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Real Estate Auotloneorsss Il SSs M
Richmond, Va. Nj aSSss
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE 4

THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAM
KNOWN AS MOUNT BHNARD,nS
SITUATED ON JAMES RIVER. NEAR
MAIDENs. IN THE COUNTY OF.
y GOOCHLAND, VA, AND CONTAIHss
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LADIES. YOUR HAIR.

LADIES. YOUR HAIR; HAIR COLOR
d once restore your hair to its youth :
q full color: all shades in stock. RICH
= 'MOSD HAIR EMPORIUM, 221 East
Broad Street
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Goal and NMoon.
HICKORY STOVE WOOD.

DO you WANT A LOAD OF THE
best hickory wood In the city cut
to stove lengths2 You can got II
by 'phoninG your order TO Madison
al. Deliveries promptly made. VIR-
GINLA-N0RTH CAROLINA WHEEL
y COMPANY. \
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RUBBER-TIRED RuNARotJTs FOR
SEQ. SIS. 500, 500. s110 and ,Ia5. We
can show you more styles, finish and
quality in the above priced runa-
bouts than you can find elsewhere
When you get ready to buy look at
what we are Offering, 1t will not
cost youTto look. and 1t might save
you someihInR.
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LONGS SPRING WOOD MAKES A
quick fire and good heat. because he
has kept 1t stored away. 1t is per-
fectly dry and exactly what you need
at this season. when 1t Is usually
hard to get dry wood at any price
Phone Madison 1868
KINDLING WOOD. EXCELLENT FOR
light cooking, Sl.50 half-cord Phone
Madison III. SAMUEL II. COTTRELL
Z & SONS.
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NOW IS TIE TIME LOOK YOUR
lawnmower over. We have the only
sharpener south OF Philadelphia that
VIII sharper It with guarantee to
cut like new. JOE BICkERSTAFF
1911 East Main '-l'r- :
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WANTED. THREE CARPENTERS.
corner Virginia Avenue and Graham
streets: Barton Heights; one us fore
i,A i5is-J
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MUST SELL MY PIANO AT ONCE, AS
am In need of ready cash. Please nd-
dress at once. 392. cara Times Dis
patch ,-i
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XoUEd MEN TO BECOME CHAUF-
isuri machine shop practice; sum
SCHOOLS CORPORATION, 22i-22s ".
Broad Street
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WANTED, AN Al JOB CoNfPOsIToR,
i facility for doing fine work new
equipment. Good salary to man or
I ability. BOATWRIGHTh BROS. CO.
Danyille, Va.
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ONE GENUINE BREWSTER POLE
and double harness, with Kay coll
lars. little used. Party selling for
want OF use
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WANTED. FIRST GLASS SOLICITOR.
salesman on h,gh-grade udvertis-
ing propositions; liberal commission
.Nddress a 20. care Times Dispatch.
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Write for list. FRANKLIN sINSTI-
IGTE. Dept, 81 g. Rochester. n. Y.
WANTED. TWO FIRST-CLASS BAR
beTs; sI0 per week 10 start with 10
West Broad.
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GERLACK STAYE SAW, AND JOINT-
er, planners. lath mill. single mill
Two pattern makers lathes, betting,
hangers. pulleys and shafting L.
8BEUFORD e CO
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SEE Us FOR THAT WAGON THAT
you need In your business. We carry
them in stock and can supply your.
wants at once. A MEYERS SONS,
tai East Cary Street.
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PUFFslI PUFFsl PUFFsi :

THOSE PRETTY HAIR lPUFFs.
switches. etc.. made from your own
cornbings OF out hair: charges very
moderate. RICHMOND HAIR EN-
f PORIUM pei East Broad street
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SHOE REPATRINd.-'
NEWPORT,
UPHoLsTER1Nc AND MATTRESSES.

PARLoR SUITS. CouCHEs AND ODD
pieces rcupholstered. Mattresses
Reliable work. SYDNOR, G. HUMID
Lex. Ill East Broad. Madison S2Ui.
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WANTED. YOUNG MEN OF -QOOD
character to learn the automobile
business. We must have between
nifty and seventy Ave men for our
factory connections within tho next
three months. and VIC Will allow men
who can furnish reference to pay q
part OF the cost OF learning out OF
their first months salary. Mr.. c. W.
yeamans. Sis West Broad. Richmond,
No.. no longer connected with this
institution. For all Information i'd
uress communications direct to WASH
..nS Dept, 1905 Fourtecnth Street. n
w. Washington. u. c..
