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wcllhrro sutjoa read ti ktitr i caat ttit a dty dear taothcr i aui mirriod whativrrdoct hy harried is that boyirrii7 who to jo rj it ajs-j- iliorry ortuelabyllktlc uji and uria to ifarrici la a lafly cho is rich as the it pood we wtut yoa to live irith ca yoa itouiucd tacjca would i tai isreyoa aftsettics txod to live rith sac such a hoajcfal of childra cat fnt and kxttt joa jennie hii a roou ell really cory aicc cad tia and jakambatc- s win at to do for joa vhatjoa will s that alir well oa ttl hiuiyca tiust tatirct the ictlcr lcruyhaadtrcujl oad yea cau write it eo taacb utter and ihcwuifec it loo tiiuah it is arit w aid i dcat tttit it tranly to ujorlify my ttllhitjl tak aj thaut ltr khrlly hut if jia dost unci the trocblc id rslher etayt hh yoi tkczzultu a txtcbl lody mica i feci la- cllavl- lean larairc- tlic children oa acver uiaic the 111 uicd i iroiildat like 10 kivo yea aad i dcat ojisd the coi- yotrrkirlsare aotto lai tad i teas boys will lc boys aca thta yea know the baby uhaleculdyoa co uhiaj jct ititctkwiioaskttcr crjiliic it all to jiia and ull hiu i ih hiai all the bkisias life cjlu pi vi- be i cbaldat leave yoar children to go cvn thereto live v whos that ealliag gramaiia r tic alive tis that rcne her hes briasias la the piece cf poor graiaaicb brcjiilajcca sclttt famiin ileading mrs ravens ifigtorj- eatig 3ck bueiatfsin canada for the nil 33 jiarsoar repalaiica and responsi bility wkch jciiwa we jiay filary acd cl imates ftoalh tart if cverjllia is satisfae- lory kbprtvocs eiiexicaeu required write c for tcniu vhicli art ty liberal before ca- cairftf with any other firto knyzilxsczj brtdstrccts trruaa winjan a- poscotaiocreial ajrecdcfivell iraowa to basl- 1ies uiea or sxndard liaafc coborne oat ckapbnotiieji5coin kr5trynca coieonie oatario buy your j winter coal now the auderagiiod li hotc receiving his itock of coal for the coming maeon and i anxious to fstor allhia enstomers with coal at the lonest pouihle infees to all who will orderfor imme diate delivery hi trill tapplj stovp and kct coal for i 615 per ton caah i the coal uii year is of exceijeut qotuily and the low price above quoted can only bo allowed for a f w week tola low figure is for caab or so dayi only order now and tare a dollar a ton or more on your winters 1 apply llumber lath shingles and wood sop- 1 plied as urual- james bromii waxted good reliable men can end permanent em ployment for maple grove xoraeries of waterloo k y g ood balary and expciues paid weekly liberal iadacemcats to befmers rite at once ior itcj dmjicm n genhaiiftfler8t thomaa oat mention this raper1 rev ep coolc actod haa ben appelaiod 03e aeent fcr una bection for ui well pwn old jiocneater korwry b monlaoa ito- fwtor aad u prepared to tajce order for any w lie fruit trtefimall fmiuor slimba wlifca kahowaidth illaitrated eaulocae of bat inraery the prodaeu of tlie ttld boebccier pwwtt are known to 1ms generally reliable and prreetly named and i qui prnioiw iatlfaciry oluto all who pnrchtse stock train 4- ncesreatouahju v ilev kb cook ant sitiiation nurserymen 3o7nenimfl alie telifcrmetrnmiiadlinj mtitfae- s ajco mb bb co rochester ny agents wanted in etery township to sell the pictorial cyclopedia of live stock and complete stock doctor the mott complete and comprebenaive vork ever pabliahed iu aouion itand at the bead oftheirprofeaiion andliavea coatinenta flepn- tatloo worth iti weight la gold to any one hiring how sheep cattle swine poultry dork or beet a grand opportcnity to ibake juoncy secure territory ai once addres bmovpubuher c 130 tonga st toronto- ail the neighbors were imizei when lbe report oi ot sophy annexi engagement to itajph ravea wti first bmihd abroad it nint co said itrs pol wheal ive knowed sophy itmnere ever and he wu a rs acd ibe aint oae to pve cp herinde- j pcnjeace td any domicecriu old widower litre acd he his four children too said iliss loctn anioli who wn aascied of hiring been not altogether ccwilling her- self to console the widower n his afiic- tions and sophy is to iadependect loo said xire jcdge jenp who was inclined to wards womens rights she needgt be beholden to ajiybodj with that cae farm and tea thoasacd dollari in the bach and nobody knows how mcch railway stock and rovercmeat bonds i think thai bhe is raafc- inp a preat mistake thats what i told her sajs i sophy yon dont know what it is to give np your own way bet i dont meac to give np my awn way sirs jesaap sajz ibe as bright and raccy aj yoa pleaic jjobk in the jwjrer book sophy says l and thetfl iyoallfiad it as plaia as a pikebuff love honor and obey o 1 bat