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" ' -.- ... .' A Democratic Journal Devoted to ITational and State Politics, Literature, Foreign and Domestic Ifews, etc J'. .' V'V winston, :asro 15, x.sda VOL. III. No. 19. 4 n is f THE PUBLISHED 'WEEKLY - BY ALSPAUGII fe BONER, Editors and Prgprietobs. Tcshm of ii5scriJiii. -"The "Western Sextixei." is published every Friday morning, and mailed to subscribers at two uoixars a year, in. ad vanco; two dollars and a half after six months, or three dollars after the close of the subscription year. To any one procuring six subscribers, and paving the cash in advance, the paper will be famished one year, gratis. TerBs of Aiivei'S-isiiigr 3se Seiif isacl.- Oar regular rates o,r.lvertisio are as follows: One shafts-?, (l4i:C3.vr less) first insertion, $1 00) !' .Ench subsequent insertion, "- - - 25 For one square three months?, - - - - 3 50 Fur six :n-:uth.s 5 50 For twelve months, - -- -- -- - 8 DO if Liberal deductions in. favor of regular ad vertisers. 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"When juuv .rg3- part of the cm- lit luiili .renii.h;!e i. liieir :::: ;i-.'v, ierruo-rv j ):;eo:aii. : n ctJt-.inionlv called "'Siou," bui:-tlie natno by which they' ; call them-. selves is i4iaeotah," width-means united" f4ondy. The )f.tij ous, "(s:.n!e twoulv to tweniv-li ve thontiui") anu i: tribes divided into fourteen or litveen i anctons, 1 anctonais, I u of l-er, Two Kettles, Brnk-s, Miimecon- jonx, Sansate, cVc. 'I he.-tf trite inhabit the lauds along the Missouri river, on both tiid:s several "hundred milesup ; also the lands watered by the tributaries of that liver, and roam over the immense region between the Missouri, the Yellow Stone, and the Platte. They are ail nomadic, and subsist entirely by the chase, except the Yai'otons, who have become partially settled, and raise some corn. They are a brave, active, hardy race, and far more powerful than any other nation of Indians within our dominion Thcv are quite well suppiii-a with horses, id the nnd li .e ex i col lent CqUOSi i'iaiiSj faio. though fsit deercssihir. supplies them with food. These tribes do not war with each other, but they are on unfriendly terms with ri early vM other nations within their reach. They areJ think, in nearly every respect snneri' to all other wild i nd.answ.th which I have become acquainted. Their domes tic habits are similar to those of other In dians. Their lodges are made of dressed skins of the buffalo, and are in the com mon conical form. They are kind and af fectionate to each other in the family. I have never seen them whip or strike a child Or a woman. Polygamy does wot generally prevail, though it is tolerated and practiced whenever the means of an individual Will permit. I have never known any man with more than two or three wives. By reason of wars and cas ualities, which destroy the males faster than the females, the latter, are said to much exceed the former in number. For this"rcason,the 'patriarchal' institution is not only practicable, but finds some excuse, if any can be found, for such practice. The females perform all the labor ; only war and the chase are worthy the dignity of the "lords." They are usually cleanly, frequently bathing wherever water is han dy. Their language, especially when spo ken by .the "fair sex," i3 quite agreeable to the ear. lheir music, when . ? mi i one iets a little accustomed to it, is really pleasing. They have no settled form of marriage and the wives are almost always purchased; and become property, about like horses. They do not usually, nor often, bury their dead but wrap them in their best clothing,- and place them in trees or on high scaffolds; out of the reach of beasts of prey. They often make excessive, loud and long continued lamentations and crying over their elead. Ill morals, they .compare.., favorably -with pther Indians; - in fact, .their females are gather noted for their chastity . and mod esty, though, of course, as iiaH corntries, there are. some exceptions, . They are su perstitious, but not religious ; they caw irardly be said to practice any . form of worship or devotion. They recognize su- j cise. They will .try, on the wash tub, per-'-perior powers or spirits, both good and ; haps.. " : ' " bad, but they do not appear to w;orship ei' titer, though" they frequently make propi tiatory offerings to both, seeking thus to secure success and happiness, and escape evil. Intoxicating drinks have not yet found their way among them to any ex tent. Few of them have ever even tasted the "fire .vater," but, as has ever been the ease, those who have, never rest till they taste it again. Among all the wilel peo ple of the plains and the mountains, num bering many thousands, the Sioux or Da cotahs, the Arricases, the Grosventras of the Praries, the Assinaboines, and the Black Feet, and some others occupying