*TWO HOLDS TO-JAFE AND DEATH."
•Begant wių kava no vagrants hero!' and then the
shoot was she And the pour bigger was thrust into the night where
meth bui
Nor cottage stood to cheer his sight;
her g
And e'en the most of
To break the sable sky!
The waiting wind her shoes played, though bany work
wha stilling;
His foet wankeep in mul and slash where rain D
Tuta had filled
Yet stil he wanded in the resul
As though refusal il but gal
utes you must talk to him. What can I do for you, young woman?' he asked, turn- ing to me somewhat eagerly, evidently gla
THE CHINA MAIL.
JOSH BILLINGS'&-GUIDE TO I have been much congratulated by my
HEALTH.
neighbours, especially by the good Vicar Never rui into debt if you can find any-o! Llanrystyd, who with his sympathetic wife have come three miles to obed tears of
of an excase to evade the unpleasant visi-thing else to run into. tor's conversation.
Unable to speak, I drew fox h my auro. The shopkospor looked suspiciously at me as he took it up and tested it.
Your name, and address,' said he, sharply.
"And how much do you want?” Iwan't a-a little money, if you please,' I faltered,
As I spoke the gentleman turned, and I) Yet, still the wand we took his was, bis garments could foul a pair of right, keon eyes scan- I grew more helplessly ning my pale faca. confered my tongue refused to atter a WORD.-
He Heart to Beaver ersia?
From dierunt low't, in auldening strokes, thơ navdnight
hout was born,
damp and turn;
With weary feet und wing head
ne haurried on, as though he aged
To save mysterion!
Tis over! Yes, long hian down the nearun, und last games to very sand at last, now me to him,
Trst,
That
"With any cats de met fare!
To live, a prize, in Herty Above-oli, happy inte
And be who turned away to cure a brier's pray's that bitter death, which une
how far'd?
He led to
taght or
Till manory lies'd heart melbruin':
But look upon that
"Twill beter tell tho talo!
a
1
I had a thought.that coines to rat The bost is known as Clarity!!
It is that of the virtues thre
LAURA A. B. Crazy, Berthena.
Go to bed arly, and gis ng arly, and he trea-kareful what you dream about.
Always be perlite. It hosts nothing and will convince more than logik will.
if Never say No,
you can help it; and grease your boots regularly Saturday nights, Eut rhi broad and onions, and don't fail to chow them well.
Bathe thorely once a work in soft water
but don't saw Exercise in the open air, and kastelle soap, and always woar tito boots, wood till you are obliged to..
Avoid hat bread an terrapins for supper. Don't fret and worry karo have been known to kill a largo size tomas kat.
very time youre tickled, and la Lotf
while anyhow. once in a
Don't jaw back, it only proves that you arons bad as the other falle. Never gossip
kriticise
nabors. The chances are they are fully as good as you be.
But no biled lobster, for biled owl just before goin to bed, unless you want to see how grandmother likes you.
Tell the shopman-how much you want, and your naine, my good girl,' he said, in
kind and pitying tone.
Then, for the first titre, I raised my eyes to his face, feeling that I had found a friend. Merciful Beaver! was I dronning, or had my late troubles driven reason from my traits, and filled it with wild delasive fancios í
Surely there stood the original of Aust Bokay's portrait, but young and stalwart he had been 40 yours ago, when it was takon.
In vain I tried to speak.. I conld only point helplessly to the portrait; the shop with its occupants and its contents swam around me, and with a cry for help I sank fainting to the ground.
or
Four
your
Stay at home at site. If you kan't find anything else to do play leup frog with your young una.
Keep your head curl and your feet dry, and broathe through your uoa as mach as possible,
Yures fur hewith,
JOSH BILLINGS.
When I next ayoke to consciousness, I was lying on au inprovised bed on the old
Togue is mid to bu-in one of the Germint couch in our sitting-room at home. moved my head, it fult weak and sore wards in Springfield, Mass., a liquor club Then I tried to lift my hands, but to ray called: Wissenschaftlichekartoffelpfan- surprise I was powerless to do so. A wonenkuchenverein." One of the by-laws man, plainly dressed, with a kind, rather requirus that a member must spell the
WRB sitting near me, and roso nu
naine of the club after every drink. he spells it correctly, he is sober enough and thirsty enough for another drink.
