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Masonry Among- the Indians.
"Whether -there 'lire Lodges of brethern of
the Mystic Tie, now, among the :degraded
Indians of our western borders we do not
know, but that thei-e are individual Ma-
sons among the better classes of them we
do know and we are equally certain, that
• once there existed fraternities' who ,possess-
ed, like Freemasons, an esoteric- knoe ledge
-which was confined solely to the initated.
De Witt Clinton, once G. • .G. High
Priest of the United States, related on the
authority of a respectable native ininiater
who knew froth examinaiion,-the existence
of such a society among the Iroquois. That
there were mysteries amonglthe Mexican
and Peruvian tribes, is equally well known-.
Tecumseh, the famous Sha Wilve orator and
warrior,and equally noted for his temper-
ate habits and adherence to truth, was
made a Mason while on a visit to l'hiladel-
pitia and more than once, when linder
did he prove himself to the brotherhood.
P. • . Grand Mastet• Scott, of Virginia in
an addaess delivered before :the Grand
Lodge of that State, in 1845 related an in-
teres:ing incident in Tecumseh's life which
he stated was well antheuticated, and
vonched for by severed wi tiles* then living.
During the war with England, a detach-
ment of Americans were overpowered in the
North west, by it superior ssimbiped Eng-
lish and Indiati force, an -I compelled to
Surrender. Scareely had titey laid ((Own
their itrms, when the Indians began to in-
- suit. strip and -maltreat them. At length the
torriah tw k and scalping k n fe were raisec1rfL.
and
maeli entered 111)On tile scene at
the hteght of the barbarity. Ile made no
motion r,0 Cheek biS frillowers, but On the
contrary. encouraged them an. their work.
Many Caf his best Witrriors had -fialen pi e-
yiouslv 1 theieKentucky Jifles, and this
; was an Indian's 'resenue. But a cry of a
Masa and a brother -seached his -ear, in a
language that he could slot but comprehend.
In a moment he spranseamong his follow-
ers with his tomahawk bitpl ted, and u t ter-
cel the savage command Let the slaughter
cease ; kill no more white mete' This is
but one of the several authentic incidents
in the ii\'Iasonu 1fe .of the dsrave Tecumseh.
.We letve another noble example in the In-
dian Masonry in the person of General Par-
ker, grandson of the great 'Indian Chief,
Red 'Jacket, a pure itlooded Indian, and,
at the same time an educated gentleman and
a Mason. During .the late civil War, he
spoke most touchingly of himself as the
lone -remnant of what Was Once .noble
ract,. AS he ouud his peopl th us wasti ng
away he asked himself. Where thall T go,
when the last of my race AM liave gone.
forever 1 Where shall 1 find any ay mpathy
when our last council fire is extinguished 't
I said I will knock at the door of Freeneis-
om•y, and see if the white raae will recogn-
ize me as they had nay. ance-st-ors, when we
were strong and the white men weak. I
knocked at the door of the Blue Lodge,_ and
found brotherhood: around its alter, 1
knelt before the Great Light\in the chap-
ter, and foiled companionship hy the Roy-
-r1 Arch ; I entered the Encampment and
found a. vailiant Sir Knight willing to
shield me there. without iegard to race or
nation1 went. further I knelt at the
cross of my Saviour, and I • found Chris-
tian Brotherhood, the crowning charity of
the Masonic Tie. 1 feeI assured that Ashen
tay glass ie run out, and I shall follow the
footsteps of my departed race, Masonic sym-
pathizers will cluster-11)11nd My Coffin, and
drop in my lonely grave the ever -green
acacia—sweet emblem of a better, meeting!
Joseph Arent, the famous Mohawk Indian
and Mason., was still another example of
the practical power of our Masonic prin-
ciples. 'Daring- the Re' olutionai•y' war, at
the battle of the Cedars, near Montreal Col.
MCKinstry, of the Coutinental troops, was
taken prisoner l)y. the Indian allies in the
British service. A.fter a council, it was
resolved that he should perish at the stake,
by the usual protraeted Indian tortures.
