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"I sha!! press As many keys as I am & minter, for all you ; you are always fndin‘ fault with sunthin‘ or other," muttered he. Betsey Bobbit and Soptrenia Gowâ€" dey was lookin‘ at each other all this time with looks that made one‘s blond run cold in their vains. Mr. Peedick commenced the tune, but unfortanately struck into short metre. So he couldn‘t get any farther than "How sweet for brethereng." As they all come to a sudden halt in front of that word, Deacon CGowdey, looking daggers at Peedick, took out his pitch fork as if it was a pistol and he was goin‘ to shoot him with it, but ap:lying it on bhis ow n ear, he started off on the longest metre that kad ever been sung in our neighborhood. After adding the tune to the words there was so much tune to carr#, that the best calculator in tunes couldn‘t do it, At that very minute, when it looked dark and gloomy indeed for the quire, and old lady, who had chawed caraway peace fully, come out nobly to the tune of "Oh that will be joyful." They all joined in loud and strong, and they each put in flats and sharps to suit their ow n taste, they kinder held together till they got to the chorus, and then Deacon Gowdey looked round and frowned fiercely at Shakespeare Bobbit who seemed to be flatting most of any of ‘emâ€"and Betsy Boobit punched Sophrenia Gowdey in the side with her parasol, and told her she was "disgraâ€" cin‘ the quireâ€"and to sing slower,"and then they all yelled . How sweet is unitee e How sweet is uniteo How sweet for brethereng to agree How sweet is unitee, It seemed as it the very feather on my bonnet stood up straight to hear ‘em, it was soâ€"awful. Then they colâ€" lected their strength, and drawing long breaths, they yelled round the next verses like wild Indians around sufferin‘ whites they was murderin‘. If any one had iron ears it would have went off well, all but for one thing. : There was an old man who insisted on being in the quire, who was too blind to see the words and always sung by ear, and bein‘ a little deaf, he got the words wrong, but he sung out loud and clear like a trombone How sweet is onien tee e How sweet is onien tea. The minister made a dreadful good prayer about trials purifyin‘ folks and makin‘ ‘em better, and the same patient look was on his face when he gaye out the next bim. This piece begr n with & long duet between the tenor and the alto. and Betsy Bobbit, by open war and stratejim, had carried the day and was to sing this part alone with the tenor. She knew that the editor of the Gimlet was the only tenor singer in the quire. She was so proud and happy thinking she was goin‘ to sing alone with bim, that not rightly sensin‘ where she was and what she was about she pitched her part too low and here was where I had my trial with Josiab. "Let me ketch you pressin‘ the key again toâ€"night, you young vi‘lain, if you think it is best." ‘ There is no more sing to Josiah Alâ€" len than there is to a one borse wagon, and I bave tried to convince hifn of it, but I can‘t, and he will probably go down to the grave thinking be can sing bass. But there is no sing in it, that I will contend for with my last breath, it is nothing more nor less than a roar, But one thing I will give him the praise Mr. Peedick deigned not to reply to him, for he was shakin‘ his fist at one of the yonger brethren in the quire and says he â€" "I wonder if you will put us all to open shame toâ€"night, by screechin‘ two or three notes above us all " He caught my keen gray eye fixed sternly upon him, and bis tone changed in a minute to a mild and sheepish one, and he addâ€" ed, smillingly, "As it were, dear broth: er Peedick." Josiah and I sot right behind the choir, and we fcould hear every word they said, and while Eld Linton was reading the words, "How sweet for Brethern to agree," Deacon Gowdey wbispered to Mr. Peedick in wrathful accents : "It does beat all how that quire goes on. I guess you‘d get sick, mother, to hear ‘em fight as I do, rehearsin‘." A few nights after word was give out that Eld Linden was goin‘ to preach to the red school house, and Josiah harnâ€" essed up the old mare and we all went to hear him. Bays heâ€" "T‘ll be hanged if I would rebearse," says Josiah ; "what makes ‘ewm ?" "Let ‘em rebearse," says I, sternly. "I should think there was need enough of it, for of all the singin‘ I ever beard, they best all." The fquire meets to practice every Friday night, and the last time they met, Thomas Jefferson come bome, and ONEsSvILLE‘s WQUIRE BY JOSIAH ALLEN‘S WIFE ‘«Sing,‘ says I in a tone almost cold ehough to make his whiskers frosty, ‘I would call it singin‘ if I was you. It worried me all through meetin‘ time and I don‘t know when I was ever more thankful than when he dropped off into a sweet sleep just befora meetâ€" in‘ was out. He never beard e‘m sing the last time, and I had to bunch him for the benediction. * Young, old or raiddle aged, who find themâ€" selves nervous, Wweak unc%exhuusted, who are broken down from excess or overwork, reâ€" sulting in many of the following S{mptoms: Mental depression, premature old age, loss of vitality, loss of naemory, bad dreams,dimâ€" ness of sight, palpitation of the heart emisâ€" sions, lack of energy, pain in the kidneys, headaches, pimples on the face and body, itching or peculiar sensation about the scroâ€" tum, wasting ot the organs, dizziness, specks before the eyes, twitching of the muscles, eyelids and elsewl}ere, bnshfulnesg, deposits in theurine, loss of will power, tenderness of the scalp and s{)ine, weak and flabby musâ€" cles, desire to sleep, failure to be rested by sleep, eonstipation, dullness of hearinf, loss of voice, desire for solitude, excitability of temper, sunken eyes, surrounded withLEADâ€" ENCIRKCLES, oily