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ELEGRAP
MACON. (.A.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 13. 1801.
liter.
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i stop,
IAGKNIAN MAIIK KT SONG.
Bt FRANCIS B. 8ALTUS.
: enter In
»ud Ustc our v «rf'
IV. hire roif .urocb Ijeth^
w.bir”ne'oui Irom Iren end the Juicy Snlcl
pel:..
t. enr tanheli thou trill find
'itteit .pice ot every hind,
tlthtlch cut* I" rub ,ha body when the eun
la Here® Dy day.
They are delicate *wl *'***••
•Udeol myirb, and wine, end wheat,
it* elth sulphur, pure galbanum, and the
tnilxol bitches gray.
We bare tot and sweetened molea,
. ini rich sofran In clay bowls;
I wifcatelocuau fried aud crackling with asavor
o! the palma;
We hate lobsters and small fish
■ To prepare a dainty dish.
I... voUDK doi.'.*. mad* sleek withollres, staffed
1434 ' with annlsbretd and balms.
r shell*
Taste our cool Campanian wine.
Fit for anyaod divine!
Taste our fljss from Afrigentum and
llsh from Ilagour.
From Sellmls we bare snails
Breathing still among the pails,
And we catch the thorny porcupine in ravine
and on moor.
We have garnm. and at noon
We hare cakea st itped like the
With young earners flesh In plenty and luscious
hearts of drer;
We sell plates ot peacocks’ brains,
And the mighty uarwbale canes.
And perfumed bags to shelter soldiers’ beards
When rains appear.
O aweet passer, pause and chooae!
We have ornamented shoes
Made from skins of hyenas caught by hunters
in their home.
And our prices, passer toir.
Ay, our prices, passer rare.
Are tor cheaper, yen tor cheaper, than the
prices of fctil Rome!
This woman of reilnetnent helpe him
*t of his difficulty.
* ‘You see,” ears elie, with a ghost of
the old laugh that used to so endear her
to her people, ‘‘there is really nothing.
And it scon s on easy thin;, and much
better surely than measuring out ribbon*
by tlie yard."
••Rave you finally made up your mind
to this?” ttriklug the paragraph in the
paper with a wrathful hand.
"Finally,* with another smllo that is
now bereft of all mirth.
You are tho bravest woman I ever
met,” in vs Godfrey Blount. holding out
to her hi* hand. “But tou should think.
Cecil. Wo may bo able to show you
another way out of yourdiflicul tief.”
When in Doubt
BY THE DUCHEtt.
finish
And
I *Oh! it** all calling her a I Auntie, yon should have let me fi
I widow and aayingshe is poor! I don’t my sentence before censuring me.”
h w that is to explain Godfrey’s open | ”1 was wrong I admit.” stiffiv, "
Idsvotion to her.” j1 am glad you sue Godfrey‘e real poeition
I fcke taps her foot upon the carpet and l toward her ”
I frowns slightly. Her charming, if some*. "Oh, ye*. I can see that
I- •; wilful, face shows signs of coming j Lady Fauiton casts a sharp glanco at
\gona. | her, but Mrs, Blount’s eyes sro carefully
( *)iy dear, yonr husband is an old j lowered,
kited of her family; and besides, her | "No duubt, as I said before, he is trying
* r '~ , ‘ —" to arrange her alTairs,"
"No doubt.”
"He is a kind man, 1 have always un
derstood, and ia giving himself a' great
deni of trouble without hope of reward.”
At this Mrs. Blount laughs a little
"You are sure of tha*?”
_ jband. Reginald’ Dalton, was well
|tso«a t<> him. Ho naturally feels an
surest in her.
"Pouf!”
_ "Ot course, Mabel, If you decline to
listen to reason,” says Lady Fauiton with
lioue severity, "there is no use in mr
I*"But # wf»it to*reaaon. auntie? I lava
I (act U fore you, and you call it folly.
■Sorelv there la no reason in that.’*
••What fact?"
