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BROTHER PENN'S UMMERS
A Philadelphia FrlvOlity Worth the
Trip to the Keystone M%etrOpOlis.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir! Why
Is il New Workers do not know that
Philadelphia sull enjoys a fancy dress
turnout which. | am sure. was never
equalled in the palmiest days in New
York?
Every one that I speak 10 about the
Muumers Parade OF New Years Day
at Philadelphia Is completely ignorant
OF the institution. and they all say they
VIII triie it in next New Years II they
can make II. For several years ! have
gone over TO Philadelphia oD New Years
Eve to be OF hand the next morning
to see that great parade My, how
enjoy il.
| seem TO see IN one whole mass all the
Old fancy dress parades ] saw as a
~youngster IN New York. They were
not assembled a. the Philadelphia clubs
are. into one huge parade, but each
ne!-hhorhood club made the rounds OF
IT, own locality. and We were kept busy
running up and down and across TOWN
in a frantic effort 70 sec az least the
more prominent clubs.
While each Of these clubs went In
Cor grotesquery, there was nothing Ike
the outfits which bedeck the kings In
the Philadelphia Mummers Parade
These kings NANTES ave capes tina;
call for the services ~. IN some cases
sixty page boys 20 carry. The who,,
thing = run under municipal control
The Mayor appointing a committee, and
me city appropr.a:ing thousands o. dol
lars In connection with the supervisor
OF the affair.
Tho clubs and other organization.
ufer prizes FOR prominence IN the 1ar!'
Gus departments OF display. and tho
s;a.d old OWE for at east one night
and a day. cuts loose,
Wed al he run In in THIS p%uritanica'
burg II We tried 20 pull the stunts tina
are laushed n IN Philadelphia on this
occasion. | W. always noticed tina
the cops laugh the hardest at vha'
would surely SHOCK n tenderlo!n blue
coat.
Philadelphia SOW? Forget 4. Jus
let the old timers go TO the out ~ tow
newspaper stands on the day after New
Years Day, buy two or three philadel
phia papers II be Instructed. The parad'
starts at 9 o'clock in the morning o'
Broad street, and has generally al
passed any point Of vantage, the Belle
yue-Strattord, about noon.
am counting the days MI New
Years. J ;. 4.
. NEW YORK, December 4
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AID FOR u. s. LOOMS
IN TEXTILE DISPLAY
Metropolitan Museums Big
Loan Exhibition Open to
Public on Tuesday.
SOME HISTORIC FABRICS