looking skin, etc., are all syimptoms of nervous debility that lead to ptmy unless cured. The spring or vital force having lost its tension every function anes in consequence, Those who through abuse committed in ignorance, may be perâ€" manently cured. _ Send your address and 10 cents in stamps for book on diseases peculiar to man, sent sealed. Address M.V.LURBON, 24 Macdonald Ave. Toronto, Ont., Canada. All cases of organic or sympathetic heart di case relieved in 30 mintites and s ooo ns Don‘t sit in a draft unless you want a doctor to cash it. M * Throughout the German fatherland prevails the belief in Krist Kindlein,or Christ child, who rewards with gifts the faithful children who love their parents and believe in God,. On Christâ€" mas eve each household assembles at dinner, and when the candles are lit the father of the family watches the shadows on the wall, for if any one should have his or her shadow obscured by that of anothner object that is to be unlucky. If the children sit down in odd numbers, that is also unlucky, and it will not do to fill up the number with strangers or near relatives, Dinner beâ€" ing over,the children retire into a dagk room and guess at the presents they are to receive. Soon the parents open the door and say, ‘The Christ child bas visited you," upon which the children come forth to gaze upon their giftâ€"deck, ed Christmas tree.â€"New York World. To the aged, with their poor appetite, feeble circulotim‘; and impoverished blood, Ayer‘s Sarsapari lais a boon beyond price. Its effect is to check the ravageg @f time, by invigorating every organ, nerve, and tiksue of the body, See Ayer‘s Alpanao for ‘uwnéw year. % 1 f Says he, ‘As long as I call myself a man J will bave the Privilege of singin‘ base.‘ Good societyMi@@that which is not personal in its telk, but .which finds sufficient topig® of in to discuss without dilating on tb‘e;?s of neighâ€" bors.â€"Good Housekeepifig. ceeding Emmpmq- in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the uflnwu in male or femalé. It relieves reten: of water and pain n passing it almost immediately, If you want quick reliefand cure this is yonr remeay. Beld by Kd. M, Devitt, . Justiceâ€"Haveyouany children, Mrs, Murpby ? _ Mrs. Murphyâ€"Yiz : I have twalivâ€" ‘Now do you keep fstill for the rest of this meetin‘, Josiah Allen.‘ RELIEF IN Six HoURS.â€"instressing Kidney and Bladder diseases relieved in dxng&urs by the "NEew GrEat So Axzrican Kroxgy Cur®." This new £edy is a great surprise and delight to on account of its ex ceeding promptness in relieving pain in the I waited till theyegot through singin‘ and then I whispered to him, and says _ _ Says he, ‘I knagw better, Samantha ; it is base. I guess I know base when I hear it‘ But i still beld him by the vest, determined he should not start off agin if I could hender it, and just at that minute the duet began agin, and Sophrenia Gowdey took advantage of Betsy‘s indignation and surprise, and took the part right of her mouth, and struck in g;vitb the editor of the Gimlet (she is kinder after him too), and she broke out with the curiousest variaâ€" tions you ever heard. The warblings, and quaverings and shakings she put in it was the curiousest of anything I ever heard, _ And thankful was I that it took up Josiah‘s attention so, that he sank down on bis seat and listened to ‘em with breathless awe, and never offered to put in & note at all. Says be, lookin‘ down on me with the perspeeration a pourin‘ down his face ; ‘I am a singin‘ base ,‘ Says I,‘Do you set down and behave yourself ; he has pitched it too low, it haint base, Josiah Allen.‘ before I could prevent it hbe struck in with his awful energy. You couldn‘t hear Betsey‘s voice nor the editor‘s no more than you could bhear 2 fliés bukzâ€" ing in a car whistle.‘â€" {t was dréadful. And as he finished the first Yerse I ketched hold of his vest. 1 didn‘t stand up by reason of bein‘ lame, and says I, ‘If you sing another verse in that way I‘l! part with you,‘ says I ; ‘what do you mean, Josiah Allen ? «_ Hrart Diszass RéumvEp in 30 Matures.â€"â€" l1 cases of organic or sympathetic heart disâ€" Von‘t sit in a (iraté uniess you want | _ Farmers‘ atention is d sd to the doctor to cash it. % |. .‘ /x kIMtlnthmf fiw Suxtmon‘s Our» is sold on a guarantes | britk and tile for ull kinds of wood. Kriss Kringle in Germany, ABIL, M EN Tramp (after the meal)â€"Thankee, mum. Now I‘ll go and lie down in the sun. | t ‘Worse.Heâ€"he asked me to mend his trousers.‘ ‘And you ? ‘I refused. And nowâ€"ob, horrorsâ€" I cannot tell it. *Speak my child, speak.‘ : ‘He has worn my bicycle bloomers down to his office. ‘Wretch ? ‘But you promise to draw.‘ $Yes‘b. I draw flies.‘â€"New York Wee«kly. ‘Has he struck you ? ‘Worse !‘ (1oC ‘Deserted you 1 Left you to face povâ€" erty alone ?‘ | Housekeeperâ€"Well, it‘s worth it to see a man like you do anything at all. Trampâ€"No‘m,I am not a wood sawâ€" yer, mum. 1 draw. Gimme a square meal and I‘ll show you. The sure way to be cheated is to fancy ourselves more cunning that others. ‘Ab, my dear mother, it is you !‘ she exclaimed, as a woman o&commanding presence entered the roon. ‘It is I,‘ was the answer. ‘Why do I find you weeping T ‘I have been cruelly treated by the man whom I had trustedâ€"the man whom we ledâ€"who led me to the alâ€" tar.‘ RHEUMATISM CURED IN a 1&y.â€"Soutn American Rheumatic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia, radically cures in 1 to 3 days Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause ant the disease lmmedia.t&l;' disappears. The first dose greatly benefits 75cents Sold by Ed. M Dovitt Druggist. & Then she drew herself upon a divan and wept bitterly. There was a ring at the door bell. Never ! she cried. 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