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WANTED. YOUNG MAN WHO HAS
had one or two years experience in
the printing business, not TO work in
printing oiiico but where knowl-
vi cage OF the printing business Ii noe
cssarY. Apply TO Box SIS. CITY. --.--
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$3.50 PAYS FOR "A LIFE SCHOLAR
ship. either commercial or stenograph-
lc. II taken now. Write. telephone
O: call for our catalogue. MASSEY
+ BUSINESS COLLEGE
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Aitllatlon8 UAante0. StIaIe.

DRUGGIST OF EXPH-
rience will be open for position Juno
20: relief or permanent. W. B. AG-
4 NEW, BurkeYille, Va. - #a
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MEN. WANTED. AGE Is TO 90. GOOD
sight. 10 prepare for hremen, about
III S1o0 monthly. and brakemen, $50. on
nearby railroads No strike: positions
guaranteed competent men; S40D
sent TO positions. Etate age; send
stamp. GEORGE II. BAKER Rail-
rOAd EXperl. cnre 1imea- pisnntch ~
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STEEL TIRED RUNABoUTs FOR $40.
$50, $50. SIS and 800. Top buggies,
$50, $50. SIS. SIS. 800 and $40. If
our prices 1T you. the goods win
III suit you. l-..--.- W
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GRASP THIS! $40 SECURES A HIGH
class residential site In beautiful
villa Park, Washington, D. C.; splen-
chasers al the present prices. See ] .
X. MITCHELL. ct August Grocery
Co.'S, Seventh and Marshall Streets q
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a LARGE ASSORTMENT
of. bugsies, surveys runabouts, Day
ton wagons. laundry and grocery
wagons at special prices. Several
second hand vehicles in good order
cheap. A. MEYERS SONS, 7S1 East
Cary Street
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~ Company, OF Topeka Kansas, HAVING
Y reinsured in the National Firr Insur
d dnee Company ,,a,, q Hartford, Conn.
tied with the Treasurer, OF Virginia
Any one having a. claim n galnst the
a shawnee Fire IS insurance "A COMPANY
X should communicate the fact to Jos
s. ance. RICHMOND, Va, n sSI. III 4 49,
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NV ANTED. At ONCE. a ADVERTISEMENT
pharmacist; a good position for o
good man. Apply at once. B lot.
caro- Times -Dispatch. -
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PANAMA AND STRAW HATS CLEAN
cd, bleeched. block retrimmed.
AMERICAN HAT CO.. 1atters, Fifth
and Marshall 80
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WE ARE OFFERING a SPECIAL DIS
count OF SO is per cent from the
regular price on all player music.
I. SIT EFF'S No 205 East Broad
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LARGE HOUSE. PLEASANTLY SIT
uated near Washington and Lee Unit
yersity; rates moderate. MRS, ED
I, GAR D. MOORE. No. 104 N. Main st
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WANTED. TOR o. 8. -ArMY. ABLE
p2dleds UNMARRIED men. betwe en- ages
jof Is and IS: citixenB OF United StateR
lol Koqd character and temperate hab-
Us. who can speak. road and xrito tho
tEnSlish language. For Information aD.
!piy to RECRUITING OFFICE. $50 Eaut
ST, Petersburg, Va. or Columbia Build
Ing. CRANKY St. Norfolk Va
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WANTED. POSITION AS CHAUFFEUR.
by experienced man: best references
Address "CHAUFFEUR," care Times
Dispatch 77l'7
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MATTREssEsl MATTREssEsi

WE SEND FOR YOUR MATTRESS IN
tho morning. make 1t over like new.
Now hair mattresses q speciaity. JA.
COB UMLAUF. Phone Madison 9292
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BUY THE FARM WAGON WHICH
has two years guarantee on 1t, the
price is about the same. Cali for
the "Old Hickory" BRISTOW-WOR
SHAM CO., 1895 East Main.