When fastened to the fatal- tree,' as a last
reaOrt he made.the great mystie appeal of a
Mason in the hour of (linger. The
-•
Ohief-
tani Brant was present and ina moment
saw, understood tnd responded to the sign.
He at once commanded the savage a to lib-
erate him, and was obeyed. Then with
ftaternal care, he conducted hint in safety
to Quebec, whence he returned to his
?home.oi parole. He suruived for -several
yearsafter, and often with deep emotion,
related how he was Snatched from the iltws
of death by ae. Indian Mason.
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The Central tianada
THE HIIRON EXPOSITOR.
prise is the favor which the snercaneile com-
munity of Montreal geems aisposed to ac-
.cerdit. Now that Ottawa im the political
capital, with -a Vfl.37 fair I)o' bability of its
continuing -to enjoy the honor for some
years, it, beannes a matter • of consequence
to the rest of the -Dominion that access there
;to should .be as easy and rapid as the means
and appliances of modern science can make
itAt preaent, it may be said to be an
out'of the way elect: aud some of the wes-
tern papet-s have taken advantage of the
fact to tease and wot-ry its somewhat self -
complacent citizens. So fitr aS Ontario is
concerned, it does not seem that the Cen-
tral Railway will greatly contribute. to
shorten the way to Ottawa, though we un-
derstand that, oven in this respect, there
will be an improvement. • Certainly, it will
be an -improvement for the rear portions of
the Countiee of Addington and Lanark,
and for the whole of Ressela to be able to
comelto the capital without going to the
fi ont and round feom Pi escott by the St.
Lawrence and Ottawa Railroad ; sut, be-
yond that, the benefit will not be large,
With respect to the whole country east of
Ottawa, however, the river front excepted,
the case ; will be quite difierent ; and when
once the 114 -et -colonial road is built, the Cen-
tral will be the i ou te.—Quebec Gazette.
An agitation which seems to promise ul-
timate, and in fact, early success, is rife in
the Ottawa valley just now, in favor of
the construction of a railway from Montreal
e to the capital of the Dominion, and from
thence to Carleton Place, wheie it will con-
nect with the Brockville and Ottawa, now
in. operation.' The Central Railway. Coin-
pany was ohanized some two years ago,
after having acquired or taken up from the
grantees a charter which was about
to expire, the precise terms of. which
we have not leisure now to enquire iito.
The company at once commenced operations
upon the section betw-een Ottawa and Car-
leton. Place, complying with the obliga-
tions of the Act to the extent needed- to
keep it in force, but as it will be further
.necessary that the toad should be coMpleted
within another limited period, the Direc-
tors are now using the best efforts, and as
we have just said, with good prospects of
success, to induce the Municipalities in. the
Counties interested to take up stock or sub-
scribe in the shape of bonus—which seerns
to be the favorite mode nbwea-days in On-
tario of aiding railWar-e-such sums as will
guranee the early execution Of the. work.
But the most hopeful feature of the enter -
New Knights
During the past year the prefix of " Sir"
has been accorded to the large number of
56 persons. Taking the statistics of the
previous three or four years, we find that
in -1866 only. 37 persons were 80 privileged
in 1867 there were 53, and in ,1868 only
34. If we examine what aro the qualifi-
cations Which have i•eaommended these- gen-
tleman to notice, it appears that 18 of them
filled offices in these colonies, either judi-
cial or administrative—viz., Canada. Nova
Scotia Prince Edward Ishind, Newfound-
land,. Mra
auus, Austraim, ,Bahamas, and
New South Wales. The army and r, navy,
including Indian service, has contributed
also 18. Science and kindred subjects,
number sixand the remainder of the list
is made up of local macnates who have
entertained royalty, inaugurated public
buildings, or. long borne official greatneSs
in their towns. From a reference to the
new edition for 1870 of that very useful
and well -arranged wcrk, Dodds's Peerage,
and from which Ntre llaye e011eetud tile above
particulars, it may also be observed that
many of thee knights ale nominated to the
order • of St. Michael and St. George.