The Museum OF AT HAS
arranged a large and important loan
.x,,,,,,o, ~, tex,i,.s which udu be
a., ,,.
SHOWN 'o-nforrow TOT NV "'S' '"' -
reception given Tor the museums mem-
bers and their friends On Tuesday the
-.,.a.,.. ,.tu a.. .ooossi,,. % ,,,o n,,buc
ana Will remain OF we" io' '"''e NM"
The exhibition will. II Is hoped. pro-
,.,a. a .,,n,Ius 70 the artistic production
~, A.. a.. ,-,,,., c,,,,. ana a.
OF teA'i'es !" II '"''u '"
doubly Significant at this ume' when
American manufacturers are feeling the
-. .o..,,n.,os ,or tho bo,nc ,na,,a.
''e7 ' .- .
tries brought ABOUT ny 'he s"u'''on !"
Europe.
That the native HanuiactureIs az
fully alive to TINS opportunity 10 I'M
prove the quality OF AMERICAN teAtlIe
production was SHOWN ny the great en-
thusiasm with whlcn 'he recent ioa"
exhibition or historic teA'iies IN fa'er-
son was studied. IN ADDITION 10 tnls eau
cational object, the museums exhibition
serves to call attention also 10 the reaiiy
excellent examples of ancient textiles
tina are now owned by private col
lectors in New o
The museum itself has been steadily
increasing Its possessions during the last
few years. until II has reached a point
! of comparative completeness for tho pur-
poses of the student. Many OF tho moro
sumptuous pieces In the present exhibi-
ton. however, are temporary loans and
are of a character not previously shown
I'm New York.
tn m,weums Of Cooper Union ard De
Pratt Institute of Brooklyn have co
operated with the Metropolitan. both
lending rare early weaves. Others who
have sen. valuable examples are DR..
Denman W. Ross of Boston. II. f. wetzei
Of Boston. Charles l. F'reer OF Detroit,
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time and some Of the people all the
time. Through his worldly wisdom
he puts money in his purse. He
makes his most successful appeals to
the least intelligent and most impul-
sivc elements Of the community. Skill
ful in the use of words he today.
like his predecessor In classic times,
adroitly makes the worse appear the
better rea son. But whatever u he
advocates. always chosen for purely
selfish reasons. he Is never wholly
trusted by the really loyal supporters
Of that cause. While his oratory
arouses the enthusiasm of his devoted
hearers. In their calmer moments the
latter recall their famous demagogue's
shifty past and weigh the possibility
that he may presently abandon the
issue concerning which he has stirred
their cnthusias m for some new politi-
cal nostrum or panacea that seems to
him more potent as a vote getter.
The %dcmagogue Is loyal only 10 him.
self. and his blatant patriotism Is a
cloak to conceal his ruthless self-seek-
ing. Never, no matter how long and
varied may he his public career. is
he faithful to a platform. n political
party. a leader placed above him. Hc
Is n coiner Of phrases, made up OF
sixteen parts Of rhetoric to one OF
common sense.
1t may be that mt times he give.
himself Il name and n label. calling
himself. pcrchance. "a country editor
for a purpose that Is SD apparent tina,
his effort defeats itself. After the
manner of his prototypes Of ancient
Greece and Rome he blasphemousl!
endeavors to employ mans religious
warnings to further his " Tett!
political ends. Wantonly and wick
ejly he blinds himself to the existing
conditions on the blood rei planet h,
disgraces that he may continue TO b,
Il leader Of the blind.
But the demayogue IN all countriP'
and in ali ages has placed himsel'
eventually upon the long. dismal lis
of the worlds failures. lie lives an,
strives. f1ourishing perhaps for a time
winning pscudo-successcs, workln.
more or less mischief az chance de
crers, hut in the end he passes. I'M
horored and unsung. Il ncnace re
moved from the generation he AZ
flicted and a warning handed down I,
pos,erity to close its ears to whom
soeyer possessing the gifts Of orator!
and persuasion uses them basely 70
self sh and sardonic purposes.
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Herr Houston stewart kammcrherr.

mo effort must he spared To make
German the language Of all higher
culture" says HorsroN STEWART
CHAMBERLAIN. the Englishman who
writes philosophy In German and
translates It into English for sale
among the .Anglo-Saxon barbarians.
The "son.in.law of WAGNER has
achieved n triumph of intellect over
the commoner emotions which plain
folks may consider with profit.
In pamphlet entitled England
and Germany" Of which II copy came
to this Office marked ''reprinting per-
mitted.' n genuine sacrifice OF self by
Il hahitual dodgcr Of publicity, Mr..
CHAMBERLAIN-or should we say Herr
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS himself:
The author Is a member OF a purely
British family English. Scotch AMI
Gaelic blood ffows in his veins-no other.
He knows his mother country. loves it
and belongs TO Il heart and soul"
But In the first year OF his life
fate tranTlanted him. into France;
and. attending solely to the voice Of
his heart" he would discover that his
affections side with France. Then he
vent tn Germany. and was conquered
10y her language. her thought. her art.
her poetry and music. her science,
her government:
! He could not bu, recognize N here
there was to be found more. as well as
more thorough, civilization than else
where. and that these Germans. take
them for all in all. approached nearer TO
the ideal OF manhood than either his
own English compatriots or the French
men lear to his heart"
In this war the Germans fight "in
the name of right against conspiracy,
in the name Of truth against false
hood, in the name Of freedom against
the vilest despotism thar has eve
existed. the de>potism of the almighty
dollar" And they fight with the
inspiring knowledge that a united
HoUsroN STEWART CHAMBERLAIN il
standing behind them.
should the English language pre-
vail the culture of mankind will fint
itself before II closed door that Means
death" Mr.. CIIAMrERLAIN has riser
superior to the accident of birth ant
the impulses Of affection. He has
chosen an allegiance that satisfies hi
intellect. He Is a supermnn. He loves
his native land so tenderly that III
longs to see her chastcned. purified
revivifed by defeat at the hands o
the Germans. and an infusion of Kul
tur. painful but beneficial.
Plain folks may consider with prof
the cnse Of Mr.. HousroN STrwAR-
CHAMBERLAIN because II shows 81
clearly what excess OF intellect doe
to Il man.
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Worstedmania

