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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

for them both: she shows no sign Of
fear bu. clings to the horses name
with a firm determination to do or
die. To the audience she looks ~ Il
she was hanging on to the finger Of
the beautiful uncertainty. The horse
puts his feet over the end Of the plat
form and for an instant stands ON his
head In the air. This Il 4 most trying
moment for the girl. To slip now
mean to go yer the horses head and
strike the water under his feet. Twice
this has happensd and on both occa-
sions the horse has turned In the sir
just enough to miss the riders head
by q fraction OF an inch. the horse by
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

shower 81 diamonds resplendent In
the sunsAine 81 her girlish innocence.
The au1ience greet this act with
thuadsr0ss applause. the horse receiv.
Ing o msch credit a. the rider. Her
reward n ! big salary and the horse
q big handful OF sugar. and both are
happy. The horse shows by every %
ton that he loves the Girl In Red to
accomplish this. the most daring Of
all sensations. The two must work In
harmony. Only two accidents In the
last eight months Ii proof Of the
great ability they both possess. The
diving wonders. the most startling Of
oil sensations.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

The Original Laxative Cough Syrup
IL Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar. II expeis all cold from the sys-
TEN by acting az a cathartic on the
bowels. Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar Is a certain. safe and harm
less cure for colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough.
For sale at Center Block Depot
Drug Store and Winters Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

0rieisl announcement has inst beet
made BIZ the mansgsmens d The RoeE
Island system III the Introduction os
the brown method % discipline. The
punishment ~ employees for infrae'
tion Of rules or e~aFeiessnsss viii M
longer BE- made the lean Of snspen'
sion. hut instead q record as each d.
reelection will h. kept. credis marks
~IlI be allowed. which may he cost
tarbalaneed by temefissN When ths
record of the latter. however. reach
g. Q certain total. In most cases six
tyIfive. dismissal giil follow. Tbs
company reserves the right TO dis
miss Immediately in cases of gross
negligence. One demesit mark will
be given In lieu of each days sms
pension under the old system. tbs
new plan Of discipline takes effect al
once.
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saved ms cemrsdes LIE.

while returning from the Grand
Army Encampment at Washington
City. q comrade from Elgin. H.. was
taken with cholera morbus and was
In . critical condition" says Mr.. J. ".
Houghland. OF Eden. Iowa. Il gave
him ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhcea Remedy and believe saved
his life. I have been engaged for ten
years In immigration wsrk and con.
Quoted many parties to the south and
west. I always carry this remedy and
have used II success fully on many
occasions" Sold by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

Four troops Of the Fifth u. 9. cav
airy camped at Deming Friday night
aud Saturday morning resumed their
march to Fl Paso. These troops have
been stationed At Huachuca. and
were ordered to Naco At the time Of
the outbreak II Cansnea. Their des-
tination is Austin, Texas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

Al . recent gathering Of railroad
men several picturesque characters
we're present Who had handled the
throttle In western roads IN the early
days of ~railrnading.
'One time. not long ago. BY the
courtesy Of an engineer" said q mem.
Der Of the party. 7 vas riding On an
engine from waila wa,la. Washing.
ton. for Yakima. In the same state.
over the Northern Pacific railroad,
The engineer was relating a story,
and had Just rome 10 q climax when
he suddenly grasped the throttle and
I'm a moment had thrown her over
that r., reversed the engine. The air
brakes were applied. and the train
brought 10 a standstiil within q few
feet Of the place where an engineer
named Twitcheii-Thorpe Twttcheil
met his death tao years previous
TO the time ! speak Of
The passengers had become curl
Gus as 20 what had caused the stop
page Of the train. aud all sorts ri
questions were asked the trainmen,
nut the engineer made an excuse that
some Of the machinery was loose. and
In few moments the train was speed
,nr along on to her destination.
What made you stop back there:
inquired. I heard your
my question vas answered by thf
engineer pointing ahead and saying
~excitedly:
There! Look there: Don't you
see.'
"Iooking out Of the cab window
Jaw the headlight Of a locomotive.
stop the train. man! Stop the
train.' cried excitedly: stop th'
Or
"'Oh. It's nothing returned the en-
xiueer. It's what I saw back up TN
gorge-Thorpe Twitchell's engine NO
"A. There IL no danger Of a collision
for the man who IL running that en-
CINE ahead OF us can un Il taste
backward than I can run this forward
Have I seen Il before! Yes. twent'
times. Every engineer on the roa'
knows that engine. and he's Away
watching for IT'S appearance when h
gets to the gorge.
"The engine ahead of us was run
ming silently and kept a short dis
lance in advance for several miles
and then, for a moment. We saw
figure on the pilot. Then the engin'
rounded a curve and We did not Sc
Il again.
We ran by a little station. and a
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Modest Claims often Carry the Most


