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We Go to Meeting and Sec Mr.. Wright
Again.

We Go to Meeting and Sec Mr.. Wright
Again.
had chill that night and In the
weeks that followed l was nearly
burned up with lung fever. Doctor
Clark c.sme from Canton TO see me
every other uuy for time. and one
evening Mr.. Wright came with him
and watched all night near my bed
side.
In the morning he said that he
could come the next Tuesday morning
IL we needed him and set out right
after breakfast, In the dim dawn light,
to walk 10 Canton.
peabody Baynes," said my Aunt
Deel as she stood looking out of the
window at Mr.. Wright, that is one
of the grandest, splendidest men that
ever see or heard OF. He's an awful
smart man, an a day o. his time is
worth more'n a month Of our'n, but
he comes away OF here TO set up
with a sick young one and walks
back. Does beat all-don't it?-
ayes"
'If any one needs help Slle Wright
Is always on hand" said Uncle Pea
body.
1 was soon out Of bed and he came
no mort TO sit up with me.
When was well again, Aunt Deel
said one day: peabody Baynes, ]
amt tsard no preachln' since Mr..
Pangborn died. / guess we better
go down to Canton to meetin' some
Sunday. IL there amt no minister
Sile Wright always reads "a sermon.
II he's home, and the paper says he
don't go way for month ylt.
kind o. feel the need of a good sermon
-ayesw
"All right. I'll hitch up the hosses
and wen 20. We can start at eight
o'clock and take a bite with us an
git back here by three"
/ had told Aunt Deel what Sally
had said of my personal appearance.
.'Your coat is good enough for any.
body-ayes !" said she. "I'll make
you pair o. breeches an then guess
you won't have TO be 'shamed no
more"
She had spent several evenings max
ing them out OF an old gray flannel
petticoat OF hers and had put two
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Uncle Peabody Pened II and Old
Kate Entered Pithout Speaking.

worn and fade6onnet. Forbldding
as she was / dihot miss the sweet
ness I'm her SD and her blue eyes
when she loOIeat me. Aunt Deel
came with a. OF doughnuts and
bread and but and head cheese
and said in se full Of pity:
Poor OIL Katayesl Here's some
thin for ye-4l
She turned fny uncle and said:
peabody Epes, what'll we do
I'd like 10 lH-ayesl She can't
rove all night
"I1l git sd1 blankets an make
bed for hdrood 'nough for any
body, out I'M hired mans room
over the shddsaid my uncle.
He broughthe lantern--a little
tower of perlted tin--and put a
lighted candIeside OF IL. Then he
beckoned to 2 stranger. who fol.
lowed him oVf the front door with
the plate ofbd In her hands.
"Well l derel It's long time
since she We up this road--ayes I"
said Aunt n yawning as she re-
sumed her cr.
"Who Is Io<atef" I asked.
"Oh, just Dor OF crazy woman
wanders allind-ayes
"Wbat ID her crazy7"
"Oh, / gu(somebody misused and
deceived hePhen she was young
ayesi It's awful wicked thing TO
do. Como rt-go right up to bed
now. Itch time-ayes !"
81 want 1vaIt til Uncle Peabody
comes backaid l.
"whyrf
'T--rm hid she'll do somethin'
10 him."
"NonseneOl' Kate is Just as HARM
less as a I'm. You take your can
die and 9oht up TO bed-this min
ute-ayeG
/ went stairs with the candle
and unoed very slowly and
thoughtf1lvhlle I listened for the
footstepssny uncle. I did not get
into bedHl | heard him come in
and blow his lantern and start
up the 1tyay. AS he nndressed
he told low for many years the
strange hn had been rowing In
the roa1 1<p hill and down dale,
thousano@h' thousands o. miles,"
and nevetaching the end OF her
journey.
In a mt we heard low wall
above unds of the breeze that
shook lives of the old "poppIe"
tree abd r roof.
"Wha atr I whispered.
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She Had Spent Several Evenings
Making Them Out Of an Old Gray
Flannel Pettleoat.

