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Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-01
Local News



A. NJ. Hunter went to Marietta
this mornpg.
A. r. Heidrick, of Marietta,
was in the city to-day.
$500
Fl. J. Harris left this morning
for the Big Knot oil field.
Sheriff H. B. Shriver was in the
city to-day on official business.
Mrs. Nellie Orr, Of Wallace, is
visiting relatives in the city.
FOR SALE-Fiye room house,
112 Williamson place. Inquire on
premises.
j. R. Wells, of Long Reach, was
bushes caller in the city to-day.
day.
FOR Rents furnished rooms
for light house keeping. Geo. r.
Bell. =
The atmosphere was quite cool
this morning for the first day OF
June.
FOR SALE OR RENT-Six room
house, good location. w. E.
Cummings.
S. H. Neeley. oil producer, left
this morning for the Sugar Creek
oil field.
II. W. Larsen, oil and real estate
broker, left this morning for
points south.
Contractor A. p. Heckathorn
left this morning for the Sugar
Valley oil field.
Thos. Chestnut went down to
Bens Run this morning to look at
ter his oil interests.
Jewelry at greatly reduced
prices for the next ten days at
Thomas Jewelry Store.
Samuel Mccormick, of Mata-
moras, was calling on friends in
the city to-day.
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Attorney G. d. Smith, of st.
Marys, was in the city to-day on
legal business.
Business place for sale. In
quire of Mrs. a. Terrill, corner
Wells and Virginia streets.
C. f. Pyle, Esq, of Middle
bourne, was a bushes visitor in
the city last evening.
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Diekhoff & Bowers are selling
their entire stock off at l-3 off,
during week of May 90 to June B.
Contractor !. w. Cushing went
to Proctor this morning to look
after his business interests.
Samuel Mayfield and family,
who have been visiting relatives at
MiddlebOurne. returned to-day to
their home at Pine Grove.
The laxative effect of Chamber
lain Stomach and Liver Tablets
is so agreeable and so natural that
you do not realize it is the effect
of, the medicine. For sale by Hill
Bros.
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Harry Smith. editor of the Ty.
Ter county Star, passed through
the city this morning en- route to
Harrisville. ". Va, to join Mrs.
Smith who is visiting at her for
.mer home at Harrisville.
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Ben Haber, proprietor of the
Fair store and bride, arrived in
the city last evening from Cleve-
land, o. The Review joins with
the host of friends of the newly
.AuA1rsp mr. HeAl1v
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-01

The H. J. Heinz Co., viii give
Pure Food Demonstration at our
store on Friday and Saturday
June the End and 3ri.
We extend a cordial invitation
to all our friends and patrons to
call at the store on the above date
and sample the 81 varieties.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-01

On and otter June the first our
store will close at 600 p. M, with
the following exceptions, Satur-
day and Monday nights and the
10th and 18th of each month.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-01
N. A.Sybert Grocery Go
THE POPULAR GROCERS.
Phone 8S.
pANK STATEMENT.

The Farmers d Producers National Bank at
Sistersyille In the State of West Virginia at the
close of business May ~, 1906
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RABBIT TO THE RESCUE