• The (act that Godfroy spends four
|hours out of every day closeted alone
wins that detest .hie woman.”
••Here are fact* or follies with a ven-
IS«nce. "Four hours every day!” .
■ -Well, for the la*t week. *
•Closeted alone’:'’
"Oh! I feel perfectly certain of that!*,
listing her pretty head vigorously,
**Asd, therefor**, of you *ro
leiuaily certain that Mrs. Dalton is a
|Met*s.aM#
. lie had loved Ik
ady on : "But to wai
Hie heartbreak has
“That ceriair
to be ! i "to a woman w
h« hml an affairof nd*
>il her ? "You mean,
Something of
to her voice.
Lady Fauiton,
iris suppressed agitation,
that 1 must stand ulone and light my
nr battle by myse’t "
, I .../ •- ith y —
FANG 15 OF WOMAN FAIR.
POINTS ABOUT FASHIONS AND BITS
OF FEMININE GOSSIP.
> i *Ul •
And thi* Mr
oul I she he to
ot looked
•wvr
"My wifo and I; y<
anotln i w
j her. Site
j ton, imd i
. longing to c«» and
throw herself at her
ot met J rroato pity in her hr
Mabel yet—but—’* * j without telling fi*
•I hnre been to longing to see her. j Godfrey, to wiindra
You know, Godfrey, j have always him and loavo him t<
thought of you a* nn ideal brother.” i little wife who loves
Well, I’m not much used to you now, 1 thing), fills her lire
-in 1? Tlio-igii. my tfi-ar -ill. u >o-i !.• r lro«
vould come home to us, and stay until agnin stare* at tho
flairs looked a little brighter for yr u (1 J be had said. Why
can’t still believe but that those share* here wearing her I:
in the ‘Etruscan reoenrehes’ must look j leavo him at once
up aftor a bit) it would be so much butter
for you.”
"You ere tho kindest friend I have,”
says Mrs. Dalton, with tears in her eves.
’’and your wife. I am convinced fr >m nil
you have told mo of her, must be all your
wife should bo. bnt—1 want to be inde
pendent, and this ia such a chance! 1 *
"But rather a going down in the
work!.**
"But such a kind man as he seems.
Did I show you hie letter? And 1 shan’t
care at all about being in a—meuinl
position—that is what they call it, ien’t
it? There,” rising suddenly and hiding
bravely the tears tlmt have forced thorn
solves through, her lids.
niton, no doubt. |
What kind of a !
ake so unlmppv !
sho. Mrs. I»sl :
"Ah!
should there
It
ho has >
“So you pen
you are wrong
unjiiBt ample? n*. As n fact,
flunk your hi. band has more
find with you than you with him: i:
* rai time* lately it has occurred to
tiiat he fiat loV;t"d jaded, miserable.”
*t ask him tiiat.
wn down the glove,
n thinking, 1 tell you. It will beaten that the "Atheiuyuro”
'ou are harboring most arranged a programme lor inw i*»*t
A a a fact, Mabel. I , meeting which inaugurated <h*o of tho
id has more fault to , most charming feature* of loom I and
hidden zithers and guitars supplemented
tho conversation. The refreshments com
prised as many Spanish dainties as possi
ble, and were served in Spanish style.
Tlio affair was a great success, and is a
suggestion to future hostesses It would
be easy to carry out the same idea in
other nationalities, and an Italian,
Swedish or Greek "afternoon" could be
made equally effective and interesting.
Polly, Polly tho kett!« sint
e before
mf He
her. They alwayesaid sho w
for him. Annlie had liintt
today.
To go away! But wlie;
Her eyes, that have been ws
ceasingly up and down tlie
rests oua paragraph, an a*
"Wonted—A parlor niniJ
at that one line as if faecina
caring to go farther; but p
eyes wander downward.