the western portions of Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, there is not njsitiglo school or a single religious teacher of any sect. The poor Indian ! Strange, unaccountable beingfierce, treaelierous, cruel, bloody, atid yet kind, generous, brave, patient, and endurinir-"-frequently a true and gooa friend, always an unrelenting enemy There is almost everything in his char acter to abhor, but man7 things also to love and admire. On the whole, those who know him best, love him most. Can he be civilized, chridianized and perpet uated ? The question is not yet solved. I do think he might be, if he could be brought in contact only with good white people, and the worthless and the vile kept tar olt from him. The twelve men who accompaip.ed mo to Mount Vernon, had often heard our great WAsnrxGioisr spoken of before they came to the city honored by his name, and desired very much to look at his tomb, and the house he had occupied. With the permission of Hon. C. F. Mix, acting Commissioner of Indian affairs, 1 very willingly complied with their desire. While I hey stood before the resting place of the grettt. and good Washington, seri ously "find respectfully gazing upon the sarcophagus which contains his and the beloved Mautiia Washington's remains, I briefly related to them the history of the settlement of our country of our revolu tionary war and informed them that at . en era i Was i i inc. ton was one great ciiH.'i mar. wo were successTui in ine war and drove back our enemies who had come across the Great Water to rule over us that then our brave chief became our. first. Great. Father. I told them how roou -how brave -how iust he was and how much all the--.white men loved him and venerated- his-name and that we all loved to come to his tomb, and tliink ot his many virtues and to: honor him. made no reply ; then, after viewing the house in which Washington had lived, and the grounds he had cultivated, and the walks he often trod, we prepared to re turn to the boat. As we were leaving the house, they said to me, (without sug gestion by any owe,) "We wish to go again to the tomb, to sing a song of honor to (ill! first G-reat Father." Thbv first s; a song to the brave, called by them "The Bravo Heart," then one of joy because they had been permitted to look upon the place where so great a chief slept and as they retired, they chanted a song, because he was dead and gone; and they could nev er see him. Thev did not cease sininji; till they readied tite boat, as you will re member, and some of them whileinging at the grave, wept freely, the tears actual ly running down their cheeks. Yes, this is 10 fiction ; these wild Indians shed tears at the grave of Washington. Tornb of the mighty dead I Sn ored to every tree That, waves above thy bed, Or sheds its blooin on thee ! .While full Potomac flows, Bright 'neath Mt. Vernon's sun, Honored by friends and foes-, Kest here iu blest repose, Washington" ! Sons of our Pilgrim sires, iSous of our boundless West, Ye, whom the tropic fires, Or the cold lakes lull to rest, Meet here as brothers meet Pound a loved hearthstone. Meet in communion sweet, Here at vour father? feet - -Washington 1 During the visit, I had the pleasure of presenting to them the children of Mr. John A. Washington, the proprietor of the old homestead. Tin's, I think, was an en tirely new scene at the tomb of our hero. The red man of the far distant prairies of the Upper Missouri, standing before the tomb nf Washington, and in their simple and arfecting way, spontaneously offering their tribute of praise- and honor to his memory. This, sir,T shall ever remember as the great day of my life. . 5 ' A. II. HEDFIELD. Latest P. i.Ris "FAsniONe."--The "late news about the Paris "fashions is some what startling- Fat is the rage. Ladies cultivate it. They are devouring vast quantities "of butter, mashed "rose leaves and such like. The Empress is quite corpulent,- which accounts for the style. The fashion will be here before long: AVe hail it with "ioy." A. new. era is dawning. Our girls will stop eating slate pencils and; chalk, and commence partaking liberally. ot roast beet and baked beans, lney will rise with the lark. Tl i ey -will ;' e x e r-' A Courtship of Aaron Burr. T . In those fortunate years it was that CaIa1 nel Burr paid his court to one of the lots: liest of Philadelphia's ever lovely belles, and had the narrowest escape from a se cond marriage. They met- "'twas 7a a crowd :" and each was smitten with the other's pleasant qualities. Asrain ho fcwv-' her at her father e table, where his atten tions were equally pointed and welcome. A tete-a-tete, which he sought, was irr rupted by the entrance of her father,""-? hei manner seemed to beckon him on, ; He was almost in love. Summoningtier father to his apartments by note, amVthe old gentleman appearing within the iiojir,. the enamored