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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-08
Takes Rsp at Liars.

The evangelist rapped lying. insist.
iAg That the man VINO lied is no differ
ent fl u moral way from the thief waD
steals, because one man Dretends hesl
pay and doesn't whereas the osher
simply breaks in and takes Both sei
what does not belong 70 them igAL-
fully De said. and ae causticaliy Iee.
tured debtors who lied and who made
10 effort to pay what tlsey owed
Tetley told Of certain men he'd
heard in church singing "Ja.us paid
5 alT and who dodged their creditors.
Jesus Chrisi never promised to pay
year chichaeha debts. the preache
exclaimed emphaticalIy You can
shove your chicanery off onto Jesus
Christi Are you getting goods simply
on credltg 10, yoate stealing and y.
Ing about itl You're just a liar and
. thief. II you are liar YOU know
your daddy, who's me dewitt
Tetley pleaded tor kiAdiy words. de
eiaFing that many who had just about
lost hope wonld renew their strength
and courage II only words cf comfort
and cheer were given them and they
could feel the warm touch Of some loy.
Ing hand on theirs He told Of the
Alpine womans heroic climb TO the
eagles eerie to save her child, and /
she would never have made the peril
ous Journey i villagers in the street
below had not cheered her nightly
with burning criticism Tetley re-
ferred 20 the usual method u holding /
men and women down after they had /
fallen instead o. aiding them to again I
climb the heights Of purity and right
Aeine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-08
Don't Repeat Scandal.

Don't reueat that dirty scandal, q
Tetley pleaded. when she starts
back again help her mp Tie angels
weep when the boy goes down Helb
him TO rise again Be kindly Forget
the Islander and recover thf good b
the ICES oi these. Cheer them back
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Bryant's Pond.

The extra operator at the railway
station has been relieved and has re-.
turned to North Stratford, Vt. Henry
Bernard is now the regular man assigned
here.
Cole 4 Kicker will finish saving the
birch at their mill this week. Nearly
nine hundred cords have been run
through the shippers within the last
three months, which will be used for
spool stock, novelty work and bowels
Besides this amount, many thousand
strips have been delivered to their
factory by rail.
James w. Powers, long Q resident Of
this town, died early Monday morning at
the home of bis daughter, Mrs. Eliza
Newell. He was In bis 18th year and
was native of Litcbfield. Mr.. Powers
was veteran of the Civil War and q
member Of A. NJ. Whitman Post, G. A..
r. At the age Of twenty-six he enlisted
from his native town, and was member
OF Co. r, 10th Regt., later he was trans
ferred to an artillery company. During
his service he participated in thirteen
battles. In the three days fight at
Getty sburg he was severely wounded
and carried from the field prisoner, be-
ing taken to Belle Isle prison, where he
was confined for many weeks.
Soon after the war closed, Mr.. Powers
came to Woodstock and settled. he
married Lydia G. Day, daughter OF the
late Alexander Day Of this town. Mrs.
Powers died Nov. 8, 1910. Six children
survive, three sons and three daughters.
The funeral was held at The Universalist
church Wednesday afternoon, attended
by Rev. E. II. Slower. The members Of
Whitman Post and Camp Slocum, Sons
Of Veterans, were present.
Leroy A, youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Howe, died OF spinal disease
April 18th. aged 8 months, s days.
Mrs. Betsy Blodgett will not move to
the eastern part Of the state, at least for
the present, but has rented ono of the
tenements in Mrs. Emily J. Felt's
house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Mason.

Mr.. Daniel Cushing Of Groveton, N.
h visited his father, Nj. Robert Cush-
ing. recently.
School commenced Tuesday, the 14'h,
with Miss Bartlett Of East Bethel %
teacher.
A. j. Hutchinson WAS at homo Sun.
day.
D. r. Hastings WAS in town recently.
E. q. Morrill, has . new horse.
John Westleigh also has pair Of new
horses, which he purchased Of Hasty Of
Auburn.
Carroll Martin of Harrison 10 Visiting
In town.
j. A. Mckenzie 10 working In Gilead
on the road.
Miss Bartlett, the teacher, boards with
Mrs. Ell A. Grover.
Mrs. Douglas Cushing remains about
the Same.
FL. Bean sold some pigs and q calf
10 John II. Philbrook recently.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Denmark.