AUNT BETSY'S PRESENT. Well I must say I think it horribly, mean of your Aunt Batsy, Estella. After making such a favourits of you all your Efe, and having you with her ever, since you were mere baby, she might have sont pou some thing worth having on your twenty-first birthday, ospecially as she knows how poorly fact we are since your father's death, said my mother sharply.
You had better take it as a lint for the future and not build any mare castles on what Aunt Betsy is likely to do for you,' romarked my sister Lena.
Waltor, my brother, added with a provok- ing grimace: Here
Yun
endoth my sister Stella's great
expectation not make such unpleasant ro marks,' I naswered, pettishly. In sending mo the portrait of her oki sweatboart, poor auntie has given ma ber greatest treasure, and she, no doubt, thinks I shall value it as much as she does.
inoved.
1 looked around hewildered: +Mama! 1 called froby.
Hast
hush, my dear mies,' said the You kind-looking woman soothingly. must not speak your mama ia ualcop and you might wake her.'
1
So I tay still, wondering weakly whe she was and who had sent her there, but presently, acring her stir the fire into bluse, I forgot hur cantion, as all nay old anxieties caine back, and I said pleadingly: Don't poke the tiro, plonse. It will bur out too quickly, and we have no coals.
FILYO
IE
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN WALES ABOUT A MARVELLOUS CURE. LIVING SIX YEARS WITHOUT GOING TO BED.
Mr Error,While spending a few days at the pleasant avaside town of Aberystwith, Cardiganshire, Wales, I heard rulated what soomed to me either a fabulous story or marvellous cure.
I bade Mr
jos onde Mt Pugh goodbye, happy that even one at least among thousands had found a remedy for an aggravating disease. Believing this remarkable case of Dys optic Anthon should be known to the public, heg to submit the above facts as they are related to me.
F. T. W.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Station.
REGISTER.
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1187
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[No. 7158 JULY 10, 1886.
POST OFFICE NOTICE Unclaimed Correspondence, July 8, 1880
Lott. FID
Adamson, Jas. 1
Ah Mei, Mro. TE Albanal, Mr
| Allén, E. 1. B. 1
[Asmos, H.
Anatenj W:To Baring, Hon. Bovvis, Bomati 1 Boutello, A. 19 Cartland, H. Chief Locomo
1
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Chop Hah Hang 1 Clair, E., Collard, I. R. 1
Crepa, A. Cunningham Capt. 1 Dall, Mrs E:AJ 1 Davis; G. L.:
HIS desirable RADENCE is situated en porta.
of the very best positions on the All Parcol Packages should be marked to whole hill-side, and there in Room for addi-address in full; and same will be received Effingham,
at the Company's Office, until ö pm; the tional building.
day previous to sailing.
on
Hon. E. FONDO, G.
Lete, Far
Lupo, Cesare să Macnanghion, 8.1,
Menzies, Was Wal
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The House is very strongly but-partly
RETURN PASSAGES-Pashingors, who Furlonge, B, 8, 1 of concrete blocks, and partly of bricks granite basement. It contains Seven Rooms, have paid full fare, re-embarking at Ban on bosides Drossing-rooms, Bath-rooms, eto, Francisco for China or Jepan (or vice versa) Ginet and Twa
The front Ver- within six months, will be allowed a discount Madara und Drying-rooma.
and of 20% from Return Fare; fro-embarking Guest, B. J. andal is more than usually spacious, at within one year, an allowance of 10% will Hagaton, Anna,
or 4.82 Clab or Üotel. There are Two Lawn Tennis Courts--one in chunam and one in grees.
