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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-01
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~ AN JORDAN had read so many
Indian stories, that when he
reached his uncle's farm in Okla
~ homa he was thrilling with tales
of daring. Such Indian anne as
Choctaw. Chickasaw, Pawnee and
Sioux were all jumbled up In his head
with buffalo-hunting, scalping and
scouting. OF course. his excitement
was made more intense. when he
learned that the very farm his Uncle
had leased. belonged to an Indian
gentleman called Choctaw Jonathan.
For a long time Dan had liked to
play Injun. putting on his really
wonderful garb to suit the character.
He had a tomahawk, fringed leggings,
bow and arrows. lance, and everything
necessary to make him a perfect
Uncas or Hard-heart, or n other
noble brave. But now that he was
nearer to the scene of Indian battles
and upon the very ground over which
the great buffalo herds used to pass
he changed into a scout.
At don't know so much about Choc-
laws" he argued, but they're sioux
around and they're a bad lot
Being the only child Whereabouts
and nobody paying much attention to
him. he began to play his game IN
earnest.
He was all dressed for his part.
He had constructed a fur cap for
himself out of an old raccoo mum
of his mothers. his khaki shirt was
adorned with small pelts which he
had tanned himself, his bare feet
were thrust into m~occaslns. and his
trousers were somewhat concealed by
the raccoon neck-piece which was
draped about the adventurer's hips.
To have seer him glide out OF his
uncle's bare. but hospitale house was
enough to excite admiration. In fact,
he was remarkably clever when 1t
came to scouting: and one of the
main tricks is to be able to move
with speed and silence. No indian
could have come up behind the small
hillock. Just to the left OF the house,
more silently than he.
His uncle was talking to a tall,
thin, dark man whose appearance
convinced the boy that he was Choc-
taw Jonathan.
'I'll just trail him awhile" resolved
Scout Dan. Even II there's no mis-
chief afoot. It'll be good practice"
$50 long!" he heard in his uncle's
hearty tones The Indian merely
grunted: HUH" which to the caves
dropper sounded most suspicious.
He let his quarry get a good start
of him, then he began to follow, as
swift and soft of loot as a cat. 1t was
something of a surprise to suddenly
rome upon the Indian, and the boys
heart thumped uncomfortably when
he saw that the Choctaw had wheeled
square around and was staring
straight at him as he crouched in
the tall grass. Down he crouched as
fiat az a lizard. and then he heard
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the plants are watered. Nail these
two shelves and the top shelf in place
to square the stand and then fasten
the other three shelves. Fit and fas-
ten mitered braces 1 and nail or screw
them strongly in place. These will
efficiently strengthen the stand to re-
sist any racking motion. for when
filled with plants the stand will sup
port considerable weight.
The stand may be stained to match
the furniture of the room and given
one or two coats of water resisting
varnish, or painted If preferred.
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pair of black eyes glazing full into
his own. Was it a bear, or what !?
Dan grew pale but he calmly stared
back into those black eyes, meanwhile
hitching his rifle to a convenient posi-
ton. 1t was only an air-ri1e, his
mother having made him promise not
to carry any other kind until he was
fourteen. But even a shot from an
air-rife in the eye
He had barely got his gun in posi-
ton, when something sprang like
lightning from the grass and seized his
wrist, and In another second he was
in the clutches of non other than
Choctaw Jonathan himself.
"Say!" exclaimed Dan. How'd you
get down here?"
The Indian merely grinned, showing
powerful yellow teeth, pointed like a
dogs.
You Jordan kid ?" he inquired.
yes" admitted Dan, though he
didn't like being called a kid.
you take my pony and hide him,
huh?" went on Choctaw Jonathan.
TOO much mischief. Bad boy. Go
get old Jonathan's pony"
81 don't steal ponies" replied the
boy, Indignantly.
Where is pony them" demanded
the Indian.
Dan looked all around. even at the
sky, and then shook his head.
Choctaw Jonathan evidently didn't
believe that the boy wasn't guilty. He
began pushing him forward towards
the farmhouse.
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straightway told a fearsome tale of
~bloodshed, treachery and guile, to
which Choctaw Jonathan listened at
tentively.
And so at last I overcame the ten
armed men and rescued your horse
from the thieves" Dan ended by say
ing.
OF course his eyes twinkled and his
lips twitched but the Indian gave no
sign. In fact. Dan never found out for
sure whether he believed the story or
not. but anyhow they became fast
friends, and one day the pie-bald
horse exchanged hands.
you saved his life," said the In
dian. putting the bride into the boys
hand. you are better able to Ak
them thiefs than me. Take him, but
always keep your air-rife ready. See ?'
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Perhaps 1t was foolish. but Dan had
a bold plan. He saddled his horse and
set off at a gallop for the Indians
abode, leading the pie-bald horse by
the bride. He knew where to go and
soon drew up before a rough shanty
surrounded by tents which looked
more like a gypsy's camp than a set
tied home. Old Jonathan sat on his
doorstep smoking, since the eel from
the land the Government had allotted
him, gave him enough income to live
on.
Howl" he remarked looking idly
at his pony as II he were not inter-
ested.
Dan had made up his mind hat the
Indian would not believe the simple
truth, so he drew or his own magma
ton and that of different authors and
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0he MOST USEFUL GIFT

