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The Washington times., 1928-06-14
By Rafael Sabatini
Author of "Seara aOuChe'. "CaptalB
Blood" and other famOHa stories.
The serial now runninR. here
appeared originally under
the title. '"The NuptjaIa
~ T0PfNa1 -
what Has Gone Before

What Has Gone Before
CIeOnie de MOntSorbier. noble
woman, has escaped the guillOt1ne
Of the French Revolution through
the cOnniVance Of CitiZen-Deputy
Chauviniere and he has smugEled
her ont OF Paris. Frightened by
his advances, she fees, and. IN
the clothes OF q boy peasant, Is
making her way across France,
travelling by night, hiding BY day.
The former VicHTnte de COrbaI
discovers her on his estate. as 1e
comes from the town Of POusSlg'
not, where the Tribunal OF the
French Revolution has sentenced
him to death unless within three
DAYS no marries his maidSerVant,
FiIOmene. to demonstrate that he
il not bound By aristocratic class
prejudice. CIeonie tells Corbal OF
her adventures.
1.-The c itizen-representa-
tivef" he questioned duly.
"Chauvinieref" Then,
abruptly, he cast off his de-
lection. He squared his shout
ders and stood stiff and
straight, his. face alight with
purpose. Mademoiselle de
Montsorbier, observing hirn,
instead of distress, beheld in
him only a preternatural
calm. And when presently he
spoke again, not only had
his voice resumed its natural
level tone, but it was family
charged with note that was
almost derisive.
1.-The citizen-representative
Chauyiniere, chi Is he
alone9@
lttYes, monsieur. I saw no
one else. Z
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And you will never suffer from ex.
cess acid when you prove out this
easy relief. Please do that--for
your own sake-now.
Be sure to get the genuine Phil.
lips Milk of Magnesia prescribed
by physicians for so years in cor
recting excess acids. csc and soc
a hottIe-any drugstore.
Milk of Magnesia" has been the
U. s. Registered Trade Mark of The
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Corn
pany and its predecessor Charles
H. Phillips since 1SSSs
The Washington times., 1928-06-14

Many people, two hours after
eating. suffer Indigestion as they
call 1t. 1t is usually excess acid.
Correct it with an alkali. The best
way, the quick, harmless and eff
ficient way. is Phillips Milk of
Magnesia. 1t has remained for so
years the standard with physicians,
One spoonful in water neutraliZes
many times its volume in stomach
acids, and at once. The symptoms
disappear In five minutes.
You will never use crude methods
when you know this better method,
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Queer DOings

The worlds largest postage
stamp is issued in China. 1t costs
10 cents and measures four by five
inches.
Police in Paris, France, are at
tempting to trace a gang passing
off counterfeit United States 500
bills,
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CHAPTER Al
You're quiet this evening"
Am |? / didn't mean to be-


Am 1? 1 didn't mean TO be.
She thought. Il mustn't be
quiet. I must talk" Carter
Thayer liked girls who talked,
who laughted and made him
laugh-female court testers.
Once upon a time, feeling quiet,
she would have kept quiet car
ing not one whit whether she
pleased him or displeased him.
But then, once upon time she
would not have been with Carter
Thayer at all.
She took two swallows from
her highball glass, set it down,
folded her milky arms on the
edge Of the table. She smiled
confidently DO you know what
am thinking of" she said. II
was thinking that 1 ought to
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Gardeners "Magic Carpet"

experiments "magc carpet spread over
said increased the yield of gardeners crops
Of heavy waterproof and covers all the
ground occupied by the plant stems themselves
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What Do You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

l. actor. g. Austrian T.
Norwegian dramast American g. American naval
Brunswick TO- Mathe
II Haemoglobn r. 49, Mediterranean IA
Feet Is. Mother Of pearl color
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Surf-Ridin0

Surf riding native pastina Of Hawaiian Islands,
becoming increasingly popular this country Some and
practice and skill required in the art Of riding
the breakers.
