The Palo Pinto Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 5, 1885 Page: 1 of 4
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A WEARY STRUGGLE.
no labored through tho summer day!
. Woary, and worn bo plied tho pon.
Ills poor, spnrso looks wpro turning gray
' With loll .for sako of-ot.ior men.
Tho coa3o1os8,"Trcnry. woorlng grind
ilnd tnndo hlmsometlilngduu anil Blow,
And Jaded was tho active uilnd h,
Tliutouco no weariness could know.
aint still, with unremitting zeal,
In conscientious pnrposo strong,
Ho pressed tho liuay point or stooh
"Though heavy was tho dny mid Ion?,
Until, as evening's shndo drew nigh,
'J.ho wcury brnln Its help refused!
"Thought and ln cntlon seemed to lly
Ainhid nt lust too hardly used.
And long ho pondorod, long and sore,
In silent trouble, sadly-dumb,
Ami rucked Ma brain still more and more,
And still tho; fanoy would not come.
Till sudden o'orlils faoo thcro flashed
A light as of nWossiHl dream
i Ilo Seized his pcu, and olt ho dashed
AJoko; if girl-
-n youth loo-ci cam ."
A DESIRABLE HOUSE.
Tho Enterprising Manner in Whloh
It os Soourod.
Mr. nud Mrs. Laurouoo Franklyn had
got tirod of llfo In tho country.
Of course, wild roses stiawbcrrfcs
and cream, and the Bong of blackbirds
and linnoh before dawn wero vory en-
chanting but thoy had tlioir balancing
disagreeables. Tho gothlo roof leaked
under its braided- greenery of jvistoria
vines and honoysuckloj tho kitchen
stood an inch deep In water whenaver
there was a trllio heavier rain thau
usual. and"tho half-mile walk from tho
depot, however enchanting In llowory
time, gao Mr. Franklyn a jumping
neuralgia when ti avowed in a grizzly
equinoctial. Tho butcher forgot to call
just when his wares wore nocdod most,
tho next-door neighbor chaigcd a Uttld
..rmoro thait city prices for bi3 milk, eggs
and butter, and tho cook and chamber-
maid loft at tho end of tho first month.
So that llfo Jn tho rural districts was
Tiot altogether without trials to Mrs.
Xaurcnco Frauklyn; and about tho timo
that Now Yprk houses break out Into a
harmless .erysipelas pf biljs having tho
legends, "Jo Let" and "i'or Salo?' sho
said to her husband; .
"Don'tyou think, doar, it -would bo
well chough for us to return to tho
city?" ,
,,yes,.Id9," said Mr, Franklyn.
Tilias Julia Lpsiardi, Mrs. Eranklyn'a
iirotty ciglitoon-yoiir-old sistjr, clappod
icr hands.
''Good! good!" cried silo. "Now I
shall have somo sort of chanco at morn-1
ing qoucorts and the opera nga'dj!"
nd house huntipg commanced in
good earnest But It liaggcd after tho
lirstscdgo of cnthusiabtio cntoiprlso was
worn oft'. Nono of tho houses suited
exactly. Mrs. Franklyn deolarod that
it was of no uso wdaring out ono's shoe-
loallicr and temper looking for what
couldn't; bu found. Mr. Franklyn said
it was a pity tlioy hadn't found that out
before. Mrs. lranklyn said tliaf, as
far as sho was concerned, sho would
just ni s,oon stay where tlioy wore. Mr.
Franklyn retorted that anything Was
bettor than an indolent woman. Mrs.
Franklyn bursUntq toars, Mr. Frank-
lyn went out of, tho room, banging tho
door behind him.- Mis Lcslardl de-
clared that all nteh wcro btutes, and
that sho for ono nover intended to bo
married.
"IdotiJt-vt;are,,, sobbed Mrs. Frank-
lyn. "It was rill Latueuco's fault, tak-
ing this liorriddampjliolo.'' i
" "0, Kco, how can you say so?'1 said
WJss Lesiarjii j(Mrs. Xaurcnco Fiank-
lyn's ,baptisrfial appellation was Bea-
trix)' ,'t'You wero as wild after it as
ho was."'