"Appply to J. Singleton
Laurels, Deleted. Hampahir
"A parlor maid! Oh. im
. vet—well She will go to *
Go home. ! Dalton first nt all events, ar
clubs,that D, the reading of
papers which, by relating tin* expert*
cn< es of their authors in "!• reign par's,”
pi vt*. In ell the members of ibe umoClutlon
>w, my dear, l don’t I the U-uefit of the delightful things seen
upon you—you aro a ! and heard by thoc,e wno»* trsvoU were
ing for so mature a ; otherwbeienndotliorwiseiban their own,
i I help you iu any Montgomery enjoyed last winter the
meetingof tin* “ i«t < 1 n I *.* hi. * rm >
Then with a sud- | has a social organisation called iurth so
into tier young face. | much of the talent and ready wit of onli
ne. You say 1 must | tired men and women as did thesvmpu*
myself, ami—1 will, j siuuis of travel which, cnee a week. ***nt
loaning toward the a moiry patty off and away on some
,1 pressing her soft J pleasuring lour, with never a thought of
You give me too much of your time; 1} her? Why th
wonder,** playfully, "your wife is not .she could bo a bett
jealouf.** Jane, certainly.
"Mat.el! Oh, nonsense. She is the | ICarly next morn
dearest, the sweetest of girls. Someday j with Ui« desire to put I
H to
hie?
from ! "(Juite that. >
poor I want to be too nari
•very- j young girl, too re
114 in • mao; but still—cs
, t.n 1 i way, Mabei'r"
way," I "No,” icily, "no
’ stav | den rush of de*| ai
iv not . "No one can help
’grew | tigiit this batt!. b
red of («oo*i-by, Auntie.
woman.
again yonog cheek .igaiiiht her, "if the battle | baggage checks or chawl strapitokoep
• 1.4 to be fought alone, the aoonur it is , care alive, but instead all the delight of
’hrre; I «gu • tho better." Her smile as rhe j un ideal journey "peraomllv ooaductod”
un I fc.ivs this is gi. die. Her face is an white , by aomo good friend whose eyes, seeing
as death. 1 things from a new point of view gnve 1
'moot. "Mabel, n- moment. You will not lest to yourj, just a little dull anil tire J,
fu&r.M necuaeOodfrey *•( this thing. You will j if you wul but real:/*; u. tr-un l aM..g
if not ; ,1 '’ 1 •-i»ask harshly to your husband:” given absorbing attention to tlie needs of
v tier 1 Mr*- Blout burst out laughing. .Such | one exacting and very human personage
| queer laugl.t* j for a smro of Years and more,
tha "Are you u'.sid of a scene?" says she. 1 A full attendance of the llaoooMusical
1 ’ j "You need cot be. There won’t be any-1 Association made tho meoting on last
3 and thing of the kind, I promise you." .Monday ovening, Unusually interesting.
M * i "You look »■> strange, Mabel,” says 1 The Kyrio,Gloria and Credoof Concom-’t
10 labs L«dy Fanlton. nervously. "Mss* in F’ wore given with easy precis-
”i am feeling strau^c. 1 am repent- i ion and pleasing effect by tho well-drilled
cd.oru-. Aft rw.ird -I.ut t imgh* " * ’•»
HM I steam 1
A fragrance of Oo!u
Ufa,
ragife as frailest of t*xKMliell. vet
•Strong In my boosewlio’aileallnr
It’a hey her toast, aiwl ho for *ra!
Ola ramlntorendm brought to mo
Over the tea with folly;
There’s the fragment of eoag when hearti
were young,
A trembling minor never aung.
Hushed in team from trolly.
For Polly and I, ay, b«y for toast.
Ho for the tea, too, who can huast
Of youth and love forever!
I** broken heart and hint of wrong
Find cherricr note on the kettle's long,
htrivlngly with bravo endeavor.
So, over the crisp brown toast for two.
And tea In the old cops «i«alnt and Mae.
Heigh for th» bygonu folly!
Though yellowest ualr 1mm turned to whits.
