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GSL AIBORNE QUARDIAN.
VOL. 1.1 HOMER, LA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1877.
Te1rms of d uboritie:
One y,'ar in avanc.... .1 50
i llt .............
Three ........... 1
CI
Terms of Advertlielg:
tOno sqare, of one Inch in space or be,.
l,,t insertion, $1 0t; each aitiiiual inmer- DRY
tion. :a1 cents.
S. tu.n.o year.tilt
I Mptarc. 3 (N 5 5d 7 (N l0 (l 00
isiuire. .3(MN 5 7 9 (N 11 M t li i 0o
.. 9 o 1 14 I 2o4 t :l U0
3 .. 1' 1 ItO "2 o( :.15 fel50
1 ,,, Otl. 1 ' 1 33 1 0 , 7: "I
I " tm -g. 1N :l',i(l 4:1 -1 ; . It 0ltl11 (N
Plrt"iiit1 itl and bllaillm'.' Cdflt. ilf te.l
lines or lens in Iaugth. $15 per anuulmt: toIrc Li
nsi minth's. $111: fr three months. e*- cA
Bltin.etIw adver itimelltnts of gre:ats r length A
will eli inerteld at Mnlove rates.
Ligall :aldvrtisettlltsl will Ie chll:irtgd it
legal ra;t.,. where fixed by law: otheirwise.
at slxecial rate as pullitished above.
pl- tilal tii e l . 2.10 cents IN' r litle.
Fwlur.t nitt't. of hles than tIni Ins...
uand tlo rri.l'e :tid religious noitices inlert'd.
grlt i..
Job-.wrk executed in the twalt'e t ttvle, i
and at reasoUhill" prices. Stor
Al A t "I 2. 1"7;. I \\';11
- - - -- - ere,
HOMER MASONIC FEMALE INSTITUTE. A
ghteeith Annual Se neiugi'lspt. 5th. 1877 - .
ImFlc'l-'ll"T T::."El:l N ill fill e,\.rv
4 fD parnite t. 1.:.p! .i.atttltti gil n 1
, MIs ..C.
IIto.nI, pTr "lllll th o l" four el.k' . iwlud- o t)lil
lug a-hing, light", Ac.. $l1.
ruitinos g:t. 1$:tad . Ne.xtrnlvagnce -,
The itnstitutiolt.ssitttly non-settajanl. .huh
"T. S. I.LIGlI, l'rst..
ll,,in,'I, t'.ualtorn " pait -l. I..
An; 1-.7. I:"
TE 1PERANCE I MEETINGS. ;i1
The Graud ('ounell U. F. of T. North La.,
I' 11.I. hild its* int annutil rmeetinll at A
i111T Ii. . coulm ue lillg on 'I'hlur,lt,
.luly I1th. I-'.
'lt I1WT.,:
G .l,. (l:tkn, s. Grt P; Miss Matis .1ta)s.
;rW .: Alidam I I! lividotii. I:r l': .lim. F4
rhe.lciia M, Farlatind. (r A ': Max Ieahle,
Gr : Aliten i ltarkLdahle, l;r A ,: hn V.i
UIMcairlaliid. (ir Tr: Miss Fitllll Ptrkr. .r II
A Tr; Jiohiu . .allehr, Gr ('hlap: - Ih' s.:
(Ir rent.
ut..t-(tll'e of G rat.l .rit.'beVienna. I Ia.
Aug. 22. 1"77. 1- .
Homer ('ountll No. 1,9U. F. of T.,
MtN.tlir Ih, r(,,rtrl-.lt e rruery Fiia.Ity \,'!t.
T. S. thgh. W I; Mra. Adella sligh, W A:
A. T. Drtlan. K 5: Miss l.ida $seatl. A I 8:
.. It. (ttt.. (,iIllI: Muns Kitts ,ilniieno ..1 C:
. I. A. Parker., 'is,: I . liarw, II , .Sent: ]
R. T. Vaghll. F 5: iI. W. Kirkplatrick. Tr:
A. '. Cathlouni, C :ly.
Aug. 22, 1 . I:
JOIE I l'OIIN44l,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IIOM ERRi, LA.