-Ana,"addod Beo, ignoring this in-
terruption, bweJiavo 10 lio on tho
grass under' an uffinjiclla shall make
Mh'Jranklyn salu(ltcamo Hung,
and Miss Lesjardt was lipWikingup
her mind tp another seasdfrogs,
damp kitchen and "fresh ogga atfcjflit
cents apiece, Whop Boa camo'oiiiltant-
ly back fiom th'o city buoievening:
MQh.'Julia.' oiicdalio, 'Tvoscentho
Bweotest litUo ge of aliotiso!"
"Been housp-huntlugi oh?" asked
Miss tcjianir.
"Woll uo;.notixuctly houso-hunt--iing-you
know, i; wouldn't jlothatntter
Laiircrico's slmmoful l;ohavi6ri But J(
saw tho bill3 14"" I Wont in, Poublo
parlor?, and freaoOud dining-room in
thq roar;.hot antl cold water, gas,
range, bat!iau-?VrytWup m short, and
tho hall JlQor 'laid Jn thoso doltghtful
mOsaloVatierns of tosselatcd marblo,
!le noigliborhopd delightful, tUo park
handy- "
"And tho rent?" eagerly demandod
Miss Loslavdlt, with oyos lika blue
nioona.
' "Only elghfegn hundrod a year."
"Oh," said Julia, "but isn't that a
gmtdeal?'' ' ri i" ,
'tNot When you consldor; the pores of
houses in generals I'Jl go back to-morrow
n"d seouro itf but n?ind, it's a se-
cret; I don't want Lauroncoifo know
that I havo taken any troublerwtcr hia
hateful words" .
1 "Idon'trjuito boliovo tn secrets bo-
tweon husbands and wives," said Julia
Lcslardl. "But of course I'll kcopyour
secrctl"
"Mri Fianklyn had retired to feed
whon hor husband camo home. JAisa
Lcslardl, howovor was up to pour Ws
toa.
" Woll Julia," said Mr. Franklyn,
trldmphantly, "I'yo found tho Tory-
house wo want."
Julia looked up with almost a scared
cxprosjlon in her face.
" Yon haven't taken it, Laurence?"
"No; but I shall to-morrow."
"I wouldn't do anything without
consulting Bee," pleaded Julia.
"I shall trivo lier a uloasant sur
prise," s,aid Mr. Franklyn, butterinc o
rnullln. "Bomombor, Ju, this is ho-
tween j'ou and mo."
"Oh, of courso," said Julia, be-
ginning to fed a littlo onibairasscd by
tho amount of confidence rotosc(l in
Eer.
Tarly next morninjf Mr. Franklyn
went to Now York. Boo followed in
tho next train, Whilo Misa Lcsiardi
breathlessly- awaited tho crisis.
' Wo shall havo to livo In two
housos, as suro ns tho world." said sho
to horsclf. " What idiots lliosu young
peoplo arol"
Jfrff. Franklyn returned rattier
earlior tlian her sistOr had expected
hor, with a brigrlt, flushed face.
"VolI?" said Julia, brcathlo"sly.
"Fvo acrced to pay two thousand a
year for it," said Mis. Frankljn.
"xwo thousaiuu ocnooa miss
LeslardL ' ' I thought it was only eight-
een hundiddl" '-2.
" Well, so it was, hut thero's another
party, it scorns, very anxious fo secure
tho house, and "
"Oh, nonsenso!" exclaimed Julia.
" That's only tho professional land-
lady's ruso."
"On. but its tmo," 'persisted Bee,
"tor I saw his'hat on tho sideboard, aiulH
I caught a glimpso of his legs walking
about in tho uppor story to see if tho
paint was in good order on the second
floor. So I said IMgho hor two thou-
sand." "But I really think, Bee, darling,
you'd better speak to Lauronco."
'So 1 will," said Bee; " this even-
ing. Ilo will see that his wife is some-
thing moro than a dead letter In tho
family. But rwamr'y'ou to go and soo
tho houso this aftornoon, Julia."
"This afternoon!" criod Mks Lcsi-
ardi. " WJb'vo no timo."
" Yes wo havy," said Beatrix", "just
oxactly timo enough, If wo hurry down
to tho cars, and return in tho last
train." t
The lovol'iays pf tho soft April sunset
wero shining Into tho pretty littlo
double drAwfiig-ryOms of tno house on
Millard Fijuare, 'as Buo-Jod her sister
exultantly Into it
"Just look at those marblo mantols,"
said sho, "and. tho pattern of tho cor-
nices. And tho pior glasses und tho
gas llxtuicsgowith tho houso, and -"
"Oh, I bog your pardon, ma'am. I'm
suro," said a lalcon-nosod. oldoily lady,
who advanced bearing with hor a smell
of-dcd bombaHno. "I'm sorry to dis-
appoint you, but' "
Bcatrixd'ranklyn looked aghast
"You havo not let tho houso?"