Old songs tr
Wo love o
eekly, 91,00 a V
or. yet tonight
nd Polly!
, g«»ing
nlfri
"Ferfsctly sure. Your husband can’t
expect n j*cnny for looking after her
affairs.”
"That proves how disinterested he is,
dosn’tit? By tho by, Auntie, her nffairs
must be tho most ombarrassed in tha
w-orld, to judge by the amount of seeing
aftrrthey require!”
"Tiiev nra romplicated, no doubt.
Reginald Dalton was not a satisfactory
husband.”
"Why did alio marry him, 1 wonder?
She knew Godfrey, 1 think, before her
marriage.”
"V***! *ba \V»atfiner (aha wm s Wm{.
bury) and the Blount* lived in the name
county. There is oobiog remarkable
1 hope," decidedly, "that I shall never about thst.”
H anyone more eo.” I "Nothing at all. Why didn't Godfrey
But why, my dear? That is the quea- » marry her?”
ion. Yon don’t know her, rwally. You “My dear, what an extraordinary
:«l ed oot-e, th? returned your call— on 1 qonsMA**. Ns* rally, I suppose, because
tli occasion* yon were out. You have tlu-\* didn’t cere for each other.
•n her at church or in the park—I f r- ‘‘There.” emphatically.
h^e-wi'! !■ at i*t'.*‘ result (A y tir | **A'bot»!o |M ■ MB, lloWf! Mtlfa
ioeWj\lof bor. J!o reasonably Ha-! "Ibnt was n pity t!»ey didn’t ki.ow
V thdr own minds a little earlier in life.’
1. ' ' indicnsnt’v. "I sm the. “hi. a great pity." says her «uni,
■ - U- r„„ h.» no mind to
I—•• know. There, go house, you silly girl,
still thinkii
>r id.-a of -c i
drives
As
1 must mako you known 10 her, or she to
you. What is the etiquette—1 always
forget. Anyhow, when you do know her
you will like her; 1 prognosticate ao
much.”
"1 am sure I shall," cordially. "Well,
gooJ-by. You do not,” anxiously, “dis
approve of the step* 1 am taking.”
"No.” thoughtfully. "Na” again,
this time with greater strength. "He is
an old man, I belk*vo, this future pay
master of yours, and highly respectable. ”
"Not very old, to judge from his let-
tern”
"Old enough, anyway.” a letter lying on her table th:*
"Aud besides. I’m old enough,” saya saying Mrs. Dalton
•be, Ifloghlcg "'fGy: and thst she had written 2 line
"Do take core of yoursslf.” | Mr. Dalton from tlie
"Justsot Now go. I’m glad to bavo ! house now belonged
had a chat with you about this. Hy-the- ' grants to his corisk
holding his hand, "did you soe that j gul beginning to
i.t- and I hau n
In king mUr r u
Well," path*-!:
nil right, lie
quil
l tin* da
happy
ende to bin
i>*e<t him."
>ho inakee .1
Mrs. Dalton into execution, sh
that lady’s l.o is* and knocks at t
It is oj«*ned by a serrnnt wlio I
nerved and anxious. Aakod
Dalton is nt liomt. the serran
even more nervous; and tt .a t say.,
"Nft" The mifttre** had left tho hou*o
last evening and had not returned sine . l " 1,or aunr * •
She had gone to a in-.-'G. |o;:.a,M j-tauwanu
if. on t 1 t *, .1 s ru.go m: king ; " he ,*'!*•*'
at her lioart. Tho girl thought not. i South Audio
The roistrets never left homo without J *
saying where ah* was going, and, be- ,j. Singlctoi
sides. Martha, her own maid, had found | life hard. 1
above his bTr
I What demoi
-t. He hs* U
all the ironb e i Im
(beginning t
p looks qiiitC
into Is is
put
1 "Memo Unglu
•. V ' indicnsnt’v
iwb •••>•0-4* 1.