if yoa do lore and horior a man ilrs jcsbtip says she it must be the easiest thins ia the world to obey him its one thing to taut said mrs pol- wheal with a deep sigh wd another thing to do its a treat joke to get mar ried bat its no joke to get unmarried again f htos ot a urcadfal lemutr vidj miss lfdaiax the children are all afraid cf him said ilrs jessap the ravens always were a race of des pots said klrs folffheal tlvc heard my gnlndmoiher tell how did duncan haven turned his wife oat cc doors oa a snowy night and how shed a frtz to death if the neighbors ladut took her in and there was will haven this mans uoije why his wife coujdni live with him she had to go home to her fathers hoase thus croaked the village cronies on the subject of miss maacerss engagement to mr raven nor were her nearest friends less distarbed j sophy said mrs captain leslie a bright little bnmette who sang contralto in the ohoir painted in oil colors and model ed in clay why are yon going to marry that man why did yon marry captain leslie crosaqaeationed the brideelect with a roguish sparkle in hor hazel eyes beoansfl i loved him 41 and po do i love kalpb baveo bat my dear he is bach a tyrant 1 he wonu tyrannize oer me said sophy j he hasjuph a family reasoned mrs leslie only fopr said mus manners and i dote on cbildreu and limy tell me ho bu got a dreadful temper bo have i laughed bophy bat ho isnt going o abandon mo on aoooant of that ii he coming hare to live wld mri leslie liucing around tbe pretty sluing doiti whoro birds flowers and sophys work were scattered around in plctaresqne confusion oh ycissld bophy the old fuwa lioaso isnt nearly ti plesint as this ho they were married ond kslph uarea hroulil ills four children o tfieir new fioma aui a uh liifl of frr wlio nm lilt it illy fm ltd grown lo lli afid aoui ou lov wf mw foiffiuis v ttfwl vtottf the ikral wlffi elillufsli iw lfnjtiini bhesi ffgular fafickl stid johnny and loti says that stepmothers are ll- way cross bat i know she aint bhe says we rniy hive a basehall ground anywhere wc please and a playroom in the shed and i am o keep guineapigs ia the bamsad have the little white pony for my own joyfully cried willie and papa hasnt been nearly so cross since ho came to manneraley said lacy and wc are lo have all the story books we want to read i oh fanny arent joa lid weve got a stepmother bat the honeymoon had scarcely got into iu gibboas decline when domestic t rouble loomed darkly iu the hormon i shall not permit any of this systema tic iijcuess said mr haven slcrnly with these two great girls to assist you sophia yoa need not keep a servant and ii scrub is shockingly wastefal 1 by hiring a woman now and then a day to clean or oh i hive had hannah here evcrsiace i cm renieinlcr aiid mrs raven i couldnt do without hannah and i dont want to tare the little girls mto mere drudges on the contrary my dear i have 6cnt for a new servant who is to act af chambermaid and waitress i will not have her here exclaimed mr raven oh yes yoa will my love said mrs- rave a the site cf the establishment displeases me altogether went on mr raven frown ing ioar harses that is all nonsense occ is all eautcienl we dont keep a livery stable do we 1 i have given the little pony lo willie said mrs riven it u an esceilcat saddle horse and willie is a delicate child and coeds exercise in the open air the black pair is for my carriage and the old rorrel is needed for the arm work i shall sell three of them said mr raven stabbornly t shall not allow yoa to wsste your money so frightfully lacy mast learn housekeeping and fanny can dost acd sweep as well as any lazy extra vagant maid as for willie if he needs exercise there are the onion beds to weed i have already directed john to pick the stones off the sidehju pasture and pqe them neatly up in heaps that will be a great dal more sensible than wasting his time in baseball games as for yoa ray dear sophia i do not judge it expedient thattou shall drive cct so much and walkaway year time in the woods- a womans place is at home sophys eye sparkled ominously yoa thick so do yoa 7 said she most assuredly i do complacently re turned the husband here was the raven temper cropping oat it hut sophy felt that immediate meas- creswere essential if she yielded now ihe should be mere slave for the rest of her life like the poor meekspirited mother cf the four little ravens who had at last taken refuge is her grave and whose chil dren were jabt beginning to taste the sweets of childhood in stepmothers home ralph said she serenely this hoase is uiux and i intend to be mistreu of it yoa are my wife i he cried hotly