a nee long ago a city in Greece
was to be named and two of the
" Greek Gods contested for the
honor of naming 1t. Neptune, the god
of the sea, and Minerva, the GODDESS
of wisdom each wanted to have the
honor. Finally the rest of the gods
were called into assembly and they
after a conference agreed to select as
the one to name the city. the one who
could bestow the most useful gift
upon mankind.
Neptune stepped forward and asked
to be the first to contest, and as he
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shove me. I was going home anyhow,
but 1 won't be showed; no sir! Who
ever awakens my hostility shall rue
the day!"
Somehow his n and the long
words made an impression on the In
dian, for he paused and looked curl
ously at his captive.
ME, I revenge too." he said mean
ingly.
But he let the boy go and started
off again towards his own home, look
ing back once to wave a haunting
hand.
Dan hastened on his way for the
dinner-bell was echoing far and wide.
He ate his full share of the hearty
meal and then went to the stable to
get the horse his uncle had assigned
for his use. There in the stable he
found a strange animal, a pie-bald
horse with no saddle. 1t was Choc-
taw Jonathan's! 1t had gone into the
stable to visit with the farm horses:
and now to get 1t back to the owner
without exciting suspicion!
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the thud of feet on the ground under
his ear. The sounds faded and he
knew that the Indian had gone on.
Never saw me at ALL" grinned the
scout, and hastened on the trail again.
This time he was more careful,
keeping in the others track but not
getting too close. Suddenly a sharp
whistle pierced the air. Then all was
still. Dan lay quiet listening. The
Indian was concealed from his view
but he wasn't far. He could hear him
talking to himself in angry tones. Or
was 1t to himself?
Dan gave the trail a thorough once
over. Right! Only one person had
passed. But somehow he felt like
taking another peek at the man, SO
lying fiat he squirmed himself forward
until he judged he was near enough,
then he cautiously raised himself. Not
a soul was in sight
The ground was slightly rolling,
and Dan thought If he waited. he
would see his quarry bob up into sight
from behind the hillock In front of
him. There he knelt and waited and
waited. Nothing happened.
well, this is kind of spooky," he
thought. besides it's about dinner
time. Guess I'll go home now"
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no be colored with paints or crayon

"OME ONT" cried BROWN-haired.
PINK (use RED Lightly checked
TEDDY. He had on a TAN (use
~RED and BROWN mixed) hat
and TAN boots. too. The boots had
big YELLOW spurs on them. His
blouse was light BLUE and he wore
a RED handkerchief about his neck.
cowboy style. His wrist guards had
RED trimmings on them. His trou-
sers were BLACK and white fur
and he had a long YELLOW lasso at
his BROWN leather belt. His gun
had a BROWN stock and a YELLOW
barrel.
"Where?" asked YELLOw-haired,
PINK checked Susie May. Can my
BROWN teddy-bear go, too; he has
a nice new RED necktie?"
up in the sky. of course. August
is open season for shooting-stars,"
cried Teddy. "see that big YELLOW
starr He's my mount. and i will
shoot at all the little YELLOW stars.
They win go chasing all over the
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be obtained from it and that even the
fibre could be used for making cloth
ing.
The gods at once agreed that
Minerva had won. and because she
was sometimes called by the Greeks
Pallas Athene. Athens was the name
given to the city in her honor.
Minerva was the goddess of wis
dom. You will see her picture In a
long cloak, with a helmet on her head.
She carries a shield and a spear and
at her feet is coiled a serpent. an
emblem of wisdom.
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And Dan almost suspected then
that ne saw the joke.
JUNIOR COOK
GINGER

OLN u ID
Juice of four lemons with four level
tablespoonfuls of sugar is to be added
to one quart of ice-water.
To this add n bottle of ice-glnger
ale.
Serve in glasses half filed with
cracked ice.
This very refreshing drink served
with ginger snaps and crisp sweet
waters makes a very refreshing mid
afternoon or bedtime drink in hot
weather.
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spoke he struck his trident upon the
ground, and out of the earth sprang a
horse. strong and handsome. an en-
blem of war and bloodshed.
The gods applauded. They were
loud in their praise and admiration.
They were sure Minerals gift could
not surpass 1t.
Then Minerva came forward and
she produced the olive tree. an m
blem of peace. She told them that
the olive tree could furnish wood for
fire for building houses M making
useful articles, that food and oil could
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-01