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Possession anny be had by arrangement and de Furniture if desired may be taken at a valuation. Two-thirds of the Purchase Money may remain on Mortgaga at 7%
For further Particulars, apply to t
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Watson, Gilbert 8
the House as at present or enlarged, as it wit might oasily bois suitable for a Summer be made from Return Fare. Pre-Paid Re- Hargreaves, B. 1 rogd.Staverns,
turn Passage Orders, available for one year, Henderson. J. L will be issued at a Discomut of 25% from Houderson, 1 Return FarƏ.
Capt. C. H. These allowans do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Hinson, J.
opular Invoices to accompany Cargo Home 1
Holland, Wm. - §.
J. G. Consular destined to ports beyond San Francisco Benlston, C. J. 1 hould be sent to the Company's Offices, Jean, Prieur 1 addressed to the Collector of Custonus, San Johnston, Jas. 1 Francisco.
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C. D. HARMAN, Agent, Hongkong, June 22, 1886.
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, May 18, 1886.
NOW READY.
986
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1. BAROMETER, reduced to 53 degrees Fahren heit, ond to the layel of the ses in inches, tenthe and hundredtha,
4. Dmzation or WIND, to two paists. 5. Foncz o WIND, acording to Beaufort
3. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degrees,
had not been able to lie down in bed for six humidity of air saturated with moisture being
The story was that a poor sufferer who Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the to dic all the Doc- Oh, now, muses, you have been dream long years, given up
some Fa100. The celiar is tacirly fall, the cons tors, had been apnedily eured Woll, it may come in useful, after all, ing
Lent Medicine. IL related with the
was You never get a sweet-only came last week.' for it, as I expagine he was yours,
Again essayed to answer, but was to more implicit confidence from the circum-Sealo. heart, you can
as was said, that the Vicar of 6. STATE OF WEATHER. blao sky, o de when yuz are a suc fold maid like Aunt gently yet with such authority ordered in Blancystyd was familiar with the facts, and tached clonda, få drizzling, rain, f fog, 9 gloomy,
bo yuist that I was glad to obey, so I lay could vouch for the truth of t Betsy
said who prided herself not a
of the Lena,
bai, lightning, a overcast, paasing showers, report scuation of being abo little on being engaged at eighteen, while I still,
in a little anjoying the
curiosity to know how y squally, rain, snow, thunder, visibility, I grew two
Baring a
travelling,
I took the dew (wai). at twenty-one had never had an offer, nor not aves to think, Ia a day or even the ghost of a a lover
stronger, and one morning, to my delight, such stories grow in
liberty
while at the village of
of Llanrystyd
7. RAIN, in inches, tenths and hardredths, with Aunt Betsy down in her my mother easte in, and I had leave given to call upon the Vicar, the Rer. T. Evans, lived quiet country home in the South of Corn-me to talk a little,
ito enquire about this wonderful cure. and t wall until
father's death two years be my
Though a
both lu intul stranger to him, fore, when coming up to London for his
and his wife most graciously entertained funeral, I found my mother left in such straitoned circumstances that I felt it my
me in a kalf hour's conversation, principally touching
case of fe Pugh, in which to stay and earn what woney I could daty to help her. Thereby, however, I incurred
they seemed to take a deep and sympathe Aunt Belay's anger.
tio interest, having icen familiar with his sufferings, and now rejoiced in what neomand to them a most romarkable cure.
Thad
Then I heard all about my late advun-
tilo.
It is really a most wonderfal ovent, my d dear, and reads like a chapter out of a three-volume novel,' said my mother, wh by the why looked quito bright and strong
When Lagain
you fell down in a fairt, Surely, she wrote, your brother and you let fall the envelope in when you had sister can help your mother. You have nourried the miniature, and the gentleman need
to leave me lonely in my old ago, after who was in the shop I have had all the trouble of you as a child,"
&c.
Aunt Betsy neither came for wrote, and I had quite rosigned myself to the idea that
*
the le
The Vicar remarked that he presumed
Mr.
Intimations.