Tais Order, w h ch was establ h ed i u 1818,
to reward special services rendered by na-
tives of the Ionian Islands and Malta, Was
curtailed in it usefulness hy the cession of
the.Ionian Islands to Greeee in 1863. But
in the past year the Go. eminent has very
wisely enlarged its capabilities, and now
extends its benefits to distinguished public
servants in all eolonies. SO that this order
is now to our colonial possessions what the
Order of the Star of India is to that part
of the Qneen's dominions."
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-The 'Iron Blacksmith.'
A Stubenville inechanic, named William
1-.eyon, says the Sharon Times, an Arneii-
caas paper, has invented and has now in op-
eration in that place, a very marvellous
piece.Of mechanicism, which he stylea tne
Iron Blacksmith.' It occupies the space ef
an ordinary sized cask, iL is very compact,
is driven by an engine of herculean strength.
and the machine itself is of most incalcu-
able power. I t is tit present constructed
for the manufacture of wrenches used by
machinists—gasfittera, particularly. These
wrenches are prepared from solid steel, at
the rate of one every three.seconds, , doing
the work in three seconds which would re-
quire the swiftest and most expert work-
man a whole clay to do, besides executing the
work inueh better When the Iron Black-
smith is 'fully armed and equipped' it will
produce, as if by magic any description of
teol or implement, also chains, horse -shoes,
fingers for mowers and reapers, all with the
same facility and exactness; in fact, almost
every article which come front the stala;art
blows of the arm, -and' directed by the men-
tal skill and ingenuity of the intellegent
smith. This machine, which is the result
of many years of thought and labor, besides
an expenditure of thousands of doclars, is
• destined our authority thinks, to revolution-
ize the smithing trade.
Getting out Stumps
Trio removal of stoinps i lwaya a, sub-
ject of interest to the bush - farmer.' ss He
makes his elearance ; but eight years at
least must elapse; before the roots rot away
so that the stumps tam be extracted ; tht:y
disfigure the surface of his land, and in dry
weather they as'e a sour -co of danger, be-
cause when fires occur in the wood, sparks
ignite the decaying stumps aud bring .dan-
ger to barns and our•buildings. The aver-
age life of a hardwood etutrip is eigh t years,
but the pine species is 'anger lived. It ia
difficelt to define the number of yearsthat
a pine stutno would require to rot away if
left -undisturbed; half a century would
not be beyond the mark. The, common
, custom with the farmers is to employ a
stumping maehine, of which there are var-
ious Kinds easily worked and -very affective
but the operation is costly so much sb as to
deter farmers from it unless the land is un-
-usually valuablea—Boring holes and in-
serting nitre renders the stumps combusti-
blebut a recent discoveiy that coal •oil ana-
-vers the purpose equally well will be grate-
ful news to those interested, as that ma-
terial isfound in all households. It is as-
serted that if an auger hole ia bored in a
stump and filled with oil and then plugged
up, that the oil will permeate all the fibres
of the wood, rendering the stump so in-
flamablethat aftee a few days, it will en-
tirely consume away if tire is applied. If! SHELF AND HEAVY"
the facts be as stated a dollar's worth of
oil and a few days' labor will suffice ti' re- _
move the stumps frFlik_RDNA/
om a large field. R
• How MAIRLES ARE MADE.—The chief
place of the manufacture of marbles, those
little round pieces of stone which contribute
so largely to the enjoyment Of Young Cana-
da, is at Oberstein, on the Nahe, in Ger-
manywhere there are large agate -mills and
quarries, the refuse of -which is turned to
good paying account by beieg made into
the small balls employed by experts to
knuckle with, 'which are mostly sent to the
American. market. The substance used in
Saxony is a hard, calcareous stone, which
is first broken into blocks, nearly square,
by blows with a hammer. These are
-thrown by the one hundred or two hundred
into a small sort of mill, which is fornied-
of a flat, siationary slab of stone, with a
mon ber of concentric furrows upon its face.
