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JAMES s. n
RARE LIBRARY
BURN*.
Government Botanist Ha» Budded to
Glory of Scotch Poet.
Farmers Educational
SIDELIGHTS ON NOMINEE
VICE PRESIDENT.
FOR
<• Very Popular
Utica, N. Y.—Fond of National
Game and an Inveterate
Reader of Fiction.
Washington.- Then? Is on*- man In j
W ashing tori to whom ov*-f> congress-
man must apply, and to whom nearly
______ | every rongreastnan dot's apply, for his
allotment of palais, ferns ami other
in Hta Home City or |T.,.;5tfen it should be known
that congressmen in getting what they
can, rarely overlook the trifle of these
potted greens. Truth I*, they do not
always sec k this botanic perquisite for
their own or their family's use. It
sometimes jotes to an insistent, per-
suasive or useful constituent.
This man whom every congressman
hunts up, or hunts down, once or oft-
AND
Co-Operative Union
Of America
Utica, N. Y.*~ Jim" Sherman, the
Republican candidate for vice-presi-
dent, ia very popular here. So Is his
family. He has several brothers and
one of them, Richard W., finished a
Beeond term as mayor of Utica last
January. The mayor <s a Democrat.
So is the whole Sherman fainfly ex- j
ceptlng Jim He, too, used to be a
Demon at, but iu 1*76, shortly after
serving as a Democratic delegate In j
the state convention, he became a He j
publican. Ten years later his new
party sent him to congress and he
has been thpre ever since, except for
the two years 1681-{*3, having been one
of the many who were swamped in the
Democratic tidal wave of IM*o.
“Jim'' Is chairman of the local Ice
trust, and his brother, while mayor,
got after him in warm style, making
sensational charges against the trust
However, all the Bnermau brothers
•re the best of friends,
Mr. Sherman came most, widely In
national repute when iu 1906 he was
chairman of the Republican congres-
sional committee In charge of the cam-
paign. It was in licit campaign that
he earned the sobriquet "Send Your
Dollar Jim," or “Doliar .llm,” as the
solicitor and recipient of dollar contri-
butions, suggested by President Roose-
velt whon so much was being said in
criticism of great campaign eoairibu
Hons by corporations,
Sherman had the light of his career
in that same campaign to retain his
own seat, for there was strong opposi-
tion organized In his district Samuel
Gompers itcrsonuliy c-nmpuignod
against him. Also opposing him were •
the anti-organizalions Republicans, the
Democrats, united luLx-ritos and lude-
Willlam R. Smith,
enor every session, is a Scotchman____
pendente leaguers, besides the caodl-i with a line burr, and the superintend- j merchants are organized, bankers are
Meaning of Co-operation.
At the signing of the Declaration of
independence in 1776, one of (he mem
bers of the Continental Congress ex
claimed, “We must all hang together!”
“Yes,'' said another member, “or we
will all hang separately.”
This truth so forcibly stated is ftp
plicftble to the members of the Farm
era' Union today. I h»ve stated time
and again, and I challenge contradic-
tion, that nothing can withstand the
onward march of the Farmers' Union
as an order so long as it presents a
united front to the outside world
So long as we “hang together'
the order is invincible. But when
ever bickering, and strife, and dis
aorta.Ions, divide and distntegate the
membership, then shall we assuredly
“all hang separately."
Rut what U the meaning of word
"cooperation7" To "operate” mean-
to act, to work, to esert power,
strength, and to "cooperate" means to
work jotptly with others, to "pull to-
gether" to accomplish definite results.
It is a simple matter—Just to blend
our energies with those of our neigh-
bors. It is making a single human
machine out of many Individual brains
and hands. We need not and ought
not to lose our Individuality, but bur
aims and the objects we wish to ac-
complish must be in commoft frith
those of our neighbors. It may spring
from the most selfish motives, or from
perfect altruism, but whatever be the
motives that inspires It, cooperation
multiplies Individual effort and pro-
duces results, far beyond what could
be accomplished through the same
individuals acting separately or inde-
pendently, and not in harmony.
This is emphatically an age of or-
ganization. The church is organized;
dates of lesser parties, und the cum- >,u of the national botanic garden. Ills
paign was active. Hherman s plurality name is William R. Smith. Resides
! knowing much about plant life he* is
a worshiper of the poet, Robert Burns,
und owns what Is said to be the best
and most extensive collection of the j
works- of the Scotch poet in all the
world.
