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BUCK FANSHAW'S 'FUNERAL.
-AN Et..tsoDE OF tuttme LLFE
Somebody has sa;d that m order.
to know a eommitnity, one mutt Oh:
serve the style of its funeralsand
know what manner :of men they
bury with inost ceremony. I can-
not say which class we buried with
most eclat in our `ifttith flineit;" the
, distinguished public .benefactor or
the distinguished rough—possibly
he two chief grades-- oragrandedivii,
ions of society honored the irillustrir
ous dead about equally, and hence,
no doubt, the philosopher 1 have
quoted from would have needed to
see two representative funerals i▪ n
Virginia before, tormirete. his eatia
mate of the people. -
There was a grand ‘'biine over
Bulk Fanshaw When he diedlie
was a repret.entatitre citizen.. He
had killed his Man '2 ---not an his
oitn quarrel, it is trueffbitt in'de-
fence of a stranger unfairly' beset by
numbers. He hadkept a suunptu-
ous saloon. He bad been the pre-
prieter of a dashing helpmeet Wheta
he could have disca,rdetf without the
formality oi a divorce. Ile bacltheld
a high position in thefire" depart,
metat, and been a 'very Warwick in
politics. When he died there \yap
great latnenta4on about the town,
but especially in: the vast bOtconi-
stratum of society..
On the inquest it Was howr1 that
Buck Fanshiew,In the th1nun. of
a wasting typhoid fever, liad takeh
arsenic, shot himaelt thrOugh the
body, cut his throat,ard jumped
out of a font -story window, and
broken his neat—and, after due 'de-
liberation., the jury, sad anti, tearful,
but with intelligence unbliucled by
its SOITOW, brought* the verdict (if
death by the visitation of, God.'
What could the world do without
juries?
Prodigious pt eparationa were
made for the filnerat All the ye-
hicleain town were hired, all the.
saloons put in 'mauling, all the
municipal and •fireTompany flags
bung at half-mast, and all the fire-
men ordered to muster in uiiiform-
and bring their machines duly, drap-
ed in black. Now—let us retuark.
in parenthesis—as all the people of
the earth had representative adven-
turers, in the Siltrerland, and as each
adirenturer,-had brought the slang of
his. nation .or his locality with him,
the combination made the slang of
Nevada the richest and most lilt',
Rai varied !and copious' ,that • had
ever existed anywhere in ,,tiae world,
perhaps; except f. iii the mines of
California in the 'early days.'
Slang was the langatige of Nevada..
It was hard to - preach a sermon
witheut it, and be undetstood. Such
phrases as Yoti bet f' Oh, no, I
1 reckon not !' No Irish need apply '
_a
ant.a hundred others., ,became so
common -as to fall from the lips. of
the speaker unconaciously — and
very .often when they did not touch
.the subject tinier disctissican and
conaequently failed to mean any-
thing.
After Buck Fanshaw's inquest, a
meeting of the short haired brother-
, hood was held, for nothing. can be
done on the .Pacilic coast vtithotit a
public meeting and an expresaion-of
sentiment. Regretftfl -regolutiont
were passed end variouvorrimittes
appbinted among others, it- com-
mittee' of one was deputed toitrall on
the, minister, a fragile,gentle,spirit-
ual new fledgling frtim an eastern
theolOgical seminartt, and as yet un,
acquainted with the ways of the
reines.t.The committeeman 'Scotty'
Briggs, made his visit : and in after
day i it was worth something to her
the natnisteetell about it. Scotty Was
a stalwart rough, whose customary
-suit, when ontieighty official busi-
ness, like coniniittee work, was a
-fire helmet, fbuning red' flannel shut,
patent leather belt with spannerand
revolver attached,dealt bilng ,over
arm; and pants s`tuffed into boot tpps.
