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The Trouble in the Ark.
In the autumn of 1830 I attended a
protracted meeting in the interior of
Georgia, and heard a sermon which I
have never heon able to forget or
describe. T have attempted several
times to writo it. But it canuot be put
on paper. Tho main force of it wns in
the snuffing aud spi' ting and groaning
und hound after a fox sort of yelp and
whine, to which no pen can do justice.
The preacher had just been licensed,
and it was his first sermon. In person
he was small, bullet-headed, of a fair,
sandy complexiou, aud his countenance
was indicative of sincerity and honesty.
His remarks evinced great roverence
for the works of God ns tuauifested in
zoology aud natural history, and he "was
taking up tho Bible in regular order
for the first time in his life." He had
gotteu as far as the history of Noah, the
ark, tho flood, etc. Besides, "just bo
fore his conversion he had beeu reading
Goldsmith's "Animated Nater," and the
two together, by* the aid and assistance
of the sperit. had led him into a power
ful frame of thinking as he stood at his
work-bench "day in and day out." But
whatever his sermou may have been, it
was. his owu. Tho text was : "As it
was in the days of Noah, so shall the
coming of the Son of man be." After
I'Oimncutiug upon that portion o'"
Genesis descriptive of the flood, he
"warmod up" suddenly, and broke out
in the following strains :
"Yes, my brethrcu, the heavens of the
windows was opened-ah, and the floods
of the g-r-e a-t deep kivered the waters
ah, and there was Shorn, and there was
H.itn, and there was Juphoth ah, a-1-1
it gt\inc into the ark ah.
"And there was the elephant-ah, that
^-r-e-a-t auinial-ah, of which Goldsmith
, -i ... m iiio .xuiuiaicu Maun* r-iiii,
wl at is as big us a horhcah, and his
hi nes as big us a tree -?h, depending
somewhat on this size of the treeuh,
a 11 agwiuo into the urk ah. Aud the
h<avon8 of the windows were opened uh,
and tho floods of the great deep
k.vered the waters ah, aud there Was
iShcm, and there waa Ham, aud there
was Japhcth ah, all agwina into tho
ark uh.
VAud there was the hippopotatnusuh,
that groat auimal ah, of which iold
smith describes in his "Animated
Nater" ah, what has a great horn ah,
astickln' right straight up out oi his
forward uh, six feet long, more or less ah
depending somewhat iu the length of it
ah, a 11 agwino into the ark ah.
"And there was the giraffe ah, my
brethern that ill contrived roptile of
which Goldsmith describes in his "Ani
mated Nater" ah, whose fore legs is
twenty-five lect long ah, more or less ah,
depending somewhat on the length of
'em ah, and a neck so long he can't eat
hay off the top of a baru uh, dopeuding
somewhat on tho hit-he of the barn ah,
all ngwine into the ark uh. Aud the
heavens and windows was opened jh,
and the floods of the graut deep kivered
the waters ah; thero was Shorn", and
there was Ham, and Japhcth ah, al 1
agwiuo iuto the ark ah.
"And there was the- zebra, my
bretheren ah, the beautiful uuimal ol
which Goldsmith, describes iu his "Ani
moted Nater ah, which has three hund
red stripes a runnin' right round his
body ah, more or loss, depending some
what on the number of stripes ah; and
nnry two s ripes alike uh, all agwine in
to the ark ah.
"And there was tho nnacondorah,
that great sarpint of which Goldsmith
describes in his " Animated Nater ah,
what can swallow six oxens at a moil
nh, provided his appetite don't call for
lees oh, all'agwinc into tho ark ah. Aud
the hoavens of tho windows was op.? nod
ah, aud tho floods of tho great deep
kivered tho wators ah, and there was
Shorn, and there w >s Ham, and thoro
was Japhcth ah, all ar,wino into the ark
ah.
i "And there was the lion, my brcth
ren ah, what is the kiug of boasts
according to scriptcrah, and who, as St.
Paul says ah, prowls around of a night
like a roarin' devil ah, a soekin' if ho
can't oatoh somebody ah, all agwiuo iuto
the ark ah.