bat not your slave or victim listen to me said sophy i am ft ldy and i wiii be treated as tuch your i fed to be a sacred bequest from their dead- mother and i will not allow therr to be trodden under foot or tyrannized over at leas while they arc under my charge it scemi that we cannot agree ton had bet ter go back to the raven homestead and live i will remain here ey this arrange ment wc can avoid tbe disgrace and acandal ofa pablie reparation mr raven stared at his wife in amaze ment you would then wish a separation cried hc- it is for yoa to decide sophy inswer- j ed cilraly i very well he said gnawing his under- lip it shall be as yoa choose he tamed away and went home to the old raven homestead without another word i will not be conquered by a woman he said wralhfully bat the raven homestead seemed grim and gloomy enough after tho sunshiny at- mosphere of mannersley and as ralphs temper cooled down his common sense as serted its away i wonder if sophy can be right said he o himself and the next link in the chain of argu ment waa sophy is right i believe for surely the children were happier in her gentle rale the world was brighiejr was it not possible that he had been in error all these years it was no easy task to confess himself in the wrong bat ralph raven could be brute when the need presented itself he went back lo mannersley the next day sophy lie said i have been thinkr ing this matter over well v said mrs raven trying hard to still the tamoltaoas beating of her heart j for to her as to him this day represented a lifelong crisis she had tried an experi ment what was to come of it and i have me to the conclusion he said a little bubkily that i am in the wrong sophy ran to him and threw both arms around bis neck ralph dear ralph was all that she said nothing more passed between them nor was it necessary the children were al lowed to go on in their natural childlike life sophy retained her own domestio helm without let or hindrance and a new sunshine dawned over the household at mannerslby and all the gossips iu town beheld and i marveled much j i never saw such a changed mortal u lltlph raven in my hie aid one sophy minneri must bo pwoottod o a pell said another bat ill the upelt that bopby manuorihid was that of good common tense why wumk9t oct hhoh of heeath in order to ascertain the influence of tight clothing tipon the heart during exer cises a dozen young women consented this summer to run 640 yards in their loose gymnasium garments and hen ran the urns diiunci with corseu on tho run ning l ma trai two mfnutao ond thirty teandffor euh person tu rial ft4 fi4 fu ordsr hit thmmitoi no toflw itiitemeui or djprewton feilowfng ttu firiitwi tlt tmtd trill wm mide tb fjfluwlfjjf d mjlt tagfflftiag tli fttu- tllafffhi metm ielfft irnpulm fftf 8f beats lo lbs ffllntils j sftef furjfiinsf tho sboveflsined dlilsooe lbs heart i m pulse was 13 bests to ihe tnitiulej lbs average natural waist girth being 35 inches tbe next day corsets were worn daring the exercise and the average girth of waist was reduced to 2i inches tbe same dis tance was ran in the same time by all and immediately afterwards the average heart impulse was found to be 1c beats per minute when i state that i should feel myself justified in advising an athlete not to enter a running or rowirg race whose heart impulse was 159 beats per minute after a little exercise even if there was not ihe slighest evidence of disease one can form some idea of the wear and bear on this important organ and the physiological loss entailed upou the system in woman who farce u to labor for over hilf their hves under such a disadvantage as the tight corset imposes dr d a sargent iq scnbuers uow bttldes thask peoile whcu a bride receives scores and perhaps hundreds of wedding presents on the ev of her marriage and feels in duty bound to acknowledge each gift without delay the burden of writing her thanks most bo very great we are not surprised therefore to learn that brides sometimes avail themselves of assistance under each circumstances and that many notes are written by young lady friends to those donors who are not very familiar with tbe brides handwriting the bufalo couria- relates an amusing experience of a yoaog lady in that city who performed this kind office for a friend who was about to be married- she wrote avast number of pretty notes of thanks in the name of the bride all went well until the wedding night when overbearing some laughing comments of guests who were inspecting the pre heats it was her horror to learn that she had mixed tbe givers m one case and had thanked the donor of an oval toilette mirror