The Washington times., 1928-06-14

The divorce took six months.
PENDING it. Gay continued to live
IN the bungalow on the roof. Ala;l
lived at Yale Club. She saw him,
d9ring that long half year, three
tipaes. The first time was IN her
aisWyer,s office The third time
aAin court. Tas second time
emherinE that second meet
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~ ARhoEn ne N.sErr

- xE&E sEe frzes .eEsef9 sfe recegt
~ rzE crs19 z92s1 z Yegg
6s~s rg@a@
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hts mortal remains last evening at 4
O'Clock by his numerous friends. both
officers and citizens. We also noticed
the Presidents family, the heads Of de-
partments and bureaus. and the prin-
cfpal officers Of the Government now a.
Washington The pallbearers were
Mai. Gen. Maconn Brig. Gen. Jones,
Gen. ToWa0n, Col Wainwright, C0mmo-
dore Rodgers, Commodore Morris, Col
Twiggs, MAJ. Cr0gs
The clergy, medical faculty and Of
hccrs of the Army Navy and Marine
Corps present A. the seat Of Govern
n1ent followed the relatives ri the de-
ceased as rnourueIs We understand If
was the wish Of several volunteer corps
NJ the District to have participated In
paying tne highest military honors 10
the deceased II time and circumstances
had permitted"
u may 81 an unusual thing for an
editor n purchase property advertised
ln bis own paper bat THIS Is just what
happened wifn this particular piece
after Dr fogeii's death when llis home
vas advertised for sale IN t1e Globe, as
follows
Valuable property for sale The sub
ecrbog being duly authorized. offers ~
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r S<2As C4Sy. cI sfae evening of the 1Et
- Esg 0y E1e Eev ssnaes Ryder. Pres
1Gegt ~ CecEgesoEn College William
2 F1er22ssa United States krnv. ard
Eslen Boy1e Ewing esoesg daughter of
t1s Haz. Thomas E11-g
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Sudden Wealth Launches Its Possessor Into Strange Worl

BIS. BIZ hs ss etlG quite a. ses lie
ccsop opaesf3Y does not kEG8 #Eg@1 " &C.
Efe cn.y kagss what Ccg 20 IN, namely.
fe0aiG Z c6egk aG z store He ~ ac-
c1Etcaqfc ss .Ec 3stFg he akeg fkge #oGE
Nay t1esefore, ahogso he not 8t4ck ~
NCgkf WsH there e oge GSie te@&0fs
5sst E yerg. goee Gne II would BE- en-
TREY ssgsye for 2 millionaire N re-
gastg 2 eseEk ig Z gtCge ~ would b.
s2'lZ6ee at arr rightly ~ therefore
bercraet an 51AeY cg ts4@ fae@ Of tAe
esfgh
nIz tzke tsse instance. Ieas cramafIz
- 09f n1aFe gy1iazfg. u 81 Paul
Ng Fssi qWBs & a4siNefa Iflf Business
Hzf Hzc SIS ~ sE1 GGyE4, SnG nlcFe
man gEee Er PaA haa feared the
Wcra. @@t 2F&clat.y the D4ainosE fsaz
se'tae@ .l5A8 tafo gfoNag9 s1cGes&,
hEG 81 gse ye&rs eyG hr pau cl&~
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s9sH csE03ER yeaf afs fGzl e ~iil llrf
faeH9eiy &sfD&AG tae #e8r s4Et cpHs
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Es G6s asza.ag5e n3pGey vaseG IN c1ea
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h1I ~ sesaeYe WiAas 5le f.as zlWaW DaeH
afrzic ~ De3sega. nsmeiy. thzf he ie =
fleS, maa zG6 VS. afeHessy Ge8elop into
& f,T}4ef fa@8 enc 3 fieiAsf mar anG gel
ffrs@f gHe &0F 9cnD sven msgliGn&ige
Ire cfgexefa ere EGfcns9 aflf hs can
s&fefy eoss1t ff4em 70 a9fZeE neea he
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tfy Pal NF PAU Is quite ~ sea
They aEs 2s ses b1g lu EBe same Dga
'ss.sy k&gB ktyW ~ eaFH Fao1ey ne
ore gh 3 &gaa8 9eS3e glQe atsaer ou i
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g} tfse Gsf9eeJf MtE 81 exgafsditagf
nfs6 ey@ le30g money #5fb9H making
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BgAos8 H}axing tS9.s q 3aemaelye&
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pA@aH IF gefHaa8sEla9sM xes Aas fHins
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Haagf ayDEN@e
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and a fool. And your normal man
Is none Of these.