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his gaunt eyes. His hand trembled
as he fixed the candle upon the table
with some Of the melted tallow.
yep, Tenderfoot. fix n fire. and
make a cup Of strong coffee for me as
quick as you would skin a rabbit
I'm most in"
Then Peek threw blanket on the
upon It. Say. Tenderfoot. let me
have your coat I'm shakin' out O.
my hide"
Henry quickly Invested himself OF
his coat and put it over his sick com
rade. AS he did so. his heart sank,
for he realized that he was away out
on the lonely prairies with a very sick
man.
How far are we from the ranch,
Peek" he asked
Fifteen mile" replied Peek. An
listen. Tender there's a blizzard COM
in. l can feel it in my backbone.
tn ketch US before midnight. Save
that candle. An be savin' of The
wood. Only the good Lord knows
how long We'll be here. Git the grub
in frum the saddles an fetch the
saddles In too. Tie the bosses on the
lecsido O. tho shack. That's all.
Tho night settled down and Peck
grew worse with each hour. Henry
let the fire die out in order to save the
wood, for gusts of freezing wind
warned him that Peek's prophecy of
Norther was coming to pass. The
candle--only half-lensth-was blown
out and the two were in total dark
ness. The wind swept in at the door.
tlapping the blanket Ike rag. Henry
took two sharp sticks and fastened
the blanket ends to tao ground. This
helped to keep out the wind.
Towards midnight tho weather be-
came furious, bowling like wild beasts
about tho little mud shack. The tenn
perature had fallen rapidly, ana was
now a: the freezing point. Henry
shivcrec and felt the need not only
of his coat. but of his blanket. But
he took neither from his sick charge.
As the storm increased outside, the
sick mans condition grew serious He
became delirious. shouting TO the
cattle and again telling some rollick
Ing story. Then he would subside Into
quiet and moan pitlfully. His chill
passed away and a fever took IT'S
place. He threw off tho blankets and
coat and Henry felt OF his hands end
head to ind them consumed as IL by
| fire. Putting on his own cont. Henr,
prepared to nurse the delirious man
during the remainder of the terrible
night. He filled an old tn pan from
the water bucket and dipped hi,
handkerchief into 1t and bathet
Poek's burning forehead. Hes placed
his hot hands inside the pan OF sooth.
Ing water. At the first refreshing
touch, Peek smiled. and soon 20 had
dropped into calm sleep.
Hours passed by and stnl Henr,
bathed the burning hands and brow
and the sleeper hlept on. At last a.
the dawn appeared, the fever abatet
and the mans pulse became stronger
and more even. Henry observed al
this with hope. Perhaps Peek woulc
be himself as soon as the mornins
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carriage! 1t was considered a marvel
of comfort and swiftness. Men could
cover the distance Of twelve or fifteen
miles in one hour! 1t was little less
than a miracle! BIT who in those
days could forsee the magnificent
palace cars Of today7 The modern
means Of travel are all that wealth
and invention can do towards the
comfort and convenience Of the travel
er. 1t is the common thing nowadays
to cover forty to fifty miles an hour,
and to glide along without a Jolt in
the most luxurious manner. And
hotels are aG advanced in such things
as are the trains. No longer the pile
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G1andI3Zhe1S
| ZI8V3@d NJ azzazaEs9

M Q you ever think of the hard
ships suffered by our ances-
tors when they were obliged
-" to make a journey? No mat
ter how short the journey was-if
only covering a day-there was little
comfort to be enjoyed while EN- route.
In some parts of the United States
there were no coach or wagon roads
to speak of, and persons travelled long
distances by horseback. Sometimes
whole families would make a journey
of hundred miles-taking a week for
the trip--on horseback. The children
would ride double" which meant two
children on one horse. Sometimes a
wee tot would be perched up in front
of the father, and a good sized" girl
would sit behind the mother, a blanket
folded for saddle and perhaps a
rope stirrup clever1y arranged for her
foot to rest in. And the big SON.
usually rode the pack horse. sitting
perched on top of huge bundle of
folded clothing, while behind him
were fastened baskets and boxes Of
more apparel and some food.
Then there were the stops along the
way. night spent at some poor
farmers house. where a pile of straw
on the floor and a few homespun
blankets afforded beds for the tired
travellers. And the traveller was
often obliged to furnish his own food,
cooking 1t over the farmers great
fireplace in the hewn-log kitchen.
Again the travellers stopped over
night at some village or town. There
an inn afforded them hospitality. An
inn! Does not the word sound inter-
esting? Well, 1t sounds better than
1t was in reality. The old-time inn
had few If any comforts to offer to the
weary, road-worn traveller. The horse
often Jared better than the master.