exquisitely framed in- repousse work in terms adapted to the giver of the choice engraving to her who had sent the mir- ror she had re tamed thanks for her very appropriate gift at which she should take unceasing pleasure in looking and to the giver of the engraving she had very modest ly said thinaiog it was about a repousse- farmed hand mirror she was amplifying that the frame was a work of art which in itself was adequate compensation for the common place aabject it was its fate now always to encircle howp a utile lesson- in jlritfinijtlr with an ajiidljjitjon many readers hiveiobi tbe illustrated story of the 1y country gentleman jwho wki constantly annoying his hardworking blacksmith about his high charge fori shoeing horses ooe day the jpftterm farrier he was aboot setting rs shop looked 6p oud uld well pay mo on cent for m n7it nail and doable tho trooant fofoith sorceedinff pall i will be ullim- go sin sal4 tlw hjqiro and ji following lathe no of vtiu 4 tl ttitttlti i it a 10 it u ia 13 14 is 10 17 18 19 20 v 21 2i 23 u a 25 2g 27 28 29 30 31 z total lalfly dtver seen rich but mln m m if 93 g4 1 3d 2 ht 5 12 r 10 24 20 48 40 81 92 163 84 327 08 g5 so u10 72 2x21 44 5242 83 10485 70 2ot1 53 4u42 w 83886 03 16777210 335 44 32 671088 04 1342177 23 22454 x 57u9 u 10737418 ii 21474830 8 05 the application of itiis little object lesson to the marveflonfl incrcasef private fortunes in this country is very aaggestive when we remember that on the basis of tbe legal rales of interest fortunes doable ap ouce in eight years and in tbe case of tbe great crcssoies wnd are botstered up by franchises monopolies trusts stock- waterings etc tbey double up much oftener f gihls birthdays pay johx williams at a prayer meeting down east a man noted for his failures to meet business obli gations arose to speak the subject was what shall i do to be saved he commenced slowly to quote the words what shall i do to be aavedf tte paused looked around and said again what shall- 1 do to be saved i again with more solemn tone he repeated the question of questions when a voice from the assembly in clear and distinct tones replied go and pay john williams for that yoke of oxen any professed christian who defrauds bis neghbors and fails or refuses to pay his honest debts or who does not keep his coo tracts iu business unless it is for bis interest to do so might as well and appro priately be called down in the prayer meeting and every other public meet ing should tbe occasion be offered as the mac above mentioned was called donn no man has aright to ignore the debt he owes because forsooth the creditor does not press him for payment and compel to settle bat what shall we say of one who parade in public as a christian and refuses to pay his honest debts thoagh able to do so an old astrological prediction gives the character of a girl according to the month she is born in as follows if a girl is born in january she will bej a prudent housewife given to melancholy hat goodtempered and fpudofocadothes if in february an affactionate wife and tender mother and devoied to dress if in march a frivploub chatterbox somewhat given to quarreling and a cou- noiseur in gownsand botjneu- if in in april inconstant not very in- telhgent but likely to wfiood- looking and studious of the fashion plates h in may handsome amiable and given to style in dress i if in jane impetuous wii marry early be frivolous and like dressy clothes h in july possibly handsome bat with a sulky temper and a penchant for gay attire if in august amiable and practical likely to marry rich and u dress strik- tofily- u in september discreet affable much liked and a fashionable dresser h in october pretty and coquettish and devoted to attractive ganntore if in november libera kind of a mqd disposition and an admirer of stylish dress if in december weu- proportioned fond of novelty acd extra vaganti and a student of dressy effects wj h smter enrxoas deitee harpex j tfagadnc for july t a portrait who b thai jotmg and goiitls daiou who stands in jrondetgljdod frame ctuwi s simple inoiun gowo where broidered mill baogllitipty down v ijluu ribbons in r yellow turls armrou her nocktitrldfjof ar1s her eye bluvitars la ancient gloom afqcklngj v fou all oer thfrooa v a4jk4lliwofltriioinorjrtutist7- 1 my grsdnioujsr before i kuew bar mary s wflliiim in st jflcholaffor anyint x it a rjuisx jf- yeiitip a problem ths1 al a gtaoco aeom sy frftooglt o ttnjt a sctioolboy to spnd ft nortlan viliu vmiim fn an efi4eof ta ha h pa41 ffihr in miim jwif ml ifid h m towwfi f ftlw ih 6ifbtof m malilply nhy ftelf ihd rahftf kb mnltlply m rf iwelf lbfi inalhpl