Ml*. Smith owns GOO different edi-
tions of the poems nt Burns, The ma-
jority of these are published in Eng-
llsli. In addition to the Rums silitions
ihe Smith library contains f>,'»00 hooks
relating to Burns, including 27 bio-
grftphicai works. The walls of the
gardener's house are covered with
organized—and why not the farmers?
It is right to organize for legitimate
purposes, so long as no effort is made
to trample upon the rights of others.
But when organized greed tries to stifle
1 competition and to crush out the other
fellow—there is where the harm conics
in. Bu. organization has its prop-
er uses, and the farmers ought to
avail themselves of it.
Correct System of Marketing.
The Farmers' Union seek* to teacn
the farmers the science of cooperative-
ly marketing the products of their
farms and the benefits of cooperative
marketing over that of eondpetitive
marketing or street peddling
While it is true we have taught our-
selves that competitive marketing was
proper and right, and have been taught
this oy our commercial friends, yet
while we were i-onrpetlrively market-
ing our farm products, our commercial
friends were practical* cooperative
marketing of their goods.
They having learned that were they
to force their goods upon the world’s
markets (as the farmer has his prod-
ucts), having no regard for the world'*
demands nor the prices offered, selling
at any old price and within about
three months all of the goods neces-
sary for the world to consume in
twelve, would work havoc to their bus-
iness. The world would take advan-
tage of such foolish marketing and
bid prices down to such a low point
that there would be no profit left for
them, and they would ne rorcefl to
quit the business.
But the farmer will force upon the
market, within about three monthB, a
crop that it takes himself and family
twelve months to make and gather
and the world almost twelve months to
consume, having no regard for the
world's demands nor the prices offer-
ed.
He goes to market single handed,
does not belong to any business or-
ganization. does not know what the
rest of the farming world is going to
do as regards the pricing and selling
of farm products, he has no system,
no plans, no conception of scientific
business methods, but pours his prod-
ucts in a single handed way upon the
organized speculative world, vainly
hoping that the organized speculator
will pay him sufficient prices that will
give hint something to exist upon while
making another crop for these orgr.n-
ized speculators to gamble on. No
class of business could market in such
a slipshod manner and even exist.
But the old farmer living uext to
nature can allow himself to be sleeked
out of his year’s work and the next
year nature comes to his relief again.
Quite different with the commercial
world. Even the manufacturer
would not think of marketing his goods
in such a reckless competitive way.
Come, let's look into the system of
Samuel Warns Saul
and His People
Sunday School Lesson lor July 19.1988
Spec.xiiy Prepared ter Thu Paper
THE HALL
By Maurice Jokai.
13-25.
turing and commercial world;
First, the manufacturer, instead of
. , I throwing his goods upon a depressed
Organization is a community of I« j lnark«t ln a reckless. Unshod, com-
terest; it 19 a machine made out of
indiviluals; it s another name fori
cooperation. The
Farmers’ Union
founders
Builded
of the
wisely
more than 200 pictures of Burns, no when they added the word
lvv“ »'*•“* ttve” to Its name.
two alike.
Another ffwture of 111111 man's li-
brary is that it contains a copy of
every l»>ok that was In the library
of Robert Rums, anil in niauy in-
stances the very editions which Burns A, To a certain extent they can con-
read. lie lias collected many frag- i tr°l the prices of their products. 1 hey
But what is to be gained by
farmers cooperating through the
Farmers' Union? Let us see.
ments ol Burns manuscripts, also.
COLONIAL MANSION A MUSEUM.
House Built by Friend of William
Penn Now Belongs to Philadelphia.
two years earlier had been 5.765.
Sherman won the election by 4.270.
When the rain keeps Mr. Sherman
may not do It In one year, or two
years, but in time they will succeed,
provided they act wisely and will pull
together ar.d stick together. It is said
that farmers will not stick together.
Now is the golden opportunity to prove
the contrary. Diversify your crops
and live at home so that you will be
independent, and then stand together
for fair prices.
