply in the nation. Gee! Corp. walt
TIL hobble down to- the parade an see
you fellers sweating at the double time
with old Daddy Weiss hollerin' at you.
Mind the distance, you there! Sergeant,
see that that man has an hours extra
drill! Keep your hands up! You're like
lot of sailormenr An I'll sit by and laugh
at you! wow won't laughv'
The corporal grinned, but the recruit
looked piteous and sorrowful.
''Would-wouldn't you rather have your
legs?" he asked wonderingly.
20, 1 dunno" the crippled soldier re-
piled. "I never had no trade nor eddica-
ton. S'posin' I'd kept my legs. I'd never
ave been nothin' but big buck private
anyway, and died or been shot in line of
duty. Now I'm fixed for life an I'll get
around, never fret"
IT'S so,'' said the corporal refiectively.
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my tig with my tag. with my long leather
bag, and all the gold and silver I have
earned since was a maidT'
AYE" said the horse, ''it Is not long
since she passed here
So on she ran, and II was not long until
che met the sheep. and said she: sheep,
sheep OF mine, did you see this maid Of
mine with my tig, with my tag. With my
long leather bag. and all the gold and
silver I earned since / was a maidg'
AYE" said the sheep. 'it Is not long
since she passed here"
So she goes on and il was not long be-
fore she met the goat, and said she:
Goat. goat Of mine. did you see this maid
of mine. with my tig. with my tag. with
my long leather bag, and all the gold and
silver I earned since 1 was a maid?'
Aye" said the goat. lit is not long
since she passed here"
So she goes on, and II was not long be-
fore she met the linle-kiln, and said she.
she: "Lime-klln, lime-kiln of mine, did
you see this maid of mine. with my tig,
with my tag, with my long leather bag.
and all the gold and silver earned since
1 was a maid?"
Aye" said the nme-kiln. '1t is not
long since she passed here"
So she goes on and it was not long be-
fore she met the COW, and said she.
Cow. COW of mine, did you see this maid
of mine. with my tig. with my tag, with
my long leather bag of gold and silver
have earned since I was maid?'
AYE" said the COW. lit is not long
since she pasesd here"
So she goes on, and II was not long be-
fore she met the mill, and said she: Mill,
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haven't been cleaned these seven years"
But she only scowled al it and hurried
on
Then she came TO the COW and II said
20, milk me, milk me. for / haven't
been MIXED these seven years" She
struck the COW out OF her way and
went on.
Then she came to the mill The mill
said: 20. turn me, turn me, for / haven't
been turned these seven years"
But she did not heed what il said, only
went in and laid down behind the mill
door with the bag under her head, for
il was then night.
When the Hag came into her hut again
and found the girl gone, she ran 10 the
chimney and looked UP TO see if she had
carried on her bag. She go< into a great
she could after her.
She had not gone far when she met
the horse. and she said: 20. horse,
horse of mine. did you see this maid of
mine, with my tig, with my tag, with
my long leather bag of gold and silver I
have earned since was a maid?"
Aye" said the horse. sit is not long
since she passed here"
So on she ran and it was not long UNI
til she met the sheep, and said she:
sheep of mine did you see this maid Of
mine. with my ug, with my tag, with
my long leather bag of gold and silver
1 have earned since I was a maid?"
Aye" said the sheep, cit is not long
since she passed here"
So she goes on. and v was not long be-
fore she met the goat and said: Goat,
goat Of mine did you see this maid of
mine, with with tig. with my tag, with
my long leather bag of gold and silver
have earned since l was a maid?"
AYE" said the goat, lit is not long
since she passed here"
So she goes on and il was not long be-
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scb by Piute and lived through. His
horse put it's foot in a gopher hole and
rolled on him, and his saddle crushed four
ribs and a collar bone. and dsiocated his
liver, but he lived through. He had noun
tain fever and pneumonia and touch
of smallpox all in one year. but he lived
through When we was swimming horses
across the Platte for drfll, he was kicked
by his horse and was under water for
ten minutes. but he lived through. Says
the colonel, he says:
OF all the buck soldiers in my comman,'
says he. Bill is the toughest buck he
says. He'd buck up against the bubonic
plague he says, and live through So
we called him Buck Bill.
We'll we was down on the Washfta,
as was a-sayin an old Phil Sheridan
an Custer was there, an things was
merry-very, very merry. Thinkin' back,
tuns for putin up a hot fight--not the
Injuns Of the old days. No, sorree Buck
Bill was enjyin of himself to beat poker,
so he was, an in the thick of il ev'ry
time. The old troop was out by itself I'M
der orders from Phil to scout along the
border. Daddy liked that. Daddy was
happiest when he hadn't no reports to
turn in every mornin'. but was free TO do
as he liked. The Comanches was thick
and I'm burned If the squaws an pa
pooses weren't putin In good ticks. too,
so they was. There was the night charge
on village with snow a foot deep an
freezin' hard. Twas before your time.
got an arrow from a papoose that night
myself right in the shoulder. There's
devils and devils. but them was devils.