"Long time ago." he continued, after
q long and. to me, a painful silence, in
which he incoherently mumbled to hins-
self; .'long time ago, the Unicorn was
big man, mighty big man. He lived
all by himself in great, big house in
the middle Of a big pasture. He was
just as good man as the next one. All
the creatures had had their turn at him,
but they can't do nothing. Mr.. Lion,
he tried it, an the next morning old
man Unicorn gave lion steaks to his
children. Mr.. Tiger. an Mr.. Wild Cat.
an all those kind of creatures, they'd
They'd spring, they would. an they'd
scratch. they would; but all de same
they'd land on that old creatures horn.
an If they could crawl off the next day,
they were powerful lucky, they were
that.
Mr. Man. he don't have no better
luck than them other creatures. There
wasn't any way he could fix it but what
that creature had his horn pointed right
at him; an he look so fierce. an he
snort so loud. that Mr.. Man, he can't
screw up his courage for to come nigh
him.
bye an bye. Bre'r Rabbit hear tell
of all these doings, an he VOW he's
gwine to catch him. If it takes him
month of Sundays; and out he puts for
to make him call on old Mr.. Unicorn.
When he gets there. there was old man
Unicorn out on the front porch summing
himself
Good evening. Mr.. Unicorn says old
on? SEES he''
Only tolerabIe, Bre'r Rabbit, only
jest tolerable. Eve got a touch of ru-
matiz. an / amt as limbersome as I
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Mr.. Maxwell was looking out OF the
window. watching the small figure. Go
ing over to see old Trommel, 1 suppose,
he said, turning to his wife. with
laugh. "WeH have a gardener In the
family If were not careful"
II only hope she doesn't bother dear
old Peter" said Mrs. Maxwell.
But Herr Peter Trommel, gardener,
horticulturist, retired florist, and above
all Switzer, was not In the least
bothered. He was standing at the far
end of the long greenhouse, pile of soil
on the bench in front of him, busily
potting plants-an old man, very short,
very broad, with thick bush of beard.
"Ha! That is mine young assistant"
he exclaimed, beaming through his spec
facIes at the young Visitor
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denim, just like the one Mr.. Trommei
had tied about his capacious person.
.'PrachtvoIir declared Mr.. Trommel.
ssNow you are a real gardener"
He left the greenhouse. and in
goods box, which he set in front OF the
potting- bench. THAT will be about
right to stand on" said he;
s'Now watch me carefully. I put
In the bottom of the pot--so; just
little, that the roots will not try to eat
the hard crock. I hold small plant In
my left hand-so; as it will stand when
cast the fine soil about the roots-so. I
press it lightly with my f1ngers-so. 1t
will now stand upright I cast in more
SOIL / press 1t down more firmly. 1t
needs now but the finishing touch. I
cast little soil on top. lightly; / do not
press 1t down; give the plant little
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Mr.. Wind and Madam Rain
BY PAUL DE MuSSET
Tua By En- paEepee BY

ers to the extreme borders of the
meadow. She there found herself ON
the bank of a streanilet which noiseless-
iy threaded It's way through the long
grass On the other side of thorn
hedge ran path. along which Peter
village
Hearing piercing cries come from the
meadow. he stopped all of sudden. 1t
was Marguerite. who was calling for
claimed. Here is large serpent
crawling IN the grass; it is coming to
bite me. Governess-b -bfothers-come and
save me. Alas they do not hear me.
Peter crossed the thorn-hedge. and
ran into the meadow. Don't be afraid.
Mademoiselle. said he. What you see
there Is not serpent-it is little viper
touch it; but, to reassure you, am go
ing to kill it, With the heel Of his shoe
he then crushed the viper.
HOW courageous you are! said Mar
gueriie. come with me to the castle: !:
/ will tell Mamma that you have saved
There is no great merit, Mademei-
seiie,s said Peter. lin what have defie.
/ am Obliged to go now to my master
the carpenters house; but I viii come
and see you at the castle some other
time.''
"Go to your work. dear Peter, replied
AfdFSuefite. shall neTer forget your
brave action. Let us embrace each other.
for to-day l am happy to see that your
face Is not too dirty for meato kiss. .
Peter kissed the little girl on both her
cheeks. and Marguerite. In returning his
embrace. said:
If my prayers are heard. you shall
one day be my JesSan1ipe and / will be
your Byzantine"
The next day the baroness came to the
farna She, too, embraced Peter and
presented him with box of carpenter $
tools. and a dozen books bound In NOR
occo, among which were works on geom-
etry. ancient history and the history of
France from the times OF Pharamond to
King Robert. Afterward she put q we'll
flied purse into Ciaudfness hands. and
bade her employ It's contents In procur-
ing Instruction for her son.
Peter, full of gratitude, opened the
books after the departure of the Baron
ess, and set himself to study in order to
become soon as wise as he was courage
GUS. By the end of six months he knew
by heart the whole contents of the
books: others were given him by the
Baroness. and these he perused as assid-
ueusiy. He was soon advanced enough
to be able to instruct the village school,
master.
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Two Fun-Making Games for Young Folks
PETER AND THE VIPER