pockets in them Of which / was very
proud. They came just to the tops
of my shoes, which pleased me, for
thereby the glory of my new shoes
suffered no encroachment.
The next Sunday after they were
finished we had preaching in the
schoolhouse and l was eager to go
and wear my wonderful trousers. Tn.
Gle Peabody said that he didn't know
whether his leg would hold out or
not Through whole meetln'." His
left leg was lame from wrench and
panied him IL he sat long in one po.
sltion. l greatly enjoyed this first
ers. l remember praying in silence,
as we sat down, that Uncle Peabody's
leg would hold out. Later, when the
long sermon had begun TO weary me-
/ prayed that II would not.
1t was beautiful summer morning
as we drove down the hills and from
the summit of the last high ridge we
could see the smoke OF steamer
looming over the st. Lawrence and
the big buildings of Canton on the
distant flats below US. My heart beat
fast when l reflected that / should
soon see Mr.. Wright and the Dunkel-
bergs. 1 had lost little OF my inter.
est In Sally. Still / felt sure that
when she saw my new breeches she
would conclude that l was person
nof IN no trIfled with
When we got TO Canton people were
flocking to the big stone Presbyterian
church. IL was what they called a
"deacon's meeting" remember that
Mr.. Wright read from the Scriptures,
and having explained that there was
no minister In the village, read one
of Mr.. Edwards sermons, In the
course OF which l went to sleep on
the arm of my aunt. She awoke me
when the service had ended. and
whispered:
'Come we're goin' down TO speak
10 Mr.. Wright"
1 remember Mr.. Wright kissed me
and said:
"IIellol Here's my boy In new
pair o. trousersl"
"Put yer hand In there" | said
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and south ana II tu9 41o9 eoVvs
them. How mysterious aid inviune
they had becomet
One evening neighbor bad brought
the Republican from the post-of1ce'
opened II and read alcudthese words
In large type at the top ofthe page:
"Silas Wright Elected % the U. s.
Senate"
'Well want 10 know Uncle Pea
body exclaimed. "That WOULD make
me forgit II II / was goin' to be
hung. Go on and read wat IL says"
I read the choosing q our friend
for the seat made vacant by the res
ignation of William l.. uarcy, who
had been elected goyerpr, and the
part which most impressed US were
these words from Letter OF Mr..
Wright TO Azariah Flag OF Albany,
written when the forme was asked
to accept the place:
II am too young andfoo poor for
such an elevation. I hve not had
the experience In that graf theater OF
politics to qualify me FIR a place so
exalted and responsible. 1 prefer
therefore the humber psition which
1 now occupy"
THAT'S his way" sal Uncle Pea
body. 'They had hardwork to con-
vince him that he knevenough to be
Surrogate"
big men have little bncelt--ayes ~
said Aunt Deel with IA significant
glance at me.
The candles had bubed low and /
was watching the shiud OF one of
them when there cam rap at the
door. II was unusuauor any one TO
come TO our door In je evening and
we were a bit startla. Uncle Pea
body opened II and a Kate entered
without speaking an{nodded to my
aunt and uncle and Il down by the
fire. Vivldly / rendered the day
of the fortune telling The same gen.
tie smile lighted hei face as she
looked ut me. She I'D up her hand
with four fingers shad above IL.
ayes" said Auntpeel, "there are
four perlls."
My aunt rose AM went into the
but'ry while i sat caring at the
ragged old womanI Her hair was
white now and paT covered by a
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the Silent Woman pass while / was
in his arms.
TEL me what's your name," he
urged
Barton Baynes," l said as soon as
i could speak.
"Where do you livef"
"In LickAtyspllt."
"How did you get here?"
"Dug Draper brought me. DO you
know where Sally Dunkelberg livesT
"Is she the daughter of Horace
DunkelbergY
''Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dunkelberg,"
i amended.
"Oh, yes, / know her. Sally is a
friend of mine. Wen get some break
fast and then Wen go and find her"
He carried me through the open
door OF his office and set me down
at his desk. The cold air of the
night had chilled me and | was shiv-
ering.
"You sit there and I'll have n fire
going in a minute and get you warm
ed up"
He wrapped me In his coat and went
into the back room and built fire
in a small stove and brought me in
and set me down beside II. He made
some porridge In kettle while / sat
holding my little hands over the stove
TO warm them, and sense of COM
fort grew In me.
He dipped some porridge into bowls
and put them on small table. My
eyes had watched him with growing
interest and l got TO the table about
as soon as the porrdge and mounted
a chair and seized spoon.
zone moment, Bart" said my
host. "By jingol We've forgotten TO
wash and you're face looks like the
dry bed OF river. Come here min
ute"
He led me out of the back door,
where there were wash-stand and a
pail and tin basin and dish OF soft
soap. He dipped the pail In rain
barrel and filed the basin, and l
washed myself and waited not upon
my host, but made for the table and
began TO eat. being very hungry, af-
ter hastily drying my face on towel.
In a minute he came and sat down
90 his own porrldge and bread and
butter.
When he had finished eating he set
aside the dishes and / asked:
"Now could go and see Sally Dun
,kelbergi"
"What I'm the world do you want
OF Sally DunkelbergT he asked.
"oh, just 10 play with her" | said
as i showed him how | could sit on
my hands and raise myself from the
chair bottom.
Haven't you any one TO play with
at homer
"Only my Uncle Peabody"
"Don't you like TO play with him"
"Oh. some, but he can't stand me
any longer. He's all tired out, and
my Aunt Deel, too. I've tipped over
every single thing on that place.
tipped over the honey yesterday
split IL all over everything and
rooend my clothes. I'm reg'ler pest.
so want TO play with Sally Dunkel-
berg. l want 10 play with her a lit
ale whIle-just wee little while"
forward, march !" said he and
away we started for the home of the
Dunkelbergs. The village interested
me immensely. 1 had seen it only
twice before. People were moving
about In the streets. One thing I
did not fail to notice. Every man
we met touched his hat as he greeted
my friend.
II was a square, frame house--that
Of The nunkelbergslarg for that
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4 F1ess re Oh Kate ravin'." said
Uncls Peabody.
II touched my heart and ! lay lie
tening for q time. but heard only the
loud whisper OF the popple leaves
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CHAPTER ~.
In the LIaht Of the Candles.


