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'THE SUBSCRIBER continsicats occupy his old Stand, No. 18-BinaStreet, Au gusta, opposite- the Eagleind -Phinnix Hotel, --where he has -on hiind auideffersrfor sale, very low for cah, a large assrtbrmntof8TOVES; consisting in part oft Preqpiumi (ook:Stoves, People's do., for Wood or Coal, Close Stov'ea for Uhurches, Factorie.and Schoolhouses with all necessary pipseready made, to des. ?atchordert. - .He basIso in.Store, STILLS,holding fron1 rnyiu Whie'Hundred Gallons;' and continus to 'Maufacture them or various sites and pat terns. ao,Sheet Coppr,.uitblefor Valeye1 Guttersieads, Pipes, &c.;~ Tin Plate. Wire, BlackiTinrand' Seter Solder, with an exten sive:Stock-of Tin Ware; Plain and Japaned, o1 wh~olesale and retail. - B. F.; CHIEW P. S. Georgia Rail Road inoney received al par, for anything in his lir'ie,'araive per cent .allowed -on all -ama over one-hundred dollars1 algjold:Copper and Brass received at a faia race.. B. F.C. -A~IJstiT.; April-1841.. -~ '- tf 13 - l'8Thiiereenville Montaineer will cop'y the above to the amount ofjlhree dollars, and send one copy ofjte pter to. B F C EST RAYED UROM thie.Subseriher'splantation, on.Tin jker'Creek on the 6th itit,'a dark bay horse Mule. three years ,old. He had a blackt streak across hkr.wethersNu d his mane was trimmed. Whoever caanyinfpmation ofzsaid..3Mle, wil! confera etvo ting. 14e'subseriber at Willingtain .nr' F'~ - - ELIZA BETWIMCKS61r. narnwell. Apori? 20, i841. d' 12 - From the Augusta Mirror. THE BETTER COUNTRY. BY MRS. MARY S B. DANA. WHERE is the better country, where? Ye who have found it, lead me there; I long have'sought a happy home, Yet weary, weary, still I roam.; I've tried by turns each pathway bright, My sun goes down-and all is night; I grope my way in sadesj Where is the better.ho'&a~rj,,*here? I catch at every beaming ray, That shines upon my dreary way; Pmtaken captive by a flower, Which blooms and withers in an hour; And yet, when e'er my bosom tries To shield i-ower, their it dies; Away the withered thing I throw And sadly.on my way I go. An infant in its cradle smiled; Its look of joy my heart beguiled; But when I gazed a moment more, Itsjoyous brow was clouded o'er. Then, sick at heart, I heaved a sigh, And turned away my tearful eye; How vain the search for pleasure here! With every smile there comes a tear. I saw a shining, beauteous thing, It hung.b'efore me glittering; They-called it Friendship-and with joy.. My hind I stretch'd to seize the toy. It prbved to be a gilded dart,' Which; ere I knew it, pierced my heart; Then, fitint and bleeding, tbus I thought,-t -Experience must be dearly bought. I saw the star-bespangledsky And their I fix'd my-tearful eye; One star grew brighter to my gaze, For we it seem'd topshed its rays, [thought, ifI couldsoar afar, - It fled dway, that star so bright Asscarelessly I roved along, I heard a soft delightful song; I turn'd aside to catch the sound, But no sweet songster could be found; It was my own Canary bird, Whose faint receding tones I heard; It breath'd ' farewell' in every tone; The cage was thero-the bird had flown ! Abetiuteous ineek-eyed carrier dove Came flying"itIh the speed of love; I caught and kiss'd him o'er and o'er, I knew the bird a letter bore; I broke the seal with eager hand For tidings from a distant land; But 0, I shudder'd while I reed, It told me one I loved was dead! The falling of a far cascade Most sweet harmonious music made; It charm'd me oft at evening tide, And once by moonlight there I hied; But when I reach'd the chosen spot, The louder music pleas'd me not; 'Tis thus with many things I meet, They're only at a distance, sweet. Long, long ago, I left my home, For manay years 'twas mine to roam; And when at last I there return'd, 0, how my heart within mec burn'd ! But every thing I saw, was chang'd, And from my home I felt estrang'd; And then I cried in deep despair, Where is the better country, where ? 