"Yes, ma'am, I havo. A poorlono
widow-like mo has hor own interests to
look to; and, tho gentleman offered
twcuty-Hvo hundred a jear if I'd sign
tho papers, at onco, which," with a re-
lloctlvo look nt hor handkcrchiof,r "I
n,i.
I told you so," said, Julia, sotto
toco. -. .
Mis-Jriinklyn tosq in great indigna-
tion, hcro'co rising accordingly
'I really think.' sitld, sher "I should
bo justified In placing Ihistnatter in tho
hands'of tho lawyers, and "
"Why, Beo, my darling!"
''Lnurcncol"
Tho folding-doors slid baok, and Mrs.
Frauklyn found herself vls-a-vls with
hor husband.
"Horo's tho gont himself," said tho
ancient fomalo. who smolled as If sho
hail stopped out of a dye-tub. "Which
ho can explain!" r 'V
"You never havo'iakon this houso,
Laureuco!" almost ehMoked, Mrs.
Franklyn.
"Yes, I have, niy doar."
"But 1 offered two' thousand for It!"
And I havo signed a tbroo years'
loaso at twonry-fiva hundrod," said, tho
husband, somewhat sheopishly. .
Miss Lo3!ard? butet out laughing.
"So," 'Said she, "your profound so
orocy has cost you jusf; iivo hundred
dollars' per annum."
Mrs. FranMn began to exf tho
oldorly female looked as If sho thought
tho leaso might bo Yitlatod by this mat-
rimonial misunderstanding. Julia's oyos
sparkled roguishly.
"Noormlnd, Ueo," said Mr. Frank-
lyn, soothingly, "It's a gent of a'houso
any way, and we'll be as happy as Iho
day is long In It I only wiih I had
confldod In you about it"'
"And 1 wl w'-wlsh I hadn't hoen
so obstinate and hateful,,"! whlmpored
Bee
'ComeA 'said Miss Lesiardl." "let's
make haste, qr we shall Joso' tho 7:50,
J way train,'
raia,"-iv, "T. DntlsJftw.
A LOST BARREU
Its' Mnmiuolh Dimensions und Mnltl-
tiullnou. Ooutents TJ10 T.osor's 1're-
dlcainent. I havo lost a barrel. To tho best o
my judgmont it must havo beon about
thirty feet high and fifteen fcoJuln
diameter. I say "judgment,"
havo no distinct recollection
having owned such a behomo
rcls. I simply infor its mas
raensions from thoVqllow'
I ha o latoly moVed fr '
placo of rosidenco"Ttto r
I iho city. In this conn
. .I1.i. l.n.n l.nfr It- !.,..
lillb UU1U bllUb ibjllll'
dig up any of&tho
"moving-day" chosfn
In tho Juritsslo'pori'
humor. Having laid'-
prehension in tliofrea
scouted his unlerrific'
simply say that the p
my things was condi
and without incido
Iwrnlan artists, ,whoSk
furnish to thoV.'Uai
ipon his personal ap.
Everything, appnrci
tho now houso in'good
tion savo ono barrel, vl.
could neither produce n
account for. Supposh
trilling matter of ox-s
other hardware, hooo
ly agreed to mako the',
soon as wo could ascorta,
tho missing articles..
A suporilcial invest
tho blacking-brushes, t
ot a uecorateci lunucr-sei
clook and a pair of cava
louging to myself to bo mi.iaiug. Tlioso
wero distinctly remembered to havo
been packed in tho lost barrel, and a
memorandum was mado accordingly.
To this list was added later, a rolling-
pin, an oil-stovo and tho family Bible.
Lator still, Vol. IV. ofKnlght'3 Shako-
spoaro, in tree calf, and tho molasses-
jug. Then a sot of firo-irons, and ono
of a pair of Scvro's vases, carefully
protected against brcakago according
to tbo distinct recollection of tho women
of tho household, by being wrapped In
my dress-coat.