Poor, and not always clean, beds!
Scanty and coarse food, and dark, ILL.,
ventilated rooms where one froze II
ten feet away from the open fireplace.
Where better roads abounded. peo-
pie travelled in stage coaches or in
their own wagons and carriages,
though the latter were very scarce.
even the wealthiest families seldom
affording them. When making q
lengthy journey by stage coach one
was crowded into as small a space as
one could be got into. and he half sat
upon his fellow passengers. And
when the weather was Indictment the
hardships of the stage coach traveller
were past description. He got wet
through and through and half -froze,
sitting for hours together in one
cramped position, and when leaving
the coach for the night was so lame
from the continuous cramped posture
that he ached in every limb.
Then came the first steam railway
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Of straw on the floor Of the tavern or
inn and the wood fire in the old fash
toned fireplace; but steam heat, spien-
did ventilation, well-furnished rooms
and fine table fare" await the travel
err at every point in his journey. Could
our ancestors come back for one short
Journey and travel as do their de-
scendants Of the twentieth century.
their amazement would be too great
for description. They never dreamed
of the things that have come to pass.
And the future holds as many mar
wells for those who are to follow US
the people of the twenty-irst century;
and they in turn will read of our pres
ent mode Of travel with the same
amusement, and perhaps pity. az we
today read of that Of our ancestors of
hundred or more years ago.
Which all goes to show the slow but
sure improvement OF the dear old
world and its children.
Only one man in every two hun
dred is six feet in height
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should break.
But when Peck opened his eyes
there was no intelligence in them. He
asked where he was. and called
Henry Rush" In vain did Henry
try to make the sick man understand.
His mind seemed blank.
And all that long day. with bliz-
zard bowling outside. did Henry care
for the sick cowboy. He forced some
water. and bits of bread dipped in
coffee, between his lips. He covered
him closely and built a fire when the
chill again took possession of him.
Then followed the water treatment for
the fever when 1t came to chase away
tho chill.
AS the blizzard grew worse, Henry
feared the horses would freeze, so he
went out and united them and led
them into the shack. They had little
room to stand-between the stove and
the door. their poor tails outside to
be whipped about in the gale. But
the poor boasts were glad of shelter
and looked their gratitude to their
straw from the bed for their break
fast.
They'll have to have water" said
Henry to himself. IN lead them to
the creek. And at the same time, III
fetch bucket of water
Before going out, Henry had not
estimated tho fury Of the storm. II
carried him off his feet at times, and
only by holding to the horses brides
did ne manage so get to the creek.
He put his foot through the thin
crust OF Ice and broke Il 30 that the
animals might drink. They refreshed
themselves as though they understood
Il would DE their last drink that day
and maybe for longer. Then Henry
managed to I'll his bucket from the
stream, and leading the horses with
one hand, carrying the bucket with
the other, no got back 20 the shanty
more dead than hlive. He feared he,
too, was going to suffer from chill,
for he shivered and shook like an
aspen leaf. His teeth chartered, and
as soon as ne got safely inside the
shack he made n fresh fire and boiled
a pot Of coffee. This he drank Oft like
an old rancher, and ate his fill OF
bacon and bread.
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And so the day wore on. Peek COM
ing to himself late In the afternoon
and looking at Henry with great hol-
low eyes as he said:
Gee. Tenderfoot. I've been travel
ing in strange lands-sometimes wad-
ing through water of fire and again
through snow drifts. And. lordy!
how this coco of mine aches-like it
would bust"
That's all right, Peek. old chap"
soothed Henry. NOW keep quiet,
weather It."
Then Peck sank into sort OF
stupor. and muttered wild things.
Again he became cold, and Henry COW
cred him warmly. And all the time
the two little broncos stamped in their
corner and viewed the strange scene.
And their waSm bodies helped to keep
the place from the freezing point.
About midnight, Henry dropped In
to n troubled sleep, crouching on the
floor beside the dying fire in the little
stove. lie could no longer keep
awake. The ordeal he had passed
through had told on him. and he was
on the verge OF physical collapse. How
long he had lain there, he could no,
tell; but something-one of the
bronco's stamping and snorting-
walked him suddenly. And on halt
ieaplng up he beheld two glitterine
eyes in HIS face. Instantly he recog-
nized his Yistor-it was a wolf
There was not moment to spare
Henry grasped a heavy stick OF wood
and with a strong arm gave the beast
a stunning blow between the eyes. The
creature dropped dead where II stood
Henry made light and looked eau
tiously at the little starved thing thai
had como to find is prey inside the
shack.