W Ill, prlctie, in the (',.rti. ,f l'lai- -
W hborse, l lacksoni, ltien·ill.1iill in Il
and I'0tlllt , atll ini lnlt Supren.ie illlrt at
Mnlls.lri. Aug. 22. 1-77.-1I:)
,-
Judge .1. s. Yiong. Jno. A. Richardl.un. Nt
rOIG'NO & IlCKARDSO.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. -
)A1RTNER.1lP limited th the parih fi o J
I Claiborne. legal hiuiine.. at tended to
by itheir partlr ill Jacksonll. elon. ihenl
vill,, allo tfineoin parishes, and nforer the
stpill. uCort at Mloure.
Alug. fWt, 1-77. 1..
DRAYTON B. HAVEK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ll)OMER. LA.
I llr-el, tIt llut iltl. Jai lknwl. l'cu ion ,
end W\'le,;ht r, dll the SriuprellOe lcrt at
Moinrn.
Aug. 2.2, t177. l:y
Dit N. R. RICiHARDON; N
AVI reim tle Ihlle practice of Medi
R iiie, tilr his snrvicest lit the citizens
SfI 'laihorie perish, in the various brancihet
if hi. pinfesioin.
tlhe lat the Drug s tore of Joit Shelton.
Aug. 2.4, 177. l:y
B. R. COLEMAN,
PARISH SURVEYOR,
II, I attend promptly atnd efficiently
i n to all business in his line. Charges
moderate. Residence i mile msontheast of
litner, an Treuton road. P. O.. lomer.
Aug. 22, 1 ,. I:y
'ARBIAGE AND B3L'4 PAINTINI.
.1 AM new prearle to r-psint antI var
I nish Carriage, ugmgie an d Wtagons at
short notice. blatisfactiou warranti i. atim
Iles o " tay wlrk ma be seen in Homer. I
will also varnish OLD FURNITURE and
REPAIR CANE SEATED CHAIRS. My
torma are reaseable to sut the tlimes.l
Call and ee me at the old stand of High
,,wer d& Ranr, 8.. er J .L. .
Atig. 99, 1rt1. 1:y
U pholste~l~ attresn
TlIE nudernitged announeas to th peop
in the UiPH W s es in
brenches. hrltere edme en i
vatumbed. MA rIhUZmade to eifr,
A. W. BfarowSi ete.
.It'hl'I1 LAWlOH ID T
Sept. 12. I ;77. t:6m
DANIEL T. HEAD,
TRENTON, LA.,
RWCEIVING, VI"W"ANI.tING( AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT. Hte
And
IJF.ALR. IN Aund
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING. BOOTS1 oT,
SHIOES. HATS, IIARI)WAlE, IRON,
CASTINGS, BIAGGLNG, TIES, And
WAGONS, CARTS, II'Ut(IE., Poor
ROCKAWAYS, COOKING
STOVES, FI'RNI- My I
TI'HE AND Soe
Plantation Supplies of all Kind. Er.
Liberal advances made on Cotton. in The
casth and Mtll.uli.s. My 1
Aug. 22. 7 1 . l:y And
E. J. HART O CO.,
Importers aund Wholesale E"i.
IDRUGGISTS, ý;;
Grocers and Commission nM,
Str, +7.. 7,. 77 and 79 T, h,,nlpidhm h st.
S rrhlwha'nh N,;E, :IY," and I l º Teh,,ulmitoul.
street. New Idrlean. Ke,.
Aug. 12, 1-77. | :y !
The
I.. c.. inre , Mt. G;lli,. TI"it
JIREY & AGILLIS,
S1('ri"l'N FlT'I'tRS ANi) (l I:NERI. r
V 3 C11M1 1ON M I.RC IIA N l S, Whe
Itlice ................. 194 Gra:vier streer. 'Th
Aug. If. 1=7. 1:y
John ('hatf.. Win. Ii. (hatl.