Tho next day a small chest of draw-
ers, iillod with retired underclothing
and (other domestic articles on
tho half-pay list, was found to havo
been omittnd from tho returns, and
this, together with a child's voloclpedo,
was also roforrcd to tho missing barrel
as part and parcel of its probablo con-
tents. Later In tho day 'it was discov-
ered that tho clothes-horse and an iron
bedstead had not turned up, and theso,
too, wero supposed to havo been cm
btrrclcd with tho rost
Lato in tho afternoon word was re-
coived from a family who had occu-
pied tho flat noxt to ours, and who had
moved out on tho same day, to tho ef-
fect that a grand piano belonging to
them was missing, and had probably
boon carted off with our things by mis-
take. A thorough searcli having
shown no suoh article to bo among our
chattels tho conviqtion was forced upon
us that tho piano must havo got into
that barrel liy somo blunder, and wo
sent back word accordingly, btaling
that tho toamsicr would mako it all
right
The noxt day tho toamstcr prcsonted
his hill, and asked wha,allowanoo ho
should mako for tho losniarrol , pro-
duced my memorandum and figured on
it I found thai tho teamster owed mo,
aftor deducting tho amount of his bill,
just eight hundrod and sixty-one dol-
lars and forty-threo cents. Iannounccd
this roault to him, and ho asked to soo
tho figures. Ho thou retired, remark-
ing that ho would see mo in somo placo
ov Other I didn't oatoh tho namo
first
Ho did not keep thU nppolntmont,
howover, for on looking mm up noxt
day I found that ho had. sold out his
business and left town, to cscapo liabil-
ity. You soo tho predicament in which 1
am placed in consequence 01 all this.
Not only datI loso all, of my own things
that woro picked in that barrel and
tho list Is growing oVery day but I am
hold rosponsiblo, in tho teamstor'B ab-
sencO, for tho valuo of that grand piano
as woll.
So, if any person has found a barrol
answering t6 tho abovo description, and
wjll kindly return it to mo in caro of
this olllce, ho will relieve mo of groat
anxiety, Tiud bo suitably rowardod-by
so doing. rlHick,
.1 .n 41)
Prof. Biokraoro has beon. lecturing
to tho public, school teaohors of Now
York on, flics and mosquitoes. How
does a lly fly? asked tno professor.
While tho wing Is comparatively nar-
row, It makos up for It in lateral n)o
tlon. The wings "do not boat back und
forth la 000 plane, but mako, as it wero,
a figure eight Tho wlDgs ol a fly vl-
.brate three hundrod andlhirty times a
seoond, whioh goes to shpw iVjnifsou.
lar power. -& J But.
- . -, n
It "may bo well to 'remembe that
the changing ot pasture occ'Mlonftlb I
maicca zat nocs.r-Minv JgitntaU.
ftr
Jlly.
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and
as
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Juowcd
'ir-disu
..soots bo-
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
R. B. Hayes Is a bank toller in
Lcwistou, Mo., and William Whcolor
Is in thp Insuranco business in Boston.
Count Tolstoi, tho celebrated Rus-
sian novclisit, is learning tho shoe-
maker's trade. "Every reasonable
man," ho saysf " should learn a man-
aai trauo."
Tho slorv Is circulated concerning
Mayor Low, of Brooklyn, that ho Is
dosporatoly jn lovo with his wife. Out-
sido of oflice hours ho Is generally at
homo.
Ella Whoclor Wilcox, tho poetess,
Vassos nearly all her timo at work in
vor study, which Is a snug little sano-
lum on tho top story of her husband's
(jandsomo houso in Mcridon, Conn.
-iford Post.
rNllsson Is about to mako her first
"pssional tour in her natlvo Sweden
"H sholboeamo a great singer. Sho
corn in a woodchopper's hut in
'ost of Woxio, forty-two years ago.
"tSoymour, at Docrlield, N.
h chair that bolongcd to
er, looks out of a window
ace in Kineuil Hall, and
fit at a tiro-placo of tiles
,.' tho houso of John Jay, at
ta
Ml
Vjjica UtrahU
it jan interesting fact tliat many
American men of letters are not cpllcgo
graduates. Walt Whitman. Wlfippte,
1'rowbridgo, Field, Parton, Bayard
Taylor, Eggleston, Harte, Howclls,
lames, Aulrieh, Lathrup, Stockton,
Piatt, Cable, Crawford, Fawcott, Gilder,
Harris, Carleton, Mark Twn, Stod-
flnnlf. nnrl Ttnnrr,nrfl,a If Z
f. havo
gained all their know!
sntsido of collogo w
ulturo
2Vt&.