0, he whose heart is fixed below, Finds disappointmient, change, and woo! Where ere the never clouded skies, And-where the joy that never dies ? Where is the music ever sweet, *0, where the friends I long to meeti No more earth's changing scenes allure ; :Where is the land all bright and pure 1 *The land where all is pure and bright. The better land-is "out of sight;" - And'I must journey here awhile, And see by turns, thme tear-the smile Yet even now, 'tis bliss -to me, That.I one day that, land shall see, And joyful'wingeny. eager flight. To that s'eet country-out of sight. . The folloing capitalistory'appeared in Blackwood's Mlagazine several years ago, IUnlike many old stories, it will be re-read with great interest. THE FIRST AND LAST DINNElR -A TALE OF LIFE. Twelve friends, much about the same age, and fixed, by their..pursuits,. theou family conmnexions, and other loeal inter ests, as permanent inhabitants of.the nie tropolis, agreed,~ one day when they woee drinking, their wine at the .Star and.-Gar terat Richmond, to - institute :an annual dinner among. themselves, under th~e fol lowing regulations: - That .they should dine; alternately. at eal others. houses: ,01 the first and last day or the year,; that the irst hbni~la nf winoimnvonrked at bsh t ~ndin ner, should he recorked and put away, to be drank by him who should be the last of their number; that when one died, eleven were to meet, and so on; and that whin only one remained, he should, -6n those two days, dine by himself, and sit thetisutil hours at his solitary-table; but the frstiine he so dined alone, lest it should-be theonly one, he should then uncork the first bottle, and in the first-glass, drink to the memory pf all who were gone. - There was something original and6wbhm sical in the idea, and it ias .eagerly en braced.. They were all in-the prime ,of life,closely attached by reciprocal friendl ship, fond-of Siheial enjoyments, and-looked forward to their future meetings .with- ni alloyed anticipations of pleasure. The only thought indeed, that could have dar kened those anticipations, -was one not likely to intrude itself at-this moment, that of the hapless wight who was detined to uncork the first bottle at his lonely repadit. It was high summer when ibis frolic compact was entered. into; and: as their pleasure yacht. skimmed along the dark bosom of the-Thames, on their return-to London, they talked of nothing but-their first.and last feasts of ensuing -years Their imaginations ran: out with a thou sand gay predictions of festive :nerriment They wautoned in cojectures of what changes time would create. "As for you, George," exclaimed one of the twelve, addressing his brother-im law, "I -expect I shall, see you as dry, withered and shrunken as an old eel sking vour mere outside of a man !-.and he ac compained the words with a hearty slap on the shoulder, Geoige Fortescue was leaning careless ly. over the side of the -yacht laughing -the loudest of any at-the- conversationk-which had been carried on. The sadden manual salution of his- brother-in-lIa thr w -him off his balance,'mnd in pimopient he was overboard. They -heard:the heavy splash of his fall, before- they could, be said to haveseen-him fall. The l yacht was -pro ceeding swiftly along; but it was instantly stopped. - . The utmost- consternation now prevail ed. It was nearly-dark but ForteetideWas known to be an-excellent swimmeKI and startling. as the-accident wvas,-they felt cer tainihe.would7'regain - the-'vessel.' They coul4kot -see him.: They- listened. They heard the sounds-ofhis-handaind feet, Auf Itruek iipon-tlieirears,- Irzatin'sant'-wo or three, -who were expeit swimmers, plunged,.into the river, and-swan toward the spotwhence the exclamation had pro ceeded, One of them -was within arm's leath of Fortescue; he saw -him; before lie could be reached, he went down, and his distracted friend beheld the eddying cir cles of the wave just over -the spot where be had. sunk. He dived after him, and touched the bottom; but the tide must have drifted the. body onward, for it could not be found! They proceeded to one of the nearest stations where drags were kept, andl hav ing procured -the necessary apparatus, they proceeded to the fatal spot. After the lapse of above an hour, they-succeeded -in raising the lifeless body of their lost friend, All the usual remedies were employed for restoring suspended animation but in vain; they now pursued the remainder