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Afternoon Card Party.

Mrs. Edward Richards, Mrs. c. Z.
Richards and Miss Richards were
hostesses on Thursday at a ve-y de-
lightful afternoon at cards. The dec
atoms were in daybreak carnations,
with numerous palms arranged effect
iyely about the rooms. Little water
color sketches, each representing the
flowers Of a month, formed the score
cards at twelve tables The tallies
cOrresponded with the scores. Sixty
three was played. The first prize, a
picture OF Aurora, vas won by Mrs. Ira
Lyons; the second, a fancy clock, by
Mrs. John Reed; the consolation, a
cut-glass vase, by Mrs. G. 7. Odell.
A delicious menu followed the game.
Assisting the hostesses in serving were
Misses Florence Grant, June Bintz,
AIercv Berkeley and Della Jeanette
Richards.
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0elightful music was also enjoyed,

Delightful music was also enjoyed.
Those present were: President and
Mrs. Joseph F. Smith, DR.. and Mrs.
Talmage, Mr.. and Mrs. lie Roi Snow,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eardley, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Q.
Woodruff, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fox, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Beatie, Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Badger.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Goddard, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Tingey, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. 3. DougaIl, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. James
McMurrin, Mrs Minnie J. Snow, Mrs.
Augusta Grant, Mrs. A. W. McCUne,
Mrs. Mary Freeze. Mrs. Bassett, Mrs.
Elias Morris, Mrs. Brixen. Mrs. Min
ME Freeze, Mrs. Ward; Miss Annie
Cannon, Miss Aggie Campbell, Miss
Annie Campbell, Miss Stella Nef, Miss
Eddington, Miss Adds, Dir. Nephi
Norris.
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At Dinner.

A charmingly appointed dinner was
given by Mrs. Isabella Pitts and Miss
Paralee Pitts on Thursday evening.
Green was the color scheme, smilax,
ferns and candles in green shades
forming a pretty table decoration. The
place cards were tied with green rib
Dons and embellished with little
rhymes Of the day. Enjoying the eIab-
crate menu were Mr.. and Mrs. A E.
Walker, Miss Mamie Porter Mrs.
Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. SadIer,
Mr.. A. 3. WitcheT and Mr.. Sprague.
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Nancy Webb, Glendale. ................. IS
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Matilda Larsen. Brigham City,. is
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Christina Hemmingson, South Jordan 3
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Mary Ohlin, SantaqUinn. 81
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Kensington.

On Friday afternoon the friends of
Mrs. c. NJ. Wood we're invited to her
home to meet Mrs. MCGillicuddy of
Arkansas. Tie house was attractive
in carnations, ferns and smilax. The
afternoon was pleasantly spent with
sewing and music. The guests were:
Mesdames McGillicuddy. S. D. Evans,
H. j. Dirinnv. W, F. Henderson, Nc
Came, Ed Wood. Il. V. Higgins, Z. Z.
Hiskey, Frank King, BOnnemart, Ros-
sitter. TaliaferrO. Peasley, Walter Tut
tie. Grant Swan. Augusta COMBS.
Carlos Frank. Misses Cora Ferguson,
julia Smith, Cora Smith.
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At Luncheon.

Another dainty affair of the week
complimentary to Miss Mcmillan was
the luncheon on Thursday given by the
Misses Dern. Red carnations and holly.
with a centerpiece embroidered in
holly, made Su effective decoration for
the table. The place cards were charm
ing engravings CT French figures and
marked the places occupied by Miss
Mcmillan, Miss Lera Mcmillan, Miss
Ivers. Miss Lena Preston, Miss Nc
Grath, Miss Noble, Mrs. J. T. Harris,
Girs. r. J. Giend.nning, Mrs. George
DArr
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Snrnrise Party.

A delightful surprise was rendered
Mrs. w. B. Dougall on Monday, the
occasion being her birthday anniver-
sary. It was given by the Y. L, NJ. L
association, of which Mrs. Dougall is
a counselor. A literary guessing con-
test was a pleasant feature of the
evening, Mrs. Augusta Grant and Mrs.
Benjamin Goddard winning the prizes.
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Miss Florence Armstrong was hostess
at an informal afternoon on Thursday.
Pleasant hours were enjoyed Win
music and sewing. Her guests were
Mrs. Lambourne, Mrs. William Arm
strong, Misses Vera Felt, May Slddo-
way. Birdie Arnold, Lizzie Arnold,
Rose Meyer, Grace Freeze, Lulu Pen
rose. Gertrude Moyle, Mary Arson
Matte Read. Clara Hansen, Sadie
Smith. Hazel Crismon, Ethel Arm
strong, Laura Madsen, Louise Madsen.
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formal Events