Modest Claims often Carry the Nest
Conviction.
When Maxim. the famous gun In.
ventor. placed his gun before a com
mittee Of judges. he stated its carry
ing power to be much below what ne
felt sure the gun would accomplish.
The result Of the trial was therefore
a great surprise. instead Of disap-
pcintment. II Is the same with the
manufacturers Of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. They
do not publicly boast Of all this rem
edy will accomplish. but prefer TO let
the users make the statements. What
they do claim, Is that It will positively
cure d%iarrhoea, ~dysentery, pains IN
the stomach and bowels and has
never been known to fail. For sale
by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

Y To draw the fire out Of . burn. heal
q cat without leaving ! q III or 70
cure hollis, sores. letter, eczema and
all skin and scalp diseases, use D
Wits Witch Hazel Salye. No reua
edy causes such speedy relief. AK Tor
DeWitts-the genuine.
For sale Ut Center Block-Depoe
Drug Store and Winters Drug ca.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

aAr assa- .hea sA~ ep~rssss s1rs~f
sA@ ~Ea<zhs*s 10 se~a ssAa hses frzss
. nd e~xsa~ sAst sas saasa tie ass-
a&s ssaa nssAaax-Ae sas ~ afrsss
Al o so&lasaun.
ia osaex 10 sasisfF ~ naaaa IN
Tie s2sfs@fs m tA~ n~xs ssstaea 4 80.
n a~a~xs1n 70 the saxaae sifer ~
sbsaxa@ ssaAns him u No. - szs In.
sAoeas~s . E~sAy ssssias that Ma.
= aad tass come In saa thar her
easl xas ~xasassad and bases hzrnesa
aat.
Amer ssaarsx The t~asxram I toas
ny pase@ In one q the p2sseax~r
|eoseA.s sna ne anee xasse dashed
ahead ard . reached nv destinations
90 schedule time. but. pos may res
assured Z sAsii aewsr forxes that
aixhts ~exp@risaee On tn NoTshern
pseifie- may I'D. IN ID eoamoaiv
believed - Northern Pacific eagin-
eefs thai ThoEpe TstteteiIs spirit
stiil hosers near Eagle Gorge."-Ths
chicasa intsE1o~aa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

The Blanco Largo settlement has
presented a big petition to the county
commissioners for q bridge across
the San Juan river at that point. the
people pledging themselves to raise
$1,000 by private subscription for the
bridge fund.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

During the summer kidney irregu-
larities are often caused by excessive
drinking or being overheated. AZ.
tend TO the kidneys ct ono By using
Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold ~ q. q.
.Schaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

Cement block factory No. 2 will
soon be In operation In Pennington.
This factory will use Portland cement
for building material. The other fac.
tory manufactures this cement from
native material. @
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

The 1~7.yearold son Of d. 8. Miller
employed at a grading camp near
Lake Valley. was shot In the back,
killed and robbed by a highwayman.
on Friday. who later held up the
camp, secured several hundred dol
lars and escaped.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

Charles Lee. negro porter ut TIM
Shelby hotel. Roswell. was placed In
jail on . charge Of attempting to as
sault Amanda CederQuest. q pretty
Swedish girl. She cannot speak q
word Of English and has been In THU
country only two months.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

Captain d. r. e. CabeIis of the
First Z. 8. cavalry. who Is recruiting
for the United States cavalry. infan.
try and artillery. with headquarters
In Ell Paso. will also open a recruit.
ing station in Silver City.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-25