8. Is your arm sinewy or knee-joint
timber?
4. For Illness sternachic. a good
laugh is the best medicine.
5. played blindman's buff long time
ago when I was child.
6. Although he was not Hindu, Luz
tier respected the religion.
T. His burden very nearly Frustrated
him.
s. When you put the stove up. be sure
to lay the zinc level and straight.
g. VIII YOU have soft-boiled eggs or
omclette?
10. Look at the fop aristocraticaliy
strutting down the street.
H. If you fall under the matrimonial
ban, you are done for.
Il. A bargain sale! Men never go to
such things.
The answers are:
l. Ithaca. 2, St: Augustine: 3. New
York; A. Chicago; 5. Buffalo; s. Duluth;
Z, Denver; S, Cleveland: 9, Rome; 10.
Paris; IL, Albany; u. Salem.
Game Of ALTERATION.
Here is a game that can be started
at moments notice anywhere, ana
that Will make fun for many quar-
ter of an hour that otherwise would lag
One girl propounds question, such
as:
IF I were a lamp-post., what would
you do with me?'
The girl whose turn IS next must an
swer with sentence that shall have at
least three words in It that begin with
the same letter as the noun lamp
post" For instance. she might reply:
II would leap loyalty to light you."
The next girl may ask:
''WilI you lend me a dollar?"
The reply may be:
II dare say / would donate it, IL
were not dolefuily poor"
The answers that are made on the
spur of the moment are often so luz
dicrous that they would make an owl
laugh.
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and don't see any objections. Then he
sticks his horn in. Don't feel anything.
Sticks it in u little farther; still don't
feel anything.
" Shove it in farther, Mr. Unicorn:
it's in there good an FAST says old
Brother Rabbit. says he. I saw him put
terday'
g 4 can't feel it, Bre'r Rabbit
!" It's in there. Mr.. Unicorn; just you
shove little harder
Mr.. Unicorn sheves an grunts: still
don't feel anything.
"Bre'r Rabbit. he jumps an he hollers,
You push an I'll grunt: we'll fetch 1t
next time
''Au this time Bre'r Rabbit been tying
MIR. Unicorn to sapling by wythe he
had cut from the briar patch
AT last old man Unicorn, he say,
! 'Taint no use. Brother Rabbit, can't
reach 1t no way
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S yn 0 pss

poor miller named John Peter. his wife.
Claudfne and little son. Peter lived In
Brittany In the time OF good King Robert.
John Peter invited Mr.. Wind and Madam
Rain to rest awhile in his cabin one night
.(unknown 10 his wife and child. however,
as they were asleep. and in return for
this hospitabie welcome Mr. Wind thrice
saved the miller and his family from
starvation and made them prosperous. al
though 1t was through him that, on the
last occasion John Peter received we'll
deserved thrashing
Through the continued persecution of his
lord, the Baron. the mfIlerss family was
again threatened with poverty and this
time John Peter turned to Madam Rain
for aid. She presented to little Peter,
through his father. copper box. wand
and gilt-edged book, In fulfliment of the
premise she had made to interest herself In
the lad welfare.
This box contained a puppet show. and
by means of the magic wand and book
twelve plays could be enacted.
Peter WAS now often invited to entertain
the Baron's children With the show. and
he finally presented It to Marguerite. q
daughter. who was OF about the same age
as he. Marguerite. In turn. gave II away
to friend. Then she and Peter con-
trfved q puppef show OF Peters own max
ing, and as Peter remembered the play OF
Princess Egiantine,s In which q poor
knight, Sir Jessanslne overcones ali oppo-
stien and wins the hand Of the Princess.
they had pretty fair substitute for the
show that was given away.
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Heavenly Lights