He formed something oraa eontrast
to the pale theological student. It
is fair to say of Scotty, however, in
passing, that he had a warna heart,
and a etrong love for his friends,
and never entered into a quarrel
when he .doulit reasonably keep out
of it. -Incl.eeci, it was conimenly said
that whenever one of Scotty's .fights
was investigated, it always turned
out tbat it had originally been no
affair of his, but that out of native
000dheartedness he had dropped in
of his own accord to help: the man
who was getting. the worst cif it. He
and Buek Fanshaw were bosom
friends, for years, and had Often
taken adventurous '-pot-luck' to-
gethet. On ene occasion they bad
thrown off their coats and taken the
weaker side in a fight among stran-
trers and after b b oaininte a hard earn-
ed victory; tutned andfound that the
men they were helping had deserted
-
early, and not only that, but had
alien their coats and made off with
them . But return to Scotty's
visit to the minister. . He was on a
sorrowful mission, now, and his
faceswas the picture of woe. Being
adraitted to the presence he sat
down before the 'clergyman, placed
his fire -hat on an unfinished- mann-
sezipt sermon under the minister's
nose, took from it a red. silk hand-
kerchief, :wiped his brow and heaved
sigll of disrnat itniresii.veneSs, ex-
planatory of his business. He chok-
ed, and even shed tears, but ,with
an effort he mastered bis' voice and
aaid in. 1 ugubritins 'tones :
' Ate you the duck that runs the
gospel mill nextdoor'
Am I the; --pardon me, I believe
do not understand '1'
• With another sigh, am! a half -sob,
Scotty rejoined: ,
Why you=see. weraretin a 113it- of'
trouble, and the boys thought may-
be you would givelus a lift, ifiwe'd
tackle yon—that is, if I've -got -the
-tights of it and, you are the head
clerk of the doxology. works next
'door.'
I am the shepherd in charge of
the flock whim° fold is next door.'
The which ?'
The spiritual adviser of the little
company of believers .• whose sanctu-
ary adjoins these premises.'
Scotty scratehed his head, reflect-
ed a moment, and then Said :
Yon ruther hold eyer me, pard.
I reckon I can't call tlmt hanq,. Ante
and Pass the buck!
How 7 I -beg paidon. What
did funderstand you to say,1!
Well, you've truther -got the
bulge on me. Or maybe We've
both got thc bulge, kome.how. You
don't smokeme.and I don't smoke -
you. You see, one of the boys has
passed ie his checks and we wantto
give him a good send-off, and so the
thing I'm. On now is to roust out
somebody to jerk a little chin:music
for us and waltz him through hand-
some.'
My friend, 1 seem to grow more
and more bewil dered. Your ohser-
vatione'are- wholly - incompirehenei-
ble to me. Cannot you simplify
thorn in some way 4.4 first I
thought perhaps I 'understood you,
buil grope n'owWduldit not ex-
pedite matiera, if you restricted
yourself to categorical statements of
fact unencumbered' with obstructing
accumulations of 'metaphor and" alle-
gory r. r;
- Another pause, and more reflec-
tion., Then said Scotty:
have to pass, 1 judge.
How ?'
tYou"ve raised me out, pard.'
• I still fail to catch your mean-
ino•
Why, that last lead of yourn is
too many for me.--j-that's the idea-'
I can't neither trimati nor follow
811int!e, clergyman sank back in- his
chair perplexed. Scotty .leaned his
head on his hand and gave himself
urto thought. Presenlly ,his face
came up, torrowful but confident.
I'v-e got it now, so's you can
savvy,' he said. 'What we want is
a gospel -sharp. See?'
A what r
Gospel -sharp. Parson.
:Oh ! Why. did you not say so
befOte ? I ani a clergy man --a par-
son.' -
Now you talk' • You see, my'
blind_ and dtraddlea it like a man.
Put!it there -?—extending ,a brawny
paw; which _.cloSedover, the minis-
ter's small hand and gave it a shake
indicative of fraternal sympathy- and
ferven t gratificati&.
Now we're all right,Pard„ Let's
start fresh. Don't. You mind My
snuffling alittlea-rbeettz we're in a
power of trouble. You see; one•of
the boys has gone up the flume '
'Gone where?'
the flume—throwed up the
;sponge, you understand!
Thrown up the sponge.
Yes; kicked the bucket
'Alt1 has departed to that rcyse
terious country from Those bourne
no traveler ieturns!
Return! I reckon not. Why
pard, he's deadi"
Yes • I. understand.'
Ob, you do Well I thought
maYbe you might be getting tangled
some -more. Yes, you see he's eleact
axrain—'
Again'? Why, has he ever
been dead before?'