"And thero was the antelopo, my
brethren, that frisky little critter ah, of
which Goldsmith describes in h s "Ani
mated Nater" ah, what can jump seven
ty five feet straight up ah, und twios
that distance down ah, provided his legs
will take him that fur ah, al) agwine in
to the ark ah. And the honveus of the
windows was oponed ah, and the flood?
of the groat dcop-kivered the waters ah,
and there was Shorn, and there was
Ham, and there was Japhethah. all
agwiuc into the ark ah.
Just at tliid point he stopped speak
ing a few moments, wiped his forehead,
turned back his wristbands, ran his
fingers through his huir, spit and rub
bed his boot in it, drank a little water,
commenced on a lowor key, and proceed
ed as follows:
"But time would fail me my brethren
to describe all the animals that wrcht in
to the ark ah. Your patience and my
strength would give out before I got
half through ah. .We talk my bretherin',
of the faith of Abraham and the'patience
of Job ah, but it strikes me they didn't
go much ahead of old Nocruh. It tuck
a right smart chance o' boih to getber
up all that gophor wood and pitch and
other truck for to build that craft ah. I
am a sort of carpenter myself, and have
some idee of the job ah. But to ham
mor, and saw, and hiuuh and split away
on that one thing a hundred and twenty
years all, and lookin' for his pay in
another world ah?I tell you my
bretherin' if the Lord had a sot a Job
at that, it's my opinion he would a tuck
his wife's advice inside of fifty year ah.
Besides, no doubt his righteous soul was
vexed every day, hand runnin', with
the filthy communications of the blasphe
mous set that was always a loaferin' and
a sauntcriu' around ah. a piekin* up his
too's and a misplaein' 'cm, and a Calliu'
him an old fool or somcthin' worse ah ;
and to cap the climax, he wa? a preach
er, and had that ongodly giuerutiou in
bin hands every Sunday ah. But the
Lord stood by and seed him through
the job ah ; and when everything w.a*
ready he didn't send Noer out to scram-,
.nrty.^uui juiu h?iit ail over liie*
wide world for to get up tho critters and
varmints that ho wanted to save ah
Thoy all come to his hand of their owu
accord, and Noer only had to head 'em
in and fix round in their places ah.
Then ha gcthered up his own family.
and the .Lord shut him in, and the
heavens of the windows was opened ah.
"But my bretherin', Noer ah, had
use for patience after this ah. Think
what a time he must a had a feed in' and
a wateriu' and a clcsnin' out after such
a crowd ah. Some of 'em, accordin' to
Goldsmith's "Animated Nater 'ah, was
carnivorous, aud wanted fresh meat ah.
and some were herbivcrous, and wanted
vegetable food ah; aud somo wore
wormivorous, and swallowed live bhiugs
whole ah : aud had to feed every duo
accordin' to its nnter. Ilenco, we view,
my bretherin' ah, as the nater of animals
wns'ut altered by going into the ark ah.
somo of 'cm would rour and howl, and
bark and bray, aud blatn and sqncel the
whole endurin, night ah, a driven' sleep
from his eyes and slumber from his eyo
lets ah ; und at tho first streak "o day
light, tho hiBt hoof of'em would set up
a noise accordiu' to its nater ah; and the
bulls of Bashan weren't no whur ah
Tvo often wondered how the women
stood it. Scripter is silent on this
pint ah; but I think I know of some
that would a been vapory and nervous
uudersuch ciyumstuuees ah, and in an
ouguardod moment might a said some
think besides their prayers ah,"
Here the speaker stoppod again, spit,
took water, etc., and hastened to a con
elusion.
"My broatheriu" said he, "ono more
word for old Noer, and I will draw to a
closoah. After the outbeatin' time ho
had first and last, for so many hundred
years ah, if he did by aeeidont, or other
wise, take a lectio too muuh wine on
one occasion ah, I think less ort to a
been said about it ah. BcsidcH, I think
ho was entitled to one sprcu ah, as Iio
made the wino himsolf, and accordin' to
scriptcr it makos glad tho heart ol man
ah.
Tho world will novor be drowned
agin ah. It will be sot a fire, aud burnt
up, root and branch, with a ferveut
heat ah. Oh 1 what will wrotched
ondone sinners do on that orful day ah.