NOTICE
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. CHIPMASTERS and ENGINEERS are
Batisfaction.
his name had been connected with the re- respectfully informed that, if upon I remember hin, dann, I cried, ex
he was the very image of the
port from his having mentioned the case to their arrival in this Harbour, NONE of citedly
Mr John Thomas, a etenist of Llanon. He the Company's FOREMEN should be at I would willingly have rotumed, for close portrait. I fancied 1 must be dreaming."
of hand, Orders for REPAIRS if went to the B resident Baid
formerly s Pugh was That is the arrangest part of the story London lotging was not at all to my taste aftor Bant's largo, airy country house, but but you won't let me tell it to you prop their parish, but was now living in the HEAD OFFICE, No. 14, Praya Central, will
Llanddeinol.
receive prompt attention, That gentleman saw your parish of Lian
In the Event of Complaints being found my mother seamed to lean on me, and soy, ny daar.
Ho strangly vouched Mr Wm. Pugh's dreaded my leaving her, that I had not the name and address, brought
and Decessary, Communication with the Under- respectable farmor - heart to go.
eb, sent n.nurse in you i
erorything se character as wanted and has been our good angul ofer worthy of credit. I left the venerable Vitar signed is requested, when immediate steps since. Ho
old lover, whey a pastor and peoplo, sit of your in Arthur Rashleigh, the only with a livelier souse of the happy relation will be taken to rectify the cause of die- after mourning the supprised faithlessness one who traly sympathised with all who are of his old lavo
On my return to Aberystwith, I was im dead, leaving Arthur a large
at
pressed with a desire to see Mr Pugh, fortune. Ife astonishuicat soning you
you may be sure, whose reputation stond so high. His farm with his father's portraits.it Bas
is called Pancem-Mawr, signifying above was very
it was a vay lucky thing for us: after all, Aunt Betsy's the dingle situated near the summit of a
not Rich
A poor one. present was way, bere it is; Mr Rashleigh was kind enough to bring it back with him."
I was hopelessly on her black books when
the above related event took place. Now I know that I was forgiven.
of
feeling
In her early youth Aunt Botay, then the not long harried late in life, and basi afflicted in mind, body, or estate.
beautiful Elizabeth Marston, my fathor'a only sistor, had been engaged to the son and heir of a wasithy London banker,
He had boon sunt abroad, on business for his father, just before they were to have boon married, and through the jealous tranchery
of another man who had madly loved her, und wished to supplant his rival, engagement had boen saddarty broken
him.
the
wif
I
As
that ho was
By hi! weerlooking-a-beautiful).
There was one thing which did not ap-
in which is situated the lovely ivy. Church Luddeinul. I found
ર
Mr Pugh, apparently about 40 years old, of
pour to concern ny mother in the least, but modium height, rather slight, made my pale face flame, and that was the aut and intelligent face.
with a
pleas.
I told him I had
ides of receiving all these benefits from a hand of his great affiction and of his ro
Secretary.
1458
D. GILLIES,
Hongkong, August 25, 1886.
DENTISTRY.
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP. MUDERATE FEES.
MR. WONG TAI-FONG, Surgeon Dentist, (FORMERLY ARTICLED APPRENTICE AND LAT. TSHLY ASSISTANT TO Da. Roxas,)
T the urgent request-of his European
more stranger, upon whom we had not the markable and almost miraculous relief, and A and American patients and friends,
father, 40 years ago, had been my aunt's lover could be considered one.
that I had come to learn from his own lips, what there was of truth in the reports.
Mr Pugh remarked that his Leighbours cupied by Dr. Roarks,
No. 2, DUDDELL STREET. had taken a kindly and sympathetic interest flate their buit his case for tasty years, in hia
CONSULTATION FREE awakened" by a interest had been greation. What
you happy change in his
abroad, c as having hoved
said he, is report as
true, with one exception. substantially never understood that my case was ever!
Physician. I given ap as hopeless by any
have been treated by several Doctors here.
"
Discount to missionaries and families.