2. By cooperation in "buying you
can purchase supplies much cheaper
Philadelphia.—Stenton, the famous
old mansion of the Logan family at
Wayne Junction, was the scene of a
brilliant assemblage recently. The
indoors he can usually be found cn- j occasion was the giving of a tea by
•■crossed in a piece of fiction. He is the president and board of managers than when you act singly and alone,
an Inveterate fleiion reader. Not that „f the City Park* association. , vm, pOB.8t those
he has neglected the classics, hut lie Stenton is one of the most interest- ,'0 . . Dourest vou it will aid you
prefers something light, r for his rec and noted of the many colonial ! rn LtnJ.w^ with the Lrt«ge ^
reation hours. Once when Reed was mans Iona in Philadelphia and its en- ! ' . . , . .. f farmer*- it
speaker of the house he telegraphed i ,em- wh,ch 18 the curse ot farmers’ «
that he would go to Sherman’s home
in New York to discuss a matter with
him. and asked him to have a certain
report ready.
When the speaker arrived at the
Sherman home he found the cotigress- 1
man poring over a book, deeply in-
terested In it.
"Ah, looking up data on our mat-
ter?" commented Mr. Rood.
"Yes." replied Sherman. “Just wait
a minute; 1 want to sec if th<* heroine
really weds this fellow or not. I’m
interested."
A story is (old of Mr. Sherman that
he was In his committee room at
Washington one evening dictating a
report to his stenographer while two
pages were carrying on a discussion
as to the relative batting ability of
l.ajoie and the late Delehanty, Mr.
Lhermun apparently was engrossed in
Logan Home Now a Public Museum.
vlrons. It is the old country scat of
will aid you In improving your neigh-
liorhood. In securing good roads and
good schools for your children In a
word. It will enable you to so improve
your condition that Iffe will be worth
living, thus bringing Joy and peace
and gladness to the hearts of your
wives and children.
An old man lay dying, so the story
goes, and gathered bis seven sons
around him. He bade them bring him
a bundle of seven sticks tied together,
and each son in turn ried to break
the bundle, but could not. Untying
the bundle, even the youngest child
broke each stick easily. What a lesson
in~cooperation! Members of the Farm-
ers' Union, let the motto. "United we
stand, divided we fall,” sink deep into
your hearts. In no other way can we
garner the tears of the distressed and
the Imgan family at Wayne junction. brlng iaughter to the cheeks of Inno-
the reports and figures in front of him. Stenton was built by Janies Logan, j c?nt childhood.”—Mississippi Union
and baseball scores and averages one of the most distinguished men of ^,lvocate
seemed the furthest from his mind. | his time, ln 1727, und to-day is in au j '---
Dajole batted .402 last year," said excellent state of preservation. The jn days of the razor-back hog.
market in a reckless, slipshod, com-
petitive manner, places them In a
warehouse, preparing to hold for a
price that will give him a profit, and
knowing as he does that the only way
by which he can hope to get these
prices is by cooperating with every
other manufacturer, therefore he be-
comes„a member of the .Manufactur-
ing Association, and through this as-
sociation they are able to place a min-
imum price on the goods, and with the
goods properly warehoused they are
able to force the consuming world to
pay them their price; and the jobber
or wholesaler are forced to pay them
their price, and they in turn, having
had no voice in prieng the goods when
they bought them, are forced to price
their goods as such prices as will give
them a profit; hence they can not af-
ford to rush into the world’s markets
with their goods and sell at any old
price as does the farmer, but are forc-
ed to cooperate in pricing their goods.
So they take the goods and place
them in a store house (as it is called)
which is nothing but a goods ware-
house, and they belong to the Mer-
catitile Association, through which
they are able to price uniform or m£&<-
mum prices, and with the goods in
the warehouses they are able to hold
the goods away from the world until
the world will pay their prices. Thus
when the retailer goes to buy goods
he has to pay the wholesalers' price;
and when the retailer gels them. In-
stead of peddling them out at any old
price (as the farmer does his prod-
ucts) he places 'em in his store or
warehouse, preparatory to bolding
them for a price. And the majority
of these gentlemen belong to the Mer-
cantile Association and with the goods
properly warehoused they are able to
price and hold for that price, thus
forcing you and me as consumers to
pay that price.
Now, what the union wants to do is
to teach the farmers this scientific sys-
tem of marketing. Let (he mercantile
world become our school master. Open
your eyes, brother farmer, and adopt
the same system of marketing the
L UP BON TEXT. 1 Bui.iucJ UR
Memory Wre«». 23, Si.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Only f. ar the Lord,
.n<l m rv*» lifm in truth with 1 !! V,,,ir
heart: for root 1*1* r how 6Tf£t things he
Imth done for you.’ -1 Sam. L* 34.