D - hsg coal camp and
tosn ~ eaafsK coanay. il evidently
planning IA remain the higsesa coal
town in Sew MEXICO More than tyo
handred nss houses are being built
90 accommodate the miners and there
are ysf maay Nho viii have 20 live
IN tents tilI houses can b. built. 10
l. believed. however. that hoslses vii,
h. hsliit To comfortably take care Of
all hefare winter.
The Southwestern rtsei company
IL building q eommodi0as office
building In . central location. and
here all eampsny business wiil b.
transacted. instead Of heins scattered
over the town, A large number Of
clerks and ssenogEaphers are now
emrlosed in the various depart.
menis-
The neg hospital viii soon BE- rea,
Icy Tor use, n Il a complete MADEIRA
hos pital. and win comforsly house a
large number os patients.
-Four new mines are being opened
by the company about one mile up
the vefmeio. and q track 10 being
graded To the new location. Two hun
dred new cottages win be built near
the new mines 1T once. aud u h be.
iieved that the outpu, from these
mines viii greatly increase the total
output Of the camp.
The Southwestern Mercantile com
pany IL now building q new ware
house near the present store huilding
OF the company. This warehouse wiil
cost In the neixhborhood of 5000
and will hi a long felt want. The
storage capacity has been TOO small
for the needs Of the business trans
acted by the company. and the new
building will facilitate the handling
Iof merchandise Of all kinds.
Dawson vii soon be the best light
ed small town In the southwest. The
immense electric light plant OF tn.
company will furnish light to evers
house in the camp. and all streets
and all alleys. pubic places. stores
land the vicinity Of the mines will b
lighted from the central system
Work Of wiring tn town Is abou,
completed and the current will soor
be turned on the new lines.
i The fuel company will soon built
new washer. much larger In capacity
and more modern than the present
washer. The new plant win cost man,
Thousands Of dollars and will be the
finest In the southwest. II Is believe!
THAT a superior grade Of coke vii
then be produced from the Dawson
owens.
Skilled mechanics. and. In fact
tradesmen Of all kinds are scarce n
Dawson. and many more could b.
given employment II competent met
could be secured.
A seventy.five foot addition hai
been built to the Dawson hotel to &C
lcommodate the heavy patronage.
With the opening Of the new camp
of the Rocky Mountain company. an,
1.-THE added development at and aroun'
Yankee. by the Santa Fe, Ration {
. Eastern. and the increased outpu
from Dawson. Colfax county will sool
J. rank with the largest coal producing
counties Of Colorado. The buildin'
of new railroad connections and tn
!. increase In local consumption In Nes
Mexico and Arizona will stimulat
! the production Of coal In this. tn,
5 greatest coal country In the world
. until In a few years New Mexico wil
frank among the largest producers o
coal and coke In the United States.
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ssnss " sases ossessyss ~ Fire
rA< sss1s Ne o~sspsas7x saaas N
nainaz. samtzinsng slssss~ sorsh -
machinery. s@ss hmrnea the osAsf
aishs By o fine shieA b saRse>@c @
nsye e~~m startea fFaza The torres IN
he Blacksmith saoE. says the saa
R~eFnsrdsno Index TIE sssnsns sss
q Ssall aae ana The blaze sas prsyens-
- from spreading 90 the sasraandias
oil desrieAs and eaassag q mach Hnass
'ssEAaas ln~s. TIE greater partition ii
the machinery IN "a. sAass sas saE'
"a. Manager Perry being On ths
graaaA 10 direct tire fighs against tn
flames and % deter the fireEnsa srosa
throsing water ussaa the maehiass. u
H. sstimafsa the tnss II ahoas s!essa
They xiil be rebuilt al once.
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RATTLE Of THE RAILS