Miss SalisbT Miss Pope and Miss
lvers Wer~ < Of Mrs. HOyt Sher-
man at a 1Lhty luncheon Tuesday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Sowles invited
a few friends to an informal house
warming on Tuesday evening.
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Mrs. James Jennings was hostess at
a delightful dinner and concert party
on Monday evening.
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The Whist club spent a pleasant
afternoon Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. George T.. OdelL. Prizes were won
by Miss Pauline GrOo and Mrs. Lewis
SchODpe.
o 9 8
Colonel and Mrs. E. F. Holmes gave
a delightful billiard party Thursday
evening.
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For Miss MCMILLAN

Miss Mamie Porter gave an infor-
nal luncheon yesterday, compliment
tary to Miss Mcmillan. The center
piece was of pink and white carna-
lions ana the damask was embroid-
cred with trailers of smilax. A menu
Of the daintiest description was served.
Covers were laid for ten.
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Mr.. and Mrs. McDonald's Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Macdonald en-
tertained at dinner on Wednesday
evening. The liable was exquisite in
wealth Of bridesmaid roses, and deli
cate lights in corresponding shades Of
pink. Covers were spread for eleven.
Besides the host and hostess, there
were. present Mrs. Baxter Miss Dprn,
Miss Elizabeth Dern, Miss Allie Mil
Ter Mr.. Max Smith. Mr.. John Critch-
low. Mr.. VIII Thompson. Mr.. Cunning
ham, Mr.. VIII Lawrence. At the con-
cIusiOn Of dinner the guests drove 20
the Assembly dance.
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In Honor of wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Graham F. Putnam
entertained at dinner on Thursday
evening in honor Of their sixth wedding
anniversary. Around the table were
seated Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Keith, Mr..
and Mrs. Peabody, Mrs. Overheld,
Mr.. c. P. Overfield, Mr.. and Mrs
Grant Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Traver. Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam.
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Mr. and mrs. E. Richards Entertain.

One of the largest and most enjoy
able events Of the week was the card
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Richards on Tuesday evening. SmilaX
and carnations were used lavishly in
the decoration Of the paTlOrs and
conservatory Of fragrant flowers open
ing Into the dining room lent the
warmth and brightness Of a summer
evening. Twelve tables were played
in the game Of sixty-three. The scores
were unusually handsome, being a
unique set Of booklets Of burnt leather,
inscribed with a figure and motto APP
propriate to each month of the year.
The taliies were similar in design.
Mrs James Beattie was the FORUM
ate winner of the ladies' first prize, a
set of three volumes Of poems with
burnt leather covers. Mrs. Charles
Brink won the second prize, a framed
picture Of Aurora. The first and sec
ond prizes for the gentlemen, a leather
pillow and leather card case, were
drawn by Mr.. Black and Mr.. Griswold.
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For Mrs. WIN Dinwoodev.

Mrs. James z. Jennings entertained
the Sewing club at luncheon on Friday
afternoon. Mrs. VIII DinwOodey was
the guest of honor. A profusion OF
pink carnations lent beauty to the &C.
ner service. Covers were laid for
twenty.
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Matinea Party.

Miss Stella Salisbury gave a very
delightful matinee party on Wednes-
day afternoon. Her guests were Mrs.
Sturgiss, Miss Sherman, Miss Laura
Sherman, Miss Emily Read, Miss
Bertha Carter. Miss Pope, Miss Edna
DOnnellan.
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This week promises very little in the
way OF social events. Every thought
is cen,ered on Christmas, but the mo-
notony viii be relieved by two we'd
dings of prominence. On Tuesday even
ing viii be solemnized the marriage Of
Miss Emma Lewis Mcmillan to Mr.
Gustav Enellwitz, and on Saturday
evening Miss Emma Lunt and DR.. W.
s. Ellerbeck are to be married.
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Hyde. Beatrice O'Connor. Raybould,
Daisy RaybOuld. Stella Mcintyre, Leda
RaWlins. Needhamj Mary Sharp, Elsie
Ritter. Chetchie Wells, May Billings.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued during
the week ended yesterday as follows:
John G. RushtOn Imbler Ore.....-...... IS
Barbara Moyle, American Fork. -...-.. 70
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Pleasant Afternoon.