Charles. aged 5. lives In a large city.
and Is much interested in the electric
lights which fash out every night with
out any apparent agency. One starry
night. recently, he was seen gazing
thoughtfully at the sky. Soon he re-
marked seriously:
Heaven must be big town. <Des look
at the heaps o. 'iectric lights up there"
Little Chronicle.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

THIS Is thoroughly enjoyable
znigame. Try 1t at your next
party. Give each player a sheet
of paper and pencil and announce that
two minutes will be allowed for writing
down each Of the sentences that you
read out and finding the name Of city
OF the United States that is hidden in 1t.
Then read out your sentences:
!. She moves with calm, dlgnified
manner.
2. In hottest August inertia is the
thing We desire most.
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ington one night as we gathered around
the fire.
my knowledge. Lots of times They're
extinct now"
What's that?" he demanded.
They're extinct. Such animals do not
live any more" 1 answered.
'Yeh!" he grunted. That's what
white folks say. They don't know.
Horse an unicorn all de same. De
horse amt nothing but the unicorn with
his horn cut OFF. -
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If you had looked
out of the south
W | n d o W of the
Maxwell house the
day after Christ
mas you W o u ! d
have seen a little
fl g re hurrying
along the path to
the side gate, the
brown curls bob
b / n 6 vigorously
with the eyartiOn
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SHUT THE DOORS ON HIM

So saying, Claudine flung open all
the doors. At the same instant Mr..
Wind appeared. and came rushing and
whirling himself round and; round Into
the room. The train of his mantle rose
to the ceiling. and his two large wings
filed half the room. "Oh." said he,
with his gruff voice, there's a change
here! You've made your fortune. then,
after all. in spite of your stupidity,
Master John Peter. Why, you are as
well housed as a marquis. Give me an
easy chair, that may repose myself
on your cushions, my lord miller,
Mr. Wind burst out laughing with
such violence that, the windowpanas
shook. and little Peter woke up sudden
ly out Of his sleep.
by Jove." resumed Mr.. Wind, how
very comfortable one is In this easy
chair Well. thou art a good fellow.
John Peter; forgive thy faults. and
I thank thee for thy kind reception. |.
but as thou art now rich. ] shall net
give thee anything. So, adieu. friend"
At the very moment Mr.. Wind was
preparing to fly away. Peter. who had
slipped down from his bed. shut the four
doors of the room and ante-room.
{Next Sunday, boys and girls you
will find out what happened to MIR.
Windy
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How and Why Stories for the Young Folks

M telling you the
tales that Uncle
Washington told
me years ago,
but in my own
words for fear
that you would
no t understand
his own.
II r e c k o n
you've done seen
pictures Of these
unicorns; t h e S e
creatures w h a t
have a horn in
the middle of
their forehead p
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IT brought over
your present, Mr..
Trommel. and 1
liked that most the
best of anything,
except Eyangeline.
Suppose / put t on.
Wouldn't you like
to have me help
you?" she s a / d
coaxingly, as 8 h e
unrolled a dimlnu-
tt " e gardeners
apron, made OF blue
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PAINTING A PICTURE

VOU do not have to look twice to see
what these children are doing, for
both love to paint pictures. and, In this
while her brother is looking on and
making suggestions.
You boys and girls can amuse your
selves by painting up this picture. Be
sure. to give the little girl pretty color
for her dress.
Polly Evans would enjoy seeing the
result of your work.
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BROKE THE HORN OFF