of their course to London, in mournful silence, with the corpse of hitu who had commenced the day of pleasure with them in the fulnessof health, of spirits and of life! And in their severe grief they-could not but reflect how soon one of the joyous twelve had slipped out of the little circle. The months rolled on, and cold Decemt ber came with all its cheering round of kindly greetings and merry hospitaliuies; and wvith it came a softened rccollection of the fate of poor Fortescue; -eleven oif the twelve assembled on the last -day of the year, and it was impossible not to feel their loss as they sat down to dinner- The very irregularity of the table, five on- one side and six on the other, forced the mel oncholy event upon their memory. A decporon:s sigh or two, a low, becom ing ejaculation, and an instructive. obser; vation upon the uncerlainty of life, m nadc up the sum of tender posthumouas oifering to the manes of poor George Fdrtkue, as they proceeded to. discharges the61sore important duties fo~r which thoy.hid met. By the time the third glass of champaligne had gene round, in. addition to ypotation of fine old hock-and capital mnadeira, they find censed to discover any thing so very patheitic in. the iequalit y cof thetwo sidot of the'table, or so melancholy in their crip. pled number of eleyen. . 7 Several yoars had elapsed, anpd our eie ven friends kept up their double anniver saries, as they might aptly enough he cal led, with scarcely any perceptihle change, But, alas! there came one . dinneiK-tlast which was darkened by a calamithe) never expected lo witness; for on .tliatay, their friend, companion, brother almost was hanged ! Yes, Stephen Row land,.tbi wit, the oracle; the life of their-dircleghiadl on the morning of that day, forfeited his life upon a public scaffold,. for having made one single stroke of, his* pen .in a- wvron1 place. [n other wordi, a bill of-eciangi which passed into hishband fors /00passed outof for'?1,700. - -- It would.be injustice to the ten ~to say thast even wino, Triendslrip and, a meirry season,,could dispel the gloom, which: per 1vaded this dinrier-, It -was agreed hiefore hand 'that ilhpjshould ~nokal ltie to the distr-essing and meolancholy.'theme; anc havig ilu nter-dicted Abs. only tle.gi which rea1.y ecipiel alheirhugbis the nattnrnl len=ini u ne a,thnt allei, cotenpl m tdo W'tthAce ofdismal dis. edurse ;' tbsy ~ated-long befor midnight - So d yers'h -ghded-a ayisin e Iate of Rowland,.and the tea.rema 6dip 44-itsIing handi tie ha'de ttai andif dbagges in-mosi iegible e6a ,. Rfv6.locks had be e6me4 orthreheads had nol agi~taiyJd altogeher. as -mEy be reek -oned i ! amiWilealo '"t Regent' Ca.as'ttilly -ored with - r ien erw'eetwet visible i the caraes lreey gye old~port and warp: Married-:t;gainst hock, claret an- iirgundy, and champain, sewsh d-i-agobts, grewito favor, crtsts -ere. y called foi to. relish the cheeseitR de-cnvinersationgrew lesa boiste.os i t turn'ed chiefly on. politic an0,le ofthefunds, or dtivalue ol landed pologies were .mad for..omtng*nthck.shoes'and warin stock -ing.-lhegoqrs- and -windorss,-*ire most careflly ji ded. with list andiand bagi -the fir& t'r in. reqjet--an'd a- quiei game-of whAit filled up the hours that were went to bWd voted to iing, singing and.riaotouaierriment.T'henubbers, acup cnp of cae 1T~Tand-at'he Wo'clock,-was the zsejual cg, when - thil10rbrsixth -glass bad gqe rgund: after theiiweaovil of the cloth. Atj' rR*g, toithere was a :long cerwmony . hal -buttoniogpp great co tyi woolen comfotets.. fixmg si1. ker, over the moith nl:p t .aping sturdy walkingeanes t tn~eady feet. - ~ia anniversary- came, and de a 4ed been busy. - - FqurliUtold men of withered appear ance and^ke gpit walk, with cracked voi. cies and diOr rayless eyes,- sat down by the iercy 6OHeavent (as they.theiselves tremuloustyi- lared,) tocelebrate,'forth fiftieti timihefirst day of the -yeari. f obsorv. aetho lic- compact which, half a centurybef they had entered into? -at the Stir:a.Qt nrter at Richmond. Eight were in tjiO ) ravea! The..four that re mpinid st pun its confines. YEt'they chirgfed. y:v.! r their glass,..though theygAr 16 theirwods- ihl ireater difflcu,b ey.mumbled, theychatte