Vhri.topher ('hatstl. Jr. ( pt
JOIN CIAFFE & SONS,
1,lTTIN FA.(TItII AND GENERAL
1 t'(.MHI.SItN" MERI'IIANl'S. of 4
( il cr........ .....No. .2 I 'ioa ll tr*.st. had
NEIl EltLE.lNS, L.1. the
Aug. 2, l'77. It:
McSTE.A O VALUE. asl
\Wh ,llc.ar Ia Dalcr* in riet
FOREIIGN and DOMEnTIC Iho
DRY GOOD)S, "",
9J C'anal Street, and 1" I25 ( 'omtlon Iitreet. u
iNEW tIll.EI. '. \, I.. Roli
Aug. 22. 1 7. til
E. P'age. P. M.orn. 12:
PAGE * MORAN, Pri
1 /wIzaleJale fealeta Ili
BOOTS, SHOES and BROGANS, ca
Hatl, Caps and Trunks, all
No. 1............. ......Magazinte Street. Pr
\ 1 (RIt.F..IA'.V., ... 'Tr
Aug. .17: . 1y tilt
JOHN HIENRY a CO., min
Wh,,l:ile Deale.r in 1Ill
Boots, Shoes, Brogans and . l
t I-IHATS,
-- I
n.i Now. 121, 1231 and 12,....... (olmon Stlre.t. O
N£1l ORLI.f.A', 1.1. pa
Aug. 22. 1+77. 1:y l
NTAUFFER, McREADY & CO. P1
Ilntlprtlcr and Dealerr in o
H Ilardware .....1 Agricultural n,
Implements, n.
h No. 71 ...................... 'anal t treet.
V ! OI ,'I 01LK .\L.S, L t.
SAng. 4, 1417. l:y O!
A. BALDWIN & CO., *(
(Su,.e.sor- to Slhomonll. Italwin &, Co..)
Dealer, in O
,i. Hardware, Steel, Iron and Railroad Ti
,ll. Supplies.
at (CUTLERY. (1'NS.
AGilI l''TI': II ti.
SIMiPLEMiENTS. ll
No.74 ('anal. and 919:; and !r, ,Common Ste.
/ NEl" otlLE.I4,, L.I.
Sl Aug. 2. 177. 1: 01
hen SIMMONS HARDWARE CO., 1
in. Importerc and Jobbers, in
- Hardware, Cutlery, Guns a
and Pistols, tI
SNam. Ol1, R.t and 60...North Main Street, a
ntly ST. LOUI'L, MO. h
,t ofI Aug. 22, 1177. 1:y
. ofi.rsy ,,
, rin. in nalnsE& rbw Ierk, 1WIr i i
afurnih the ille of Hiomier and erruarud
Siug country with FINEl FAT BEEF, nimeSy i
at laughtered. Pricer mra from 4 to 9 ,entsa
pm- r pouurd. 'ersmos lii u in the country
* I who wish to buy beef and tbose buying
and only once a week, woufd do better to bar
My on Itaturday, aeon that dy I anasly kull iI
two beeves. PLartieswihlgtoslln Bre
ligh on foot will do well to e me ·ea cll. I
sr. / frolm 3 to 4 ents eash fr .ood
8. / . d For mndoroment I refe o mo
:J t cuator si.
present THIOMA8 D. IUlDER.
)8Ig Asg. 29, T157. 14i
Iock and Gaun-Smithlng,
sdC 1JOBEPE MULLER,
ias TN1 foet of Witte's Cabinet hop, nert
eand I a sea oL Y..Oldaey'as All wek ea
O-;, emela k bes tr le with aetness sad
or et hilwork wsraUtd.
S We0k sot takes out in 30 days will
I. besold to ay chrg.
6m 2c4. rhae'5 10:1' I
IF I SHOULD DIE TO-NISNT. turn
vY mRS. JXXVRtlAR MN. wiXNS. forts
- whol
If I should die to-night,
My friends woald look upon ay quiet face ports
Hefore they laid it in its linal ratiug-lace, Tres
And de-t3n that death had left it ahlnalt fair;
And laying snow-white tluwers againslt my to re
hair. mi
Would nmooth it down with careful tender
ne..n, out t
And fold iny halnde with lingering carw ,
Poor hands, so empty and so cold to-night. ll
If I should die to-night, fully
SMy friends would call to mind with loving then
thought, n
Some kind deed the icy hand h)v wrought; in a
otUe gentle word the froveu lips had lsaid: intel
.rrands ou t hlich the willing feet had sled;,
1 The memory of my ~ selfshness and pride, fatal
lvy hasty words. woull all lie put aside,
And so oI slhoiuld hI loved and mouuned to- 111
night. home
If I .-houll die to,-night, J
E iven harts estranged would turn once rend
tmlire to ile,.