Thoy wont feal fit for to live, nor fit for
to die ah 1 They will be put to thoir
wit's end, and knock and strnddlo
around in every diroctiou ah. For all
at once, my brcthorn ah, thoy will be
hold the heavens a darken in' ah, the
seas a roarin' ah, tho tombs a bustin' ah,
the mountains a molt in' ah; and every
thing, I think, will be in a confusod
and onsettled state. May tho Lord add
his blessing. Amen,
First
A TOUCHING SCEi*
rost.
AT MEMPHIS.
The Memphis Ap sal thus describes
the coming of the ffc t at Momphis:
'While it was yet iwilight, and ore
the dappled east hut yet opened the
gates of day to tho ijing sun, hastily
attired mon and woipn, with semi nude
children in their arm, wero out iu the
streets breathing the precious air of tho
purifying frost. lid
one gathered a brimful of tho glitter
ing hoar frost, whic'
ful, lay upon the ear
with somewhat of th
o. stoopping down
euro and beauti
p, and gazing on it
gladdening spirit
with which tho Isradites gathered the
manna in the desert >f Arabia, exclaim
cd: '(), God! wo'think Thee for this
blessing!' Others came and touched
with revercutial fingers the pure, cold
messenger oi health
as if to satisfy
tlieujselves, like the kalf believing Thorn
as of old, that the saviour of the city
had not risenbat dcicended from hoav
en to save the people: from the destroy
ing angel of tho pestilence. Groups of
men and women mofred from placo to
prove by cumulntivo cidenco that in
deed it was frost, and not some optical
dolusiou; that they wished for guests
?bad uot merely confined its visitations
to one locality, but enjoyed the freedom
of the city. Here a pale face, once a
handsome woman, wi*il a tender babe at
her breast, knelt dowu ?ir> the cold
ground to thank God that the fros&J?ud
come ! l'oor, stricken heart! she and"
her orphatHjoywcre all that the pesti
leuce had^pWcaout of a once happy
family. Strong men, bare headed and
bare annul walked excitedly hither and
thither rejoicing in the fact that a phy
sieinu had come to >?hose "nostrums the
-J^'1!'? .wo^v^^^r.'. jiicvwn.ii.,-.;
the only true panacea for tho terrible
yell ow lever. ^\ indows and doors were
thrown open, woullcn and cotton g?r
moots were exposed to the disinfecting
agency of the cold and rarefied air, and
everywhere in the city as well as in tho
vicinity of the infected region the on til u
siasm was us marked, if not as for V9 ut
and joyous.'
Bi'ccher on Stock Gambling.
Henry Ward Beecher recently deliv
crod a lecture in Koston on "The Battle
of Businoss,' from which we extract the
following paragraph:
"If it is danger us o gamble in infa
^nous play houses, it is much more dan
jjerous in our great commercial center.-.
It is a orying shame that it should be iu
the power of a few men to convulse a
whole nation merely to fill their own
coffers. [Applause.] Legitimate stock
polling is distinctly a legitimate busiucs
but stock selling as conducted by some
men is a crime so atrocious that if any
thing deserves the baiter that does.?
When men have in their power to gam
bio in secret (as in the time of the war)
as to compel tho government to temp)
rarily exerciso Cercsarism to save the na
tioti ? that men can do this unwhipt of
justice shows that we have not yet learn
ed how to conduct commerce in its high
est forms. To day one of these men is
poor; te morrow he overflows with rich
cs: but there is one consolation with re
gard to thorn?they novcr keep their
riches. Can you point out cno of those
men who has retired with n fortune and
reasonably onjoyed it? They have jio
moderation, and only live in tho fiery
p?esions of tho street. But thousands
of innocent men are ruined by thorn,
and it is a burning Bhame that they
should be allowed to carry ruin to inno
oout victims. If public opinion could
not restrain them n law should bo pass
ed that would.'
hat Your Wife Know,
It is a custom too common with men
of tho world to keep their families iu
utter ignorance of tho situation of their
busiuosi, The wife knows nothi.ig, has
not even an idea of tho amount of her
hubband'B fortuno, whether it is to be
counted by hundreds of thousand. What
can n woman kopt in suoh igunranco
loam ? She spends aB a matter of course
all ho gives her to spend, with the full
confidence that when it is gone, and sho
asks for it, he will give her more
If an unmarried woman works she
may go with a bold unblushing face, and
demand hor wages, but a wife can de
wand nothing, her claim id only for bare
necessity; and generous men, ou that
account, are too often iudulgent, too
foarful of letting a wife know the exact
slate of their finances. 'Tis all wrong.