d..f.g.uott of straigled eei-palledl' a laugh;, md *wi~a~t enethraicyc) hbokiu . %Von r . inheir yeips, they futndo si wora abu'syceintuahat lay .before them. - - Thoy-.werejtst the number for a qtie rubber of whist;, and for three successive years they sat down to one. The fourth came, and then-their rubber was played with an open -dummy; a fifth, and whist no longer practicable; two could play.ouly at cribbage,.and that was the game, But it was little more than the mockery of play, Their palsied bands could hardly hold, o their fading sight distinguish the .cards, while their ' torpid faculties made them doze between each deal. At length came the last dinner, and the survivor or the twelve upon whose head four score and ten winters had showered their snow, ate his solitary meal. It se chanced that it was in his house and at hi: table, they had, celebrated the first. It his cellar too. hadremained, for eight and fifty years, the bottle they had uncorked, recorked, and which he was that day tc uncork again. It stood beside him; with a feeble and reluctant grasp,. he took the frail memoriai of a youthful vow,. ind foi a moment memory was faithful to her of flee. She threw open her long vista of bu ried years; and his heart trayelled througl them all.. Their lustry, and blithsomi spring, their bright and fervid summer their' ripe and temperate.6autumn-the chill, but not too frozen winter.-He saw as in a mirror, how one the laughing comn panions of the merry hour, at Itichmond had dropped into- enternity'. He. felt al the loneliness of is condition, (for he hat eschewed marriage, and in the veinsof ni living creature ritw a drop of blood whoe< surce id as in his own,) and as he.iraioes a -glass which he filled, 'to the . mempory c those who were' gone,' the tears slowl' trickled down the deep furrowsIof his age face.- . - -Jie hadthu..fuafided onepartofhisvow and he reared hinmself to..discharge -.th! other, byng t~he usual number of hour at his dslte table. Wish n heavy hear he resigned hlimsbif to the. gloom of hi owinthoughts-a lethargic sleep stole ove hm-his head fell upoui hlskosorm-con fused image's crowded ,into his .mipd-hi babbled tohbimsilI-wasyilent-and whot hisiservant itered the 'room, alarased h: a noise-which he heard,.he found his mat tontretched doe the carpet at the foot the easy chair,.aidi,Ptut ;of which lie ba silipped in aii7apophectie. fit. He, nev spoke .agiin, nor once p ue4hs eyi thogh the vital spark was . uull extist till the follow;ngfday.. fd.hiwas il L.AsT DINNEL. . , .g e . The Plane ..uy~fiirolro064n a't w reetly given..at'Ogdenasburg; N. York '.eni~g.A irather, s~ chgensbes an correcis, us, a sister, she, constrts n ounisel" us; asweethearf,-sne coquets an cnquersy-s; a wai, she comrerts and eeo !d ju s;thodelwhat vould".li Tirs BuFfa1~l.Pl licifl gves the fol i henediti ~ 'i~ an oldbheeer; >Amotlej, shescoIS ganid sagks u; sister He t ells.of and meh~les us; aiswee heni, she'coqueis'and jilts us, a wife, sh frowns, potsfreticrAes, aid -tomentsu ihucher' vIhat woqit therifbd tolte01 hie IAn Uncle' Sam had two dogs, Usar and -Popy. . vg but a single bone one 'day after dinner, be gave it to Pompey aid. laid down to take'a nap. He was hardly. a sliep beford Cesar began to quarrel ich Pompey, who wasquie tlygnawinghis bone in the corner.: Csar growled at Pompey', aind Pompey, 'oled back at Cassr. Cesaru io eh'is teeth and bristled up his hair, and so did Pompey . Caesac put his paws on Pompej, and Pompeykaock id them off with his paws. Cai t'ried to bite Pompey, 'and' Pompey tried to bite Cesar. Jn shout they got into a fierce fight for the bone,, Csar to get, it and Pompey to keep it. 16 the midst of the Aght, one. of Uncle Sam's sons came in. 'Pompey," says he, "what are you quarelling about?" "Cesar wants my bone, andI am try ing to.keep ii," said, Pompy. "Yon vile dog," siys DaaiOl, hleo dare you tofightfor your bone ? Father gave it youto gnaw, and not tofight about! Here, Caseir, take the bone," and so - saying he kicked Pdmpey out ofdoors. By this time the noise had sakened the. old gendeman, who came out to see what warthe matter. _,Dan,'' says he, "what is thiifuss a bout ?" "The rascal, Pompey," says Dan, as been fighting for his bone, and knowing you did not give it him to fight. about, I gave it to Casar and. kicked him out of doors." "How came he tofigbt for his, bone?" "Casar attemped-to take it away from him." "So Cesar ban e fight." "Yea sir." * "Ai, my oir" aid tbeiold geatleian with a sigh, "you, have done .Very wron. ~:Ponipey :ouldtnt -:have6 foiu for -his bone if Cisar had not tried to take. it a way froni fblmf soa that Casaristhedworse dog- of thi tir.