YOU may say that a millionaire ought
10 be a phianthropist. and that IN
philanthropy there is an unlimited field
for dissipatng income. There Is. But
TO be a phianthropist without being
fatuous Is by no means so easy as the
innocent may imagine. To succeed in
the role takes years Of apprenticeship;
for years the ingenious millionaire. un-
able 10 differentiate between honest
claims and dishonest. may we'll be the
dune Of cranks, mad men, mad women
and individuals whose sole secret aim
il directly or indirectly their own ag-
grandizement,
Again, the best intentloned phNan-
thropy especially philanthropy In the
narrow sense and on big scale, may
produce social consequences the very
opposite OF what the philanthropist
intended And again, the unhappy
millionaire may have no natural taste
for philanthropy. and II he has not
that taste he cannot acquire II In a few
days
Then you may say, Let the fellow
travel" Useless Travel, except 60 the
BORN explorer ana ONSEfNeFs EAt1k3sN De
a purpose in life, = is IS sensible 70
tell a man to be traveller as 10 tell
him 10 be a poet Besides. travel Is too
cheap Or YOU may say "I.et him inn
prove his mind" Precisely the same
objections win apply 10 this suggestion
II is not enough. save for the born stu
dent. and anyhow IL Is too cheap.
What Is the unhappy millionaire to
dof l can only inform you as to what
he actually does, He gives himself
several homes. he engages q eohogt a.
servants, he eats too much--til his
doctors order him 10 eat nothing. And
probably he becomes the capitalist he.
hind some business, with the object of
increasing an income which Is already
Too linwieldly for him 10 handle And
the grand sequel Is that az the bottom
of his heart he h bored
The man who makes very large for
tune In huAiness Ii, infinitely less % be
eonmIaeFatsd than the man who
''eomes into very large fortune or an-
quirea the SANS BY one or two lucky
strokes of speculation. FpF. however
rapidly ha MAY have naAda Ask fortune.
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private sale all the real estate Of the
late Dr Joseph Lowell In and adjoining
the city of Washington, as follows:
Lot No In square No 1911 fronting
50 feet 0 inches on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., extending back 10 feet . inches
70 an alley Is feet wide on this lot
stands the dwelling Of the late s}irgeon
general, fronting the War Department
II is q spacious tWo-story brick build
ing. with a basement was Duilt under
the eye Of the late proprietor for his
permanent residence and has every con-
Yenience for family in and about a..
z we'll Of excellent water In the yard !;
brick stable and carriage house adtoin-
ing the alley. flower and fruit garden
tastefuliy laid out and highly culti-
waited .''
Evidently property was not selling
rapidly Just about this time. for this
"ad" continued IN be run daily up 70
March "a, 1897. and II is assumed tnat
about this time H. became the property
Of Francis Preston Blair Al any rate
the senior Blair Was making his home
here In I843 as evidenced hy the City
Directory of that date, which gives his
address as n. side Executive Way btw
Lafayette 50 and II n, nr. cent Incl
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the process was gradual and he has had
the chance OF accustoming his back 10
the A0rrid weight OF money; his habits
have been altered little by little.