TIME -About P. C. 1034 tUaahrrt.
I’LAOK.--fllhptl. In trie Jordan valley;
a little north of «»*l of Jerusalem.
Ccrrsment and Suggests* Thought.
The Scene.—It Is midsummer with
clear skies. We are still present at
the grhat coronation assembly of the
lenders of all the tribes, which Samuel
had convened after Saul had proved
himself a great general and leader oi
armies by his victory over the Invad
ing Ammonites from the northeast.
Oilaal was hallowed by many sacred
associations, calculated to inspire
every patriotic heart. Here was the
heap of stones set up to commemorate
the miraculous crossing of the Jordan.
Here the covenant had been renewed.
Here was celeb; ated the first past-over
in the Promised Land. Here had been
maintained a camp during the early
conquest (Josh. 8:6; 10:43). Here the
first king had been crowned with ini
prersive ceremonies.
Saul had returned in triumph,"every
ineh a king.” The people were now
enthusiastic over the splendid-looking
man. Every tongue of opiKisition was
silenced. It was probably the last op-
portunity Samuel would have of meet-
ing the nation as a whole, flushed with
victory, and rejoicing in the king
that Samuel to his own cost, had
presented to them.
The account has almost the form of
n dialogue. Read it.
Samuel goes on to say that although
flic people seemed to fear that God
would not continue to save them as of
old by judgej, and thug showed a lack
of faith, yet God had proved, by the
victory their new king had achieved,
that he would be the same to them
under the new regime as under the old.
The One Eternal Condition.—1. Posi-
tive. V. 14. “If ye will fear the Lord.”
etc. Samuel proceeds to name five
things the king and nation must do.
if they would win God’s favor and
maintain their own safety: they must
(l) fear the Lord; (2) sente him; (3)
obey his voice; (4) not rebel against
his commandment; (6) continue (per-
marketiug as in use by the manufac- severe> ln knowing the Lord. “Then
one of the pages, "and Delehanty has mansion some years ago liassed *ra8* alone was supposed to make his J products of your farm that the com-
not hit rnore’n a double this year. He’s *nto *'ands of the Colonial Dames, veeping profitable for at least half of ’ merclal world has used for ages. It
baitin' about ,2(*>, if that much." an«l *** presented by them to the city lhe year_the other six months he was
“He batted .316 up to yesterday, \ for ** t»ubiic museum.
Stenton is two stories high and built
sonny," came the sudden interruption
from Congressman Sherman, “and he i almost entirely of brick. The old-fash-
leads the league in extra base hits, j loned windows and gabled roof still
And you've got the luijoie doi>e wrong, j •uxgost reminiscences of
He baited .406." And then he resumed
supposed to trust for flesh and spirit
i for life.
his dictation.
Mrs. James 8. Sherman ia a woman
, The market problem is again to the
colonial f0re an(j M jn years past, the growers
times. Halt of the front of the hoqse , Jn many communities have failed m
on the second floor is occupied by one organize for prop<!r distribution of pro-
large room. James Iorgan came to
of attractive address, who is In no ! America in the time of William Penn
sense a social butterfly and who has
in Washington confined her social ef
and held numerous important posh
tions. such as secretary of the prov-
lorts and attentions to ih. emigres- mf**- commissioner of property, mem-
ber of the provincial council and chief
justice of Pennsylvania. After the
battle of Germantown the British
forces camped near titenton and Gen.
finite made his headquarters there.
sional set and such matters as are re-
quired of a representative a w ife. Her
health Is not such as to permit a stren-
nous social campaign.
Ol 4*m» ib»c« bltU UiMit the Old-
est. Sherrill, is 2a, married, something j -—--------
of a goit champion, end is note teller : Her Fcoiish Questran.