one came to the pc int lvith a promptness ana sen-possegsioa 1 hie in a lover. npqer ica ty ' :;rT 1 "is vJeleste engaged ( "She is not." "Would it be agreeable to her parents if Colonel lnrr should make overtures for her hand V "It would be most agreeable." The lady had gone to spend some days six miles into the country, and thither her lover rides the next morning, with an eager but composed mind. Celeste enters the drawing-room, though he had not asked especially for her. Conversation ensued. She is all wit and gaiety ; more charming than ever, the lover thinks. He tries to turn the conversation to the subject near est his heart; but she, with the good humored, graceful malice of a lovely woman, defeats his endeavors, and so at last, quite captivated, he takes his leave. The same hour on the folio win": morn ing linds him, once, more Ute-a-tete with the beautiful Celeste. Conversation again. But this time the great question was put. To the surprise of this renowned lady-killer, Celes'.e replies that she is lirmlv resolved never to marry ! "I am very sorry to hear it, madam ; I hnd promised myself very great happi ness, but cannot blame vour determina tion." bhe replied : "Xo, certainly, sir, you cannot, express marry, tor l recollect to have heard you surprise that any woman should and you save such reasons, and with so much eloquence, as made an in dellible impression on my mind' The disappointed swain received the re bull with perfect courtesy and good humor. They parted the best friends. "Jlave von anv commands to town, ma dam 2 I wish you irood morning." SAJ ' Psed.gTdie a M "n ote .from Celeste "surprised the rejected, ihformif?g him that she was in town for a few hours, and would be chid to see him. He was puzzled, and hastened to her for a solution. The interview Listed two hours, in the course of which the tendcrsnbject was dain tily touched, but the lover foreboro to re new his suit, and the conversation ended without result. Incxi day, another note from thoady, sent in from the country, expressing "aw unalterable determination never again to listen to his suit, and re questing that the subject might never bo renewed." Fate in the evening of the same day, on returning to to his lodging, the Vice Pres ident learned that a boy had been there thr ee times that ai'iernoon to deliver a stage to him, but had refused to sav irom wiiom it came At last, Colonel Burr's servant had traced the boy to the town residence of Celeste. Harlv next morning the message came. Celeste re quested an interview. Post haste the Vice President hied to the presence of his be loved. He found her engaged with a vis iter, but observed that she was agitated upon his entrance, and impatient for the departure of her guest. At length they were alone, and he waited for her to state her reasons for desiring to see him. With extreme embarrassment-, she stammered out, after several vain attempts to speak, that she feared her note had not been couched in terms sufficiently polite, and she therefore wished for an opportunity to apologise. She could utter no more. He, expecting no such matter, stared in dumb astonishment, with an absurd half-grin up on his countenance.- As she sat deeply engaged iu tearing to pieces some roses, and he in pinching new corners in the rim of his hat- she all blushes and confusion he confounded and speechless the pair, he afterwards thought, would have made a capital subject for a painter He was the first to recover power to articulate. Denying roundly that the fatal note was anything but polite and proper, he offer ed to return it, proposed that it should be considered cancelled, and begged to be al lowed to call the next morning and renew his suit. To this she objected but faintly Waving his request for a formal permis sion, ho changed the subiect, and after an hoar's hot unpleasant conversation took his leave. lie now confessed to Theodosia, (his daughter.) toyvhom the affair had been cir cumstantially related, from day" to day, that he was in the condition of a certain country Judge, before whom a cause had been too ingenuously argued by , the law yers. '"Gentlemen; of the jury," said the jjndge, "you' must "get along wdth this cause as well as yoii can ; for my part; I'm swamped." But the sapient Theodosia was not pufczledinthe least. "She meant, wrote Theodosia, "."from; the beginning to say that awful word, yes; but not choos- ing to say it immediately, she told you that you had' furnished her with argu ments against matrimony, which, in French, means, please, sir, topursuade me out of them again V But you took it as a " plump refusal, and walked off. She called you back. What more could she do? 1 would have seen you to Japan be fore I should have done so much." However, the offer of marriage was nev er renewed., The lover was probably him self undecided as to the desirableness of the match. But