NERHAPS the mother who loves
plants would rather lave a stand
4 for them which car be placed In
the south window of the living
room during the winter than almost
anything else her Handy Boy" could
make.
First make the uprights a and the
front leg b; place them upon the
floor in their correct relation to OBJ
tain the exact angle of the joint at
c. All of the frame is of A" x az"
stuff excepting the braces 1. The joint
C may be held in place by bowels at
d or nailed as indicated at e. Make
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cquainted in the summer, but some Of
i've their names. We will tell you that
n be printed in the first column. Her
olumn, and II you guess their names
of -four letters each when you have
What are their names?
Slim.
Delicate.
A girls name.
A month.
Magic.
A country In Europe.
ANSWERS
DROP LETTER FRUITS. Water.
melon. Q. BIdckcurrdnt. 8. Rdsp-
berry. 4. P~ome0rdndte. 5. Cranberry.
6. Citron.
A STATE DIAGONAL
A-rbutIS
Slender
Fragile
Barbara
january
Alche-M-y
Austria
ALABAMA
SUMNER REPRODUCTIONS
A r @ II
r 0OT
E NJ
II l SIS
OTA
B q A r
A N
L "A CE
d r
ARCHIBALD and CONSTANCE
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Turning In his tracks he began a
silent retreat. He had not gone far,
when suddenly in front of him some
thing black showed through the grass.
He stretched full length on his belly
and stared. Gradually he found a
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Wait" said Dan. Maybe your
pony went back home"
mo. he got plenty sense, that
horse" was the reply.
well. I didn't take him, or even
see him." the boy exclaimed. Don't
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in CAPITAL letters use that COLOR
will wear my new LAVENDER (use
PURPLE Lightly dress trimmed with
bands of GREEN" cried Susie joy
fully.
The border of the picture was Or
ANGE color (use RED and YELLOW
mixed) and the lettering bright RED.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-01

WheTeDeT y0u come TO q WOTd Spell
dark BLUE sky and I'll go shooting
after them and pop them with my
little RED corkl"
"Oh. what fun, and I can watch
you! There is such a nice place in
the bow of the YELLOW new moon
Teddy-bear and I will sit therel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-01
DAPPLE GRAY

HAD a little pony and his anne was Dappe-Gray;
| lent him to a lady just to ride a mile away.
n She whipped him and she slashed him and she rode him tMo' the mr
would not lend my pony now Tor all the ladys hire.
And | can tell you. when she brought him back" Tom Tucker sale,
All sweat and ugly scratches from his feet to pretty head,
told her what thought Of one SC cruel and so bad
She didn't seem to like it much. but l was hopping madls
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Down By h Sea

sand,
Where the butter6sh sticks up his pert
little nose
And the fiddler trains his band.
On an old gray log where the bar
nacles grew
Sat a sturdy little maid.
Her eyes had stolen from the sea their
hue
And the sunshine clothed her head.
"Ah me-" said she. with a blissful sigh.
IT'S Gods own place out here.
How | wish that the seashore were all
the land
And the summer time all the yearI"
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Even boys and girls like to get a
them r bashful, and do not like t
his name commences with "a" and G.
name is to be printed in the third
correctly, you will have nine word
printed names where you III told.
DROP LETTER FRUITS
1. -a-e-m-l-n.
2. -l-c-c-r-a-t.
3. -a-p-e-r-.
4. P-m-g-a-a-e.
8. -r-n-e-r-.
6. -i-r-n.
STATE DIAGONAL
Take the first letter of the first
word, the second letter of second
word. Proceed thus diagonally down.
ward, and find one of the U. s.. A.
A flower.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09
WOULDN'T TRUST TO
A PASQUOTANK JURY
Parker Morgan Slipped In and fald
His Fine In Case on Appeal

The case Of Parker Morgan. con-
victcd by a jury in Recorders Court
Il few days ago for having liquor
in his possession failed to come up
in Superior Court this week, the
young man having quietly paid the
fine of 800 and costs OF Judge
Spcucr'S court. altho he had ap-
pcalcd his case. One jury having
turned in Il verdict of guilty Morgan
evidently upon further conSidcra-
ton wouldn't take Il chance with a
second jury.
He testified that he knew nothing
about the liquor and said ne be-
iicvcd il 10 have been planted there
in his absence. But the fact was
that four gallons of liquor. Il funnel
and an assortment of bottles was
found locked in room To Nor
"au's garage, Ia which room Morgan
carried the key. The police had
had him under surveillance for
months.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09
PASTOR DESCRIBES TOWNS
MOST DANGEROUS CITIZEN