~ :Iideed. Pompeywas on l defending'the biie f gave him, and yet you punishhim and reward big asiilant. [f you want to )reveit quirallinfiamong the doas aboit thebonesI g're them you must rst kick out of doors those*6ofi it noige hem ifibse - htegipven them~tiii m istb nee kck thini out-too butAIeldei k ra gs qarm ~Take i esoiTthitn you ever'get to'6 President, ani*lsli t0 prevent contention about -the offices, FIRST kick obt'of doors the OFFICE SEEKERS, and'then kick after them ev ery dog ofan'ojpe-holder whotiW not gnaw his bone in peace.-Kendall's Exposior. THE TWO FARMERS. Farmer Simple. lived on a. mountain which aflrded excellent pasturage for cattle, and in the small valhes he cut an abundance of grass to feed them through the winter. The soil was hard to till, and he could not raise grain without great. a-. bor. Farmer Grub lived on rich bottom land, peculiarly adapted to the production of corn. He could raise on an acre twice as much as his neighbor Simple, and with less labor. The neighbors lived for many years in great comfurt and harmony, Simple ex changing his cattle for Grub's corn and both were getting rich. One day Farmer Simple said to his boys (and he had four of them,) "-I have been thinking it would be better for us to make our own corn and save the cattle we now give for it. We shall then have a plenty of work and. be more independent." "Father," said John, "I think we should have harder work and ge less for it." "How so," amid Simpe. "A good cow is wort s24, and corn is Iworthb 80 cents a bushel. For one tow we Scan get 30 bushels of corn and we can raise two cows with the labor it will take to raise 30 bushels of corn on our hard land. SFor those two cows neighbour Grab will give us f0 bushels." "Never mind." said the old gentlemnan. "1 don'tlike ,o be dependenton mny neigli hors; l am in favor of home industry." "So am I, father," said John, "but I pwant to make home industry as profitable ~as ptssible. If byselling cattle to neigh , bor Grub, we can get twice as much corn r raised upon his !and as wecean raise with .the same labor on our own, I think we bad B better stick to raising cattle." 'I'dont know how it is" said Siniple, y'but f am in favor of'isc industry,' and, - [ inten:d to pttion to the Legislature'to Ilay a tax o 40 cents a bushel oo all the' a corn neighbor Grub sells us, that we may r be ihduced..to raise it at-home." i "Why dont you give Mr. Grub'40 cents 't a bushel more thanhe asks for Ias. corn, swhihi would be hetter." "Iowv you blockhead ive a man, more than he asks for a thdug.' i.You might is wel! do it .sohntgrug as to get the Legislature to coplyou to 'do dI it'; besides, ifit 'wers done volntrily all cf the mioney would stay among the farmers, d whereas if it come in the shape of a taz it -'will be eaten up by the oflcers .f govern. ment. -- ,So be petitioned to th~gsauel Im: poee atax ofd45 entson every ,bmsie.e cornusold blat bis a msking~ 11 a doistbhim $#0 " . 8ts eernt. But i.- thistatwasit h~es e. Wesfilt foutid e. it cheae rtoi c~r'airofhas asi hbor at ; that'higpi ae asit. j . Says Jon to'his osar~b a','~ ' see a thbt wa havq t" ~1hil O nopwto get as much corn as we used gt for t wo?" "Biw so ' said Simple, "I seen eW.sh thin. " ."When cori-fisat 8o cents a busie - two cows at $24 each *iuld buy 60 buih' elso Now, whencordnis.81 20 'a bushel, it takes-three cows at $24 dollars to pay for, 60 bushels." - "ThIZt is because the ta=r L not high e- - nough," said Simple,-"N'ihave i trised s 80cents a bushel, and then ie can ajord te raise it oursel sea." Sure enough be got the Leislatfre' to raiseAte tax to'80-cents,and tienhelu"id not afford to biy it from-- his .eigb' all -His best pasiure'ihndswere po.gihed upo to-raise corn hp,thenumber