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by him He then remained abroad, and Aurit Betsy never heard from him again. Just bafore he left England he had presented hor with a beautiful little mixistare of himnaelf sat in gold sud diamonds, and this ahe kopt,
So I made up an eloquent speech, in together with her maiden name; no other
which I thanked him warmly for all his lover ever induced her to change it.
a girl I had often seen and reverently goodness, and delicately yat firmly con- admired the
sourecit, and I had veyed the information that I intended to
interest is
the love repay him as soon as I could get work attached to it Aunt had. story a
told again. always me it was to be mine, and now I felt
But carefully as 1 rehearsed it, that so- with this treasure in my possession,quent speech was never uttered, nor did tain, that I had not quite lost my old place in wonder at my mother's willingness to re- her favour, though I beard in the same let-ceive benefits from bim, when once I bad abouts, as good as any in Wales, but unfort for in which she solemnly commended the som and talked with him. He was so unately no prescription of theirs ever brought THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON first class Lives up to £1000 on a Single
that she had adopted lonely, he said he had not a friend or re-
whom he had
cor-
An orphan girl in my place as her companion lative in England, and a man-servant,
portrait to my care,
the
and probable heiress.
I
Fifteen vo treated with kindness and conscious of
years ago, he said, I first became scur sud deranged stomach
put the letter and portrait away with aconfidence, had just robbed him of some and loss of appetite, which the Doctora told
sigh of regret for my old happy-home, with
2, DUDDELL STREET,
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If required, protection will be granted on
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}
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valuable old family plate which his father me was stomach seemed to do me ne ita gaist and freedom from the daily tail had thought highly of, and had carried hold Dyspepsin. What food I could THE Company will receive STEAMERS
with him in all his wanderinge, and worry that were now my portion,
For me way I Confess it without shamo Things went on from bad to worse with
-the grateful interest I felt in him on Us, and my twenty-second birthday found me in despair.
grew into love, and, ab, happy as my life Falter, in
in despair, had gone to New Zea has been since, can I ever forget that happy land. Lone had married on a very slender evening when, walking home from the income, and gone to live in the North. I theatre, whither he had taken me, hd could not bend to ask help from Aunt me that he loved me dearly, and asked, Botry, and my mother was, and my work to bo his wifol Eo soarse that I could barely find us in the But 1-1 am poor, I am not pretty and so old!' I pleaded, fearing to accept En 30 necessaries of life.
this sweet now happiness, and mind of Lena's depreciation of my personal appear. ance, age, &c. -
Arthur laughed and draw my arm cbier
often
in my good and was thrown up with painfe! retchings. This was followed aftor a time enoss and a raw sceness of the with a hoarseness: throat which the Doctors called bronchitis, and I was treated for that, but with littls success. Then came shortness of breath
and SAILING VERSELY alongside their Wharvos at Kowloon, and Land, Ro-ship, and/or Store GENERAL CARGOZS, SILE OPIUM, COTTON, GRAIN OF MEBUHANDISE First-Class Granite Godowns at Cheup Rates. Also GOALS in specially constructed
Shoda
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For the convenience of Commanders and
and a sense of suffocation, especially nights, Storors the Company's launch Hongkong will with clammy sweat, kad I would have to convey to and fro those interested FREE OF get out of bed and sometimes open a door CHAROr, starting from the Pedder's Wharf or window in winter weather to all my BYBY HOTE from G am to 5 p.m., and
na with the cold air.
from the Wharf at Kowloon at the half- lungs
hour."
About six years ago I became so bad hat I could not alorp in bed, but had to take my unquiet rest and dreamy sleep sit ting it an archair. My affliction secmed to be working downward into my bowels
you could get enough for fast to keep down to Aunt Betsy's, and there I was duced in strength so that I could perform
At last I loa became ill, uid we had not
in the
the house; everything we had, even poor mamma's engagement ring, had gone for food.
Stella, you must go and get some in his Rousy. Mrs Birton says the wall have the If you are too old for marriage, at 92, well as upwards into my lungs and throat. ront to-morrow, ur we shall have to turn how may I hope, with six more years added In the violent coughing spasms which grew out into the street. There is would you en, ever to enter that blissful state he wore frequent, my abdomen would expand, and collapse and at times it would seem that mind, dear your Aunt Betsy's present; asked.
So I said yes, and soon after we all went I should suffocate. All this time I was re- for a long time.'