eeraulling other days remnornufully; antb
The eyes that thill me with avertedl glance
WouLld look upn a te a aif) ore, lperlanrce, the
And safttu, in the old fanm liar way. ilve
IFor is he couild war with dumb, wtconlicitas
cl;t . itIl
So I tmiglit rest, furgiven of all, to-night. an
Oih fri. 1ds. I pray to-etight ture
ihe, p not your ki .-as for ma deand, cold
ta.)n - ern
The way is Ie,-tilr. let mnu feel them now. the
Think gently of mue: I amt tratvel-worn:
% %) tlt.-rilng t;'.t .tire paIlrtld w ith many a Itl
thorn.
F'orgiv,. hl harts estranged; forgive, I sion
plead'. 11r 1
lWhen ildreeail,,w, r-st is minel I shall not need
The t,. dlt.llt for which I hing to-night. Two
thus
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Iput
- TI
S[Spe itil (' ortlelas dence, ofthe It t Is Nit.N.] te
WASaING!TON, I. ('., Dec. 10, 18;. the
the
The opening of the regular session
of Congress was a tamn affair, and i turl
had not suflicient attraction to till
the galleries. There was no fight nh
- over a Speaker, the disappointedl 'll
aspirants for various positions wor- Ih l
ried out by the demands of boarding- 1
house keepers, who know just how f
antd when to present their bills, had oth
returned to their homes to meditate
t upon the uncertainties of life, con- gra
soling themselves with the thought a w
that ltepublics are ungrateful. At unt
. 12:45 o'clock the reading of the un.
I'resident's nlessage had commencetd. of r
'of t
his views on the silver question and E
resulmption was a bolnbshell in the is
c;upl of tl e friends ot hlard money c ;l
and the anti-resumltiouists, as the wit
t. l'resident and the Secretary of the to
Treasury aire in full accord upon Se1
Ithese subjects. The Adnministration or ,
may be utlderstood as fully com- I
mitted to a conservative flnancial
d, policy. ('ivil service in antial mes
sages and in party platforms reads
well, but those who daily see its,
"i. operations are convinced that no Ki
patent has yet been secured upon iro
-this tnew political theorem. The ;
0" President discussed the subject of wa
our commercial interests and the tw'
necessity of enlarging our shipping goi
Sfacilities tor the export of domestic at)
et. productiions. This is the nation's he,
open highway to future proslperity, I
- and demoands the early attention of thi
Congress. he
.) The Pacitic Railroad Companlies on
owe the Government x64,623,512. as
T e T Union and Central Pacific tare tl
fully able to meet their portion o' lit
this liability. Their net earnings I
last year were $15,649,697.31,paying br
.8 per cent, on capital and 6 per cent he
i on bonded debt. The net earnings re
lot the Northern Pacific were i$533,- fo
598.03. The road is now running of
430 miles west of Duluth and 105
18 miles east from Tecoma, Washing.- e
ton Territory. The net earnings of fa
set, all these roads to the present time T
has exceeded over $90,000,000. The tl
Y financial views of the message meet gl
!! with general commendation. W
'Tia not all gold that glitters. at ~j,
will J. W. Polk, )oorkeeper of the s
ay House, bandis himself environed in a
eats sea ct'llloalttls. Anxious for the
yng position, he promised everybody a
b place, sad he has fultiled these
evre pledges so faithfully that in seven 6
weeks he hasu drawn an excess o
a- e4,800 more thea the total sumt
a. placed at his disposal. An Iae- a
Sdiatestepping down andoat wll be '
lg, the result His most formidable
eomlptitor in tlhe lats eoastet - 1
rivedls town last evelg mal eltms
e' the p-elae I
-s r. Harrisom, d nIiJht, has is.