Tho lato Dr. Ir ie, the
rencrable editor of tho Jov York 06-
lerver, who died rccontly at tho ago of
soventy-threc, was the lccognizeu or-
acle of Presbytorianism in tho United
States. A man of talent, cmdition and
piety, ho was a power both as a writor
and a speaker, and remained' "in tho
harness" with wonderful persistence
l'ho religious world loses ono of Its host
and hardest workers by his death.
Chicago Journal.
A group of llyo, representing as
many generations, wcro rccontly pho-
tographed by an Indianapolis photo-
grapher. Tho mombors of it wero
James Hubbart of Washington Town-
ihip, ono hundrod years old last March;
Mrs. Eliaboth Ilichards, his daughter,
igcd seventy-three; a granddaughter,
Llba McElwoc, aged fifty; her son
Thomas, aged twenty-eight, and his
daughter, Olllo MeElwce, aged throo.
Can this bo matched elsewhere, in tho
United States? Chicago Tribune
HUMOROUS.
S.t Louis husbands novcr box thofr
Nivcs' ears. It would tako too much
lumber, Tho author of tho foregoing
resides in Chicago. The Uaichct.
Fato of tho Dairy-maid:
rho datry-raald pensively milked tho goat,
And, pouUng, Bhopauscd to mutter:
" I wish, you bruto. you would turn to milk;"
And tho animal turned to butt hor.
"Oh! was it I, or was it you?" asks
tho golden-haired poot, Nora Porry. If
Nora will refrain from making a noiso,
porbaps between us wo can snovo it on
to tho proof-reader. "?m"o Express.
A now company is being started In
Boston, cntitlod "The American Clean
Towol Company." 'Iho printing ofilco
towel needs not tho aid of a company.
It can stand alono. Walcrbury Ameri-
can, Passenger "Captain, how far arc
wo from land?" Captain "About two
miles." Passenger "But -I can't soo
It In what direction Is It?" Captain
"Straight down, sir." Harper's Jia-
zar. Awfitor asserts that Unloss a boy
has somo natural ability nothing can
mako him pmart Such an assertion is
an- uncalled-for aspersion upon tho
powers of tho mustard plastor and
trunk strop Lowell Cttitcn.
Somo torn is ts In tho Alps tusked
somo shepherds whora'thoy mot near a
huti "Can wo sleep la this hut over
night?" " Certainly,', was tho roply,
"but you must do itby day-time, for
wo aicop in it ourselves at night"
Texas titjltngt.
Bilkins. whose language Is flmrtrv.
oalled his wlfo "a daisy" during their
ongagemont; during tho honoymoon,
bo called hoc "a pink,", nnd now
When sho meets him with a rolling-pin,
at two o'clock in tho morning,; ho calls
hor "a night blooming serious." Ofifc
cago llambler.
In a clergyman's houso not a thou-
sand milos from Chicago, where thcro
was a bright littlo lhroe-yearold boy,
saven lot oly littlo kittens had been bora
the night before. Tho next naondng
tho de?r old minister, la his. grace, saidt
"O Lord, oonsocrato, wo pray Thco, tho
repait sot before, us, and accept our
thanks for tho jiow blessings ot tbo pafcfc
nJght Amen," Th, littlo. fellw Jm.
jaodiatoly rospondodj "Seven of teF"i
pspa,"-ZqrPr'$ -?-far.
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
Toads are invaluablo In a gardon
ns insect destroyers, and havo a market
valuo In England. A", E. Farmer.
Dry Drop Cakes: Ono pint of soul
or buttermilk, three eggs, ono small
tcaspoonful of soda, a littlo salt and
ryo meal to mako a stiff battor. In-
dianapolis JourHaU
Barn cats should rarely bo allowed
to como to tho houso, and novcr fod
there. All thoy need is plenty of milk.
Compel them to get tho rest of tholr
living, and thoy will find it about the
barn, granaries, cribs, sheds and in the
fields. Troy Times.