Dead before No Do you
reckon a man hs got as many lives
as a cat? But you bet - you he's
awful dead now, poor old hby, and I
wish I'd never seen this day. I don't
want no bettet friend than Buck
Finshaw. I knowed him by the
baak.; and when I know a man and
like him, -I faeeze to him bear
tne. Take him all round, pard,
there never was a bullier man in the,
mines. No man ever .lcilowed Buck
Fanshaw to go back on a friend.
But it's all up, you know, it's all
up: It ain't DO use. They've scoop-
ed him.'
'Scooped him?'
Yes ; death has. Well, well,
well, we've got to give hie] up. Yes
indeed. It's a kind of a hard:world,
after all, ain't ]t? But, pard, . he
was a rustler 1 You ought to seen
hini get started once. He was a
bully boy with a glass eye ! Just
spit in his fa,ce and give Lira room
according to his strength, and it was
just beautiful to see him peel and go
in. He was the' worst. son Of a
thief that ever drawed brgatlEtPard,
he was otiit ! He was on it bigger
thanan
On it ! On what
On the shoot. On the shoulder.
•
On the fight, you understand.. He
give a continental for any-
body. -`f Beg your pardon, friend, for
Coming' so near saying a enss-word ;
but you Bee I'm On an awful strain
in thie palaver, on account of having
to cramp :down and draw everthing
so mild. But we've got to give him
up. There ain't any getting around
Int, I don't reckon. Now if we
can get you to help plant him—'
Preach the funeral discourse 3
Assist at the obsequies ?'
ObF3'quies is good. Yes. That's
it ; that's our little game. We ate
going to get the thing up regard1e4s,
you know. He was always 'nifty
himself, and so you bet you. his fu-
neral ain't going to be no slouch --
solid silver door -plate on his coffin,
six plumes on the 'hearse, and a,
nigger on the box in a shirt and
a.plug hat—how's Ithat for, high?
And we'll iake :care of you; pard.
We'll fix you alt right. There'll be
kerridge for you ; and whatever
yoti want, you just scape- out and
we'llrtend to it. We've got a she-
bang' fixed up for you to stand
bind, in No. l's house, and don't yeti
..be afraid. just go jn. and toot your
horn; if you don't sell a clam. Put
Buek through as bully as you can,
pard, for anybody that knowed him
will. tell you that he was one of the
whitest men that was ever in the
mines. You can't drawit too
strong, He never could stand it to
see thiiags going wrong. He's done
more to_make this town quiet and
peaceable than any*munja it. I've
seen him lick four Greasers in
eleven, minutes, myself. If a thing
wanted regulating, he warn't . the
man to go :browsing around „after
somebody to do it, but be would
prance in and -regulate it himself.
Fie warn't a Catholic.*.: Scasely.
Ile was,.down on 'ern. His word
was NO lrish nee el `ripply But
it didn't make no difference about
that when it came down to what a
man's rights was—and so, when
some roughs jumped the Catholic
bone -yard and started in to stake
out town lots in it, he went for 'am !
And' he cleaned 'en], too! I was
there, pard, and 1 seen it myself!
.„
That was very well, indeed—at
least the impulse was—whether the
act was strictly defensible or not.
Had deceaSed "MIXT religions convic-
tions ! That is te say, did be feel
a dependence upon, or acknowledge'
allegiance to a higher power?'
More reflectimi.
I reckon you've Stamped me
again, "pard. Coutd.you say it over
once more, and say it slow 3'
Well, to simplify it somewhat,
was he, or rather had he ever been,
cmmected with any organization. se-
questered from secular concerns and
devoted to self-sacrifice in the inter-
ests of morality r
t M1 down but nine set em up
on' the other alley, pard.
What did I understand aTou to
say?'
Why, you're most too -':many for
me, you 'pow. When you; get in
with your left I hunt grass every
time. Evety time :sou dra,v, you
fill; but I ,lon't seem to have any
luck. Let's have a new deal.'
' How ? Begin again?'
That's itt'
-Very well. • Was he * good
!Ilan, and—'
There—I. seethat ! Don't put up
;another chip till I look at my hand.