Ny wife has one ambition,
with which her heart II full,
II - to clouhe the luckless necks
OF all the world In wool
She used to knit for soldiers
with fingers deft though hurried,
But now her Thoughts roam nearer home,
That's why I'm getting worried.
Let's try to be unselhsh."
I cry TO her In vain.
Lets send some scarves 10 Mexico.
To Africa, to Spatn!"
"Oh. no." she answers sweetly.
Vita all OF tina I'm through,
! used to knit FOR foreigners,
Bu, now 7 knit for you"
Oh. santa Claus. what have I done?
That you should wish on me
The green and blue and purple snake
she hides for fear ! see,
I've got to be her zebra
Thu thing. alas. IS clear,
But On. I pray those d~rned old scarves
Won't be In style next year!
q, n.
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tralise each other. They blend In
such a way that 1t Is impossible for
the delighted partaker to say whether
the pie is more sweet than sour or
more sou than sweet.
The modicum Of strong drink in a
mince pie imparts a flavor to the en-.
tire structure that Is most gratifying
to the u~nsuspecting teetotaller. At the
same time this flavor Is deliciously
tantalizing to the topper eplcure-a
flavor Of so near and yet SO far. an
effect TINT only he can appreciate
but cannot describe. The question
may come up whether the alcoholic
curse in mlnce pie cannot he removed
by a further resort to contradiction
in compromising. II sours and sweets,
fruits and meats, and so on, why not
rum and grape Juice?
We have not at hand the statistics
rs to the numbers Of mince pie drunk.
ards In the various States. II such
figures have been compiled they AN
not he. very trustworthy. Mince pies
are not sold over the bars. Mince pie
lnebriation, while not a solitary vice.
like surreptitious drinking. is usually
acquired at home or In public exiting
houses. In the former the victim
can sleep OF his jag, and in the latter
nobody suspects the cause OF his de.
plorable condition.
1t Is hard TO imagine what the Pro.
hibition mince pie Of Colorado will
I've. II they are going to leave out tn,
dash Of brandy or something Of the
kind, why not reject the fruit. the sour
and sweet AMI the spices, add potato
and onions and call It hash?
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what Is the German Fatherland?'

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
appended rendering Of the song What
Is the German Father.and ." appeared in
the Balloon Post for April u. 1871.
The BALLOON Post Mas published daily
during the French fair which was held
In Boston AZ the close ~ the Franco
German war OF lN10-1l In aid Of the
French sufferers. 1t was conducted by
Miss Susan Hale.
This impromptu was printed anony-
mouly. but VAS probdhly written ny
Ms Hale herself, although it has been
suggested that Il ina have been written
by one Of those Boston wits. Tom
Appleton ar Dan Curtis. Both ot
Them We're Fre'rh sy7npathizers and uu-
d0uAtedly helped Mss Hale with her
paper. The verses. however, sound IKE
hers, ard she used 20 sing the song.
"Oh. buy Of the wandering Bayarian a
broom" 10 which allus!on Is made In
the first stanza.
Whoever wrote II saw far INTO the fu-
ture. as witness the mention Of the
Black Sea and "furthest Ind"
Arthur HALE.
New YORK, December 3.
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SALE TO AID BLIND BEGINS.
Many Attractive Articles Now on
Display at Macy's.