Ballybeen, came TO our house and
left box and a letter from Mr..
Wright, addressed to my uncle. which
read:
"Dear Sir--I send herewith a box
OF books and magazines in the hope
that you or Miss Baynes will read
them aloud TO my little partner and In
doing so get some enjoyment and
profit for yourselves.
"Yours respectfully,
as. WRIGHT, JR.
"P. S.-When the contents of the
box have duly risen into your minds
viii you kindly see that It does a
like service TO your neighbors in
School District No. z? 5. w. Jr."
II guess Bart has made friend o.
this great man-sartin ayes!" said
Aunt Deel. Il wonder who'll be the
next one7"
The work of the day ended. the
candles were grouped near the edge
of the table and my aunt's armchair
was placed beside them. Then l sat
on Uncle Peabody's lap by the fire
or. as time went on, In my small chair
beside him. while Aunt Deel adjusted
her spectacles and began TO read.
remember vividly the evening we
took out the books and tenderly felt
their covers and read their titles.
There were "Crulkshanks' Comic Alma
nae" and Hoods Comic Annual;
tales by Washington Irving and James
X. Pauldlng and Nathaniel Hawthorne
and Miss Milford and Miss Austin;
the poems OF John Milton and Felicia
Hemans. or the treasures In the box
/ have now In my possession: A life
OF Washington. THE Life and Writ
ings OF Doctor Duckworth," "The
Stolen Child" by "John Gait. ESQ.,;
"Rosine Laval" by "Mr. smith; Ser
mons and Essays by William Ellery
Claiming. We found In the box also,
thirty numbers OF the Omitted States
Magazine and Democratic Review"
and sundry copies OF the New York
Mirror"
Aunt Deel began with "The Stolen
Child" She read slowly and often
paused for comment or explanation or
laughter or TO touch the corner OF
an eye with a corner of her handker-
chief In moments when we were all
deeply moved by the mlsfortunes or
our favorIte characters, which were
acute and numerous.
In those magazines we read OF the
great West-"the poor mans para
dIse"--"the stoneless land OF plen-
ty"; of It's delightful climate. of the
ease with which the farmer prospered
ON its rich soil. Uncle Peabody spoke
playfully of going West, after that.
but Aunt Deel made no answer and
concealed her opinion on that sub
ject for a long time. As for myself,
the reading had deepened my inter-
est. in the east and west and north
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Wnght is kind O. fond o him.
went 10 sleep that night thinking
Of the strange. old. ragged. silent
woman.
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AUTHOR %
tBtN HOLDEN. DRi AND l. DARRtl or The BLESSED ELtS
KEEPING UP WITH LIZZIE. ETC. ETC

The man lifted me I'm his arms and
held me close TO his breast and tried
ITO comfort me. / remember seeing
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= .
the first day, grew resigned to their
loss, after the manner of children, and
seemed to forget him.
Sunday came and the family assem-
bled at the dinner table. Norah, the
cook, came in, bearing aloft the plump
form of Jerry roasted to turn, with
his tail turned in sancy ringlet and
an apple in his mouth.
There was a moment of absolute
silence, fraught with significance for
the doctor and his wife, then one
of their eagle-eyed youngsters shrek
ed: cts our Jerry" and set up a
dismal howl which the rest soon joined
and fixing their guilty parents with
uncompromising looks demanded to
know why their beloved pig was be-
ing served up as a burnt offering.
They were aided and abetted by
Norah. the cook, who, wiping a fur
tive tear from her eye with the COR
ner of her apron, muttered: "Shure,
it's mesilf thinks it sin to murder the
baste.'
Not one mouthful of the martyred
Jerry would any of the mourning
youngsters take, and the parents sud-
denly lost all desire for roast pig and
decided that the late Charles Lambs
dissertation of that delicacy was all
wrong.
Jerry, the baked, was removed with
out delay and sent to a neighbours,
who took a poetic revenge in eating
the animal that had squealed them into
insomnia for weeks past. Buffalo
Courier.
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COULDN'T EAT PET
Children Baked at Idea of Max
ing Meal of "Jerry."
Outspoken Revolt at Dinner Table Re.
suited in Neighbors Having Poetic
Revenge and Enjoying Dainty
Dish of Roast Pig.