Mrs. Ellis Blake and two children and
Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Blake's mother, are all
sick with grippe. Mrs. Julia Leeman ID
caring for them.
The repairs on the Grange Hall are
nearly completed. When done It will
reflect great credit on the ones who have
lad It In charge.
Maynard Wentworth 10 rushing The
work on his new house.
Miss Cora Wentworth 10 ut homo for a
short vacation.
Mrs. Carrie Jewett In In Portland.
In spite Of the heavy snow storm Of
tho 10Th, about forty young friends of
Miss Nellie Ward gathered at the homo
Of Elwood Pipgres to celebrate her birth
day. Her presents were many, among
them gold watch. Music and games
were ir order. Ice cream and cake and
home made candles were served, until
the small hours. when they returned
home reporting fine time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Hebron.

Appropriate Easter services were held
10 the church Sunday. In tho morning
the exercises by the children, and in the
evening, vesper service. The music was
good, and the day q pleasure to ell.
Prof. j. r. Moody got home from Flor
ida Saturday.
Norman Richardson was at home from
Bates over Sunday, and while home cele.
brated bis 22d birthday.
To-day. Thursday, q raging snow
storm, and We are thinking OF the rob.
ins that we're singing 90 happily yester.
day. Woodpeckers and other birds have
been here all the morning for the food
they always find.
Our item last week In regard to the
circle supper should have read over
twenty dollars instead Of twelve. In
fact, the amount taken was S22 or more.
Our thanks are due Mrs. Alton Hibbs
for jar of maple syrup, light In color
and clear az water. Mr.. Hibbs is one Of
the best syrup makers In this vicinity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21

Wintery weather.
Pity and feed the starving birds.
"Hear the sledges With the bells"
Can this really be the last half OF
April?
Sleighs and sleds were used on the
roads here Thursday.
Arthur Andrews of Albany was in
this village Wednesday.
Mrs. Addie Connor has gone to Cor
ham, N. H., to work.
Ebert r. Briggs visited friends In
Bethel village Thursday.
Every morning Of last week mercury
was down below the freezing point.
Webster E. Walker and his brother
Horace are working for G. B. Mills In
bis birch mill.
Miss Grace E. Fsrwell ia now alone 10
the post Office, and the Denuison store
10 still for sale.
Sewell j. Walker and son have return
ed from Ketchum, but will soon 60 back
there to work river driving.
Thomas W. Vashaw came home from
the logging woods with ninety horses,
but many Of them have since been sold,
and. one has died.
Alter making an examination Of the
brown-tail moth nests, exposed to the
bleak northwest winds through the
winter, neither moths nor moth-destroy'
ers have been found alive, but trses not
thus exposed may have carried them
safely through the January and February
billiards.. Better destroy the nests.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Greenwood.

April 10 About the same time Of the
month in 1852 there fell one foot OF
snow in Winthrop, where we were at
work, and few days after friend in
Hartford wrote US that twice the amount
fell there and the road breaking was the
hardest it had been for the winter.
Snow storms in April come now and
then, and the one now on bids fair to
make good sleighing for day or two.
When the telephone bell rings in the
silent hours of night, We naturally sup
pose there is sickness or something
wrong in the family, and such Is general
ly the case. This time it was Mrs.
Herbert Ring, sending for the doctor,
and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Benjamin
Ring, is caring for her.
The old adage that "the old must die
and the young may die" is as true to
day as when first spoken. The latest
illustration of this truth is that of James
Powers, formerly Of Bryant Pond, who
passed away recently. He was soldier
in the civil war, was taken prisoner and
confined in Libby Prison four months
and how the soldiers Jared while there
is matter Of history and need not be
repeated here.
Our school commenced Monday,
taught by Leopa Parlin Of Bethel. She
is giving good satisfaction, but judging
from the past and present, it seems to
have commenced about fortnight toe
lately.
One Mayflower at least is in full
bloom, having developed from q bud
found recently by one of the kids and
put into water till the desired effect was
produced. And delicious to our olfactory
nerves is the perfume of that tiny
flower.
For a week or so we have feasted on
smelts, and some of our townsmen have
come several miles to procure some OF
those fiue little fish; nor were they
obliged to return home empty handed.
Pigs are scarce this spring, and are
selling for four dollars, while the time
was within our memory when days
work would buy one just as good. But
times change and so do women's dresses
especially 10 the cities.
Mrs. Calvin Cole passed away a little
after midnight, but no details can be
given this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Betllel..