-ker womxo In my plac« wi
"Would what? Th*re,. «ll down,
;n'iU silly. I alway* said you were
vytmg to marry, end now my words
• A baby o! IS to marry a
so ot ;s >, and a professional man into
jq bargain. You should have married
luonmry gentleman, not n clever bar-
bur.”
I don't see what that has to do
►ith—”
It has everything to do with it. You
.ink your husbsml should be at your
•xk and call nil day long, whereae—"
lie is at the Leek and call of Mrs.
slton.” f
rD»ut is a very grave charge, Mabel.**
Cnpt, Arkwright Ims been ^ ordered
abroad; Ids company starts on Friday.”
"I didn't notico ’it in the paper*.’ To
India:’
••Yea”
"Next Eridav:"
"YtW, l think ».a What an extra^r-
diiu,fellow l.oniwavs was. But no ham
Ntmul 1
half cro
fash
hansom that
To go 10I1
her Ik
don
ml
the
tho
You
with
and be thankful that you have so goo.l
and sensible a man at Godfrey Blount for
your husband,”
• e « * e • «
Mrs. Blount, thus admonished, bids
her aunt u somewhat disdainful farewell
•nd returns to the pretty house in South
Audley street that has be*n made ao
charming to tilease her. While untying
her furs in the hall she asks th* man a
question. Is his master at home? "No,
tuadsm. II# left word he would not be
home until 0 o’clock.”
"Very good.”
It is now 4:30. Mrs. Blount lied
lunched at Lady Fauiton** and bad made
. . _ >!dly. "If, after three | sure of finding her husband nt home by
months of married life, you can think 1 this lime. No doubt be, too, had lunched
i thing of your husband, 1 tremble
r your future. You must know inai
Mm Dalton has been left very
M7 < lf. Her husband died in dlfflcul-
c. and a very bad busband ho was ta
r while living, and tko very house she
•• w ln en in will be hers no longer in a
'lays. The six mouths allowed her
0 remain in it after her husband's death
p ju»t up, and the heir (a cousin in the
P rtlt, and evidently a bard man,) has
fy*n htr to understand she must leave
sit bout f trther dslay. 8ht has litsrsliy
, half »
•pi
—and with Mr*. Dalton. It must have
been a very excellent luncheon to have
lasted so long—or else, if tha luncheon
was bud the company mode up for it.
Though (with a cuiiousiy unkind little
laugh ha.e. that ia hurtful to the owner
of it) that, too, was bad.
Here in ibis room the light is dslight-
ful. And' so are all the appoiutments.
There is no prsten*e about it, no clinging
to thsskirts of three richer than ourawlvea,
the alluding, the tints,everything perfect.
The falling curtain* that hide the room
lo money, and lieavtn only knows what l beyond ate as much in unton with the
kill Income of the }ioor creature. It is a j surroundings as the bixarra tables and
Vty you have never brought yourself to the ualicata porcelain jars. The stands
M »ome interest in her.” of ilowsrs in the w indows emit the most
"It would have been n superfluous delicate perfumes. The scented blossoms
mtoteak on my part. Godfrey has iu the quaint va as here and there die-
*n luffi.'tent for bot 1 of us,” persed about the room gave it a brilliance
‘"‘ w “ i’ccil Dalton; I assure you I that the falling blludv have almost
| forbidden.
Thu surroundings ara full of life and
joy and sansuoua delight, but tlie central
tlgura of tham ia hardly a thing to be
envied.
She is sitting on a low chair, her hands
lightly clasped over her kno«s. her body
leaning forward. A paper, th* Standard,
lies at tier feet. She is talking in a low
toss to tha man opposite her, who In
truth looke moat honestly sorry for her,
na well he might be. seeing he ia a good
friend of hers, and that he sees her now
>u should chance to meet mo in any
of your friendV house*”
"Nonseuao! By the way, this Mr.