ofhis vay tie was grtleddila-what he hiad to sell were no loiger bought at the a' * good price; for ueighbor Grub, nor 6ein' able to exchange his corn for eattle, qr ad purchasers for it at that high price, -was compelled to-lay down his fieldsi. iasis. and raise his own'meat. Faierm 8hu' - and 'his boys bid a plenty of "home- in dustry," and "irell protected" tos;-bitin stead ofgetting riche every year, s for merly, undethie-system of.free traile410 his neighbors, he could- scarcely keep. his house in repair or get comfoitable'eloil"Iw- - for his wife-aud children. - Farmier Simple wa a TARIFF3MIN. Ib. - The last Shark story.-As anoffset q some of the Iheart-rending' shark %*diles which we often see in the uewspa -t New. Orleans Picayune, '.es--htb oll6A ing, iieh'is singular'a horrid an er- - traidiarydegree? - "Once upon a time .h hiP. anus- a xetufrm & arie6-,I wortiif tinan isvstkaInisiet briailsi expired iship biStd bhd an interesting son, bo wasuisis1ali tautiasship carpenti and tlie beifloed his fatherwith tie-inosttender .and f ii aflection 'Th'e poor-yot'sihe brteMswilsd iost broken at the loss of his Patent and no-prsuasion.could induceLhunsit.$fei* the'body. Tie.:sual .ir O finmeal at sea were madet - pesitijwas isewed-up~n-his aU#i5t, atid with him was pihan iith*iand-chisel, to. aryh. isisnif veffStrelrati~~ ing elac.,;the bay, with lie atiebgttF mamiae, broke' frotrthe'sailors,an qlath himself upon tie body at.the very .aO'.es that it was sliding over the ship's side. ,k was too late to save him, -nd di wildly to the.dead body-ofihik-(at the.' hapless boy as seen oimake one swi pnge and disapear foree*itTon,-dows into the eternal caverns. of.the miglity ocean-r This was in lat. 97, long. 79, which was duly entered on the log-book.. The Cori olanus arrived at New-York, completed.soI the business, preparatory for the next trip, and sailed again for Liverpool. . [Take in a long breath, reader;.-it's . coming.] When in lat. 69, long.'48,an enormous ubark ivas eught, and. when hauled upon deck a most extraordinay noise seemed to proceed. from. -th- bge monster's stomach. The creature was opened, and there' was the rather, the sea1 the grind stone, the hatchet, and the chi sel. O, if it aint true, then never mayano ther fish story be believed.- The poor car penter had not died, but. was only. in a trance when they buried him, and there he was, sharpening his hatchet, while the sm was turnng the grindstone! 1hey' having resolved io cut their wayont of the shark's stomach!" " Owe no man anything," is, good decr. trine, and upon it the Lowell Cpnrfer preaches the followingdry sermon. Keep out ofdebz. Avoid it as you would . war, pestilence and famine. Shui~t a you would the devil. [late it with a~~'~ (eet hatred. Abhor it with a perfectsb. borrence. Dig potatoes-lay .soniewill peddle tin ware-do any thing that isus. fuli rather thou to run in debt. As you ira lue good* digestion, a healthy appetite,' a placid temper,a smooth pillow,sweet slesp, pleasant dreams and happy waking, keep out of debt..- . .-~ As you love. freedom, lieep. oat of dei Debt is the hardest of all task-masters, i cruelest of all oressors. It spred cloud over the whole firmameent o in'n being.. hIts a. mill-stone. about the 'ak.~ It is an incubus on the lieart. Itlpe the sun, blots out ,!he stars, it dinm and. defaces the beautiful blqeof the sky'. It, breaks up the hroyonattre..and trns to disonance all the yoices of'. ismeidy.. It furw the forhead. with awremurg w'rinkles, it plucks the eye of itdJight,. is, dragealil nobleness out of..the port and bearing oftman.. It takes the soul ot o1' his laugh, and. all steadities. anidfreedbro' from biu step. Come not under its iccmirs' eidrdemsiin. .Pass by it as yae.w wild, - pass by a leper, er. one smnitten -wrdie plague.~ Touch it not. Tunis nit of s frit~l is a shell turp to bigerness~endasli so your lips.. .Faally,.we say, toi* snd .to all, bot..especially to you, youn& nini-keep out of debt. Tnz.IfAlPr WgsT,-.A Westerni ,ae states'thierduirng a period of abouL)~p years and a lialf, thoro isave'beens sar uns ds-nd,'Gve weddings .ia-Comgny 1llnois,.besides aa-*3immense-uamhengf maerhagen of 'tea inhabit at. Outof'iie