Nor have riches driven him from his
usual activities. The necessity for work
NAV have vanished. but circumstances
have not suddenly deprived him Of the
opportunity TO do the kind Of work
which he probably enjoys doing and
unquestionably knows how to do. A
man whose sure income Is q thousand q
" sek cannot decently stay In a situa-
ton worth at most A thousand q year.
nut man whose sure income Is hve
thousand week can continue &C the
head Of a growing industrial or curn-
mercial enterprise without feeling self
conscious or iucurrinR the risk OF the
Sneers of mankind.
Nevertheless the latter, IL he persists
IN course of conduct which inevitably
leads to increased wealth. Is only laying
up trouble for himself and postponing
the day upon which he must come 70
terms with his destiny. II has been said
that money attracts money Truel A
SeH-nads milllonaire-~~if he Is not an
idiot which he rarely is~-will have 10
reconcile himself TO q burden which
yearly grows heavier. But the mere
incubus az he burden viii sooner or
ls.er lnduce MIN 10 give less time b
the task Of adding to 1t and more time
TO the task OF bearing t. AlthoaFh
mtliionalEeS may work hard. and still
harder. even unto death, they do NOT.
when age comes upon them. work rs
hard at their business as they once did.
because the exactinE profession OF being
a millionaire ahsorhs more and more OF
their energy,
- -
MIttI0NArRIsM ought to be pro-
feSsion; Ii must be II Il Is to take
los fair share in the vast labor Of the
scheme of evolution. ! am not . nil
lionaire, never was. and. unless sonae-
thing truly remarkable occurs. never
shall hs. ! have never had more IN
come than could handle. or AS much.
never witnessed with alarm any out
fageous growth of my capital. Not-
wlthsgAnaing these farkA I shall nov
venture purely as hooker on, "a offer
.scsntsanad 90 Fourth peasa
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0g 3 burst o. ez'yzYegauce and usually
ey 3 burst n Extra agagaace at table A
r1aeaiAeently foolish banquet and gem
erai spgee Ne Hll! do thie, not because
u IS logicsl u unavoidable. but because
s. Is natural and human The result of
q deep sS1a'lnct Aud in hl8 fooiiss1nesS
he BlD be- WjEe Beware cf the man
Wffo 6aga Why make tus8Y We
Ni3 gGu oa Just as usual Peel sorry
faf aiT9 He Ii unh0man. And let
rim beware ~ bimseH The chances
ere tnat be IL already on the terrible
1870 ~ e1e desert Of neannesg.
Hof that flciles are Invariably
tampEataH ~ pleanness Far from IT.
B0t riches may disclose q tendency
hitherto hidden 4 pG9r man. Wno has
10 RECKON every penny ard every cent,
IS DoQnd N be careful. and may be
UaF1pUe1 II ln the Judgment IF Ilis
friends ns iS OYER careful 4 man
g bgae business Is not yet soildly eatab-
Hsoed ought % be careful be Is - be
ezcu@ed II he sases every penng and
e8erg cent III order 10 pat them into MS
BUSINESS. He mag De na9an without
Ea&p11iitlg inst i1e IL of d men dts
position But Ns1eD tbs ueeG fer
gsfslngouy Is past and The habsg sfiIl
eoneln4es. then you may rely On u that
eITHef he Il tfle siaye of habit N he en~
joys saving fof Is o@n sake With
many saving M q passion ~oue of the
strongest passions They via save and
5aYs and II they are not saving they
ase unhappy
hDd wealthy men viii practice gazing
~ ezesss foF anotueT reason the fear
= being 0yeftaken by poverty. Poor
9igese same men accepted risks with
giitfle eglauimjtg neH, they exist IN
3 permanent stats " being afraid Tney
are afFeld even 1T revolutions and the
total destruction ~ the fsgilized fsbg1e
"a aocsety H flse aWfu moment Wlea
aagHey van nh buy sfead noF purchase
lHsmanity from yl0ient eHd 1T the
HANDS ~ 81 lnfgnated 8pyb fseyeFlha
less iA}sy viii persist IN adding uloHey
" nloley, against fiie aag when moue3
vii be faiiie II Is very funny la ail
of ~ Wf}o are nqf g}ef1.