that pfodaotlystifjirjdo oli ontu ftf teen produefi ute wo to aiu piled by hmwu in l4jith9qnestiooaronsl odnsiderable interest among lawjrtro id portlapd and their best matrtetnatlcian after straggling with the problem loos enough to see bow much labor was entailed ia the solution made the following discour aging report opon it the final product called for contains 86v 39 figures tbe t of which ate 2412 allowing three figures to an inch the an- swer would be over 1412 feet long to the operation would require about 500000 000 figures if they can he made at the rale of a 100 a minute a jwrson working ten boors a day for 300 days in each year would be 23yean about it if in multiply- ing he should make a row ot ciphers as be does in other figures the nnrnber of fig- oros used would be more tfeac 5293028 that would be the precise namber of figures ased ii the product of the lft hand figursin each maltiplicandby eaohfigare of themnltiplcr was- always a single figure butasit is most frequently and yet not always two figoijes thsr method employed to obtain the foregoing reult cannot he accurately applied assuming thai tbe cipberu used on an average once in ten times 475500000 approximates tht stoteal namber snexidhfabt a farmers wife was at one time greatly anooyed by her husbands vareleffneistr his most tarelei habit was thathdieldorn thqugbt of spluaing wood for t wife t prepare the meils bhe trledsevezjsj plans o make him remember this but it was bl no avail so one day he hid several men helping in thotfce harvest field and he of coarse forgot toisplit the woodhaforet going fojbefiela wben ii cama time to prepare the noon day meal his wife got meat oab- bage potatoes tea etc on the stove pre- tpajed the table and had everything rasidy for the fir to do its part then called the men to come to dinner she cad done hex part and when- he came in be was greatly surprised but he knewitwushood joke on him and all bb coaw do was to go and split the wood then sit quietly down and wait for tbe dinner to cook since that he remembers the wood-pile- and axe especially when he has hired help if the aie retfrxed belfast me oncahadan eocentricclergy- man known as the rev archie ffrfl- among other stories tfaat are told of him is one that a lady iuformedhloi thai tome one had stolen her axe v oh bo i said hey ill get it iqrjoo he apptotec prayer meetingjor the next evening and after talking awhile he stopped looked over the congregation a moment and said somebody has stolen sitter id axe and if it is notbrooght bads by to morrow morning i will tell who htm it the axe was leanipg against the woodpilo next morning afatheeoxeisdauueteeselopeirtxt the editor of the fixrjidc guard mis- soari whose daughter eloped with a man whom be believed to be a q worthy of her gives vent to his sorrow in the following touching words time heals all thfagr and restores peace to the troubled mind tbis maybe true in some instances but it seems a mockery to hose whose hearts are sore whose heads arc bowed with gnef and mental sufferings seem almost beyond human endurance when our dearest affections are entwin ed about a loved child whose very existence seems part of oar life aud in whom the soul itself seems enwrapped in tender solicitude for her happiness it is hard lo awakes to a realization that oar confidence and love have been repaid with the most heartless ingratitude possible in this life who but those who have suffered can realize tbe cruel bitter disappointment the pain the heartaches the agoay from which death would be a welcome deliver ance it is hard to have oar brightest hopes blasted and our fireside made des olate it uems cruel and heartless to have ones own child turn against the parents to whom she owes everything how gladly we welcomed the darling little babe that came like a bright angel to our odds aad msv a man never knows that a woman has any old clothes until he nasi married hert in ireland they do not alls spade spade they call it a spriud pari a berlin scientist says bait is conducive to longevity bat it appears to have failed in the case of lots wifej j none but the brave deserve the fait and even the brave cant jive with some of em as the butcher adds hia hand to the weight of the steak ba piously sighs ip himself i love to stea kwhihra weigh does the captain aayjwhbther we shall break the record or not j yes he says tbe record or the boiler must go how lovely iv j i a desirable forfeit ii will you eat a philopama with me misslinily what if i loser then i winalsiss arid if 1 win then i hava to kiss you bride george desar when we reach town let us try to avoid waving the im