A good, man, says you Pard, it
'ain't OD name for it. He was the
best . manthat ever—pard, you
(arould have doted on that man. He
bould lain any galoot of his inches
in America. It was him that put
down the riot lastelection before it
got &start ; and everybody said he
-was the only man that could have
dope it. He waltzed in with a
spanner in:one band and a trumpet
in the other, and sent fourteen men
:home on a shutter in less than three
minutes. He had that riot all
broke up. and prevented nice befell e
anytaidy ever got a chance tostrike
a blow. He was -always for peace,
and he would have peace—he could
:not stand disturbances. Pard,
was a great loss to this town. It
•would please the boys if you' could
chip in something Iikethat and do
him justice. Here once, when the
.Micks got throwing stones through
•the_Metliodis' Sunday School win-
dows, Buck Fanshaw, all of his own
'notion; shut up his saloon and took
. a couple of six-shooters and mount-
ed guard over the Sunday- School.
Says he, No Irish need apply!'
And they didn't. He was the bul-
' In my opinion the man that
would offer personal violence to his
mother, ought to
Cheese it, pard; • you've banked
your ball clean outside the' string. ,
What I was a-drivire at, wab, that
he never throtved of on his mo
'don't you see No indeedy.
give her a house to live i
town lots, and plenty of money;
and he looked after !ter and took
care of her all the time; and when
she was down with the small pox
I'm if he didn't set up
nights and nuss her himself! Beg
your _paidon for saying it, but it
bopped out too quick for yours
truly. You've treated me like a
gentleman, pard, and I ain't the
man to hurt your feelings inten-
tional. I think you're white. I
think you're a square man, pard.
I- ta
like, you and I'll lick any man
that don't. I'll lick him till he
can't tell himself from 'a last year's
corpse ! Put it there P' [Another
fraternal handshake—and exit.]
The obsequies were all that the
boys' could desire. Such a mar-
vel of funeral potnp had never been
seen in Virginia. The plumed
hearse, the dirhobreathing brass
cl
bands, the closemarts Of business,
the flags drooping at half mast, the
long plodding procession of uniform-
ed secret societies, military hatal-
lions and fire companies, draped en-
gines, carriages of officials, and citi-
zens in vehicles and on foot, at-
tracted multitudes of spectators to
the siuewalks, roofs and window's ;
and for years afterward, the degiee
of grandeur attained by any civic
display, in Virginia was determined
by comparison with Buck Fan-
shaw's funeral.
uScotty Briggs, as a pall -bearer
and a mourner, occupied a promi-
nent place at the funeral, and when
the sermOn wss finished and the
last sentence of the prayer for the
dead mart's soul ascended, he -re-
sponded, in a low voice, but . with
feeling: =
Amen. No Irish need apply.'
As the btilk of the response was
without apparent relevancy, it was
probably 'nothing more than • a
humble tribute to the memory of
the friend that. was gatite ; for, as
Scotty had once said, it was this
her ;
. He
and
word.'
Scotty Briggs, in afier-days,
achieved the distinction. of becora-
ing the, only convert to religt'on that
was ever gatheied from the Virgi-
nia roughs ; and it transpired that
the man who had it in to
espouse the quarrel of the weak out
of inborn nobility of spirit was no
mean' timber whereof' to construct a
Christian. The making him one
did not warp his generosity or 4i -
mulish his courage; on the con-
trary, it gave intelligent directien
to the one and a broa4er field to the
other. If his Sunday school class
progiessed faster than the other
classes, was it matter fcr wonder
I think net. He talked to .his pi-
oneer small -fry in *1 la.nguage they
understood. , It was Icy large -privi-
lege, a month before he died, to
hear hinihten the beautiful story of
ajeseph and his brethren to his class
without looking at the book.' I
leave it to the reader to fancy what
it waslike as it fell riddled with
slang, from the lips of that grave,
earnest teacher, and was listened to
by his 'little learners with a consum-
ing ibLerest that showed that they
were as unconscious as be was that
any violence was being done to the
sacred proprieties 1 --lark Twain.
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Eeleetric Oil. Kennedy's Meet.
eal Discovery-. Fix -tract of'
Buchu,Alorseand0att3eMede
einea, Superior Dye Staffs, Perfnmery Coaths ana
Brushes, iltir Oils and Pornades, Scheel Booksaraf
Stationery.
EXCHANGE OFFICE..
-
In connection, where all partrte going to flo
United. States can be supplied 'with Aancriaan par.
rency. Money to lend on easy terms. Tickets
lined to all parts of Enrope and the Western 'States. .