DR.. J. f. Thayer, pastor Black
well Memorial Baptist Church
named the most dangerous citizen In
Elizabeth City in his sermon last
Sunday night. DIR. Thayer said the
most dangerous citizen in the COM
munity was not the wholly goddess
man given unblushingly to all man.
ner of sin, but that halfway Chris
tian or straddler Of fences who
holds to the things of this world
with one hand while trying to hold
M to God with the other. II know
where to place the out and out sin.
ner," said the pastor. But one
never knows where to place the
straddler." lie quoted from the
seventeenth Psalm: Deliver my
soul, Oh Lord, from men OF the
world which have their portion In
this life, and whose bellies thou fill
est with their hid treasure; they are
full of children and leave the rest
Of their substance to their babies"
The only hope or Immortality In
these worldly men Is the hope OF
passing on their goods and chattels
to their babes, their sons. They
can not take any Of their money
or goods with them when they die"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09
TEN YEARS IN PRISON
FOR End DEGREE MURDER

Ten years in States prison was
the sentence placed on Herbert
Chappell, 20-year-old young man OF
Perquimans County who was con.
visited in Superior Court at Hert.
ford last week for murder In the
second degree. The jury arrived at
the verdict late Saturday night, and
Judge Bond pronounced sentence
Sunday morning. Chappell is the
young man who shot and killed
Elisha Goodwin, his uncle by mar.
riage, on the night of September "a,
in the Perquimans County woods.
Chappell attempted to establish
a plea Of self-defense thru the testi-
mony of his young wife. Several
witnesses for the state offered more
convincing testimony. The shoot
ing occurred following drunken
brawl it is said.
p. ". MCMILLAN Of Elizabeth City
assisted Solicitor Small in the prose
cution. Ehringhaus & Hall, and
Lloyd Griffin of Edenton were
lawyers for the defendant.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09
AIRPLANE SAVES LIFE
OF MOTHER OF TWINS
Again \ Nayal Scaplan" Speeds To
Iiatteras With Medical Aid
In an Emergency

For what was the fourth time i'll
about two years. Il human III" Ill
jeopardy at liattCraS was render
cd PROMPT medical aid by an air
pIanr from Norfolk this week when
Naval surgeons rushed to the aid
or n Mrs. Miller who had become
the neither uf twins.
The plane WAS dispatched hur-
rictlly Monday in response t" an
urgent radio m"SSa"" from Cape
IIattcraS to the effect that the
woman who lived near Coast Guard
Stptiun Isl. had become the mother
of twins few hours earlier and
WAS in violent CONCLUSIONS.
Ahcard the sraplanr were DR.. A.
G. Smith, l.. :. ", flight surgeon
ot thr air station Lieutenant q
Varini. pilot. and Ensign w. b.
Gwin, assistant. The plane reached
Station 1S2 two hours and thirty
minutes after leaving Norfolk.
Mrs. MillcrS' condition was found
TO bc 50 serious that removal to n
Norfolk hospital that day was
thought inadvisable. DIR. Smith re-
maincd at the bedside of the SICK
woman throughout the night. and
by morning her condition was so
greatly improved that he decided
if WAS unnecessary for her to he
taken to hospital. lie returned
TO the air station aboard the sea-
plane.
One of the twins died, but the
other promises to become a strong
lusty child, DR.. Smith stated upon
his return, adding that the
mother undoubtedly would have
died except for the prompt medl-
cal assistance given.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09
DOESN'T COST MUCH TO
KNOCK OFFICER DOWN
"Not a True Bill" For Assault
With Deadly Weapon; Fined
$40 for Simple Assault.

Toratio Seymour, formerly De
putty Sheriff Cf Camden County,
and John Barnard. another Cam
DOMAIN, were found guilty Of simple
assault in Superior Court here
Tuesday and each was fined $50
and costs. The grand jury return
ed a verdict Of mot a true bill' In
the former charge OF assault with
intent to kill as heard In police
court several weeks ago.
The case grew out Of en- alleged
assault on the person Of Charles A.
Gregory, chief Of police Of Eliz.
abeth City on the night Of Satur.
day, September 90. Chief Gregory
while trying to arrest Seymour who
was alleged to have been drinking,
fell from the running board Of the
car driven by Barnard. and with
whom Seymour was riding. Chief
Gregory believed that he was
knocked from the car. When he
fell to the curb, he seriously hurt
his head, and had to be taken to a
hospital for treatment and there he
remained for several days.
The case came up from Recorders
Court after it had been heard on
Monday, October I. Seymour was
first placed under $1,000 bond, but
the bond was reduced when 1t was
learned that the injuries to Mr..
Gregory would not prove fatal.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09