On Easter Sunday appropriate ser.
mons and special music were given In oil
Of tho churches ut the morning service.
In-the evening the children OF the Meth
odist and Congregational Sunday
Schools each held concert. The pro.
grams were of unusual interest, and the
music added much to the success OF both
concerts.
Mrs. Fred P. Chandler spent Sunday
with her parents. returning to Auburn
Mrs. ". @. Curtis wss called to An.
burn Sunday BY the illness Of her grand.
son.
The graded schools In the village
opened Monday.
The W. C. T. U. met with Mrs.. T. 8.
Chandler Tuesday.
Jacob Thurston and family have re-
turned from Daytona, Florida, whore
they have spent . delightful winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hastings have 70.
turned from Bermuda, where they have
spent q pleasant winter.
Mrs. Davis Lovejoy, who 10 Grand
Prelate of the Golden Cross, attended
the annual convention In Portland, also
attended.the NJ. E. Conference.
Mrs. Clarence Fox was In Portland
this week as delegate to the Grand
Commandery of the Golden Cross.
Carroll Valentine, who haa been spend.
ing the Easter vacation with bis parents,
returned to Dartmouth Thursday, and
Harold Rich, who spent Easter week ct
bis homo in Bethel, has returned to VII.
lisms College.
Bethel friends were saddened to hear
of the death Of Mr.. A. c. Farwell, for.
merly OF Bethel. Although he had resid-
ed at York Beach for several years, be
was always welcomed by bis friends
when he visited in Bethel.
r. B. Merrill has purchased tho post
card business formerly owned by b. P.
Dennison of West Bethel.
There was no service ut the Methodist
church Sunday morning, April 10, 81
Rev. Mr.. Chapman was attending the
Conference in Portland.
Word has been received OF the safe ar
rival at Gibraltar of DR.. Gehring and
party.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hill.

First Baptist Church, Rev. g. W. 7. Hi. pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday AZ lVao a. -.
Sunday School at Y. Sabbath evening service
az I 80. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening ~
80. Covenant Meeting the last Friday before
the LIST Sunday Of the month at so p. y. Al
not otherwise connected are cordially invited.
Charlotte F. Hammond, NJ. D., who
has spent the winter In Augusta, Ca, Ia
expected to arrive here the last OF this
month to make preparations for opening
The Beeches for the season.
Mrs. Herbert L. Scribner went to
Portland last Monday for treatment for
the trouble for which she has been oper-
ated on previously. 1t 10 hoped that an
other operation will not be necessary.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles L. Aldrich ar
rived home last week after spending
most of the winter In Florida.
The Hubbard House will open for the
season on May first. The prospect for a
busy season at this popular resort is
very good.
Alfred VI. Daniels, who has been quite
sick the past week, 10 now recovering.
Miss Ethel Houghton of Boston Is a
guest at DIR. NJ. n. Houghton's. Miss
Houghton formerly resided here and has
many friends who are pleased to see her.
P. S. Mason and crew are remodeling
and improving the summer home OF
Prof. and Mrs. W. r Smith in this vii
lage.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer went to Conway, n.
H., last week where he purchased and
brought home two very finely bred Hol.
stein cows to add to his pure bred herd.
He now has ten pure blooded Holsteins
of the very best strains of milking fami'
lies in the country. Henry d. Ham
moud has also purchased two pure
blooded Holstein COWS and Mr.. Case ia
also buying Holsteins for bis "Long
Look" farm. II would mean . good
deal in the way of prosperity and In
crease of income to the community II
Paris Hill can be made center for the
breeding and sale Of pure blooded dairy
stock. Syracuse, N. Y, is now the
greatest center for Holstein cattle, but
Maine can raise them just as we'll aud
much to the profit of the breeders as the
prices rule very high.
From a snow storm on Thursday oil
such amount that sleigbs and sleds made
their appearance on the roads to q rea
hot summer day with thunder showers
on Sunday is another illustration OF the
tickle Maine climate.
Benz Y. Russell is building q house
on the Charles Edwards farm. Gilber,
and Fred Shaw and Albion S. Andrew,
have been employed on the construction
Mr. and Mrs. BENZ. S. Doe Of Portland
are the guests of relatives in this village
Tho members of the Ladies' Aic
Society of the Baptist church are re
quested to meet with Mrs. E. B. Curtis
Thursday afternoon at four o'clock, a,
there are several matters of business t
come before the society.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
East BrOwnfield.

II Is rather late for such fall of snow
as We are having to-day, but summer Is
coming, and we shall then forget our
second winter.
The egg supper given by the Congre
gational circle at Town Hall on Wednes.
day evening was success. The decora
tons as well as the menu were In yellow
and white. The tables looked very at.
trsctive to the eye, while the food was
agreeable to the palate.
The burning out of one OF the chin.
neys at the New liberty Sunday after
noon caused some excitement, a. the
wind was blowing gale at the time.
Plenty of help, fire extinguishers and
water did good service, and it was soon
over
Go-to-church Sunday, April 10, as well
as pledge evening Sunday in the Congre'
gational Sunday School, is the order.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
North Stoneham.