pression that we are newly married all right maud you can lug the valise they are engaged said the maiden fondly v did yoa hear willies first firecracker jost now by yes mtss man tal in a i did didnt it pop grace fully u was enough tbe following was overheard at tbeslon- don law courts while jlti svrnell com mission was aittiog twk irishmen weri conversing when tht dsvpted patriot mn obrien walked proudly it ab 1 said irishman number one j thorns a man now who balfour would jliketo inrvrisou for life if he only dkfed without a moments hesitation irisibsnan namber two replied imprison x life dye say sure man twould be i6 use at all at all obrien would euo bngwfore such a brutal al sintince could cometblan end andj u though to renuveanfposbible doubt ak to his nationality irisnman namber one replied with a eignifioant shake of h th and i j doxf dont snub a boy because he wears shah by clothes when edison the investor of the telephone first entered boston hewore a pair of yellow linen breeches in the depth of winter dent snob a boy becaosoof theisnormnod of his parents shakespeare ihe world poet was tho son of a man who was unable to write his own name dont snob a boy because he stut ters demohsthcues the greatest orator of greece overcame a harsh and stammering voice i j dont snub hoy becauso of physjcsjdis- abilily miltoa ws blrnd head ah me bhoy believe yere right 1 he had tbaftelled a young man with i and a small amount of great deal ofjoat trip sack came into home io the years that have flown we the third street depot in a train the other were young then time and care bad not i left their impress and the hair that is tinged with gray now was glossy and brown the world was all of joy to us and life was sweet many years have passed since then time has wrought many changes how care- fully we watched- over and guarded our little one and bow proud wn felt as she budded into womanhood 1 but all seems changed now the world does not seem near so bright i life is not near so desirable and we no longer dread the end for beyond there is rest dont snub a boy because be chooses an humble trade tbe author of pilgrims progress was a tinker day and walked thromj b to the hackstand he said to the driver of the vehicle lwant to go to the tayce hotel yes sir the ordinance giveyou 60 cents it does heres your monek ive travelled a bit audi know whats jrhal dont try any gun games on me ko sir get in the strangerehtered the hack the driver drove across the street ind got down send opened the door and a 1 the stranger saw how he had fooled himif be look as flat as chalk and muttered yes i see just atjpss the street ive ta veiled lhave but i wrong train haass i was on tbe kissixg hothee y a father taking to carejess daughter said 1 i i want to ftpek to yon of your mothei it may bi that yen havenoticacmresrorh look upon her face lately of coarse it has not been brought there by any act of jffart t stu it is your duty to chase it- away i want yooto get up tomorrow morning anjl get breakfast aud when your mother comes and begins to express her surprisei ga right ip lo her and kiss nor on tho mouth you cant imagine how it will brighten her dear face besides von owe her a kiss or two away back j wben yoa were a ultle girl she kissed you whfeu no one else was tempt- ed by your fever tainted breath and swolleu f see yoa were novas attractive then as ytu are now and throngh those years of childish sunshine an3 shadowst bbeab always ready to cure by the magfas of a mothers kiss the htue dirty chubby hands wbenever they were ii ured in those first skirmishes with therough old world and then the midnight kisses with which she routed so many bad dreams as she leaned over tour restless pillow 1 ajl all been on interest these long yearb of course ahe is not- so pretty and luoo- able as yoa are but if you had done your share of doing the last ten years tho con trast would not be so marke- her uce has more wrinkles than your and yet if you were sick that faeewonlcl appear far more beautiful than an angel a as it hovered over jop watchirsg- every opportunity to minister to yor comforj and evey one of thoewould seesb to be bright aveleta of sniuftino chasing each other nver the dear facel she will leave yon- one of thaaa dayi these bardjeas if not lifted f rom her shoulders fall break her down tboto ronghhardjjwfl that hare done so many necessary tlfings for you will be oromfed upon her lfless breast x those necfccted lips that gava yoa your jerst bahls idas wiu be forever dftsjed ind those sad tired eyes wjli hso craned f iternity and then you will appreciate your kthubutienitwih be too latofib paktm j i