between him and Celes te there was always a tender friendship, and for many months it seemed likely enough that . at some unexpected mo ment the conclusive word would be spo ken. . A Thrilling- Incident." During the examination of the cases of alleged frauds upon the Pension Office, at Kochester, quite an exciting incident oc curred. Captain Minor, a veteran of the war of 1812, a very intelligent old gentle man, was introduced as a witness. lie was shown one of his old pay-rolls by Mr. Perkins, a clerk of the Pension Office at Washington, and asked him if he recollect ed several of his soldiers whose names were pointed out to him upon it. He readily answered that lie did. Question bv the District Attorney. Do you recollect a soldier in your company by the name of Barrenger ? Answer. 1 do very well. Question. Would you know that man now i Answer. I do not think I should ; it is a long time since I have seen him more th.m forty years. Commissioner Conkling then called up on Barrenger, who was in the room among the witnesses from Tioga county, to stand up. lie rose in a distant part of the room, stood firm and upright, iu every respect a soldier, and bowed respectfully to his old captain, who, after viewing him for a mo ment shook his head dubiously, and said, "I do not recollect him," and added : "Gentlemen, it is a long time since I have seen him. Jt is forty -six yars iAtavny day since I led with my "company the American army of three thousand men in- In a moment without regard to time or place or the fitness of the occasion a spon taneous cheer loud and long broke from the audience. There stood unexpectedly to each other the two old soldiers t face to face wno had almost half "a "ceiiturv ago marched shoulder to shoulder to the fron tier to defend their country from an invad ing foe. They had met now for the first time since then, and that upon the anniver sary of that patriotic aciiow. So sudden and sympathetic was the expression that the worthy Marshall, Col. Jewett, allowed his patriotism to get the tart. of his ioe of order and decorum, and forgot to rap with his usual promptness. And the iaco of the good natured Commissioner, Mr.- Conklmg seemed more, smiling than ever and to us appeared more expressive of sat isfaction thaw oi anger. The last we saw of the old soldiers was after the adjourn ment of the court when they were togeih- m the midst of a circle oi people right poor ing over their old battle Uiica Gber car It is not mere fancy that has clothed the Dead Sea in gloom. The desolate shores, with scarcely a green thing in sight, and scattered over with black stones and ragged drift-wood, form a fitting frame for the dark sluggish waters, covered with a perpetual mist, and breaking m slow hea vy, sepulchral-toned waves upon the beach. It seems as if yet the smoke of the wick ed cities was ascending up to heaven, and as if the moan of their fearful sorrow would never leave that God-smitten val ley. It is a strange thing to see those waves,- not dancing along, and sparkling in the sun, as other waves do, but moving with measured melancholy', and sending to the ear, as they break languidly upon the rock, only doleful sounds. This is no doubt owing to the great heaviness of the water, a fact well known, and which we amply verified in the usual way, for on attempting to swim, we went floating about like empty casks. This experiment was more satisfactory in its progress: than in its results ; which were a very uuotu ous skin, and a most pestifferous stinging of every nerve, as if we-had been flagrant-! ly beaten. with nettles. - JNor.was the wa ter Tve took into our mouths a whit, less vile than the most nauseous drugs of the apothecary. . That fish cannot live in this! strong solution oi bitumen ana saic is too obvious to need ' proof ; but - to say that birds cannot fly over it and lite, is one of -the cxagerations of travelers," who perhaps . were not, like ou rsel ves, so fortunate as tosee a flock of ducks .'"quietly reposing on the water in apparently perfect health And yet this was ail f lie life, we did see. The whole valley was one seething cauldron, under more than a tropical sun. God-forsaken and man-forsaken, ho :: green thing grows within it, and it remains to this day" as striking a monument of God's V fearful' judgments, aswheh; the fire from, .heaven devoured the mighty cities Tof 'the plain, v Correspondence of the Presbyterian. From the Richmond Dispatch. The Sorrovs of Canada. The refusal of the Queen of England to permit one of the scions of her royal house to gladden the eyes of the Canadians with Ins presence, is a sore disappointment to that loyal and sensible 'people. It is some consolation .. that her Majesty; was "gra ciously pleased" to receive their petition: V X - I 7 even though she felt compelled to turn a deaf ear to its agonizing entreaties. But the woes of the "Canadians