A block, 'of oak, or other hard wood, of the
same diametric size, is placed over the
small stones and partly resting upon them,
This block or log is kept revolving while
water flows upon the stone slab. In about
fifteen minutes the stones are turned to
spheres, and then, being fit l'er sale, are
henceforth called marbles. One establish-
ment, containing only three of these rude
mills, will turn out full , sixty thousand
marble i in each week. Agates are made
into marbles at Oberstein, by first chipping
the pieces nearly round with a hamnser,
handled by a skilful workman, and then
wearing do.wn the edges upon the 'surface of
a .large grindstone.
SIG) OF THE
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Pr-=
4.2. -
CIRCULAR SAW!
Robertson
DE.k.Lrits IS ALI, VaNns OF
March 11 1870.
IN CHANCERY.
STAVELY V.S% RUMBALL.
pURSUANT to a Decree in this Causee bear-
ing date the lst December, 1869, there will
be sold
BY PUBLIC AUCTION
By me the undersigned at
.RATTENBURY'S HOTEL,
IN THE
Village of Clinton' ,
Iu the County of _Huron, on
Wednesday3 March 30th
,o.
1.870, at Twelve o'clock,
noon, in one Lot,
Two Funerals.
BY FAN:A' FERN.
•
'Mere than in any other locality does a
funeral passing through BrOadway seem
impressive to me. There, where life is at
the flogd, and thousands pass and repass
you, whose faces you do not recognize, save
by the universal stamp of cagetheas, and
bustle and hurry, as if the gaol in the dia.-
tance which they aim at, was for eternity,
and pot for fleeting time; there, where
bright eyes shine the brightest, and silken
locks and silken dresses glimmer fairest in
the dancing sunbeams ; there, all nations,
all interests are represented, und the Panora
ama never halts, day or night, but only
substitutes one set of 1110Ving figUleS for
another; there indeed does Death eccer
Death ashen it glides stealthily in among
the busy, surging crowd.
Once, walking there on a bright 1-11.1MAY
Slay, 1 met four pall -bearers, slowly bear-
ing a coffin covered with black, with the
clergyman in his gown and band, and the
mourners following. Instinctively the gay
crowd parted upon the sidewalk, the men
standing.with uncovered heads; the laugh
died upon the lips of the young girl; the
little -children looked on, wondering and
awe-struck. Even she over wore own
grave 110 loving tear might ever fall bowed
her defiant head aim for one brief moment
faced that terrible thought. And so the
slow procession passed, though no one knew
who slept so quietly amid all that din and
, noise; but knowing only that some heart;
some 1101ne was desolate. Then the eager
crowd closed in again, and new faces pas-
sed sthilingly, new forms stepped gayly,
smart equipages dashed by and the jest
and the laugh fell again upon my ear as be-
fore while Irseemed. to move as one in a
dream.
Once again, but in thi, country, fragrant
with blossoms, and eweet with the songs of
birds and the murmuaed whisper of leaves,
just such a „sombre processton crossed the
green fields, under the blue sky with its
quiet burden. It is long years since I wit-
nessed both ; but they stand out in my
memory. each as distinctly as if it were but
yesterday. I don't know which was the
more impressive. I only know that when].
looked upon the latter, I said to myself,
when life's fret is over, just 80 would I be
carried to my last rest.
For the cheapest Boots and Shoes in ,Seaforth
according to quality. go to Coventry's. 87.ti.
Magnificent Scenery.
One of the grandest sights on this side
of the Continent is the valley of the Ycse-
mite, in the Sierie range, about 250 miles
east of San Francisco. The first time a
white man ever entered it was in 1848, and
even now the journey is "somewhat hard."
The Valley is ten miles long and three wide.