TT was one day the old troop was
caught slick when we never thought there
was a Comanche or a Kiowa within ten
miles of us. 'Twasn't an ambush, 'zact-
ly. for Daddy saw it in time, but 1t gave
us the chills for an hour or two There
was a creek, see? an we was going to
camp near the headwaters of that creek,
we was. It was getting toward shutdown.
and we was tired. Where the beggars
came from don't ask me, but all at once
it looked as if the troop was surrounded.
Gee, they came. We fought and we
fought. skirmish line. mount and charge,
dismount, skirmish line, commence firing.
rally by company. to the rear. gallop-
o, say. 1t was hot, and, by gum, we re-
treated, we did. Twas a fine moonlight
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tether for it hasn't been changed these
seven years"
20 poor goat. o poor goat" she said.
''I'H surely do that and she laid down the
bag and she changed the goats tether.
Then she went on till she met the lime
kiln. The Line kiln said: 20 clean me,
clean me, for I haven't been cleaned these
seven years"
20 poor lime kiln, o poor lime kiln"
she said, TN surely do that" ana sne
laid down the bag and cleaned the lime
kiln.
Then she went on and met the COW.
The COW said: 20 milk me, milk me, for
l haven't been MIXED these seven years.
20, poor COW, poor cow" she said, III
surely do that" and she laid down the
bag and MIXED the COW.
At last she reached the mill The mill
said: 20 turn me. turn me, for l hav-
emit been turned these seven years.
20 poor mill, o poor mill" she SAID
"I'n surely do that" and she turned the
mill too.
AS night was on her, she went in and
laid down behind the mill door to sleep
When the Hag came into her hut again
and found the girl gone, she ran to the
chimney to see il she had carried on her
bag. She got into great rage and start
ed to run as fast as she could after her
She had not gone far until she came up
to the horse and said: 20 horse. horse OF
mine, did you see this maid of mine. with
my tig, with my tag. with my long leather
bag of gold and silver have earned since
was maid?'
The horse said: do you think have
nothing to do but only watch your maids
for you? You may go somewhere else
and look for information
Then she came to the sheep. 20 sheep,
sheep of mine, have you seen this maid
of mine with my tig, with my tag, with
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What's the matter with you? Are
you crazy?'
Twas enough to make a man crazy
The little mound of gravel over Buck Bill
was heavlng. Bill was coming out of his
giving his commands.
'Trot,' says he 'Gallop! says he.
Charger says he, and at the word
charge Fred let out a yen from that old
bugle that would scare Madrid. The In
juns were excited and looking for us and
ready for US, and we didn't have much
chance, but that call walked Buck Bill
for fair. Right between US his grave was.
and the mound heaved and the eartn
parted, and out came Bill from the dead
He staggered "a bit facing the Indians.
and we were coming down across the
creek pistols cooked, full charge. He
never looked at us. He faced the reds.
Man, they were scared. 'ChargeP yells
Bill, and goes for them just as he was.
in the shirt and drawers we had buried
him in. Charger he yelIs, and we
howled, and begob 1 was like the Injuns;
l thought it was ghostl They cleared
out; they scattered; they thought he was
a spirit. We cut after Bill, but he whip
ped them Comanches himself 1 guess IL
took the blood out of them to see dead
men rising out OF their graves to fight
Them.
Il forgot to tell you. you see. but
maybe you've guessed 1t. Buck Bill
wasn't dead at all. He was scaIped and
senseless all right, but only stunned like,
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her blessing, or the whole hammock
without.
She said the whole hammock without.
and she set off. Then she said: 'Tf am
not back here in a. year and a day. you
may be sure that am doing we'll and
making my fortune, and then she went
away.
She Travelled away and away on before
her far further than / could tell you,
and twice as fer as you could tell me. I'M
Ill she came into a strange country, and
going up 10 little house, she found an
old Hag living in st.
The old Hag asked her where she was
going.
She said she was going to push her
fortune.
Said the Hag: How would you like to
stay here with me. for I want girl?"
What will have to do?" says she.
You'll have to wash me and to dress
me and TO sweep the houst clean. and
on the peril of your life never look up
the chimney" said the Hsg.
IAN right" she agreed 10 this.
The next day when the Hag arose she
washed her and dressed her, end when
| the Hag went out she swept the hearth,
and she thought II would be no harm to
have one look up the chimney, and there
what did she see but her own mothers
long lea ther bag OF gold and silver. Sc
! she took II down at once and putting II
on her back, started away for home as
fast as che could run.
But she had not gone far when she met
n horse grazing in field, and when he
saw her he said: Rub me, rub me. fol
/ haven't been rubbed these seven years
But she only struck him with a stick
she had in her hand and drove him out OF
! her way.
She did not go much further when she
| met the sheep, who said: 20, shear me
shear me- for / haven't been sheared II
| seven years"
But she struck the sheep and sent Il
scurrying away out of her way.
She had not gone much further wher
she met the goat tethered. and he said
20. change my tether, change my tether
for II hasn't been changed In sever
| years.
But she flung a stone at him and wen
| on.
Me- s,.o s~..e ~ 'rne kiln. and tina
y -.tf: 20, cie"- See
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my long leather bag of gold and silver
have earned since was maid?'