are still pro found and intense. They have been able to bear a great many disappointments with becoming philosophy. They rather like being an appendage to a mighty empire, and can see themselves overshadowed by the United States without ; growling about "d-- d Yankees" and a "nigger- driving nation," inore than a dozen times a day. But to be denied the presence of one of Queen Victoria's hopefuls, quite breaks their affectionate hearts. Thev had an ticipated the luxury of beholding with their own eyes a sprig of royalty, of water ing it with their grateful tears, possibly of touching it reverently with their plebe ian fingers, 'but the hard-hearted Queen has blasted their sweet expectations, and they will go to their graves without the exquisite pleasure of rivalling each other in deep dives into the lowest abysses of finnkeyism. We almost fear that," in the sourness of their disappointment, thev will become more Irieiuuy to the United States, and speak of republican institutions with some degree of respect, if notot svmnathv. e entreat then, however, to remember that the United States have had nothing to do with the grievance of which they com plain, nor given them any cause to revenge themselves upon us by speaking well of a country which has thrived best on their abuse. As to her excellent and exemplary Maj esty, Queen Victoria, we are rather in clined to side with her in this important quarrel, and to say "God save the Queen" from the Canadians. Her whole reign has been distinguished by good sense and moral propriety, m tier domestic as well as State affairs, so that she has the name of being one of the best Queens and Moth ers in the world. She has spared no pains in the education of her children, and both she and Albert have been particularly faithful and vigilant in their moral culture, their manners and associations. How the people of Canada could ever expect the heads of this well ordered family ,to per- mil tneir cniiaren:; lo yisic-xpat- rescepi of , ncgTous:-an 1 1 assocraTcr u n rr the slabby gentility of its "high life below stairs," must be a miracle to ; all v.dio have never seen the inflated balloon of provin cial self complacency. The Prince of Wales is rather a gav fellow, and a youth who ream re watching. v e care suv tae frolicsome chap would like well enough to have a Canadian soree. and Unit lie would A "graciously consent" to wrench off the cilice us door knockers and p. ill their no- s, but, he is not yet oi age, ana ins pa his rents have a right to keep low company; without being him out ot abused for Protection. V h en s p C cul a t i o n has ru:; riot when nominal values have been unduly inflated when debts have been contracted be yond the power of prompt payment, if not of any payment, a reaction must come, just as surely as the day of settlement rolls arouud. That much history and observa tion might have taught every one who has any senses at all and any reasoning powers to combine the facts which these senses report.- We have had a criis--not the first, by any means ; and, wo fear, not the last. At the close of each of these periodical visitations, we hear the cry for protection for high duties for discrimination in favor of certain interests, at the expense of all other interests.- We hear it now. It resounds through Pennsylvania and the Slates Xorth and East of that. Now "protection," as understood by those who clamor for it, is partial in its op eration. It means protection for manufac turers. It means higher prices for their goods that all other classes must pay. Is the agricultural interest of the country so rich and flourishing that it can "afford to be thus taxed ? Even now, under the low tariff of the last Congress, consumption has fallen off, indicating a want of means to purchase -will raising the -price help matters? " ' But if the farmers would consent to pay higher prices to the manufacturers, the manufacturers" .would pay them higher prices.- : Woidd they ?and if they did, what then ?, One thing would balance the other.' . '.'But they would noU.. Everybody knows that, with a prosperous, agriculture, we could and would export produce.- Ey ery bqdyrknows that a good crop,, with a good return for it,, would go far towards restoring things tola healthy position. - -Witliout a foreign , . market the farmer would be at the mercy of. the manufac turer. ' ' ..' .'":',.'.-;- .';.'; -' I.t'is not that imports are now large, that interferes with domestic - manufactures. Imports t are ; small. 5It is that consump tion of goods is red need for th e v time , be ing' .t Is this to be remedied by, imposing fresh burdens on the consumer ? , , , . Wilmington Journal. Tmc Condition of tee Mormon Women.