Its sides are granite walls from 2000 to 4,-
500 feet high. Great domes pyramids rise
above the deep hollow, at • the bottom of
which is a little lake or stream. A small
river, 70 feet wide, tumbles over on one
side of the immense height, -coining down
in three falls the first of them 1,300 feet.
In the valley are nooks and bits of scenery
of rare beauty, constrasinig almost strangely
with the solemn grandeur of the surround-
ing walls and . peaks. In Calaveras there
are 92 trees ranging in height from 150 to
327 feet, and from 10 to 40 feet in diam-
eter. Their age is supposed to frcrn 1,200
to 2,500 years. There is another grove
only six miles from Mariposa, on the Y_ose-
rnitte i-oute, containing 427 trees, the larg-
est 35 ft: in -diameter. The Geysers are
another Wonder of California. There are
about sixty miles north of San Francisco,
hundred of springs, of all kinds, colors and
temperatures are to be seen, with immense
deposits of sulphur, id um, magnesia, opium
salt and other minerals. The puffing and
roaring of the steam whicli issue from evexy
crevice in the rocks, and rushes with great
violence from "Steamboat Springs,' the
dashings and surging of black boiling water
in the unfathomable depths of the "witches'
Cauldron," and the sulphurous fumes which
fill the air, produce an indescribable effect
on the beholder.. '
'
aints,
iron,
Oils,
Glass,
Steel,
.5
Putty C.
Blacksmith Coals,
Hubs,
Rims,
Spokes,
Weavers' Supplies of all kinds.
JACK SCREWS TO HIRE.
Seaforth, Jan'y- 28, 1870. 112
NEW
FALL ttr, WINTER
GOODS.
KIDD & M MULKIN,'
ARE prepared to 'show the Largest Stock of
DRY COO:DS !
Consisting of the Latest Styles of Dress Patterns,
in Irish and French Poplins, all Wonl Plaids,
French Merincps, and Twills of various kinds,
'ever offered inSeaforth.
Their Millinery Depart-
ment.
•
Is furnished with a large assortment of Hata,
Bonnets and Mantles of the Latest Fashi-
ons,' VERY CHEAT.
READY-MADE CLOTHING I
For the Million. 100D TWEED SUITS FOR
TEI1 DOLLARS. '
BOOTS & SHOES
CHEAPER THAN EVER.
• _Iasi; a very choice stock of
•
Fresh Groceries
Be sure and call for their $1.00 Tea.
25 lbs. Rice for Si ; 11 lbs. Raisins. and
10 lbs. good bright Sugar.
FINE AND GOU_RAS'_E SALT.
Give them a COL
KIDD & MeMULK1N.
Seaforth, Jan'y 5th. 1870.
The south half of lot number Thirty in thp
Fourth t'oncession of the Township of Wawatiosh
in the County of Huron, containmg
100 _A,CIR‘S..
- • The property is situate about fifteen miles
from the Town of Goderich, ani about the same
distance from the village of Clinton, and three
miles from gravel roads, and the village of Man-
nchester. The lot is uncleared, and with the
exception of about' five acres is good hardwood
land. The purchaser shall at the time of sale
pay down a deposit in the proportion of $10 to
every $100 of his purchase money, to the vendor
or his solicitor, and the remainder within ten
days thereafter. In Other respects the condi-
tions are the standin'a conditions of the Court
of Chancel y.
The conditions of sale and further particulars*
may be obtained at the Chambers .of the said
Master, and at the offices of John Davison,
Esq., Barrister, and Peter F. Walker, Esq.,
Solicitor, in the said town of Goderich, and of H.
Hale, Esq., in the village of Clinton.
Dated this fourth day of February, A. D. 1870.
HENRY MACDERMOTT,
Master in Chancery at G•oderich.
JOHN DAVISON,
Vendor's Solicitor.
116-5ins.
GO TO THE BEST.
The British American
A N
BRYANT, STRATTON & ODEL
CONSOLIDATED BUEINESS COLLEGE.