Strodaedl a bill to saevive the edius
swi Sil1o tax. Does he propose to
:I I have the Government Wie anuother
turn to the great wheel of mis- gre
fortunes that shroud like a pall the and
eto
whole land? Is it so vastly ima- ft
portant that the Secretary of the scho
Treasury shall be able each month Jt
to report the national debt reduced birtl
a million or two, from monies wrong the
out of overburdened and struggling ii
communities ? This generation has weel
fully met the demands made upon nv
them. The debt should be funded the
in a fifty-year bond at low rate of rece
interest, payment to be made in a dii
future years when our vast domain eat
from ocean to ocean shall be the a
homes of other millions, us a
Judge Hlumphreys refuses to sur- plea
ler
render Senator Patterson to the cllo
authorities of South Carolina, and friel
the Senate will institute a searching keel
investigation of the charges against Si'I
tiian. Meanwhile the Senator has frea
an offer of -2.000) for twenty lee- ed
utres, to be delivered in the North- vert
emrn cities, on the various phases of thIe
the Sonthemn qnestion. But
In the seven weeks of extra seas- at t
I sion 1,800 bills were introduced, and
printed and referred to committees. i dthid
Two only were passed. Some en. but
thusiast in political economy may scho
put the question, Did it pay? set
The visitor at the Capitol notes thei
the constant chastes being made in er a
the grounds. The lawns are now S
Scovered with a thick nmat of Ken. I ot
tucky blue grass. den
The death-rate among public jour
lnals in Washington is most mar- Wi
vellons. Since 1700 230 newspapers skij
have been started and flourished for anl
a longer or shorter time. Only 17 to I
of the list survive, while all the out
others are hidden in the journalistic sa
graveyard. In face of this mortality 1,
t a new daily (The Post) and a new abs
t Sunday paper launch out on the tw(
unknown (1) future, the former en- Bn
idorsed by the )Democratic members ou
.of the House. wo
SSecretary Schurz, of the Interior, Inº
e is the subject of all the talk in politi. An
cal circles to-day. lie is charged pe
e with having sent the namne of ltoyt, er
e 'to be Indian Commissioner, to the to
n Senate wnithout either the knowledge litt
or sanction of the President. lie
KI -_ da!
S au
-I THE HEAD OF THE CLASS. bul
Is ale
Is 'IIow do yon spell threshold, Aunt wh
3o Katyr" asked Hlal, as he came to my lot
room just from school. fua
nI "TT.hre-s-h-o-l-d," I answered. eye
Ie "(1ood enlongh," he replied; "but I tll
of was sure as anything there were thi
two h's in it-it sounds so, anyway. thil
Se Poor Jo failed in it to-day, and lihe
g got down one. lie feels awful bad bh
ic about it-yon know he's been a the I a
's head of the cla.sfor two weeks." juI
"Oh, pshaw !" I answered, "I on
' wouldn't feel bhad over that-I don't on
of think it's quite fair to keep at the wl
head all the time, and not give any ca
es one else a chance. Go down and
-. ask Jo and the rest to come up here o
and I will tell you a story of some.
re thing that happened in my school- Y
of life that 1 remember as well as if it N
gs were but yesterday." al
Willie Fiske was one of the very
g brightest boys in town, and although
nt he loved fun as well as any of the le
gs rest of his mates, yet he was very
3,. fond of study, and was never quite a
contented until he reached the head 4I
' of the class in which he was.
05 When he was eleven years old be is
ig- entered the grammar school, and bhis k
of father said at that time, "Willie, if
you ever get to be the first one of I1
m the first class in the first division- ti
'he that is, to be at the head of this p
set great school-1 will give you a gold a
I watch."