Mamins, dear, I cannot, dare not sell married at the little village church, to the no hard labour and my spirits were con
Early in this last spring
much
I
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For further Particulars, apply to
W. KERFOOT HUGHES,
Agent, Pedder's Direct. Hongkong, February 17, 1886.
To Let.
TO LET
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it! Anything of mine I would not with-son of her old lover, who loved and resequently as deprem had a still moOOMS in CoinGO CHAMBERS'
odic attack, and my familly Nos. 7, 8 and 9; ERYKODE TERRACE
hold, but this-ob, don't ask me
touchy old maid, tot a
severe
Ferenced the qvotion to his father. And yet the generous donor has never little for her loyal sent us the price of a loaf,'aid
my mother,
So. Aunt Betsy's present savet my dear and neighbours became alarmed, bolioving bittariy. Well, take my wedding-ring: mother's life, and aso saved me from the that certainly I would not survive, when a
No, 16, HOLLYWOOD ROAD,
Apply to
bas never bean of my linger since your dreadful fate Lena had threatened rue with, Highbour, whicine. sent to DAVID SASSOON, SONG & Co.
poor
BOLOG knowledge, or it on 25 5 years ago; I made into locket, and wear it had heard of the
It is generally mistaken for with by the drivor of the Omnibus.
∙I had it
constantly of
it-
dear father-put but it must go now,'
not take it off, I will gond take aunt's large oil
*No, no mamina,' you must sot, shall the paintin dear husband, so is the some seven miles distant, and fotched a
ter sands us soins money."
of his father which hangs
Hongkong, July 8, 1886.
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bottle of Mother Saigal's Curativo Byrap,
This medicine
administered to me they present, not to sell, but to the pawnshop in our drawing-room, from which the mini- according to the directions, when to their then I may, perhaps, get it took when Wal-ature was copiod.
We are very happy,
and
when my bro-surprise and delight no less than my own THE HOUSE in CASTLE ROAD NO. L With a heavy heart, and weary lagging thor Walter comes home, as we expect him the spasus cased, I became at ease, and
Apply to the SPANISH PROCURATION, NO. My bowels I departed on my fateful errand to do with his young bride, next Christmas wore moved as by a gentle cathartic, and I 14, Onino Road. Terms moderate. Pos All our things had been sold we had pre- we shall have a wonderful story to tell him felt a sense of quiet comfort all through session on the first of the month. ferred to lose them to going into that last of that same present which he sud on such as 1 refuge of the desitate, a London had thought so little of.-F. News Later
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I had not before realized in mary breathe comfortably in a few hours after 7 had taken the medicine. I have continued
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THIS PA
Ek from
illness"
atd is said to be found in s new media of to take the medicine daily now for mo
warned me that my light called the 'Lisagen,' for which, anong | thing over two months, and I can le 2, DOUGLAS VILLAS. Posses prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-1 and may be had, at the
would not hold not much longer."
• Act. Only one other person an illumination egus! to 2,000 candle power not since had a recurrence of those tertible
other advantages, it is claimed that it yields down and sleep sweetly at nights and have
All dark
to the shopmanoate
you,"
hot sex in tan, whose face. I could factusi, at a cost of about 2d per hour, hus spasms and swastinga I have been 10
In the semi-darkness stood there the cost of the necessary plant is one fourth long broken down and reduced in talking
23 required for electric lighting. The whole systent that I have not tried to *r tell
the plate is here. Laciren is produced by b my
burning
form any very hard out-door labour, deen It has bau traved by over detectivo, hydro-carbon oils,
specially
by over-exer
and
that
heavy
it beat to be prudent lost 1
man, will join me here in a few minates nar, by means of compressed air or station I may de myself injury before my Be is only delayed because he thinks he The oll is burned in the form of a fine strength is fully restored. I feel that my has teapad the thief, hus gone to follow
and, without giving off any amole or stomsch and bowels have been and are up the search.
small, lights up a radius of 200 yards around being thoroughly renovated and renewed **Well, air, I am sure you are mistakeny each burner. It has been used shisly to by the medicine. In fact I feel like a new bat my principal will be how in a few min-light large specSE
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