Husband and wife have a mutual in
tcrest; every woman should knov tho
exact state of her husband's finances,
understand his plans, and aid htm, if
possible, with her counsels, and then
these terrible catastrophes would not so
often happen. Many O wife who is
plunging her husband decpor and deep
er into debt through ignoranco, would,
if she know his embarrassments, bo tho
first to save, und with true womauly sym
pathy and generosity, holp him to rein,
state his fallen fortunes.
Milan-.? ? ?<????
Corn and Cotton
Washington, 1). C, November 2G.
The November statistical report of
tho Department of Agriculture, now in
press, makes a showing for tho corn
product quite as unfavorable as that
which was forecasted in reference to the
short crop of 1SG9. The present returns
point to a product of about 858,000,000.
Tho estimate of last year's crop of
Illinois was 217,000,000; fchb estimate
of the present crop is 132,000,000. On
ly six States show a crop equal to last
yei'.r'f., via: Virginia, Georgia, Florida,
We-st Virginia, Oregon, and Rhode
Island. Tho percentage of deficiency
in the principal corn growing sections.
iu comparison with tho total product of
last year, is as follows: Kentucky, 4
percent; Ohio, 11; Indiana, 22; Illinois,
3lJj "^jva, 28; Missouri aud Kansas, 31.
The dofieiontfv. for New York is 8 per
cent, aud 1G for I5etH?svJv:iuia. In most
of the Southern Stales VheVcrop is smal
ler than that"of last year. Tfi^cottou
reports of November, unlike thoseXJf
comparative condition, earlier in the
season, make each estimate of the 6Z
peeled crop iu each county stated in the
loim of a percentage of last year's crop
The aggregate of these estimates varies
a little from 3,700,000 bales. The sea
son fo?- pick jug has been unusually fine
thus far, yot the result may he modified
by an cxceptionably favorablesoasou in
the latter part of November aud in De
comber, or by storms affecting injuriously
the saving of the top crop. Tho State
percentage, in comparison with last.year,
arc calculated as follows: North Carol! n.i
1)2; Georgia i>7; Florida ?.?7; Alabama 01;
Mississippi 85; Louisiana SO;Texas 112,
Arkansas 101; Teunossee 102. These
figures would be much lower but for the
increase of area planted. The estimated
total area is, in round numbers, nine and
a half millions. A tabulated statement
of tho results of these returns, including
tho area and yield per acre, will bo found
in the report now in press.
Digging For Diamonds
The condition of things at the South
African diamond fields is very similar
to that of the old placer mining days in
California. The commonest necessaries
of life are sold at most exorbitant prioes
New Rush, a town of canvas touts and
shanties, inhabited by a ruotcly eollec
tiou of Old Dutch settlors, or Roors, as
they aro called, immigrants of ovory
European nationality, Kuffirs and Chi
nose coolies, has already got a nowspapcr
tho Grinqualand Gazotto, which furnish
os the following list of correct prices. A
single plank sells at from three to five
dollars, and a joist at from five to .*oven
dollar.'*, and firewood at thirty five dol
lars a load. The cost of other things' is
almost equally high. Liiqo sells for ten
dollars a bushel, salt for ten dollars a
bag, cabbages from half a dollar to a dol
lar aud a half a piece, sucking pigi from
five to seven dollars oaoh, ducks two dol
lars a pair; eggs a dollar a dozen. Reef
is comparatively cheap, as good oxen
can bo bought for forty five dollars.
Rut tha peoplo are not without their
pleasures. They have a Masonic lodgo
and a circus.' They hunt the spring bok.
They havo ooursing matches with dogs
for silzer cups?-'entries for doga ton dol
lars,' and an uctioneer bai actually beon
iustruoted to sell (a full trioord, as good
as new,'and 'Christy's Minstrels' give
notice that thoy will appoar at'Aduman
tia Circuu,' and Mr. Leslie has had a
benefit given him at tho Mutual. Hall,
and thero is an iron boat for plonsures
parties on Dutoitspnn Lake. Finally in
the mattor of education, boys nndcr 12
years of age will bo boarded and taught
at tho Klip Drift Grammer Sohool for
the sum of two hundred dollars per
annum.