Mrs. Chute and Vim. Ward went to
Norway Monday and returned Wednes-
day.
Charles Bartlett Of East Stoneham
bought COW and calf Of Zeno Fontaine.
Goldie Adams has got home from
Massachusetts, where she has worked
for year and q half. She will teach
school at Albany Town House this
spring.
Hattie Flint, who was at Brysnt's
Pond . while, has returned to Wesley
Adams.
Maud McAllister has been quite sick
with stomach trouble.
Will and Walt Fox of Lowell are
boarding at I. A. Andrews while they
get the pulp and pine doomed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Locke's Mills,

Rev. E. q. Slower, Bryant's Pond,
preached at the Union church Easter
Sunday. In the evening there were ex-
ercises by the children, also interesting
remarks by Mr.. ]. G. Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Campbell Of
North Bay, Ont. have been visiting
Mrs. Campbell's father, Chris Bryant.
Frank Osgood Of Bethel spent few
days last week with his sister, Mrs. Wes-
ley Kimball.
The Tebbets Spool Co. have just pur-
chased Kissel Ksr truck to use 10 their
business. c. B. Tebbets also has q new
touring car.
Chris Bryant was In Canada recently
on business for the Spool Co.
Leslie Whitman has sold bis house to
Dennis Swan, and moved to Norway
where he is employed on the electric
cars.
Fred Waterhouse has moved to West
Paris. Charles Coolidge has bought bis
house.
Schools commenced Monday. Mary
Dresser teaches the grammar, and Ruth
Harrington the primary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Administrative Sale.

Tho following described real sstats Of the
estate Of Harry g. Huntress. late Of Hiram, In
the county Of Oxford, deceased, will Be sold at
south Hiram. In said Hiram, ON Saturday, tho
sd day of May 4. d. 1914, ate o'clock In the altar.
noon: One.hif Of equity IN homestead farm IN
Hiram, Oxford County. and bounded nortnerly
land OF Ellsworth OrdWay and heirs Of Harrison
Huntress and road; southefly BY land Of Wal.
lace ID. Wadsworth, Alfonso Cra6tree, Noah Pen.
dexter and Frank 3. etearns; westerly By land
Of Alexander WadsWorth.
Hiram, Maine. April IL, 1914.
ILORENCE n. HUNTRE69,
ISIS Adminisyakz1x.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
ByrOn.

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Taylor recently
visited friends at Bridgton, going and
returning via Portland.
The mill at No. @, owned by Mr.. Stow
ell OF Di1field, has been rebuilt and
started saving birch squares last week.
W. NJ. Daniels of West Minot was In
town buying cattle. He bought six nice
steers of DR.. Taylor. he also bought
six good oxen in Weld, driving them
home via Dixfield and Buckfield.
l.. A. Mason, who has been at work at
Rangeley the past winter, returned to
bis home on Buckfield Hill the 18th inst.
Born to the wife of Sumner Pressey,
the 10th inst. daughter.
Mrs. John Pressey and her grand
daughter, Ethel Philbrick of West End,
who have spent the winter in Florida,
returned home last week.
Mrs. James Mitchell is visiting her
brother, Sumner Pressey.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21

Forest officers in Washington and
Oregon plan to discontinue the use Of
bsrbed wire on their forests. This will
affect their own pastures and public
drift fences. They say barbed wire has
no advantage over smooth wire, that 1t
Injuries stock, and 10 more likely to be
borne down by soft snow. Stockmen
on the Ochoco forest, in Oregon, re-
Gently constructed drift fences OF smooth
wire, though with some misgivings; now
they say, they will never use barbed
wire again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Sum uer.

Alden Martin of Bridgton is spending
few days with his son Harold.
Mrs. Ellen Poland 10 spending few
days with her son Llewellyn and family.
Friends in town have learned Of the
death Of Ed Corliss of Hartford.
Elroy Russell, the rural mail carrier,
made his trip on April 10th with sleigh.
Mrs. George Libby and daughter Rose
Of West Peru visited at George Spauld-
ing's Saturday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
East Sumner.

Rev. j. N. Atwood has returned to
bis studies at Bates College.
The union Easter concert at the Con-
gregational church on Easter Sunday
WIS a pleasant event despite the inclem-
ens weather. 1t was under the direc.
ton of Ernest Ststson az soloist and lead
or, with Mrs. Myrtle Palmer, organist.
REGULATIONS and pieces by the children,
remarks by the pastor added interest to
the occasion.
Asa Robinson and Wilson Bonney are
doing jobs of painting In tho vicinity.
John Thurlow has been withdrawing
In tho place. The Hollands have been
hanging room paper In the vicinity.
A portable steam mill 10 being set up
to cut out lumber for E. I. Brown.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Maine News Notes.