Brave creature" said Henry. Their
he dragged It to the door and hurled
Its stiffening body into a whirline
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of going up. But to climb the tall,
straight tree which has no low
branches nor rough bark, one must
use another and a more scientific
method. Take a rag or two hand
kerchiefs tied together, or a towel
any such thing that may be available
and at each end tie securely loop
large enough to admit of the foot.
and tight enough to prevent the foot
from slipping through Then place
the towel or knotted- together kerr
chiefs round the tree and nut your
feet into the loops. The towel or rag
used should be long enough to 90
half round the body of the tree. and
must not be baggy or too long.
Now, having the towel round the
tree and your feet In the looms. Won
embrace the trunk with your arms.
raise your legs, and. pressing the towel
against the trunk with your feet, stand
In the loops as though they were stir
rups. Then raise the body and seize
the trunk higher up with the hands.
Then, holding fast with tho hands.
you raise your legs again, drawing
the foot-loops upwards, repeating the
process over and over till you have
gone as far up the tree as you desire.
If the boys are going into the
woods where there is danger of wild
animals, or even domestic ones with
horns, it lis swell to practice this
method of climbing before venturing
to dangers line. And 1T will he well
! TO carry along either a good strong
towel Or an old piece OF sacking in
the event of needing It, And even
when not needed, 1t is we'll to have
the necessary loops to practice with.
one may imagine a bear or q wild
bull coming after one. and do bit
of climbing to get used to It. Again
one may wish to go to the top of
some tall tree just for the fun of It.
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At noon he did not open his provision
bag, but rode along in silence as
Henry and Rush ate bread and cold
bacon, and drank cold coffee from tin
canteens.
"A leetle squeemish here" he
vouchsafed. when Rush tried to coax
him to lest have a bite O. this bacon,
Pal. It's as tender as Maryland
chicken"
The cattle were badly scattered. and
several times the three horsemen were
miles apart. But Rush rode up to
Henry after one of these separations
and said in a warning tone: Say
Tenderfoot. won't you keep clost to
| Peek? He's not up to the mark today
and might keel over. I'll go after
the far-aways. You ride after the
punches that are clost to the fence"
After that. Henry remained with
Peek, but there was little conversa-
ton to break the long hours. The
two sent the cattle into punches and
drove them towards the centre of the
range. Towards nightfall, Peek OBJ
served that there's a shack beyont
that long hill yander. Wen go there
an make leetle hot coffee &c warm
up our innards. The cattle can stay
as they are for the night"
"And Rush-will he join us there
later" asked Henry.
Peek shook his head. "We'n like
~ not see him again till wo git back
to the hole" BY the hole" Peek
meant ranch house. when we come
out roundin up the steers. we par:
company an eacn Teller does his own
work"
rs there water and wood at the
shack" asked Henry.
Peek nodded. There's a creek
clost, an we've fIXed barrel into It
an dug out the mud so as to git fresh
water in the barrel. The critters
drink frum the creek. an muddy Il
all up, you know. But the barrels
Jest like spring"
Soon they reached tho SHACK"
which had been weil-named. Tho
walls were built OF sod, cut into bricks
and laid up like stone. The roof was
of rough boards, slightly slantinE. and
covered with dirt which had become
hard packed and which shed the oc-
casional rain very well. Inside the
shack Henry found a bare earth floor,
a rude wooden table built against the
wall and some straw In a corner &c
serve as bed. In an opposite corner
was piled half as high as the low cell
Ing some green cottonwood, cut into
stove lengths. A small rusty stove
with a rustier pipe was near the door
through which came the light.
Peek found an old candle hall
burnt out-and made light. Their
he hung one OF his blankets over the
door to keep out some OF the colo
wind which whipped round the cor.
ners Of the shanty.
wen not waste this candle" ht
adnonished. IT'S got to last till W,
git more. An Gawd only knows
when that'll be-"
Shall l fix ire?" asked Henry
feeling a bit uneasy as he looked G
his companion. for Peek's pallor hac
deepened. and dark circles were abou