Han tu li hi nud Big Tree.
When Santanta and Big Tree wero
rolceaed froiu the imprisonment which
they justly merited, they made tho Uni
ted States Commissioners 'a big talk.'
According io tho interpreters, who usu
ally have a flavor of Cooper's novels in
the?r translations, Big Tree" made sundry
allusions to the leaves of tho forest to
which his pcoplo were comparable, and
to his heart, which was jsofti and good/
He concluded his oration by saying: I
have 'learned something from you
whites. I know enough not to fight you
again.'
This noble savage has a short memo
ry; he has not been out of jail thirty
days, and he is now on a raid, plunder
ing aud burning with all his ancient
freedom. Santanta and Big 'Tree wcro
tried, convicted, and sentenced under
the law of Texas, the whole proceeding
being in exact accordance with the new
est phrases of the Indian polioy of the
Administration'. Without consulting
the Governor of Texas, who has the par
douing power, an agent of tho President
promised that the convicted Indians
should be released; they were so releas
ed, "in order that the President might
keep his word.' The resultt is not a
little mortifying; but the ludians, who
promised good behavior, doubtless think
the whole affair a first rate joke..
The Glass of Fashion
A magnificent sot of glasswaro destin
ed for the White House has junt beon
completed at the Corning (N. V.) Glass
Works. It consists of two dozen gob
lot?, which are cut about half way up
the bowl, the remainder of tho bowl be
"Thg^H.richly engraved . and prominent
?-i>&o^iVirtifilL^&nited States coat-in^
"arms: four dozeu champagne glasses and
saucer bowls, cut and eugraved as tho
goblets; two dozen regular champagne
glasses, engraved as the others; six doz
eu canary-colored hock glasses; seven
dozen ruby bowl, flint stem Sauterno
glasses. There are also four dozoi
claret, six dozen sherry and four dozeu
cordial glasses, two dozen finger bowls,
which are cut and engraved with the
cont of arm-*, three dozen punch glasser .
with handles; four dozen ice cream
plates, cut and engraved as the glasses.
The value of this glass is about two
thousand dollars. It is all gotten up
with tho best of taste, and of most ex
quisite pattern. The engraving is per
fect. There are, besides tho above, a
large number of entirely now and beau
tiful samples of preserve disher, shell
und other forms; also, bottles, decanters,
&o.} which far surpass any thing ovor
gotten up at Corning.
Now For It'
A learned Gorman professor has in
vented a plan whereby a single white
dross may be changed aa often as you
dosire to any color you may fancy, aud
this ia your own laundry, so that heroaf
ter tho money which you would .devoto
to several robes of varying hues may bo
saved, while you may appear daily if
you chcose, in toilets of totally different
complexion. The process is simple, and
consists in merely coloring the starch
used in tho 'doing up." Suppose a
white dress is to bo tinted a beautiful
crimson: Three parts of fuchsin, an
aniline color which any chemist can
readily procure for you, are dissolved in
twenty parts of glycerine, and mixed in
a mortar, with a little water, Then or
dinary staruh, finely pulverizod, is stir
red in and the thick mass obtainod is
poured out and dried on blotting paper
The powder thus obtained is used just
tho samo as common starch, ond so ap
plied to tho fabric. When'the latter is
dry it is slightly sprinkled and pressed
with a moderately warm iron. By
means of the coloring materials mixed as
above de3crihod, any desirod tiut may be
obtained. Wo should counsel an avoid
anco of damp localities, and deprecate
going out in the rain with it, as. the gar
ments migh assumo a streaked and ze
bra like appearance.
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William Arp says: "I'd tax a man
nut hin on an iucum of 5 thousan dollars
and under. I'd tax 10 per ct, on all
between ? and 10 thousan; twenty per
ct. on all between 10 and 20 thousan,
and 60 on, doublin up to 50 thousaii.
Above that, I'd take it all, every dollar.
J tell you that will git em,
Curiosities {of Journalism--Waff
They Rend Newspapers.
Uncle Ned first hunts up a fafiny
thing, then laughs Vita a will.
Aunt Sue first roads tho stories, then
turns to the marriages, births and deaths.
. The laborer looks only at the 'waste/
hoping so find a better opening iu hia
business. ' '?