Singleton to whom you are going seem*
t<> L* vvUiilg Up ii« ilfw »i<«W, h« WSttU
all sort* of servant A**
All sorts are easily to be supplied 1
flatter myself, however, that he will have
u treasure ia his housekeeper."
“What spirits you have,” aajs Mr.
Blount in a melancholy tone. Well;
good-bye. Ke*u them up if you can.
Keen them up!’’
"Komember," says Mrs. Dalton anx
iously, this It to be a secret between you
aud tne. I shall, of course, change aiy
name. I shall leave suddenly, this very
evening, without even letting the ser
vants know 1 am going, I can trust you?”
•*0f coursa.”
till WHitlnj? for li
aun». To tell her how
mpiciorjs that ye-terday
uly hlnt«d at ia har Mis
And syiti|»athy, poruapa a
hope for sympathy, lies also
.t. Not lor one second dove
11 at her husband is the origin-
I. ! 1.1!tor's il*apfv ranco, »
i'ly her more than 1 can say,” goes
l-vlj t en ton, not deigning to take any
ttce of tins iaat remark. "To haw to
pave the house where she had hoped to
rod her days! To (003 both husband
home!"
"1*7 your own account her husband
no sweta lev. Ferhapt,'* reckleasly,
|ti'.sbtnde never ore,”
I ' Fermit me to say, Mabel,” says har
|>Jr.t with quick disapproval, "that such
■tppancy as yours borders on vulgarity.
Talk 10 yenr acquaintances in that —
P>hi"n. if you must, but spans me. An t ( come to her last peony,
f "* , ire on the subject of acquaint-: M»o ia a woman ditlic
-- eubject of acquaint-: She ia a woman ditllcult of description,
ices. I must aay 1 thiuk some of yours | became her chain? lie* totally outside
.?v*ti.” and beyond ner features, h would in*
‘«ou mean—” 'deed be iu?|>oeaible to eiy w luire the
Arkwright, for one. You muat 1 charm does lie, but if put to it «n* might
Le is not well thought of—by —" , bo forgiven in auggeatiog that there is
* "**7 »*o 7®n hesitate?” , some subtle beauty in the mouth; that,
17 decent people then if you will | nt least, »» a perfect adjttM-t of the
L *® »*•” kindly and half satirical, half merry
1 \ now Ter y MMl# of Capt. Arkwright face to which it belongs. A face that
1 ‘hculi not care if 1 never beard of ulna! has ce**ed for a long time to be
•k'*in. I d .n’t see wli/ he need be ‘ either satirical or gay.
flight into this conversation, or any "You see I have come tothe end of my
for the matter of that. Not that l tether," saysehe, leaning toward her
a? badly of him as you do. He is companion. "I shall liave to put my
r 7 amd, and often of use when God- shouldir to tha wheel from this day
too busy with—with hie ‘case*,”* [ forward ”
— v "to take nte out.” j "It aetmt iniquitous,” save Mr. Blount
* »wj. «r« oiiuuiog ogam to Mrs. Uai- | warmly. He is a tail, spar* man, very
Q- I beg you, Mabel, to dismiss all young in appearance for his ;i"> years,
pWorthy thoughts frrm your mlud;! and very gcod to look at Good io more
r * * »evy fcod womu.” senses than one; integrity of a very high
I Ani a very handsosie one—” order la stamtwd upon hie brow. Ju-t
D.d Ui learned to bear her troubles now hie face is indicative of an honest
great dignity,” taking no notice of 1 concern that might well he called grief.
* |at#ruption. "Ab, well ” aaid Mrs. Dalton, ••there
Hanc^meaad dignified. I expect she 1 is no use in going into that. What 1
'•*7thing that 1 am not.” wished to see you for today was to show
\Jy Faultcn shrug* her shoulders. , you lids.** raising the pip*r at her feel,
* °** «7 aha hsa ;e irncd to bear her • "and to tell you of the resolution to which
ortunee with dignity. You uuder- 1 1 have et lost come,”
her. Hbe hoe learned more than , bha lays a linger on a paragraph and
, har.d.* the paper to Mr. Blount.