/ NIGHT eeeeftBe ths contrary eaae
ef tae peof'Ae sxtFaYaEaat rael
isss aasa ti2rlftisss uisn wias kg ssflss
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dentally. this address sometimes also
appears aa mo. 4 Presidents square.
I9RANCIs PRESTON BLAIR, who Is
said to have been a farmer and
banker Of Frankfort. KY. came 10
Washington at the request Of President
Andrew Jackson, to establish a paper
IT, "Old HicEory's" interest, and this
brought about the establishing Of the
Globe In January. 1881. at first week
r. bat few years later becoming a
daily Blair proved a vigorous editor.
and with the able assistance OF John
G. RiYes of Virginia. who resigned as i
clerk III the Treasury Department to
become associated with him as manager
ri the Globe, the paper became very
prosperous. Being picturesque writer
PtFes also contributed 10 the columns
of his paper when not managing its
affairs
The Nunsev Building now occupies
The site where the Globe was printed
the property being purchased by the
publishing firm about five years after
he establishment c.s the paper.
The Congressional Globe. as the Blair
and Riges publication was named, be-
Gan Its career In December, 1892. and
even after the sale OF the Globe during
yne Polk administration. for s35 900
the firm Of Blair and Rives continued
70 print the congressional proceedings
and fer tlli! purpose a suitable build
ing vas erected IN lS45 on the north
side of Pennsylvania avenue between
Third street and John Marshall place
IN th2 rear Of the building vas the
prt9ti1 Office, the front being Occu-
pied BY stores on the first floor, and the
upper 1oors being devoted to bathrooms.
This Aa.i wasA called Jackson Hall" By
which name 1t is even known by a Teu
persons today. II was here that a ball
for the benefit Of the poor was held on
tbs occasion Of the Inauguration Of
President Zachary Taylor In l849. The
building IS now known as 33a-34l Penn
sylVania avenue
During the short period from ls45 to
1886 that the historian Bancroft was
Secretary Of the Navy, the Blair house
was rented 70 him, and ii vas while
here residing that he succeeded In haV-
Ing established the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis. John Y. Mason,
who was Secretary Of the Navy from
l846 70 i349. vas next to occupy the
mansion, and he was succeeded by
Thomas Ewing. before mentioned, who
haa adopted "Cump" Sherman (otheg-
wise known as w T. Enerman) after
the death Of the latters father In 1929.
and had him appointed to a cadetshlp
az West Point. Sherman, either for
love OF gratitude-and maybe both
later married Ewlng's daughter Tom
CorWin. Secretary Of the Treasury in
the cabinet Of President Fillmore, was
the last occupant previous to II being
occupied bY the family Of Montgomery
Blair. 1t was the town house Of the
family until Mr. Blairs death In 1888.
ONE Of the social events Of more
than passing Importance which
took place In this house was the mar
rage OF Elizabeth daughter OF Francis
p. Blair, to the son Of Admiral and
Mrs. Lee For this event, one thou-
sand invitations were issued. and as 70
point OF numbers and distinction OF the
guests, the affair is said 10 have been
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interesting and certainly less prodtable
TO study, than those Of the normal.
have nkened the case Of the poor
man vino suddenly iuherits million
10 the predicament Of being all at sea
IN a boat. There is no great danger
in being a sea in boat. provided the
boat is not too small and the sea not
too rough The trouble, however, with
ths particular boat is that IL has no
udder. Purpose In life should be in
uerited. tho man had a clear and I'M
port0ut purpose, which purpose should
DC the rudder Of the boat Before he
inherited. The man had a clear and
important purpose which purpose di =
rected the major part Of all his ac-
piyitiea.
His purpose was 10 make enough
money 10 1--we on and 10 provide for old
age. He tried TO amuse himself. he
had notions about duty 10 his family.