-, . Of the condition of women under thd . Mormon system, the Utah correspondent; of the London Times, thus write's r - ' While at Provo, I had a good opportuf :y nity to observe the conditioli of the female population. As a class theyonng "?vomew, appear to be discontented ami unhappy. Perhaps I should discriminate more care- : .fully, and say that the old women f whoso -days of pleasure and worldly hope have passed, seem to be happy, the middle-aged' keenly sensitive and miserable, -and tho young reckless, listless, and hopeless, hav-? , : ing nothing in anticipation but sensual V vassalage, painfully conscious "that their" , natural affections must ever be unsatisfied,- , -and the love they would share -alone' with a husband be divided with several teini-" ; nine partners. The women are all mean ly clad many of thcm'fha,T3ngscarccy sufficient to cover their nakedness. ' This; arises not merely from poverty, but from the fact that in consequence of the mer chants having been driven away from the' valley, there have been no fabrics here to1 be purchased lit for female apparel.- A friend ot' mine, an officer of the army, while passing along a by-road a ;day .or -two since, came suddenly upon a party of a dozen or more women, young and old, returning to their homes from the tempo rary refuge at Provo, on foot, who had evr dently taken the by-road "to avoid obser vation. These were almost destitute of upper clothing, and had blankets wrapped about their forms like Indian squaws, to cover their nakedness. "., At the sight of ; the stranger, they fled from the door like1; frightened deer, conscious . of their desti-' " tute condition and unfitness . for the gaze -of strangers. This' is "ho fancy picture, but -plain matter.-of fffet.--.The;,hicn-are exces- -t-i vely jealous, ivhiclf uiakes. it difficult 'taf get oqortunityto jcon versa with the' wo-" men. I have" be"iiraiUle,",bowevc'r, to steiat.:?: b r i e f i n t e r v 1 e ws wit h fc vf; "loirt hem,, tvo; nenig pi ri t u al" wi v eg '; of polygamon s j husbands. Slight as wasv-the ..oimortifuity- ' bportiruity to converse with them, theyfpttml. time, toSrV"; express their secret ' abhorreiice of tlie;v whole-system , an d ; f iicir earneEtr dljSpre to-.,-' ; xjj. be rescued from -itsxlegraflatiUsP-, T VI i ree'ey.'; UseivUp- Ilcec Grecly,1 Jn' ; Jj ; 3ctureW"oh"fcsiuip a lecture says If an v of ou readers are in feeted w ttlr'i xx .W, that commandment w hich ru us- thus: "Thou shalt not covet, thy neighbor's house, nor his wife, nor his ox, nor any thin (j that is thy neighbor The Petersburg Express thinks there must have been poor Sunday Schools where Greely was brought up. Let us says the Express, enlighten his benighted mind by informing him how this divine' law does run : Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man servant, nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thv neighbor's." After such a stunning lick the Express should have added a "Selah," which ac cording to the best commentaries, means, 'pause" and contemplate;' that is, "stop reader, and consider this astonishingly small grease spot, which is ail that is left of Horace." A Touching Incident. One of the sad dest stories that we ever read was that of a little child in Switzerland, a pet boy, just as yours is, reader, whom his mother, one bright morning, dressed in a beautiful jacket, all shining with gilt buttons, and gay as a mother's love could make it, and then permitted him to go out to play. He had scarcely stepped from the door of the' Swiss cottage, when aw enormous eagle snatched him from the earth and bore him high up among the mountains, and yet within sight of the house of which he had been the joy. There he was killed and devoured, the erye being at a point which' was inacce-ssable to man, so that no relief could be afforded.- In destroying the child, the eagle so placed his gay jacket in the nest that it would flutter, and the sun would shine upon its lovely trimmings and orna ments. For years it was visible from the lowlands, long after the eagle had abandon ed his nest. What a sight it must havG been to the parents of the victim, The ltEAPoN Wht. A sin all lad askedv permission of his mother to go to a ball. She told him it was a bad place for . little , boys. "Why, mother, did n't you and fath er use to go to balls when you w-as young?" "Yes, but we, have seen the folly of answered the mother. "Well, -7 mother,-" exclaimed the son, "I want to 6cethc folly (fit, tOO.-" - Z y - - .. ' "Papa, can't I go to the zoologeri- ; cab rooms to see the cammomile fight., the rye-no-sir-ee-hoss ?" "Sartin, nry son ; but don't get your trowsers term Strange, my dear,-what a taste that boy has for nat'ral hist'ry. . No longer ago4 than yesterday he had a pair of Thomas-cats; hanging-.br - 1 their til lo th clothes line," . . ihe jCubaiArroT tacieq weil t tlmpJfeAsa njleslftid " read ' thoughtfully from Exodus rlZfi rv ;-r -v. 3'. ":'"" - i. K. 4 , ml - r -: 4, j - i n I '' '''' '3 ' . - ' . " j
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