It looked like' big job; but Wil
"l. lie was quite ready to undertake it,
the and answered: I
,a "All right, papa; you canU jaust s
he make up youear mind to hand overthe t
watch by the time Pm fourteemn years t
Vaold."
ieee He went to work very muh ia
en earnest, and as he pased from timeI
, totimethrough tha nte
mm Iiead ol ***k-oftssT?4weeh5 to
ee- gather-be begas to feel Wthat the
be wasteh was a petty we thi ad it
womld lmgI - hew grntd he deebl a
blel to takIt ontLt ad 'tl she U I
ar- e the time eO day.
iaW i WlIe was ave gemme l b,
isad wasee aevet as , W
to ble he was
ther them out of it. NOf ooere he wa
great favorite with both the boys alws
and girls, and no one ever seemed I cot
to envy him becaus be he had rich
father, or because he was so good a time
scholar. hone
Just as he reached his fourteenth can
birthday he entered the highest whet
class in the school. It was now that A
the watch was to be woe or losa! kno
lie had not been in the class a "d
week before he found that he had a geog
rival-a sweet little girl, named Ulit
Flossie Lee. She had Just come into at it
the school, as her parents had only ever
receutly moved to our village from Will
a distaut city, and Flossie, after an hisl
examination, had been placed in the I'll t
same class with Willie. it, m
Of course she was a stranger to ftil.
us all, but there was something so him
pleasant i'i her face, and her man- them
ner wits ao gentle, that if she had Ai
chosen she could have had hosts of Floe
friends, but she seemed to prefer to of ti
keep a good deal by herself. Her geor
simple dresses, with the neat ruffles class
in the neck and sleeves, with her quic
fresh white aprons that never seem
et to get a spot on them, looked look
very plain beside the stylish suits of ever
the other girls. Perhaps she felt wisi
this, and so kept apart from them. Y
But one thing was sure: Flossie was col
at that school to get her education, ric
and she knew that she must make bye
the most of her time. Her parents lak
i did not have a great deal of money; to b
but as their little girl was a fine 0"
scholar, they felt that they most thu
send her to school as long as they the
could; and Flossie had often told "'
them that she "meant to be a teachb. tes
er and earn lots of money for them." tal
So you see that, although she did
not have a gold watch to work for, with
she had something worth a great but
deal more.
And this Flossie Lee was the rival P
I Willie had teund: for she very soon thoi
skipped over all the others, and took no :
her place at the head of the class; ** t
r and it looked as though it was going for
7 to be a pretty hard task to get her and
e out of it. witi
c Quite in despair, one day, Willie hell
said to his mamma:
"It's no use trying. I tell you, I
shall never get higher than number
e two-never ! Flossie Lee can't fall.
But there's one thing about it; if any has
one has got to keep me from getting
to the head this year, I'd rather it
would be Flossie than anybody else
, in school, for I like her first rate." of
And I guess he did, for many a fine low
d pear or bunch of grapes or delicious
orange did Willie take from his own
t' home table, and watch his chance bi
-e to put them into Flossie's modest
e little lunch basket that hung under gt
l hessacque in the hall of the school, tIe
":or," as he told his mamma, one
day, "Floesie never seems to have mu
anything but crackers or bread and hl
butter for luncheon, and she almost Fha
always goes off by herself to eat it, t
it when all the rest of as are having
-y lots of goodies; and I tell yon it's Wi
fun, mamma, to hide and watch her
eyes shine when she finds the good
I things I've put in! I guess she
re thinks it's some good fairy that pots
y. them there, don't you r
1e One day, at reeea., as a group of thi
ad boysandgirlswere hatting together f
O about a very hard lesson they had
« just becn reciting, in which every
'one of the class had failed at least ho
o't; once, save Flossie, one of the boys, th
who was rather rough in his way, the
YS called out: Is,
d "Say, Will Fiske, you can bet on th
, one thing pretty sere, and that is: sti
: you'll never get that gold watch as el
long as Flossie lee's in the class.
iNumber one she is and number one K
she will stay r" "I
"I know that," smid Fanny Hunt W
he Icy, who never had a perfect leseso
in her life, "I should think you'd be fo
ite as mad as Are at her, Willie, in
ad stead of doing what I saw you do
to-day. Who was it put that orange
he into her basket, I should like to
his know, eh "
,if "'Fore I'd be such a tell tale, FPs p
of Huntley," said a bright little girl in
i- the group; "if you weren't always w
his pecking 'round you wouldn't see so p
old much." p
"I don't eare," sanwered Wil
l- ."I am not ashamed of it. Ys Id t
it, put an orge intoe her baketai wd
Swish I h• th chance ofeser, for
at sheb's gooed and kind, sad I likeI her
be the beet of say gu is shool-..