Parties wishing to briUg Out their friends from
Europe can be supplied with titikets here to vial
to them.
267 SOHN S'EATTER.
GROCERIES,
CROCKERY AND GLASSW.AP.E
To be had at tie
FLOUR AND 'FEED STORE
At the lowest prices.
Call ane examine our well -selected stook
TEAS, SUGARS, COFFIL'S, &c.
Canned Fruit, Oysters, Salmon, -Waters
Sardines -constantly on hand. -
Stock raisers would -do well to try Simpeon'sliorke
and Cattle Spice, the finest and cheapest Condi-
tion Powder in theworld.
S. P.. KENDALL & Co.'s (latoW. AL Shearson 8;
-Co.) celebrated
FAMILY, FLOUR
Delivered on the shortest notice.
The highest Market Price paid for all kindirof
Produce.
CEDAR POSTS and SHINGLES still unUna
THOMAS LER
THE HOIJDAYS OVER,
BUT THE TIME FOR
CHEAP JEWELRY
Di not fet endea at
M R COUNTER'S.
JD ST RECEIVED,
TWO CASES OF THOSE
-
Celebrated Watches,
Manufactured expressly for
M. R. COUNTER,
BY
illeoRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, Clinton, Ont,"
C. S. McCUTCHBON, Proprietor. First-class
accommodation for travellers. The Bar is sup-
plied with the very best liquors and cigars. Good
stabling attached. The stage ,leaves this House
everar day for Wingham. ' 204-4t
KAYE RV.
rp A. SHARP'S 1VERY AND SALE STABLES.
Office—At Murnry'e Hotel, Seaforth. Good
Horses and first-class Conveyances always on hind.
ritnoarsoNs LIVERY, CLINTON.
OFFICE,—AT COMMERCIAL HOTEL. Good
quiet Horses and First -Class Vehicles always
on hand. Conveyaneier furnished to Commercial
Travellers on reasonable rateta
221. JOHN THOMSON. *
RELI2SITVERY STABLES, SEAFORTH, Ont.
-*-' Good liorses'and Comfortable Vehicle, always
on hand. Favorable Arrangements made with.
Commercial Travellers. All orders left at KNox's
HOTEL, will be promptly attended. to.
" OFFICE AND STABLES —1111.1-1 door. North of
Knox's Hotel, Main Sttee • ,
221 TI10 S BELL, Proprietor.
MISCELLIAlitE0
1TETERDTARY SURGE014.--D. MeNAUGHT,
Y. a., begs to =mimic° to the inhabitants of
Seatorth and surrounding eauntry that he haS
been awardlal the diploma of the Ontario Veterin-
ary College, and is now prepared to treat diseases
of Horses and Cattle and all domestic animals. Ile
has opened an office ni connection with his horse
-
shoeing shop, where he -will be found ready to at-
tend to call?. Diseases of the feet specially at-
tended to. 'Residence, office and shop in the rear
of Killoran & Ryan's new store. All kinds of Vet-
erhiary Medicines kept constantly on hand.
Charges reasonable. . 229
REMOVED. REMOVED.
M. ROBERTSON,
Cabinet-maker and Undertaker, ,
HA'S REMOVED his vrare-rooras to
JOHNSON'S OLD STAND,
Main -street, Seaforth,
Where he has on hand a superior stoek of Furni.
tare of every description.
CALL AND 'SEE IT..
IINBEitTAKING.
Having purchased Mr. Thomas Bell's REARSE,
I am prepared to attend funerals on the shortest
notice, either in town or country.
Coffins, All Sizes,
Kept constantly on hand.
SHROUDS! . SHROUDS
M. ROBERTSON,
CABINET ITAKER AND UNDERTAKER,
Johnson's Old Stand,
Main street, Seaforth, has now on hand a good
assortment of
.S1-11R,CDT_TIDS
Which he can furnisli cheaper than they can be
got elsewhere. 205
TO DAIRYMEN.
MILK CANS AND PAILS.
MRS. WHITNEY
Would state to Dairy -men that she has commenced
to manufacture
Milk Cans and Pails,
Of all idnds, and can supply them
AS CHEAP AS ANY IN THE TRADE.
Stoves and Tinicare on hand as usual.
iteCOpairinA OnsallaLEafOvreSTralooriighinolegsparolemanpdtilley attrteiln. d.
ed to.