The Democratic State Committee has
organized by the choice OF Charles /.
Read of Biddeford as chairman, William
r. Curran of Bangor secretary and Leon
G. Tibbetts Of Readfield treasurer.
The Maine W. C. T. U. will hold a
memorial service for Mrs. l.. NJ. n.
Stevens at Portland, in the City Hall,
Saturday afternoon, April %. Governor
Haiues and other distinguished persons
will speak.
The Republican State Committee met
at Augusta Friday night and organized
by the choice of Frederic II. Parkhurst
OF Bangor as chairman, Henry II. Hast
ings OF Bethel secretary, and Henry e..
Boyer, Jr., of Portland, treasurer.
Two South Portland boys, Joseph
Duffey and Raymond Hackett, were
drowned in Fore River by the breaking
OF cake Of ice on which they had ven
tured. A third boy managed to reach
the shore before he was overcome.
Mrs. Pauline Porrell of Sanford, who
celebrated her one hundredth birthday
last September, 10 dead. She leaves
eight children, 40 grandchildren and 81
odd great-grapdchildren in various parts
of New England and Canada. She was
born at Cadisb, n. B.
81 expect to die In one of these spells
said Alfred E. Poland, of Washington,
Me-, q traverse juror, as he climbed
painfully up the court house stairs al
Rockland Monday. Staggering into the
Jury room be fell dead from heart dis
ease in a deputy's arms. He was 90
years old.
The Augusta city highway department
has sent out notice relative to the dig.
girg up Of the streets for the purpose
OF doing work Of any kind in connection
with sewer, gas OF water pipes, or for
any other purpose which calls for the
opening up OF the streets. IL Is provid
ed that any corporation or Individual
who desires to make openings shall MI
in blank forms asking permission.
The Aroostookracy Is the name of so
ciety just formed by people who have
moved from Aroostook county to the
Kenduskeag Valley towns in Penobsco,
county. Frank Everett has been elected
president and Mrs. John Clark, secre-
tary. The object is social enjoyment
and meetings will be held at frequent in
tervals, with entertainments. The 80
cisty now numbers 40 members and more
are to join.
A handsome collection Of birds eggs
is the latest donation to the State muse
um, the gift being made by Thomas p.
Plsnge Of Lewiston, a taxidermist. The
collection consists Of over 800 eggs and
comprises over 125 varieties. The eggs
were many Of them taken from nests
along the Maine coast and inland sec.
tions although some Of them came from
foreign countries. Eggs of the hamin-
go, emu, and ostrich are in the collec'
don, these having been found in Florida,
Asia and South Africa respectively.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Wilson's Mills.

The school began April 9th with
Frank Smith ~ teacher. Mrs. Joseph
Hart was elected superintendent BY tho
school board.
Mrs. Mary Wilson, after spending .
week with her daughter, Mrs. c. T. Fox,
has gone to her homo for while to see
about some needed repairs.
J.W. York had bad time getting his
team home from Richardson Pond the
first of the week.
Sam McKenney came from bis homo In
New Brunswick to work for Z. s. Ben
nett on the farm.
Two large flocks OF Wild geese went
up the valley Saturday, 20 We may hope
that spring 10 on the way.
Getting out wood, and working UP
wood, 10 now the order OF the day
among progressive farmers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
Albany.

George Conner and family were ut Gil
cad Sunday to visit bis mother and sis
ter.
The seventy-ninth birthday Of Mrs. o.
j. Cross came on the 14th. Mrs. Cross
is very smart, and has done the work for
four men this winter.
Mrs. Addie Conner has gone to Berlin
to work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21
North Buckfield.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Keene expect their
son, Clyde Keene, and family, Of Hsver.
hill, Mass, Saturday. Although Mr..
Keene 10 better he is unable to walk ~
yet.
Merle S'urtevant, who has been super
intendent of Union Schools In Vermont
the past year, has been reelected again.
Our school opened Monday, Miss
Frances Glover Of Hebron "a teacher.
Miss Grover boards at Merton Warren's.
Frank Turner of Auburn, who has
been visiting In the place, has returned
homo.
There Is to be . benefit entertainment
at Mountain Grange Hall, May LIST, fol-
lowed by dance and box supper.
Mrs. A. F. Mason wishes to thank her
many friends for the pleasure their post
card shower gave her April Cd.
"'Twas only shower of post cards,
They didn't weigh much, Ills true,
Perhaps the part they played In life
Matfered but little TO you.
Twas just q little message
That over their pages spread;
But It served to brighten our little home
After the cards were read"