Miss Flora seeks out the new ttdw
tisements to ascertain the newest ia-pot*
tations of bonnets attd;kids. ?''>'??''
; Mr. Plbosuro Seeder turns to the
amusement columns and : decides whioZl
entertainment will afford him tW g*e**3*
est enjoyment. .-v>;-; Luvten
Miss Prim drops a tear?first Ott?
tho marriages, then over the deaths,
"for," says she, ''one is as bad Et A*
other." ?
Mr. Professor slowly examines th*
editorials, its rhetoric, syntax and I*gios
then glances at tho correspondence final
ly returns to his Latin, and quiokly for
geh what he has read.
Mr. Politician commences with th#
editorals, then scans the telegraph,'M
ding hie perusal with the speoohst q*0
ttedin'mij'tl slain *wl >',';
Mr; Marvellous looks'4 for nccideata,
murders, inquests and deatbSj reads the
county record, and erids vrith the stories
in search iof something' so nsational.
But why extend the lists? Eaelti?
dividual readsforhimselF-iand?? ?lf
does eotifiud a columnar ? t*ww'*$<?f!
particular to/ the paper isiosipidj ?1?
editor" lasy and^dseriing of "o'entttfdi'1
_l*m*? ' '" : . '
,;A young gentleman 'of-a m?slcaltt?fli
of mind, had permission; io praotioe ??>
a church organ. One evening, on going,
to do so, > hc was uuabla to obtain lbs
services of the boy thatnsnaHy hhm'
tht bellows, and on his way to the
" ?>burch he met aiad-yyDO,J?e*t|gg^^
would Bervo his turn;foi: that occasion.
In answer to the question could he blow
the bellows of an organ, the boy replied,
"Yes^ ear, I-'can'dlaw an organso the
musician. took the 'jaji0 Wifch'^lttp
cxpinlned"^> htm th& use61^'eifiolioyfart
which wonid show how full of air tha :
bellows was. The indicator, it to&jf
mentioned, is a piece of string, attached
to tho bellows^ ; which passes through a<
small aperture in the framo-vrork, and
to which a light weight is fastened, Tins
man of music inquired of hia as distant if
ho understood whnt he had to do; the
boy answered that he.".riayrod all ehoo*
it." Whereupon the musioian prepared,
to play. On touching the keys of tho
organ, hcv;svsr, so uiusic wna lorihcom
ing. Ue shouted to the bay, "Blow, ?y t
lad." "Aws blawin', sir."; Still Uo
music. "Blow harder, -boy/' "Awa
blawin' harder sir." Still no musio. .
"Blow harder yet,,boy ", f ?JA,.4 blawin*
hard as eypr,, AW ?aU: j?ir.'' Still no
music. [Thinking that something w^a?.'-.
wrong with tho instrument, the organ *
player was about; ,^o examine, it.: .When,
to his surprise, ho found tho boy.with
his cheoks painfully distended, aud his
mouth closely applied, to the hole through 1
which ? tho indicator .string passed^ blow
ing as if for "vory iiffevj?4 wM***S c ntf
Tho great mass of tho tobacco crop?f I
tho United States is raised'-ehiofly In"
Virginia aud Kentucky, although large'
quantities uro grown in M?rland, Penn?
sylvan ia, Connecticut and other.State?.
Tho crop this year iu Virginin,it is said,
will be'large, and,! though damaged by
drought and other causes, will be ate
average one, with much fino tebaoeo. In
Kentucky, with the exception of the
Grceo River district, th.? ertrp Will ha
vary good, and In some places larger and
bettor fhuu last year, in Indiana tea
yield falls , off about one fourth, and Is
not so good as last season's. A. similar
roport of a short crop and poor quality
comes from Illinois. TenncE*q?j will give
a full average yield of fair quality. Ml*
souri will have an average yield, but th*
crop will bo matorially damaged in Soafi
idealities. In North Carolina the erop
is largo, but damaged, though theyitHf
will be an average one. 1
'How is'it that you came homo from
you party so early last night liM?
Didn't you enjoy youreolfr
'Yea ma. But toe young m^n who
took mo into the supper insulted mo!'
?Insulted y?ii, Bcityf Why what did
ho say?'
?Why ho asked mo if my programme
was full; and I'm sure I-never had noth
ing but a sand with add a glass ofjemon
exUj? so X <jeme away hotao.'