Just give 1t one more push. Mr..
Unicorn. you'll get it this time. sure
tMr. Unicorf push an grunt.
'Taint no good, Brother Rabbit
"Bre'r Rabbit scratch his head an
study. Then he say, I reckon We'll have
to try some other way, Mr.. Unicorn
''Mr. Unicorn tries TO take his horn
out 1t done stuck fast. Mr.. Unicorn
gets scared. He says: 'Lawssa -massy,
Bre'r Rabbit. what am going to do?
My horns stuck fast, says Mr.. Unit
corn, says he.
"Bre'r Rabbit allow that he's power
full sorry. Then he sat down an studied.
After awhile he say that he's going to
get derrick an with that he runs an
tells Mr.. Man that he has caught Mr..
Unicorn. An you can have him. SAYS
he, If. you'll let me have all the garden
truck wants. an quit setting traps for
me-
'.Mr. Man say he willing, an out they
put. Just before they get there, old
Bre'r Rabbit runs ahead an hollers
'Mr. Unicorn, oh, Mr.. Unicorn. Mr..
Mans coming. He nigh about catch me.
What'll do? Oh. Mr.. Unicorn
..Of course. when Mr.. Unicorn hear
that Mr.. Mans coming he gets scared
sure enough, an gives a great, big
jump. and breaks his horn clean off. He
rip an he roar, but faint do no good !;
Bre'r Rabbit had him tied fast, an all
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Gardener Tromme1s Little Assistant
Mr.. WIND LAUGHS

shake. little knock on the .pench-so.
1t Is DONE"
Mary watched with adlniring eyes:
then she tried faithfully to initiate, the
chubby fingers poking the earth down
carefully in the tiny pot. How Is
that?" she asked anxiously.
The old man took it in his big fingers
and examined it attentIvely.
He turned the pot upside down,
knocking 1t lightly on the edge of the
bench, and handed the empty pot back
to her. "A little more soil In the bot
tom-see?" and he picked up another
pot for himself
"Ah that is better; now look at me
again."
The brown eyes of the young assist
ant watched the big fingers intently, the
small brown hands worked Industrious
ly. At last she handed him pot for
'Ha!' he exclaimed, beaming through
his spectacies, that is the work of q
The little girl laughed delightedly.
I'm going to be gardener when
grow up" said she; then: What kind
of plants are these, Mr.. Trommelf
You didn't tell me-
Nor said the old gardener, inquir-
ingly. "It Is Daphne. Do you know the
story about Daphne?"
The Undergraduate shook her head
Daphne, little one. was once beau
tiful young lady. She was what they
call nymph--that is. kind of young
lady that lived in the woods, and 1t
was not all pleasant; for once one of
those young gods-the one they called
Apollo-saw her, and he tried TO catch
her"
Maybe he was just playing tag."
suggested Mary.
Perhaps" admitted Mr.. Trommei:
''but Daphne was frightened and hid
herself in big hollow tree. The young
man cottd not then find her Rut when
Daphne tried TO get out she could not
she had become tree. That was what
Apollo did to her"
They worked in silence for a few
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CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY,
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Rescue Of Marguerite

FEW DAYS after the repreSenta-
~ ton of the play. the Baron.s
~ children went out for ranhie
accompanied by their old gov
erness.
The good cid lady seated herself on
the grass. while the children engaged IN
play. or ran about In the meadow To
pass away the time, the governess, put
ting on her spectacies and dra wing the
newspaper from her pocket. pefused the
Foo" story with the deepest attention
and the Hveliesf Interest. It was q long
romance that had been going on Some
three yeaEs back. and had reached the
Sa6th chapter: and as the tale made no
progress, but stopped always at the
same point, the poor goyerness fell into
a profound slunber.
While their guardian thus slept the
two boys were engaged In climbing
trees to gather apples. and little Mar
guerite was roaming In search Of flow
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

One night John Peter and his wife
were quietly seated in tho chimney
corner of a snug room. The shutters
We're closed. and the windows hung
with thick curtains. The room, and the
ante-rooHf both had double doors SO that
not the least draught was to be felt
The miller and his wife were rejoicing
over the Baroness bounty. and they en-
joyed their comfort the more fully as
they heard the winds bowling without.
The little spirits could not find the least
hole by which to effect an entrance into
the farmhouse
Clauiine. however. by dint of listen-
ing. fancied she could distinguish their,
voices: ''Thankiess John Peter" said
they, thou owest all to u.s., and yet
thou refuseth US q shelter. No more
broken panes. no more crevices where
we may sigh and hum 1t is with the
greatest difficulty that we can manage
to whistle quite softly through the key
hole"
Does Mr.. Wind want to come again
into our houSe?" cried John Peter,
somewhat alarmed.
There would be no great harm in
that" said Claudine. IF he has a
mind to do So let him. Perhaps we
shalt find ourselves as much the better
for it as we were the first time
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MT. man mad to
do w a 8 to unite
him from the sap
ling an lead him
home. He put him
in h | s stable. he
did, an 1t wasn't
.ong before he had
him out breaking
his new ground.
AN from that
day to this" con-
cluded the old man,
''the u n i C o r n
hasn't had a horn,
an Mr.. Man has
C al | g d him the
Horse"
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On the Scales.