But his principal preoccupation WIS
always the very difficult task (in a COM
petltipe world Of getting money out
ol other people In moment, in Il
day, by the perusal of a letter, or an
interview with a lawyer, his purpose is
Inflated the whole trend Of his thoughts
most fofcihly and sweepingly twisted
around. de may be likened to q child
who has received marvellous and COM
plicated toy which he simply does not
know how 10 play with. He wakes up
In tine morning with the most desolatine
Df all questions In hts soul what am
| going 10 do with myself today7"
You may say that he should devote
himself to the administration 0f his for
tune But in the fifst place he will be
Obliged al the beginning, 10 leave the
bulk nj his Job 10 others. for the reason
that he does rot know enough about IL
10 do 1t himself And In the second
place the administration of ones For~
tune is not ard ought not to be whnlee
time Job or q principal job, for any
normal cammonsense man. II Is a
secondary enterprise. The primary
enterprise IL Ia spend ones income with
Wisdom, Iii such a manner as t0 obtain
tilA finest results. The income must
ba spenl II cries aloud 10 be spent.
In allow Il b accumulate would BE-
me nassiYs ssiiey ct i coward. an Idlss.
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then contemplated by his associates on
the Navy board, Commodores Rodgers
and Ridgely to build respectively q
somewhat similar house on other angles
Of the square"
Another indication that the Blair
house was not built until 1924 is drawn
from an advertisement first appearing
IN the National Intelligence OF July 3
Of that year. II reads:
For Rent.-That three story brick
house fronting on north z and 18th
street west. now in the occupation Of
DR. William Lowell Possession may be-
had on the 10th of August. The pleas
ant. healthy situation Of this house Is
proven by having only three tenants In
Il years, and them Of kind that would
make any landlord glad. For terms ap-
ply to Peter Lennox.
We find this "adt' running up to the
5th Of the following November when
the property was probably sold. The
name William" here appearing should
evidently be Joseph since Joseph
Lowell lived here. as before stated. in
1922 In 1925, according to the Con-
gressional Directory. his address rs given
as the Avenue house
DR. LOWELL died mere on October
n. 1886. and the National Tntelli-
gencer for October l9 printed the fol-
loving obituary notice:
Obituary.
1T rarely falls To our lot to record
the death Of one whose loss 10 the COM
nlunity and the profession. both milf
tsTy and civil. Of which he wss q dis
fingt1iShed member. Is 50 deeply and
widely spread as the untimeiy exit Of
Dr. Joseph Lowell ~ D.. the late Sur
ge0n General of the Army Cut down
In the brine of life, In the full career
of great usefulness. he has left void
in society and In the military service
Of hts country which but few who may
follow can adequately III
Or Lowell entered the Army In 1912.
On the declaration of var with Great
Britain. as surgeon Of the 9th Regiment
Of United States Infantry He served
iU the memorable campaigns on the
Niagara frontier tn 1873 and 1914. His
patriotic devotion % the public service
and the faithful discharge Of his official
duties soon distinguished him III the
camp and III the field among his broth
81 officers and In his profession. Pro-
Noted ~ the rank III hospital surgeon,
he eventually was selected by President
Madison In 1918 10 fill t}le important
station 81 Surgeon General ~ the Army
4 post which his talents, medical skill
and, afOpe aN, his great experience as
z tried officer of The medical staff emf
nently qualified him to OH With honor
and great advantage 20 the public seFV-
ire
"re his scciaf gg34tee tho dcr1entsg
circle. and aB father husband all the
ties which bind ths Christian and man
70 the obligations of the world DR..
L9Veli stood conspicuous. His bereag ged
fanllg--ii n1otherless ard now father
Jess cf1iidren~-wilo VIII attempt 10 DE-
plct their HGe7 Let other hands, III
ggore appropriate season. nh Up tf3e out
sane ~ the character and services o. the
1anented Lowell. noR 80 hastily and 50
8rlefy Skecnec
"Egsry marx u yespee, was paid 10