The usual Christmas department con-
tanning articles made by the blind has
been opened A. Mays Filling a large
pace adjoining the restaurant = an At
tractive assortment Of silk weaving.
machine sewing. knitting, crocnc'ins
baskets woven ~ reed and raMiL ia--
ntture polish, cleaning cloths and. most
fetching OF all. dolls.
All these articles except the dolls
were made by the hliud and tSe dolls
wore dressed by them Tbs Years sac
is under the Joint direction % the Ma
ulda Ziegler Magazine for the blind and
tho New York State Commission for the
Blind
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The Ford Mind.

To THv EDITOR op THE SuS-Sfv: Mr..
Henry Ford has expressed the opinion
that most OF the machinery establish
ments in his country are "al wrong. "
He thinks that each shop should be
fitted up to make one line OF machinery.
following the II idea mode OF the
Ford cars. What ts peculiar regarding
this single rark" mind in the me
chanical field is hat II should become
a general mixer m nearly all OF the
leading questions Of the day,
For the relief OF the public. WHY would
I, not he a good idea for Mr.. Ford 20
stick TO his nut in the motor line. and
not set himself UP az a mentor on Ques-
tons from submarines 20 world peace?
Docs il not often happen that men who
score wonderfully IN a single direction
are likely to Stop over sadly in other
dIrrct.pns9 BEACON Hill.
BosroS, December 4
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"RebIrth OF q Nation"

Our contemporary the China Press
has taken the occasion " the fourth
anniversary of the establishment of
the Chinese Republic to issue Il Re
birth of II Nation" clifton. 1t is "A
folio of some 2nn pages. well printed
ami gold. with quain, chinese draw
irgs g. primitive IRE" dwellerS, sedan
chairs ami junkS IN tar background.
and railway trains, Steamship. aero
, plane. automobile and Young China
man in American tailored clothes in
the foreground. explains the purpose
NJ the publication, which is TO show
how His ancient land is accepting
modern conditions.
The intrutuc. ION is in Chinese by
the President WAN SHIu.H',r- He
says thar the most urgent AMI i'm
rortaut measures in administering
! the State are ''.hat there should le
no waste land nnr idle people" He
asks for Il mutual assistance between
nations and nm exchange OF wisdom
and knowledge. This Is what Is
meant by millennium, the attainment
Of which is my prayer"
Our old friend Dr. VIZ T~ING-rANG.
In writing upon Judicial, reforms.
shows both that humor and common
sense for whlch we remember him.
tv- sorinO fhpt N ptfapnIt fn nInns
western reforms Is like a Chinaman's
first trial in DOMINIC western dress /:
THE rousers will probably Re too
long. the coat too short. thu collar
too high. the necktle sets awry and
the boots pinch How to make
prison life In well regulated prisons
less attractive he does not ATTEMPT
to solve, hut says it Is II problem for
penologists.
The Minister of Communications in
his article outlines s % many fascinat-
ing excursions by railroads and
proves his statement 10y pictures of
lakes and low distant ranges of noun
,tains, Of snug little Chinese villas and
lnvilions. of towering pagodas and
monuments centuries old, that II j.
almost tempted TO start before all the
world gets to touring China. Blu,
FREDERICK MCCoRMICK. secretary OF
the Monuments Society, who says that
1.-THE monuments of China are among
the most Conspicuous in the world
and range from Il coin or oracle bone
To the great wall. assures H. that thu
state Is now caring for lis monu
mpnts, We may thus see some of the
million or NOR" even if We must wait
Il year or longer 10 start.
"Germun activities In China" is the
@ibicct of an article by Dr., GERHARI
i'r%;5tIlSCu. IN accompanying cN
Init Of tire" pages of pictures oJ
.]u.stnn'lnl buildings in most of th,
,ua,, cities tells the story uf German
Progress IN Ibis part OF the Far Eas
quite ~ well rs anything he has writ
ten. The United States Commercial
.\ttarht. julian III. ARNOLD, says:
Tile time is now oppor,une for tn,
Inauguration of big things in American
trade IN China. but 4. will require biI
men TO do the work in a way CONNER
surate with the opportunities presented
hence let the American manufacturer
and nnanciers send their big men I
this field to cooperate with those Of ex
peneIye already on the %ground."S
The heads Of nll the department
Of the State report improvements COZ
servatively and modestly-Admira
LIU KuAN-HsIUNG. too modestly. !
these words: "ThOugh Incompetent,
tho writer will try to discharge hi
duties as long as he hears the respor
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One Hundred and Twenty.six Years
OF Unlimited Debate.