- sss#saxxa PAaR u sssaaMg s2s
a~sssoasas ~ III s&Aas 20 - Ia SEA
Erxa<x~ea. ~tsamsxssssss sre eEsAas
tsr n~&." H. M Easasn=ssaea sss~ases
A~re In O Nsussserm Psxssse 1aEA<5sa-
TIE s7sas~I<s ans esxshsas . a.
Fasas Ger asAes Hasa mast h@ mel u
sspad r~soassrxxsaaa b - o. On. Ts
ss~zsEaaas e~asxrpsas~s Eatsw 49,
a@sers to ire Ass psrtinsiay ersanr
81 sse EzrS~x oe m classes u sssss-
asa Tie Bed Ass oaas h@sa nasty n
erxsS@1 b. The aenessass fs E~sstid'
iax . great cssy.~
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The most dangerous.
daring. nervy, hair rails.
ing. death defying. dirt-
ing with eternity act
ever placed before the
public. She shakes
hands with death and
smiles at danger. -,
~
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nearby acoffae.house, an apparently
frantic crowd OF Syrians and Bedouins
arc pouring forth a stream of cultural
Arabic and yelling ASST in an agony.o of
despair After "A few. weeks among
THESE e1citable Orientals one ceases to
be surprised at these appalling out
bursts and comes TO know that this is
the ordinary manner of earnest con-
versation among the Arabs of the
lower classes.
Within the dark. arched passageway
of these Damascus bazaars the whole
Oriental world gaslers to barter and
trade. Here are mingled civilization
and barbarism, Accommodation, Chris
tianfty and paganism. The stalls and
booths glow with the richest products
OF Oriental looms, Indian and Persian
fabrics, prayer-rugs and tarboushes.
turbans and "shintyas," darnascened
scimeters and wonderful ancient armor.
Here also. in the silversmith's bazaar,
we may see the exquisite silver fligrea
work Of the East and an almost endless
variety of strange Oriental charms and
anulets. carneifans, agates, jasper and
barbarous rings and brooches-a feast
of color for the eye and vision to
kindie the Imagination.
Long caravans of soft-stepping cam
els. laden with the wealth of Persia
and Arabia. stalk silently by under the
arched passages; and, in the teeming
nlultltude-Yhich passes constantly in
either direction, there are picturesque
Bedouins, with long bareled ancient
matchlocks, spears and curved scime-
tiers; Turkish women, closely yelled
and entirely developed in a white gar
ment resembling bedsheet; and noisy
water-carriers bearing gurgling goat
skins fllledsfrom the river ALBANIA.
The private palaces of Damascus are
among the most Aspl endidyofs the East,
gorgeous in coloring, exquisite in ar
chitecture, rich in marbles, stained
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far out from the old Bab charkf gak4
and up on the mountainsids toward
Lebanon. and then with his most tragic
air points out a spot on the bare
ground where the soil has been stained
a dull red by the washing down of iren
{. s'~ses.- Ensndll In dees place Cain
1SillsAbell You now see hess eiood3
Tab, Effendf.'
Disguised with our very evident iacis
of appreciation. the despairing Ilderin1
makes one. other supreme effort:
= .sBfs4nfllah. : One hour from dees place
on n1olin taintop show you grave OF
Ad9Rf fks}yery bfgs one. Thirty feet
long s<BT Allah 1t ees truef You want
see hin15tEt fendd?
It is snezdlesszto say that the fanats
zeal Mohammedans implicitly believe IN
all these traditional sites. and. accord
ing to <thefr tales there must indeed
have been giants in those days"
MostSof the <old prophets repcse In
tombs as large asian ordinary freight
car and the alleged tomb OF Noah
which is soIernply pointed out IN the
rocky cliff of the mountafnsfde near
MI xAllakah, is s120 feet long. and thu
natives assert that even then the tomb
vas not large enough for the famous
old znavigator and that Noah was en-
tosnbed with his legs doubled under
him, =.
Another of the-strange traditions OF
the Mohamnl edans. is that on the great
day OF Judgment Jesus will descend
from heaven TO Damascus and alight
on. the highest pinnacle of the Greas
Mosque a ririnarst ESQ feet high
! Dana sous holds for US many his
-torfc memories; memories OF Darius.
tie Persian OF ANTONY and Cleopatra:
OF PoT,1pey who 4ruled here: and OF
T7n1r
sin@ chariot Lchaips behind the Roman
'eonquerors m emories of the peerless
Saracen. Saladip; and OF Tamerlane,
The Wild Beast. as he was called by
the Arabs the terrible Tartar who de-
vastated the city and massacred it's
people: memories also ~of Mehemet
the great. Egyptian cOnGCeror. G7ts
OF his son. IbrallfIn Pasha, who wrested
this fair Pearl of the East from the
diadem OF the Ottoman Sultan Selins
in 1882.
The mosque OF Saiadin is gem or
Arabian architecture and one OF our
most delightful memories OF the East
Tho Elulti7eoloTed marbles and the
glitteFipg arabesqueS; the wealth OF
Oriental alabaS ter, lapfs lazuli; por-
plIs.ry and black African r1arb1ss the
rich eoforing of the priceless rugs; the
MYRIAD swinging lamps OF gold: thu
Wonderful candles from Mecca: the
mar bl 2 pssv cd cOtIrty ard. the delicate
tracery of Arabian ehsracters spelling
passages from the Koran: and the soft
light, tempered BY the jeweled win
dows, all go to complete picture OF
Oriental grandeur which reflects truly
the almost boundless magnificence OF
the Saracen regime under the peerless
CaIiph Saladin. who made Damascus.
as his capital. the center of art. litera-
ture aud culture. and the lodestons OF
the Oriental world, drawing pilgrims
to it's shrines. savants to its libraries
and the n6bilftyi of alIHthe East 90 his
splendid court
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hundreds or eturbaned reveIers lounge
about and listen to the. strange wild
singing OF black-eyed houris as they
ce1nplacentfy smoke their IoHg-stsna-s
inesI-. nargiiehs and sip urnpmbered
''fngans = of thick, black. FffrAish
HAWAII. favored : with anlbcrgTfs,.
while the dolefuT -tisumping OF dara
bouks and the ssslifIlIsr tiaitsle OF. the
girnbri enliven the 81 tsnce ofathe, nigEt-
Amid suchtscenes s. of zqtiist beauty it
! IS dInicult to ecaH up tile past ard pig
turee the terrible carnage bloodsh'ad
and, massacre W hieir - these. historic
streets have " itneesed the -cop
quest OF the City hythe great Salaffin,
the walls rang with the battle cry OF
Islam. God 80 God. and there is hut.
one God, and Mohanmed is HIS
prophet~ while the streets ran ankle
deep with the blood of the slaughtered.
And again. less than ffty years ago.
over 5000 Christian Inhabitants of Da-
lnascus We're rpassacred by the Moham-
medans In cold blood.
Damascus is mentioned in the Bible.
no less than sixty times, and the Bibli-
cal associations are many and inter-
esting. We may still see the rcpdted
place Of. Paui's scony ersion, the. houses
OF Judas and Ananias. the house of
Naaman.4 the leper. and the place on.
the ancient walls where Paul was let.
down. s,st-s $50 i
The Grave of Adam
Some ofsthe traditional sites OF Bible.
history that are sponted out to guiIible
tourists BY the Syrian dragomen are
amusing. to say the least
Our imposing friend, Ilderim FL =
Ehalil, swelling with pride over sthe
tSnportance of his position, leads one
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Dim and Picturesque Bazaars