Ou the Scales.
One day Mr.. Porker and Mrs. Porker
and their seven sons and daughters went
down to the store to be weighed.
Every one OF the family stood upon the
scales and their weight was jotted down
..Wen weli.. said he, II weigh 80 pounds
more than Mother Porker and she weighs
80 pounds more than Piggie No. l. Piggie
No; / weighs twice as much as Pggie No:
Piggie No. 7. Piggie No. z weighs Il pounds
less than Piggie No. S. Piggie No. 8 weighs
pound less than Piggie No. 2. and Piggie
No: weighs pound less than Piggis No. 5:
Piggie No. weighs 81 pounds. Can you
tell the respective weights of the rest of
the Porker family?
Decapitatfons.
L Behead two horned animals and leave
feed for them to eat.
2. Behead a vegetable and make something
you do several times day
g. Behead part OF a boat and leave o
graceful shade tree.
l. Behea carpenters tool and leave q
reptile.
s. Behead a head covering and leave some-
thing without which we could not live.
g. Behead a large ffat-bottomed boat and
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STUCK HIS HORN IN

''Bre'r Rabbit says that's what he
came for, an out they put. 'Twasn't
long before they came to place where
Mr.. Chipmunk has his hole In big
tree. where he stores his beech nuts in.
There's de place, says old Brer
Rabbit.
Mr. Unicorn shakes his head. an al
lows. Who'd have thought it?'
"Bre'r Rabbit stands around an
scratches his head, an asks Mr.. Uni
corn how they're going to get 1t.
Mr. Unicorn responds he don't
know.
Brother Rabbit says he don't
neither.
Brother Rabbit. he study an study.
Bye an bye. ne say. De onliest plan
that can think of is for you to reach
in there and get it with that nice. long
horn Of yours
'.Mr. Unicorn works his mind awhile
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Why THE HORSE
HAS NO HORNS
BY Eliot X. Stone

used to be. How might you be- Brother
Rabbit?'' -
Well, I might be scrumptious, but
then I'm poorly. I've got some power
full good news for you, Mr.. Unicorn.
with that Mr.. Unicorn want to know
what Is 1t, an Bre'r Rabbit respond
that he done found the place where
Mr.. Man hides his gold.
Mr.. Unicorn shake his head. an say.
To be surely not, Brother Rabbit, to
be surely not.
'sBre'r Rabbit allow that it's a fact.
Do, pray, Bre'r Rabbit, you sure
are not Joking
"Bre'r Rabbit VOW an declare he
amt.
Then Mr.. Unicorn wants to know
where is it.
:. If l was to tell you that, Mr.. Unfl
corn. you'd know as much as do
Do, please, Bier Rabbit, tell me
where is 1t
'Bre'r Rabbit say he afraid Mr.. Uni
Mr.. Unicorn says 1t hurts his feel
ings to have his best friend mistrust
him that way.
Brother RABBIT shake his head.
Oh. pray, Bre'r Rabbit, do tell me,
where Is 1t? vow an declare that
won't take single, bit more gold than
what you give me; only tell me where
is it?'
Then, Bre'r Rabbit allow it's right
in Mr.. Mans pasture.
You sure is mistaken. Bre'r Rab-
T'll show you the very place, Mr..
Cnicorn.'
Let's get it, Bre'r Rabbit -