are there, now P and tmning a I
bheel, be siled st:
,in "C)on em, M iLs, let's havo a
ms, Lgs ad ia two mlautes he bhad
t gbjtte all about it.
itoc ae eo oast, h hs b beerd
the evr weed. Tehilneb had steed
ad ]tdlsaem aa e einld
h he t Lat
sac cte
always know myeu ost. O Il4t
II could fail !"
She puussled ever it r a afeag
time how abe could m. o n if
honestly, for sae said to . q
Scan never say I don't enow 1 ,
t when the questions are ask d m
SAt last she thought of a w. OI
know how 1 ead do it," AbS aud,
 "day after tomoenow cornE
I geography erview of the whli
I United SUate, end 1 went eau k
at it, and then I will sev 
Wil widm lave my puss sal dos
his watch. Oh, r6t4, sodj l
I'll tell mamma nod pag i about
it, so they will know 1 miPo t hvy
fa tiled, and 'm sam they .W.lrkt
o him to get the watch whei. toi
them bow good be has bos to a
And so for the Alt timl ia
f Flosle.went to sehool the
o of the review lesson, bagglllg p
r geography she had not opened. The
a class was called, and FIlosae Lppen
r quickly to her place.
. "Oh dear" thought Williw, ed
d looks so hpply rm osurn e I know
,f every answer i the lemssso I
It wish she wasn't quite ao
For a time all went well, oamd
a couldn't miss eq gividL the galpal
i, rivers, whie asked; abs imlht
e by heart. Questions on the
a lakes, capes, ba s, montas
to be answered when pet to nb.
* ause her mind would smmser
It them in spite of ber. At laht em
the capitals of tim States.
d "Well, Miss Flede,' aked- the
Steacher "willy egvels the em
Stal of wew Mealo
d For a lan stantshe hitetl, thea
Swith a look of delight that obody
,t but herself uadewsteod,*e mn uaer
"I can't think, trnl I aGmet.
S Flea ee had '
n though every en was onael¶
Ik no one looked so distresed abolt
as the one who had beeon am iikus
ag for so long time to get above be ,
Br and as the teadher trmed i hi
with, "Well, Master Plake, 6i6
le help Mias FloMsse out " he awered:
"Please, Mil Harding, If t
I would only let lode tbhk Ju 6
B minute, I'm sure she would rmeat
"it's too late now," she repied, "I
Shave passed it to you. What is the
ag capital of New Mealeo l
there was no look of p.ide' i
Willie's face, and no remsb
of any watch, as he answhw i
e low tone, "Santa Fe."
SQuiek a bash, nd witd e
n brightest of 'smiles, Flosiue
down and out of ber place,
r gently pushing Willie inato t
)1, the one he had left
The scholars and teaebeh we
much surprised to see her look
ad happy over what they thought
have made her so miesrable,
Flossle kept what she had heeMd
to herself, and when after a ow diu j
Os Willie went to her and showed r
a beautiful little gold watch tht Is
father bad given him for gettiug 't
be the bead of the school, h was
happier than ever.
ears after, Flosle told WdbM
what abe overheard from the wlode 4
of that day, and how it was thm.
er found out who had been pttt
gd good things into ber 
7 then too,for the frst tie, e
t bow It was that she eame to
ye, the capital of New Males.
Ity, the funniest part of the whole
is, that Willfe has beeh givilg
ona the good things ee steeat,
is: stm hikes her the best et ay n ls
as school' or out.
as. "Hol you can#'t lo m., Aaut
oe Katy," cried Jo, s I Sulibesm
"Flossae les Ia mat aleemm,_md
it. Willie Fiske io oar om W
son Will-sad all 1have to q
be for Aunt FleseP-t
i GooD wus.--A wrdter ki
good deal ofgood scm
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