art literature made the evening pass
delightfully."-.
Evening journal., 1901-12-13
81 OLDFIELD AND GEORGE ROBERTS
WRITING AND REVISING HISTORY

kill off a feller named Bill Parsons
and that other feller named Ireland
or England, OF some other furrin coun-
try. George sed / was a-wanderin
and ilat when he used the word born
ed IL was only a figger OF speech.
Why said he, long time ago they
was a woman named Minnie Erya
that spring into life frum the head OF
fel.er named JOve and THAT that was
what he meant by Mr. Addicks bein
horned in Dover. Well, he may be
rite, but I'm afeerd that won't 20 in
Sessex county.
After we got over that It was plane
sailin for a spell. and hit was all about
Mr.. Addieks gOin over to Boston and
knockin out lot of smolin oil lites
and substitootin gas, and never
a-chargin nothing fur hit. George said
unat an the Boston men and wimmin
is cultivated, and that eff IL hadn't
been FOR Mr.. Addicks they would still
be a-readin by them oil lites and a.
ruinin their eyes a-readin Brownin. Hit
seemed to me that sounded rite mise.
Well, we slid along till we cum to
The year Of erase 1895. and then George
pulled OFF his coat. and rolled up his
e.eaves. and began no prespire. saw
that he was thinkin CRATE thoughts. so
l said nuthin. By'n bye he stopped and
read THE follerim piece. which fetched
tears to my poor old eyes:
AT the beginnin of the seshun Of the
legislacher of 1895 they wus several
candidates in the field, but John Ed
ward O'Sullivan Addicks was not one of
them
why that aint sol" says I. George
looked sawrcastic and said: Did Won
think / was a-writin truth er HISTORY ?"
saw the pint and he continnered:
Mr. Addicks begged the representa-
ttves to name somebody else. sayin
his nacher was retirin and his tastea
modest But he couldn't stop foair
felers from voting for him which they
done with regularity. On the last day
OF the session eleven others came over
to the four, which made fifteen for Mr.
Addicks They wus four other fellers
a-voting for Antny Higgins and Curnel
Dupont, and Mr.. Addicks was afeared
they wouldn't be no senator. so he
went over and said to his men that they
must al vote for Curnel Dupont, which
they done, e,ectin That gentleman sen
ator."
But, George, says l. "Curnel Dupont
was never senator" We'll" says he
'ef he didn't know enuff to take his
scat after we had elected him. that
were not my fault" and I guess he's
rite.
Well that's the beginnin, Lauray, but
it amt thee end by a long shot I'll give
you the luther chapters when they are
rit The book will have picters OF
Frank Alice and Walter Haze and Mr.
Addicks' b.oOded COWS. and his house
that he rented in Washington and the
gas tank and Sim PennewiI I am
goin' to give you a copy to put on the
center table along with the family
Bible. Your lovin husband
Silas Oldfeld
Evening journal., 1901-12-13
Protect Your Horse

Persons who own teams should take
pains to ascertain whether the men
Who drive them abuse the animals or
not. Very often poor. faithful
horses life is made miserable by an
minimizing or inhuman boy or man
who numerically kicks and beats M a.
times for things the horse SHOULD not
be blamed for. Very often il Is be-
labored and welted because its pace is
not as fast as the driver desires. or he
cause II cannot pull an overloaded cart
through the mire. II is the part of
humanity to remcnstrate with such
miserable drivers, and il not listened
to either to inform the police. or the
owner Of the team. There are many
florses who pull heavy loads all day
wilih gah.ed shoulders, and vet are
beaten and jerked on the mouth IL nav
falter Contractors who have a large
number Of teams owe it to themselves
to punish or discharge men wlh1 abuse
their teams, and yet it is commol1
matter to see the dumb beasts cruelty
treated
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Gas Works. Dec. l2. 1901