31133.MWRiein-sTtPeTtYa ealott: h.
LONDON .AND LIVERPOOL.
REPAIRING DONE AS USUAL.
Personal attentisn paid to repairing and regulat-
ng watches.
TBITMS—STRIOTLY -CASH.
Also, agent for. TALZaTt16, Morris & Co.'s Perfected
Spectacles.
31. R. COUNTER.
f-N-§-u-RE YOUR PROPERTY
AND YOUR LIVES.
•
A. Strong Seafortli.
1.
• AGENT FOR
The 'Scottish Proyincial Insurance Company --
Fire and Life.
The Western Insurance Company, of Toronto—
Fire and Life.
The Isolated Risk, Insurance Company, el
. Canada.
Terms as 'reasonable as offered by any other
agent doing business for reliable Companiee.
MONEY TO LOAN,
Also, Agent for the Agritulturai InvestMent
Soeiety, London: This Cbrapany offers betterin-
ducements to borrowers than. any others doing
business in this Province, Call and .get circulars
giving full partitulars before pureharemg elsewhere
OFFICE --over Strong .4 Fairley's Grocery'
Store Main Street, Seaforth. •
it 252
SEAPORT)" PLANING MILL,
SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY
THE
subscriber begs leave to than]; numeroes
tustorners for the liberal patronage extended ti;
bim since commencing business ;in Seaforth, :and
trusts that he may be favored with a continuance
of the same.
Parties intending to build wouldo well to give
him a call, as he will continue' to- keep on -band
large stock -of all kinds of
DRY PINE LUMBER,
SAS TIE S,
DOORS, BLIND, MOULDINGS,
SHINGLES, LATH, ETC.
He feels confident of giving satisfaetion to those
alio may favour him with their patronage, as atone
but first-class workmen are employed.
Particular attention paid to Custom Planing.
201 JOHN H, BROADPOOT.
POULTRY! POULTRY!
•The subscriber "will pay the
PRI -CES
For any quantity -of fat, well-dressed
CD T.T la at I7t
Delivered at the
EGG EMPORIUM,
Main -street, Seaforth."
POULTRY TQ BE DRAWN,
227 D. D. WILSON.
J. P. BRINE,
T _ICENSED AUCTIONEER for the County Of
-1--• Huron. Sales attended in all parts of the
Country. All orders left at THE EXPOSITOR OttiOS
"Win be promptly attended to. 128
BOAR DI N"G.
TT COLLADAY bus leased the large enci cora-
-a-La rtiodioris house, on the Salt Works Grounds;
irdjoiningthe Railway Station, and bits fitted it UP
as a boanling-house. Good table and comfortable
rooms. Persons 'wishing a. pleasant boarding-
house should apply, as there are at present a Mg
) vacancies. Transient boarders aceoraModatedet
less than hotel rates. 228
fl -e vi
years ag0 by,-
Broakville /kr
his editorial r
lt WAS
of Howick,
far as we can
the first time.
of the same
common abill
Said, en
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reigned0c te
the earth
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birth—
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ken --
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hea.ven„. .
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en the
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tlieThat luta,' *
men; :
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they 1,-155
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meat whe
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spread,
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stream ;-
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dread,
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alream
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became *
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name.
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- birth,
The million m
Tha inamh
the cart
To -guard fair
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cd leaves,_
Sowed seed id
leaves.
Yes, heave
mueh to
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friend ;
'Without thee
- free,
Or can he kno
Ali, no 2 wit
lone,
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stoae.
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flow,
To lighten in
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frames, a
That yet now
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faine,
And leave th
name. -
W•ell may we
ing light
May blight t
tree,
And raise ye
-their n
And aid to
be --
A being --
Who seeks
God.
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ing for a re
was cold.
-cautiously,
it stande
her little oh
to give us
don't we ask
days, or a
fresh !' replie
—There w
- other day fol.
leather LA
Whether or
- lady has go
been stated.
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of our l'esi
west, desires
of the mos
ton. The
powerful 'in
cracker a
within easy
—Pestere
verse from
till his pati
wrote to
If you do
-sloppy poetr
it eomeda
pended itt
your sWeethe
loan
dried up.
—Some
Sptingfiei