It may not be a bad idea TO keep
In mind the fact that for 1876 years
the Senate, if spite Of unlimited de.
bate, has voted on every law the
House has voted on under restricted
debate, and in addition has attended
to a large amount of its own exclu.
sive business. such AS the ratification
Of treaties and the confirmation Of
the appointments of hundreds of thou
sands Of Federal officials.
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THE NEW ~FArHERl.ANp

what Is the Herman F~atherlpni9
IT, Prussia. S'hWth or Saxon land
Where hams are cured IN famed WeStphale
n where Hawaiian hrooms prevail?
on, no no no
We want another mile or so,
What IS no German Fa'h-rlani'
Whrr" sr"",- the grape on Rhenisl
on. yes ana then by grsc. divine
The grape grows either side tn" Rhine
CA, no. mo- no.
We want another nile or 30,
What Is the German Fathcrlanir
Where sengulls skim the Baltic strH1i'
ON. yes and purs he gull ant new
Which nap across the Black Sea, too.
On, no no. no.
We want another mile or 50,
What IS the German Fatherlandr
The regions hY the north Wind famed?
ON. yes and hv that taYoring wind
Wen steer our course to furthest Ind.
oh. mo- mo- no
We want another mile or So.
Vhat is ,he Fatherland? The sphere
of mrrrSchlum. sauerkraut and beer?
l. stretches 20 tn, D~utchrnan's sea,
Whp ipy.s h!s pip. and kale as we.
oh. no. mo- no.
We want another mile or 50.
What Is the German Fatherland'
For We would Ike to understand
The Futncrtand, II you viii knuw,
i lust whore We damn please u go.
l. Jus. wAere We damn please TO 60.
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why Has There Not Been q Santa
Clans Shin

To THE EDITOR or THE SrS-Sir: Is
Il possible that We are now 80 accus-
toned to the war that we have forvot-
ten about the little sufferers left at
home. or have they been told that old
Santa has been killed in the trenches:
Surely X one man can have a peace
ship, We the people OF the United States,
ought 10 he able 10 have a Christmas.
shin CoRESE TzzELL HILL.
NEW YORK, December 4.
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THE GOSPEL OF PEACE AND
THE TWO SWORDS OF
DEFENCE.
Preparedness.