In the Utica Trust Co. hank. Richard ' "Tommy," his mother cried. “Lew
U. sSernuin. the second son. !« pro- many Hates have l told you not fo d«>
fassor of mathematics in Hamilton ooi* 1 that?”
lege, and is the youngest professor in j "Gee,” ho replied, “I don’t know,
the institution. The third son, Thomas. | i ain't no adding machine. '- Chicago
is in business. J ReoaAi Herald.
ducts. Glutted markets
price*.
mean
The refrigerator transportation sys-
tem is making it possible to ship
American poultry to Enginnd and Eng-
lish game to America. The demand
there 4* for ch4eken* weighing from SS
to 45 pounds to the dozen and packed
is no new system, but on old. time-
tried, demonstrated success, and will
do for the farmer what it has done for
the successful commercial world. Ko
get into the Farmers' Union and nelp
to build and operate these warhouses
and become masters of your own
prices.—Joe E. Edmonson, Assistant
State I.ecturer for Texas, iu Nation-
al Cooperator and Farm Journal.
The house with glass windows and
any ordinary system of ventilation
will always be damp In winter, the
dampness coming from the exhalation
from the lungs of the birds occupvlng
the bouse. This dampness shows as
j iwelve iu the box. The rate from New I frost on the walls ln cold weather and
York to Uverpool tn refrigerators la ‘ f, present as a vapor at all times.
4de per one hundred pounds. -
—- j There are two classes of poultr*'
The enemy is too strong and too] those who bree.» for faf ,y
well organized now for any time to he | ant] those who breed for market, and
lost in fighting among ourselves over i neither of them has any need for the
pet hobbies or imaginary differences. | cjd mongrel fowl. That Is as true
— National Cooperator. u gospel.
shall both ye,” etc. A better transla
tion continues the condition: "And if
both ye and also the king that reign-
eth over you continue following the
Lord your God.” The conclusion, per-
haps "It shall be well with you,” Is to
be supplied, as in Ex. 32:32. "Samuel
piles up one upon another the condi-
tions of their happiness, and then from
the depth of bis emotion breaks off.
leaving the blessed consequences of
their obedience unsaid."—Dean Payne
Smith.
2. Negative.—V. 15. “But if ye will
not obey,” etc. In stating the alterna-
tive Samuel names only two out of the
five conditions just laid down; but
these nre the most important. In-
deed. the one word, obedience, would
include them all. “Then shall the hand
of the Ixrrd be against you," not from
hatred, but of necessity. Just as a
stream is against an oarsman that
pulls ftp it.
Samuel was to be no longer chief
ruler of the nation, but was to con-
tinue his moral and religious work for
many years, as the chief religious fac-
tor in the development of the nation.
Hence, he gives his farewell mes-
sage from his political vantage ground.
J. Fear Not.—Rest assured of the
forgiveness of your sins.
2. Serve the Lord with all your
heart, turning not aside to any idol
anything that pretends to help you.
For all things outside of, or contrary
to, the service of God are "vain
things." Iv. 21), mere "nothings."
“emptiness," “bubbles " that burst with
a touch.
3. Trust God, “for the Lord will
not forsake his people" <v. 22). You
can trust him to the uttermost.
4. Realize your destiny, your pur-
pose and work in the world, to which
God lias set you apart This is on*- of
the great sources of strength, when wo
realize that we are doing what God
made us for.
5. Serve God because you shall
have the continued help of the
prophet.
(a) Samuel would pray for them
without ceasing. And they had just
seen bow the prayer of the righteous
availetb much.
(b) He would continue to teach
them the good and right way. instruc-
tion and devotion, teaching and prayer
are the need of alt men.
6. Feel the force of the grout mo
lives, which will be a perpetual inspir-
ation.
(a) Gratitude for what God hud
done tv. 24).
(b) The certain consequence* of
wrongdoing (v. 25).
To realize this fact is not abject
fear, but a reasoning, common sense
judging of any course of action by its
consequences.
Practical Points.
“If v/e fill the corner where w,- are
with light, we shall sooner or later be
set on a candlestick high enough for
the light that is hi us.”
Self-see king is a root of at) ovll
the curse of politics, of business, and
of society.
Samuel was a good man. The in-
vestment of his saintly character ba“
yielded large dividends. _
It ofTen require* *orne heavy cats®
ity, such as the i<u*s of friends, or
Dear Eleanor—I «tn ill, \*retched,
full of despair. Oh, never again will
1 dance a quadrille! 1 am going to be
come a nun. or finish myself in some
way. Let me tell you what has hap
pened. and 1 /*<■ 1 surg that you will
agree with tnc In thinking it mum
strops, almost inconceivable.