Turkeys aro groat foragers, and
will gathor tholr ontlro food from the
fields during tho summer, at tbo same
timo destroying myriads of grasshop-
pers, bugs and other insects that proy
on vcgotnblo and grain crops. Rural
New Yorker,
Potato Pancakes: Theso mako an
oxccllont supper dish. Grate a dozen
inedlum-slzcd peeled potatoes. Add the
yelks of thrco eggs, a hoaplng tablo-
spoonful of flour, with a largo tcaspoon-
ful ot salt, and lastly tbo whites of thrco
eggs, beaten stiff and thoroughly in-
corporated with tho potatoes. Fry tho
cakes in butter and lard (equal parts)
until they aro brown. Boston Qlobe.
Wax beans mako a delicious salad.
Chooso joung beans, removo tho
strings, break in Inch-long pieces and
cook In salt nnd water. While still
warm corcr them with a dressing of oil,
vinegar, salt and pepper. Bo suro and
remember in mixing salads tho old say-
ing: "A spumUhriltafor oil, a misor
for vinegar, a wiso man for silt and a
madman for mixing." Uso nt least
tnlco as much oil as vinegar. Toledt
JJlade.
When a paint-brush is stiff and
hard through drying w.th paint on it
put somo turpontlno in a" shallow dish
and set it on lire. Let it burn for a
minute, until hot; then smother tbo
liame, nnd work tho brush in tho fin-
mixturo of sweet oil aud tallow, to pro-
vent them from drying hard, and put
away in a box out of tho. dust Phila-
delphia Call.
This marmalado is oxcollcnt: Ono
pound of currants and ono pound of
rlpo raspberries; press through a slovo
so that tho pulp is frco from tho seed;
to this add two pounds of sweet cher-
ries seeded. Clarify two pounds of
sugar nnd add tho f ruit with a quarter of
tho chorry seeds from which tho skin
has been rcmovod. Boll until tbo sirup
becomes thick, -stirring constantly anil
removing any scum. A tablospoonful
of powdorod cinnamon may bo added
as soon as tho sirup begins to boil. N,
I". Tribune
THE PICNIC DID IT.
Death Haying a. trilling Ally In This Kind
of Festival.
"Allvo, sweet maid? Omnipotence
bo pralsedl 1 thought to find thco in
-tho gravo-yard yon."
"Tho early berrying season's oyer,
love, and so I find a monj engaging
shrino. Thy tones nro hotter than
tombstones, doar."
"Beshrow thco, girl. I'm no receiv-
ing vault for wit that hath a bias to'ard
tho grave"
"Thbn wherefore shroud thy thoughts
in mystery?" -
"In mystery? Mayhap they'vo missed
thlno ear, and, therefore sccmto
thco mysterious. But look thco, girl,
thoro's marrow in mo tears. Brlot ab-
sonco has so fatalized this burg that till
thy lips givo witness to thy lifomino
apprehensions palled mo with theli
gloom. What mean thoso tendencies
funeroal? Hath Asia's pest swooped
down upon tho land, that crapo should
flutter from alternate doors, soxtons
mako populous tho cemotories and un-
dertakers grow hilarious?"
"If It bo so that cholera's arrived,
hero's ono that hath no tidings of the
samo."
"And hath no dynamlto rohearsal
been, or lemon pio hold carnival ol
lato?"
"Nothing, mo Lord, of lath or kin tc
those. ' Other than mortuary fetes yoc
j namo thoro's naught disturbed tho cor
poration drowse excopt tno piomo 01 ui
Sunday-school."
"Ahal 'lhat gives tho combination,
dame. Death hath an ally in theso fes-
tivals lhat helps him glut tho average
sopulclfcr; Children that mop th
grass encumbered swards whoro las!
night's rain hath mado Its humbid bed;
that sop tho cholera-raorbus eerae ac
orued from divers and misguided pastry
oobks; that oft are wooed from goma.
dlzlngboqt td damp athletics la. oonvea-
Heat pool these be tho casdidatw that
!.ra Bianfc tn sitfedv anchorage among
the worms. Mart me! Tlita picnic
season is tho time when swaths are
Widest In tho youthful foldj and jrood
(. vmwltiiner taVcs front defttfe K
licence to assist hluhaxvathsg.!" "j("nI-
er' Ganitlh
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Son, J. C. The Palo Pinto Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 5, 1885, newspaper, September 5, 1885; Palo Pinto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48674/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.