whats the matter with In
Editor of TIE INDEPENDENTS
said the Bank Clerk to the Soda
Jcrhcr. Il asked him to have a
Coca Cola on me just now and he
wouldn't even stop to say NO
thank YOU
lie aint drinkin' Coca Cola any
more" said the Soda .Jcrkcr; he
used to blow in four or five times
n day for his dope, but / aint sold
him one in Il month; he says them
Coca Cola days for him is gone for
ever"
Whats wrong with Coca Cola?
asked the Bank Clerk.
Il don't know that there's any
thing particularly wrong about
Coca Cola; it's mostly the folks
who drink it. 4 lot of folks are
by Coca Cola like they are by TO-
bacco, whiSkey and women. y little
booze once in Il while, little TO-
bacco in moderation and women the
same way makes life interesting and
helps a fellow get by with his pack
o troubles.
"But there's mighty few folks
knows how to take 'em in moder-
alton: some tries to drink up all
the whiSkcy in one night; some
smoke as if they can't keep up
steam any other way; and some try
to wiring a life time of loving out OF
six months honeymoon, leaving
the rest of their married life 81
limp and dry there aint no fun Ill
it never no more.
"Same way with small town folks
and Coca Cola. A fellow gets to
liking Coca Cola because it tastes
good, because it has enough caffein
in it to step his heart up a little,
and enough tannin in it to worry
his stomach and keep his thirst
glands working over time. He gets
the habit and lets it grow on him
until he's taking OH six or a dozen
day.
"He may get by with all the caf-
fein and he may have cast iron
stomach that can stand the tannin,
hut YOU can't run sugar thru your
kidneys forever without making
trouble for the whoIe work.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09
. oJhQ BANK CLERK ANo THE SOOA uCPKGR


, "Standing here behind these soda
wafer works ten hours Il day l see
'cnl come aud 20 and / know what
the sweet stuff is doing to en-; YOU
lust watch the dope ficnds who
come in here early in the morning !;
you can spot 'cm every time by their
tired. sleepy looks. Most Of them
lock like they had been on Il jag
the night before. And that's just
what they've been doing and amt
got sense enough to know it; they
! feel real righteous because they
don't drink corr liquor, and yet they
make Il still of their own StomachS
and use their fifty yards of bowels
, for II wGrm TO manufacture alcohol
inside themselves. from the sugar
/ they take into their works i'll so
many drinks Il day. They're all
making business for the doctors and
( the undCrtakcrS."
I'm surprised to hear you talk
/ that way. said the Bank Clerk.
"You're talking against your boss !;
you'rc here to sell Coca Cola and
the rest of it and I'm afraid you'll
lose your job if the boss hears you
talking"
'"rhc boss aint got a thing on me-,
said the Soda Jcrker. "Aint the
boss Srllin' strychnine, calomcl,
arseuic, Batcman's Drops, Jamaica
Ginger, Beef Iron and Wine, Tanlac,
Pcruna and bichloridc of mercury
tablets? If YOU ask him he'll tell
you they're all bad for you, but
he aint bothcring to tell you what
YOU don't ask to know. You asked
me a question and 1 have tried to
answer you; that's all. Now tell me
what you're going to drink this
morning.
Give me Coca Cola" said the
Bank Clerk.
"JuSt what I thought" said the
Soda Jcrker: IF you want to boom
the sale Of Il commodity all you got
to do is tell folks it aint good for
EN-. If I had told You that you
ought to drink Coca Cola for your
health. Il Coca Cola never would
have tasted the same to you any
more"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-09
GOOD ROADS BRING EVEN
RATTLESNAKES TO TOWN

An example Of what good roads
are doing by way of bringing visi'
tors to Elizabeth City was observed
Sunday by Charlie Jennings OF
Beech Street this city, who met a
five foot rattlesnake along the New
land Road on his way to town, about
five miles from Elizabeth City near
the Berea Baptist Church. Mr.. Jen-
nings killed the rattlesnake and dis
covered him to he. patriarch Of
reptiles. The snake had Is rattles
and a button. No snake could have
lived to be that old in the Berea
section of Pasquotank, so 1t is pre-
sumed that he was coming from
the Dismal Swamp. A road thru
the heart of the Dismal Swamp has
Just been connected with the brick
road to Nevland.