You doubtless have heard that the
Hungarian army passed through our
village last week, after the battle of
Rranylszko. Before they cam*-, by
way of preparing us for their recep-
tion, we wcie told unheard of things
about the soldiers, how they would
pillage and fin* the town, then kill or
carry off the women. -
Well, the eventful day came at last.
Mother had described the Hungari-
ans to me as great Tartars, wearing
fur turbans and bearskins for clothe*.
Fancy niy surprise on seeing, instead
of such monsters, two elegant young
officers, one light, the other dark, aud
both extremely handsome. Their red
cloaks were swung gracefully over
ibelr shoulders, leaving their uniforms
exposed. They apologized for their In-
trusion. and J replied confusedly thf.
I was ready to serve them.
The handsomer of the two awn
looked at the great quantity of food
and drink on the table, and could not
repress a smile. This only served to
Increase my embarrassment. The
other officer reatutwed Bift by- tJurwic
Inig me iu the most musical of voices
for the services offered.
They went away, but in half an hour
they returned. They then told mother
that arrangements had been made for
a ball, and we were Invited to go.
They asked my company on the spot
for quadrilles, czardas and polonaises*
Of course 1 promised them all they
asked, but mj mother made all sorts
of objections.
On reaching (he hall room I found
a large company assembled. The so!
diers were all splendid. 1 would not
have believed that men whose busi-
ness it is to kill people could be so
magnificent and fascinating.
One officer in particular attracted
the attention of everyone present. He
w-as tall and so handsome! His com-
plexion was fair, his cheeks were red.
and hi* eyes and hair dark. His scar-
let uniform fitted his fine form to per-
fection.
You can imagine my feelings when
I saw him coming up to ask roe for a
quadrille. Unfortunately, I had already
promised it. Oh, how I wished my
partner was somewhere else! 1 don't
know what he replied at first, for t
seemed to be floating on air. Then I
heard him say;
‘ Don't forget that you have prom-
ised me the next one.”
it I had not suddenly checked my-
self | should have declared that 1
would sooner forger my existence. I
simply assured hir*. that I would re
member it.
"But how will you he able to recog-
nize me?" he asked.
As if it were tlie* most natural thing
lu the world to do, 1 unfastened a
rose from my corsage and offered it to
hint, saying as I did so:
“1 shall know you by this."
He took the flower and pressed it
to his lips. I pretended not to see him,
but I did just the same.
We took our places and stood wait-
ing. Then, just ns we were about to
begin, we heard the sound of gallop-
ing hoofs, and, in the distance, a can
nonading that made the windows tat-
tle. A moment later, a man, bespat-
tered with mud. rushed in and an-
nounced that the enemy w as attacking
the out]K>8ts.
“Good!” exclaimed a major, clap-
ping his hands. ‘We were just wail-
ing for them. Gentlemen, be.g these
ladles to excuse you for a few mo-
ments—just a few. We will he hack
directly. Wait for u, and don’t
worry.”
Then all the gay young officers
buckled on their swords, their faces
set with grim determination. My part-
ner went with the rest, llis face
looked stern and his eyes flashed fire.
1 felt that 1 could have gone with him
into the thickest of the fight. He still
held my rose, and when he put on his
shako, he fastened the rose behind the
cockade. Then he turned nnd sought
me out in the crowd. Our eves met
for a moment, and he was gone.
We all staid in the hall room, as we
had been forbidden to leuve. The hours
that followed were certainly the long-
est ones that I ever passed. By do
grees the filing grew fainter, aDd
finally it ceased altogether. From this,
we concluded the enemy had been
routed.
We were right. A quarter of an hour
later, amidst shouts of joy, the officers
re entered the ball room, .smiling as if
nothing unusual had happened. Theii
bright uniforms were soiled, whether
wlrh mud or blood 1 could 'not tell.
They sought their partners, and took
their places, ns If they had merely re-
turned from the refreshment room.
- My partner and the major were
missing, so 1 sat down near the door
to watch for them. Soon the major
came iu alone. As soon as he saw me
he came up to me. bowed, aud said:
"My fair young lady, your partner
begs a thousand pardons for failing to
keep his promme. but it ia simply Im-
possible for him to conic. Ills ;«-g is
shattered by a cannon hall and it must
be amputated at ouiy. He j* very
sorry, I assure you. to miss the pleas-
ure of a dance wftb you,”
Oh, Eleanor, do vuu wonder 1 am III
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