YrVm the Gospel according TO So Luke.
rrii.. 3S3S.
Then said He int them, But now.
he that hath a purse. let him take II,
and likewise his scrip: and he that
hath no sword, let him sell his gar.
ment and buy one.
And they said, Lord. behold. here
8e two swords. And He said unto
them, II is enough.
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All the world loves a brave man.
Courage Is the quality most admired
md most coveted; the memory Of It
cndures longest through the genera.
tons. As men saw the flag covered
casket Of General PHILIP KEARNY
borne up Broadway, to the strains Of
that mournful artial air CHorIN's
Funeral March, 1t was o PHIL
they thought of but the lmperishable
vnlor Of the soldier who fell Mt Chan.
tilly. They felt the thrill Of his
splendid example. 1t moved them as
nothing else in the world could do.
ON the baWlcHclds Of Europe the
bravery shown by men on both sides
and by men Of all races Is the n
thing TINT relieves the horror Of the
conflict. the star that CLEANS in n
armament like n pail. Men face the
prospect Of certain death unafrnid
md g%loriously. To be fearless Of
consequences when exposure draws
the fire of a thousand sharpshooters
and the shifting hail Of the serried
machine guns is To enter that select
company the Bravest of the Brave.
But men old and young. volunteers
no less than veterans. do not finch
from the ordeal.
In the list of British dead lately
published in London appeared n name
and after ii: KILLED In action. aged
eighteen Not all the dead are
heroes. but there was mo- doubt Of the
quality of this boy officers manhood.
He was one Of KIrcHENER's vOlun-
teers. just from school. with the fare.
well Of his family still in his ears.
when | last saw him." writes n
sergeant. ''he was standing on the
barnpet Of the German trench calling
To his men to come on And the ser
geant adds:
- was by his side all that day
and saw him fall. killed by a she'll. lie
was one OF our bravcst and most efficient
officers. Since I have been out here
| have myself seen him do several acts
Of great bravery. He was always where
his men were in the greatest danger
He died as he had lived. the bravest OF
the brave
But there were others in the British
lines AS shining in their courage. a'
fearless Of ouscpuences. a. devoted
To the flag. There was the chaplain
an elderly man. who during Il par
ticularly hot bombardment instead oi
leaving the trenches strobe mp ant
duwn the front cheering and helping
lie always makes for the most dan
gerous places on principle" All the
men worship him" and why not
The simplest. finest gentleman have
ever met writes one. And the'
there was his brother Of III" cloth
me priest attached to an Irish regi
mcnt, who INSISTS upon chmrGini
every time with the men Il no on'
dare protest. lie is absolutely th'
IDOL Of the regiment
Gern,aus. French. Russians. Austri
ans. Italians. Turks. Serbians. HUI
.arianS. Montenegrins. Belgians, Brit
ish. the Bravest of the Brave ar
found in all their ranks. When IN
last shot in this terrible war is fire,
there will he many now forms in III
Nalhalla If heroes.
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Tho Colonel IS never n candidate"
says Perkins with a smile.
But how is he going 20 dodge his fate
When he's running all the while
'You never can keep 4 good man down,
And You know what the Bu.l Moose
thinks.
There's only one head to wear our CROWN
And Perkins sits back and winks.
p. JOINS.
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FIRST I.awyer-WNa makes you think We
shall not be able 30 get this law passed
by the legislature?
second lnvyer-It's too simple Amos,
amy one can understand e. II ought 20 b.
50 complex and vague that NOBODY can
understand &; then II IS bound to pass.
Ic.ause nobody would admit that he
dldn't understand e..
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singular Misrepresentation.

To rur EDITOR OF TnE sus-Sir: Touoh!n'
on and apperta!nin' to recent happenings
among US. there are people out West
who think that Hon before a mans
name means Honest! j 7. NJ,
NEW YORK, December T.
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sibilities Of ofice"-and we may be-
lieve that China Is really emerging
from her centuries Of darkness and
at the same time attending to her own
business as in the past.
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Uncle SANS holiday gift Of pass
ports to hyphens IS timely and appro-
pirate. What We want Is peace on
earth. good will 20 men. II We can't
have II we're not too proud 10 take
precautions.
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Speaker CLARK says that the young
bucks" of tho Republican party are
for 7. L. Young bucks, eh? Presum-
ably the bull moose who have wan
dered back.
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Doctor-What you should do Is 20 get
Into a violent Precipitation every night.
Pdtlent-Thats easy, doctor. J am spend
ing the winter In the inside room of a
New York hotel.
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Good - His Word.

Look here. this enclosed car you sold
me for as good as new rattles terribly"
But my dear sir, ! told You II was a
rafting good bargain