Gas Works. Dec. II, 1901.
Ny dear Lauray:
I've BIN writin history this week,
collaberatin'. Gale Layton calls hit.
They is other work more TO my no
shun. but I'm boun to do what I'm
tcld. ] saw n piece TO the'theatre the
other mite that fits my case exactly
One Old feller that hadn't never done
nuthin ornery made dicker with Old
Nick. sellin his soul for a good lookin
gal
After that he didn't have no sense
ner will OF his own. but when Nick
told him to do anything he had to dc
hit Pears TO me I'm pretty much in
tho saim fix. but / haint goin to kick
on my bargain. Oh, these wimmin'
these wimmin'! You see 1t was a ga
that tempted me too. and you kin SEE
her face on every silver dollar you git
Well | must tell you about my
wrltin' history. I'm cOllaberatin with
George Roberts, and we air bringin
out a life of the Statesman and Phil
anthropist Honorable John Edward
O'Sullivan Addicks. They is a lot oi
labor about hit fer that name comes in
80 often that II seems all strung over
the page But, as the poet says. I'VE
toll in the heat NV the day and W.
faint not" Think Of George Roberts
and me a-faintin'l
I've allus noticed that a nice little
piece OF poetry that some dead feller
spoke clinches the argument every
time. That's why the Governor said
this week seemingly thou dost protest
zoo much" Gale Layton sed he'd hunt
ed over all literatoor and couldn't run
on to hit. Frank Alice sed that {
woman said it to Mr.. Shakespeare but
Gale LATED and said that ne guessed
the Governor was CRATE enuf to mana
facter his own quotashuns. and | CUES.
he Is rite.
But / must tell you bout that his
tory. cause we had n CRATE time gettin
to work. George Roberts sed tina
they was onct great man named Nc
Colley who writ a lot about the Eng
lish. and that he had got onto hi
style. | don't know which one of tn,
McColley's Il was, and don't take n,
stock in them furriners anyway. HI
said that some feller told Tom McCol
lev that he wlsht he was as sertin o
anything as McColley was of every
thing. and Pm like him. 81, says he
/ told him they was a site resemblenc
in some pertickilers.
He says that Gale Layton onct tol,
him that eff you say thing onct an,
stick to hit and keep a sayin of 1t, af
ter awhile folks will beleev hit.
started in our history thisaway:
Honorable John Edward O'Sullivai
Addicks statesman, philanthropist
manipulation and gasman was borne'
at Dover in Jinuary 1889. Says
George. that has a little squint
haint it?" George said / didn't n,
nuthin of poetic lisense. and / guess
don't Only l wish hit was raised t
Evening journal., 1901-12-13

PIRATE il and get nasty in their insinu-
ations? Judge Bradford 5the other
evening delivered a most earnest and
thoughtful address. that should be read
and pondered by every citizen. The
Regular Republicans applauded; even
the Democrats were complaisant. but
the Addicks people Immediately ap-
propriated IL as an insult to them
selves Why? Because It was an ex
act fit We have said before that If tn,
truths of Christianity are preached
700 earnestly. Addicks men are likel!
TO be offended. We shall have to b.
exceedingly careful how we teach or
dinary morality in the schools. lest w
give offense to Addicksism. IL is no
only a system Of political nastlnesl
absolutely without shame, but it re
fuses to permit any public expression
OF higher standards, even in the alb
stract
Evening journal., 1901-12-13
Shall We Smoke a Manilaq

From the New York Sun.
We are not all adventurous and not
all of us can travel; but most of us
,an face boldly cigar from
a far country. and easily persuade our
selves that we like il. The spice of
novelty is attractive; and il by no
means follows that a mans heart is
antrue to stogies because he dailie.
with a Manila or a Porto Rico.
Old smokers delight to stir the bile
of younger men by telling of the cigars
of uneQualed and impossible fragrance
that were retailed at ridiculously low
nrices before the war In that golden
cline. II we may believe these nicotin-
sh Nestors You couldn't pay more
chan 10 cents for a cigar even II you
wanted TO. That was the limit of eX-
travGgance. You could buy a better
cigar ON Broadway then for cents
sir. than you can find anywhere In the
United States for 81 today" Past
time and smoked cigars are always the
sweetest But there were good cigars
forty odd years ago; let us admit that
There are good cigars now. mighty
good domestic cigars. too; but nicOtin-
] ish Nestors can't be expected to admit
Evening journal., 1901-12-13
rnEY VAN rHE rArzoNAGE