A well-knOwn physician in town has
a family of small children who are
crazy ABOUT animals, and every stray
dog or cat is always sure of good
home if they happen to wander near
the doctors spacious residence. In
deed, the doctor calls his home the
Zoo Annex" for it harbors not only
dogs and cats galore, but three cana
ries, two white mice, five pigeons, one
conversational and profane parrot and
brown squirrel, SO an animal or two
more doesn't count.
Somebody gave the children a baby
pig, nice little pink-and-white pig
with funny little squinty eyes and a
cute little curl to it's tail.
The children were wild with joy over
their new pet, and installed it in the
laundry, but evidently the little pig
didn't adapt himself to his surround
ings, and persisted in staying up late
nights and giving voice to such lugu-
brious lamentations that the doctor
christened him Jeremiah" This name
was too long for the children to man
age, so they called him Jerry and loved
him to death.
Jerry grew SO fat he could hardly
waddle, but he was great fun and frol-
licked with the youngsters and had a
grand time, and even his squeal had a
joyous note in it by day, but once night
fell Jerry seemed to grow SO low In his
mind that he refused to be conforted,
and his tones were as shrill and pierre
ing as a banshee's.
He grew so big that he looked like a
young mountain lion in the arms of the
children, and occasionally he would es-
cape to the front of the house and wad-
ding up the steps, would lie
down and drop into slumber, so that
visiting patients had to fall over or
step over the reclining Jerry. Then
to add to the general discomfort his
squeals grew deeper, like unto the vo-
cal efforts of basso profundo, so
the doctor, losing all patience, de-
clared that Jerry must pass on and
pass out. So one day when his
children were in school Jerry took his
first automobile ride, ending up at the
butchers, who had orders to return
Jerry right side up with care, ready
for the oven and the Sunday dinner.
The children, in ignorance of this
foul deed, searched high and low for
the missing pig, but he couldn't be
found. and after weeping violently for
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Shanino Steel.

Repeated quenching tends to change
the shape of steel. In recent expert
ment, a small tank of water was heat
ed by raising to redness a soft-st0el
cylinder 3.5 inches in diameter, and
then plunging it into the water. After
800 quenchings the metal was fornd to
have been shortened three-fourths of
an inch, with corresponding increase
in width. The steel contained 0.05 per
cent of carbon, O01 of silicon, O-8 of
phosphorus, O.O5 of sulphur and O.45
Vt manganese.
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YeIIowstone park.

The famous pleasure ground con-
tains 2,22S, O0G acres and has an aver
age altitude Of 5000 feet. There are
between 5000 and 10000 hot springs
of every variety of-beautiful color and
many sgeysers that throw columns of
boiling water from 80 to 300 feet in
height. Game is abundant.
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Ria Gold Coins.

The largest gold coin in circulation
is stated to be the gold 'loof" of An
man,, the French colony in eastern
Asia. 1t is a fiat, Wound piece worth
$275. The next size to this unwieldy
coin is the Japanese "obang" which
weighs more than two ounces and a
half, about equal to $50.
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Herode,' euhnorrnaI Son.

Herodes, to overcome the extraordi-
nary dullness OF his son Atticus. edu-
Gated along with kim twenty-fouf lit
lie slaves of his own age, He gave
each the name of the letter Of the
Greek alphabet. His SOP, In order
to play with them, had to learn the
alphabet to call their names.
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Few persons realize what a modern
convenience is the familiar door. No
primitive peoples have, or ever did
have, doors; the great temples OF
Egypt and Of Greece had doorways.
of course. but no doors. Often there
were silks and tapestries hung over
the dcorways or doors or gates; but
the door proper is absolutely an I'M
pYovement, even a luxury, Of modern
civil. zatiOn.
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Exnanded Ideas.