Now the 'lanestrinost extensive and complete
BUSINESS SCHOOL in the country. It his'
the largest staff of Te.a,chers, the most practiaar-
and best adapted business forms, and the best ar-
raaigcd. and most commodious apartments.
It is under thejnanagcment of thorough btusi-
ness men, fully alive to all the requirements of
all the business community.
The advantages and. facilities afforded in this
institution are unequaled in the country, and no
youlig man should enter a hasiness career with-
out fully availing himself of its benefits. Ws,
were awarded the .•
tt.
FIRST *PRIZE IN BUSINESS WRITING
at the late Provincial Exhibition at London. As
this is the Sixth consecutive year,that we
taken this prize, we feel confident that there can
be but one opinion, as where to go to learn to
write.
For specimens ofwriting, banknotes, circulars,
&c., address,
ODELL TROUT,
Toronto -
MR. JOHN THOMPSON
THANKS his numerous customers for their
liberal patronar,,,e dining the last fifteen '-
years, and trusts he will receive its continuance;
He has now on hand a large assortment of
Good Sound
Green Hemlock!
Which be warrants wil! give satisfaction.
ALSO
200,000 FEET OF PINE I
CUT FOR
BUILDING AND GENERAL PURPOSES
Which he offers on liberal terms. Orders will
be promptly attended to.
He has also on hand' a large assortment of
WELL SEASONED ACCOUNTS
To whickhe cal/s the attention of his old custo-
mers, who will find it co their advantage -to re:
tire them promptly, and without legal proceed-
Seaforth, Jan'y, 21st, 1870. 84-d:
-FARM FOR SALE.
_
THE Subscriber -nffers for Sale, fifty Acres of
good land, fro' n firty to forty-five Acres
cleared and fenced, hind itt good state of cultivat-
ion, being composed' of '8outli--lia1f of Lot, No..
one, on the lith con' Grey on the Gravel Road;
adjoining the village of -Ainley-ville. Tittle in-('
dis}p,ourtafubrtleier partieu
1:),..rs apply personally or by
letter prepaid to
." D. MOLL1SON,
Grey, P.O.,.
Or to J. I'. BRINR, Seaff,r6).
Grey, Jan'y. 28, 1870. • 112-6ins-
Agents iteafl This!
WB 3611 pay agents a salary f $30 per. week.,
- and expenses, sr a,110-vt a lare
to sell our new wonderful inventions-
A•ddiess, M. WAG3.c ER ta Co., Tdai-khall. Mich:
eh
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thing is mot
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waist by st.
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elbow the sn
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the front of t
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and Levanti
of a.bont ten;
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'canary is ;till
their streng
Eta -dolled ere
step- into the
owners in a
ing their set
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goes he d
mad Isea.atii aJ
galloping, an
them. The
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longed ah I
changes of
experienced i
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dust.. Ifapp
melsin the fr
well. back,
sonic way.
stirrups, tea
from the fre
mon that no
Iutarip73cus
tines
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your eyes, ea
other—the
domino, sitti,
fat Pach swtel
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beast by th
effendi, Tvith
and' a open
gamin. sittisi
and passing
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powerful of re
to subniit to
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-whieb, be gay'
have won the
of the Spanisl
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instead, the.ft
exile, penury,
}[egavethe
South AineriA,
his rich plant
villas, his wilt
and fled an is
land 3. HeIV:
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feated, he mai:
pereistence set
ton or a Cron'
repulse to reni
perate forays
when eveiy
he roused the,
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example-itt
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yet be free.
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and it is possi
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doom of their
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preme over ti
the Platonict
frame. He s
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countrymen a
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with a nature
cover in their
of the hero
annals of
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ious tongue
literature anif
be confessed
slave of inferi
ambitious of
licentious *
greatness lies
with unfailm
cause.. I
of -the Latin'
rather than
not to enslav
ficulties
he showered I
ings of free-Glg
race. With
thing to coos'
latent worth
LAWRENCE,
March,