The sheep said: do you think 1 have
nothing to do only to watch your maids
for you? You may go somewhere else and
look for informatio
Then she went on till she met the goat.
20, goat, goat of mine, have you seen this
maid of mine, with my tig, with my tag,
with my long leather bag, filled with gold
and silver I have earned since was
maid?"
The goat said: DO you think have
nothing to do only to watch your maids
for you? You can go somewhere else and
look for information"
Then she went on till she came to the
lime kiln. 20, lime kiln of mine, did you
see this maid OF mine, with my tig. with
my tag, with my long leather bag of gold
and silver l have earned since was a
maid p
Said the lime kiln: do you think
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and sweep the hearth clean, but on the

and sweep the hearth clean. but on the
peril of your life never look up the CHM
ney." said the Hag.
IAN right" she agreed to this.
The next day when the Hag arose che
washed her and dressed her, and when the
Hag went out she swept the hearth clean
and she thought IL would be no harm to
have one look up the chimney, and there
what did she see but her own mother
long leather bag of gold and silver So
she took II down at once, and setting II
on her back. started away for home as
fast as she could run.
But she had not gone far when she met
q horse grazing in a field, and when he
saw her he said: Rub mel Rub me! for
/ haven't been rubbed these seven years. ="
But she only struck him with a stick
she had IN her hand and drove him out
OF her way
She did not go much further when she
met a sheep, who said: 20, shear me!
Shear me! for haven't been sheared these
seven years"
But she struck the sheep, and sent II
scurrying out of her way.
She had not gone much further when
she met a goat tethered, and he said
20, change my tetherl Change my tether
for it hasn't been changed these seven
years"
on Next she came to a lime-kiln, and II
said: 20, clean mel Clean mel for
haven't been cleaned these seven years. u
But she only scowled at 1t, and hurried
on.
After another bit she met COW, and Il
said: 80. milk mel MIX me! for haven't
been MIXED these eeven years."
She struck the COW out OF her way anc
went on.
Then she came to a mill The mill said
20 turn me! Turn mel for haven't beer
turned these seven years"
But she did not heed what IL said, only
went 10 and lay down behind the mil
door. with the bag under her head, fol
II was then night.
When the Hag came into her hut agair
and found the girl gone, she ran 70 the
chimney and looked up 10 see IL she nad
carried off her bag. She got into a greai
rage, and she started TO run as fast ne
she could after her.
She had not gone far when she met this
horse, and she said: 20, horse, horse oil
s--f'-~ "a this .-.~sS ~ rnsne wiz
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and asked her If she would have half OF
it with her blessing or the whole Of ii
without She said to give her the whole
hammock without
so she took il and went way. She told
them If she was not back IN year and
e day from that then they would know
she was doing well. and making her for
tune
She Travelled away and away on before
her, far further than could tell you, and
twice as far as you could tell me, until
she came into a strange country, and 60
ing up 10 little house, she found an old
Hag living IN IT,
The Hag asked her where che was 60
ing
She said she was going to push her for
tune.
Said the Hag: How would you IKE to
stay here with me. for ! want a girl?''
What will have to dor said she.
You'll have TO wash me and dress me.
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mill of mine. did you see this maid of
mine. with my tig. with my tag, with my
long leather bag of gold and silver 1 have
earned since 1 was maid?''
And the mill said: Yes, she is sleep
ing behind the door"
She went in and struck her with white
rod and turned her into a stone. She
then took the bag of gold and silver on
her back and went away back home.
A year and day had gone by after the
eldest daughter left home, and when they
found she had not returned, the second
daughter got up and she said:
MY sister must be doing well and max
ing her fortune and isn't ii a shame for
me to be sitting here doing nothing, eth
er to help you. mother, or myself Bake
me hammock" said she. "and cut me a
callop till I go away to push my for
tune"
The mother did this. and asked her
would she have half the hammock with
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'In Chimney Corners" etc.
Copyright. 1900, by seumas MacMsnus)
Once on a time, long. long ago, there was
a widow woman who had three daughters
When their father died their mother
thought they never would want. for he
had left them a long leather bag filled
with gold and silver.
But ne was not long dead when an old
Hag came begging 10 the house one day
and stole the long leather bag filled with
gold and silver. and went away out OF the
country with It. no one knew where.
So from that day the widow woman and
her three daughters were poor, and she
had hard struggle to live and to bring
up her daughters.
But when they were grown up the ED
est said one day: Mother. I'm young
woman now, and it's shame for me to be
here doing nothing to help you or myself.
Bake me a hammock and cut me a callop
till I go away to push my fortune"
The mother baked her whole bannock
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ana it was lucky We hadn't time to bury
him deep
The corporal paused.
81 guess he said, rising, 1.-The nurse'n
be kickin' us out If we don't go of our
selves. Say. you're like Buck Bill; you've
got the bump of vitality strong. You've
lived through this without a bugle call
to rouse you, either But I betted you'd
die. BY rights you ought to have died"
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The Old Hays
Long Leather Bag.
BY seumas McMauus.

Author of Through the Turf-Smoke
'Tn Chimney Corners" etc