The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph,
which has given special attention to
the AddiclSs question I'm Delaware. has
this to say:
The report Is entirely credible that
The Delaware Gasman is anything but
satisfied with the list of rural mail
carriers to be submitted 10 the Post
Office Department by Congressman
Ball The latter has conscientiously
.cndeavored to give representation to al.
factions. but he could not be expected
10 appease the Addicksites except by
practically ignoring their antagonists
Some little time back. IL was rumored
that the Gasman contemplated aban-
doning Delaware altogether and TAX
ing up mis- residence i'm Arizina, with
the view OF growing up with the
country" and ultimately representing n
In the Senate of the United States. II
Mr.. Addicks really entertainR such a
project. Why does ne not hasten to put
II into execution? IL might be regarded
as rather hard on Arizona. but surely
Delaware has had its fun share OF Ad-
dicks. and it is no more than fair that
his favors should be distributed over
the country.
There was only one thing that would
have satisfied Addcks and his hench-
men in the matter of rural mail deliv-
cry, the absolute control of all the
Appointments. His subsidized press
has not known how TO treat the mat
ter. certain articles have said tha,
most OF the appointees are Union Re.
publlcans. and that Congressman Bal
was required to name persons OF thai
faction Other statements have been
TO the effect that but few Union Repub-
licans have been named. and that there
is a day Of reckoning coming Wher,
the shoes pinches is THAT neither Ad.
dicks nor his lieutenants We're consult
ed in dhe appointments. They wouiC
not have been satisfied had every MAJ
been a Union Republican. unless they
had been made TO feel that the Addicl,'
machine was responsible.
IL is an open secret that Frank ALE,
demanded OF the President the right t
recommend all persons fer Federal ap
lpointment. and tOthat end did not scrup,
to make statements which were with
out any foundation Of fact THESE mei
care nothing for the public service
their only aim is political power. how
ever obtained. Congressman Ball mad
these selections regardless CT factiona
differences. requiring only evidence O
the character and fitness OF the appli
can't. That is a kind of politics Ad
dicks and Alice, ct al, cannot under
stand, but Il wins in the end
Evening journal., 1901-12-13
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The highest smokestack in Germany
has just been completed by the chemi-
ca works at Rheinau for the purpose
of Obyiating the deleteriOus effects OF
the noxious gases upon the agricultural
products of the vicinity. Tine height of
the stack is 800 feet.
To some temperaments a danger sign
is an irresistible lure.-"The Strength
of the Hills
The unlucky author-I envy the
President.
His Naturally. For what
special reason?
Tho Author-If | had sent a $4,000
word original story to Congress they
would have promptly returned it as
not available.
A Swedish officer named Elmelin has
invented a dynamite gun which is said
to be capable of piercing double the
thickness of steel penetrable by any
c.her known gun. The gun mas been
bought for the Swedish navy.
Who was Ananias? asked the Sun
day School teacher.
After n thoughtful pause hand
went UP toward the foot OF the class.
Very well. Tommie," said the
teacher. you may tell MS who Ananias
was"
please. ma'am." said Tommie. "he
was tn feller wot sed he swollered a
whale"
A new electrical apparatus for the
guidance of ships at sea is being made
at Baltimore. A shOal lightsIhip viii
be equipped to throw a thirteen-tncl
electric beam skyward. and the reflec-
tion, il is promised, can be seen thirty
or forty miles away.
The best part of winning is seeing
the other fellow lose.
Jones new book takes the cake"
Yes; but the trouble is Jones cant
get appointed receiver of the bakery
Marriage is not the end of love. bu'
il is the true end Of a love story
"Rosalynde's Lovers"
Evening journal., 1901-12-13
Advice to Boards Of Health

From the Boston Advertiser.
1t is not in the best interests of the
city that there should be any attempt
made by the Hygiene Committee to
keep fnom the public knowledge of the
true status Of the smallpox scourge.
To hide the facts is to exonerate them.
and TO create apprehension where none
need exist To say. as the committee
by its decision to suppress the facts
practically says, that the state of af-
fairs is so serious as to make the
truth dangerous. is to greatly magnify
the evil. II ghe committee could, by
binding the eyes of the people, pro-
duce a feeling of indifference, the dis
ease would certainly spread with
greater rapidity. On the other hand
if Ignorance of the facts beget fear, the
object of the committee will be frus.
trated. The newspapers, as Alderman
Ames says. have not treated the mat
ter IN a sensational manner, and il
viii be the better for all concerned II
they continue to lay The facts before
their readers
Evening journal., 1901-12-13
CONN iNDER RODNEY
GETS MS DIVORCE

Lieutenant Commander Robert Bur
ton Rodney. U. S. ~, retired, whose
marital troubles have been manifold
during he past year, was yesterday
granted an absolute divorce from Mar
garet Rodney. Commander Rodney
and his wife are collateral cousins.
both being descended from the first
Lord (Admiral) Rodney, of England.
She is %; he is 81. They were married
a year ago in To%onto, Canda. On their
wedding day the couple left for Wash
ington. The bride was accompanied by
Miss Cole. They were inseparable,