81 heard someone say Yves g'inter
hab millennium soon" said Mr.. Pink
ley. Folks don't talk bout millions
no mo-" answered Miss Miami Brown.
aDey talks bout billions. rs lookin'
fob billenium."
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June 10th to Aug. 18th

STATE OF WlSCONoiN iAS SinO y Il
COURT BAYFIELD, COUNTY
Alpha e. Treat, Plaintiff
Alfred R. Treat. Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, the said
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after the service of this
summons. exclusive OF the day OF service.
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid, and in case OF your failure
so to do. judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand OF the COM
plant. copy of which is herewith served
upon you.
Walsh and Morris,
Attorneys for Plal4tiff.
P. O. Adore SIS: Washburn. bayfield, County
Wisconsin.
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Another Hioh Explosive.

Philosophy helps you to explode 9th
er peoples theories, but not to prove
your own.--St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-10-22

Mr. and Mrs, Abe Daniels and
Theodore, Mrs. Anna Daniels and
nellie and Mr.. and Mrs. Rae Runkle
were callers at the j. ]. Rosa and
John Griebel homes in DEBORAH on
Thursday.
j. J. Rosa and son Raymond of
Decorah called in this vicinity FRI.
day.
Miss Gladys Moen who is working
at Halver Sersland's spent Sunday
with home folks.
Rae Runkle and wife and Nellie
Daniels autoed to Rodgeway Sunday
and visited at the Bert Daniels home
Theodore Daniels accompanied them
home for few more days visit be-
fore returning to his home at Mis-
souri, Valley.
Matt Wiltgen and wife were enter
tanned at the VIM Rathbun home in
Ossian Sunday.
Miss Gladys Miller of Burr Oak
IS visiting at the Mrs. Mary Stevens
home.
Rae Runkle, Theodore Daniels and
george Allen called at the Andrew
Scneidemantle home near Ossian one
day last week.
Mrs. T. Arnold of Milwaukee, Mrs
Alice Fan, Hiram Daniels and Jobn
Rosa We're guests at the Mrs. Daniels
home from Saturday until Monday.
Henry Schweinefus and otto HoI-
der or Osslan transacted business in
Centennial Sunday.
VIII Crabtree and family were
visitors ct the George Allen nome on
Sunday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Abe Daniels and son
THEODORE were passengers Tor Ridge
way Saturday Tor Il visit at tho Rorr
Daniels home before returning 10
their home il Missouri Vallav.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-10-22
LOCKING GLASS PRAIRIE

NJ ?. Q. Gelberg W2s a Mabel cal
Ter Tuesday.
Mrs. Walt T.llapaugh spent T..yrs-
day at the Martin Johnson hon,a.
Adam Bender was Mabel caller
Monday.
Willie Welsh and family sre.t
sunday with Mrs. Welsh's Parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson.
Frank Barth hauled hogs to Mabal
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley McMilIer
We're Mabel callers Monday evening
Mr.. Welsh of Hesper was a caller
at the Willie Welsh home Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pfister from Preston
We're visiting relatives in this yicin-
ity Sunday.
Mayme and Victor Goldberg were
seen on our streets Monday.
Emmons Tillapaugh was Q De-
Corah caller Thursday evening.
Fred koppen and son hauled hogs
to Prosper Saturday morning.
Miss Bernice Feltis spent Friday
evening with her friend Miss Lucy
Chase.
Mrs. P. o. Goldberg and daughters
were DEBORAH shoppers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Peckham and
daughter of Castalia spent Friday a.
the VIM. Feltis home.
Those who We're Hesper callers
Tuesday evening were Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Feltis and son, Walt Darlington,
Weston Stoskopf, Henry Pearson and
Miss Lilly Rolwshus.
Miss IDpa CtipSlopJ soo,. Co..
day and Sunday with home folks.
The Misses Lucy Chase, Bernice
Feltis, Cora and Emma Broghammer,
Minnie McMillen, Elizabeth and
Agnes Welsh, Violet Stoskopf,
Charity Whsle and Lila kimber at
tended the teachers institute in De-
corah this week.
Miss Lucy Plunteaux visited 1T the
George Whsle home Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Avis Hawks is working at the
Albert Chase home at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Foltz spent
Wednesday at the Ernest Foltz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. lack Ericsson and
daughter and Miss Lilly Rolfshus
were shoppers in Decorah Thursday.
| Henry Smalley was a DEBORAH call
er Thursday.
Henry Sellman hauled cement
blocks from Mabel Monday.
Roy Feltis assisted Henry Stins-
land thresh grain the 18th.
Frank Barth and sons drove a car
load Of cattle from Mabel Saturday
morning.
/ Ed Watts called at the Franks
Welsh home Tuesday evening.
Willie Broghammer hauled grain
! to Mabel Saturday.