The bazaars, cool. dim. svaulted pass
ages; bea utiful with the luster OF silks
and the CLEAN OF porcelains and old
Saracen armor and redolent with the
odor of spices and guins-are died with
Oriental types OF life and character.
In the thousands OF little shops the
solemn, beturbaned merchants sit
cross-legged. like SO many Chinese
idols in their temple inches, surround
ed by all the cnticing wares Of Persia
and india and all the lands Of the
farthest East, brought blythe caravans
OF Asia over thousands OF miles Of des-
ert sands.
In the courtyard of a great khan a
number of kneeling cameis are being
loaded with boxes and bales OF mer-
chandise, grunting and bubblings dis
mslly the while; and in front Of
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In a Syrian Garden
TYPES OF .'esRlAsle %

spray III the sndoed scourlydrdS.
In a Syrian Garden
No less beautiful are the famous Da-
mascus gardens, glorious with bloom
ing flowers and fragrant with clean
ders,} clematis, roses and orange flow
ers. Here, under the shade of the
orange trees, one tastes the purple
glory of the Syrian grape and sips the
fruited sherpets of the East, cooled by
the SHOWS of Lebanon.
A quiet afternoon spent in one OF
these famous coffee rerdens on the
banks of the ALBANIA. under the boughs
of sweet-smelling jessainime and with
gayly costumed groups of Orientals
sitting about under the trees, is one
of the happiest memories of a sojourn
in this ancient city
At night the trees are hung with
vari7colored lanterns. and as the re-
flected. lights dance across the. waters,
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL 1. 1906

the to their march in the search OF adven-
lures.
Then at last after passing Lusignan they began
to in touch with English fOragerS, mounted
bOWmen for the most part, who were endeavOr1ng
to collect supplies either for the army for them
selves. From them Nigel learned that the Prince,
with Chandos at his SIDE was Fastening south,
and might be met within a short DAYS march As
he still advanced these English stragglers became
more and more numerous, until at last he overlook
a considerable column of archerS moving in the
direction as his party. These were men whose
horses had failed them, and who had therefore
been left behind the advance, but
Fastening to be in time for the impending battle.
y crowd of peasant girls accompanied them upon
their march, and a whole train oil laden mules
led beside them
Nigel and his little troop of men-at-arrns were
riding past the archers when Black Simon with
sudden exclamation touched his leader upon the arm
See Wonder. fair siri' he cried with cleaning
eyes there where the wastrel walks with the great
fardel upon his back Who is he who marches
behind HIM"
Nigel looked, and aware of stunted peasant
who bore upon his rounded back enormous
bundle much larger than himself. Behind him
stained erkin and battered head piece gave token
of long and hard service. His bow was sung over
his shoulder and his round the waists
of two buXOm FrenchWOmen. who tripped along
beside him with much laughter and many saucy
answers flung back their shoulders to a score
of admirers behind them
"Aylward!" cried Nigel squirting forward
The archer turned his brOnZed face, stared for
instant with wild eyes. and then, dropping his
two ladies, who instantly carried off by his
comrades, he rushed to seize the hand which his
Young master held down to him. Now, by nv
hilt, Squire Nigel. this is the fairest sight of nv
hfetime, he cried. And you, old leather-face!