{ "Good Heavene!” says he. when he
: has read what La pointed out to him.
••You can’t mean that! You—»y
1 Cecil, there muat be other
"Whet?”
l J* c nsole herself for them.”
J ?•*» to fellow you.” austerely.
’”•!!; that is of little conarqu
?et alt 1 meant waa that sl.u a
L frey to console her—”
t**bel F
• y permitting him to talk to t
That is a fruitful sobject
w iiows, u it not * *v> noor.s
to it in ilrr, Daltou, Y'ou
Mrs. Blount, having left her aunt,
reaches home just half an Hour after her
husband's return. Ha is in the library,
tho servnnt telle her. and hsa left word lie
was not to be disturbed. Thera was some
important brief—enmo—
Mrs. !Uount, waving the servant aside,
goes direct lo the library.
“Godfrey,” says the aoiuewhnt abrup
tly, a little imperiously maybe, a* liar
ing rustled tallied'*** the door behind
li*r.
"Yee! You, 3Ib**l? Well, eh? Well?”
It is plain that be bos lost hlmsdf
amongst the many papers that surrounded
him. To his wile, however, it U only
plain that he is distinctly careless of her
•nd wanting in every courtesy.
“If it has come to thie/’anys she, "that
yeu can’t spare me a moment—”
"My dtar child! What?” He puaht
hack his paper* with an tmuiistaknb'
air of impatience: "What is ||)f* 1’iL
extremely busy, but—well—go on. Tell
ms! Look as must! Really that woman
U the worry of your life. Must be dii
missed at oncer
"Oh, not that man!"
•Maid, then?”
"I & or not thinking of parlor maids,
aaid Mr* Blount with rising wrath.
"No? Then it must be your aunt.
What lias Lady Fauiton been doing this
time?”
• She has been doing nothing.”
"Who has then?”
"Mr* Dalton!” breaking out against
her will into tha honest truth, ae she
sees It, "May 1 oak Godfrey what you
were doing at her house from 13 to 4 to-
deyf*
••Oh. nonsense,” save Mr. Blount, im<
patiently, taking up his pen again
shaking his shoulders into position.
to commence work afresh. "If it ia to
gossip you want you must wait till this
evening. Go away now. there’s a good
girl, and let me try to get through aomo
work.”
Mrs. Blount, ax If Itunnod, stores st
hiua for a mwtia or eo, then slowly leaves
the room.
"Go away like a good girl. < io away.
Tha last words i«(tn to Hag in i.er earn
If she took him at hie word and went
away forever, would be care? Would he
cot rather rejoice? It would leave him
free to—to Mrs. Dalton.
He had iiardly looked at her. lie wl.
busy. Not too busy, however, to spend
hour* with Mr*. Dalton, lie ha I di*
tinctly refu«-d 10 arnwrr her q ierioi
about what he was doing in that— hate
ful woman's house. 8be had rear bet
her own pretty sitting rocm by this tfmi
and thrown herself m o a chair mith th
morning pa? er before her. Inatinrtivel.'
aior .>1 Mrs. !>»!U»
"What an enrl.
dear.” saya Lady Fautlon,
shown into r.er tnsratag resw. tnaM
"Nevermind the kdot never mlsd
anything but wmi| am going to t-n
sou,” aajfe Mabel, io n rather strained
tone, “She Isgoua You don't under-
•tand,” sharply. "Mrs. Dalton is gone.
Disappeared. Her out servants don’t
know anything about it.”
bin o when?’’
•tost evening, according to the fright
ened person who opened the door?”
"Frightened? You don’t mean to hint
that there is csum lor—. Good gracious,
Mabel, that the poor tenl has b^en vyry
unfortunate in ber affaire of late, and
perhaps—”
"I don’t think you need be frightened,'
says Mabel, with a cold little laugh. "1
don't think auicide wu in her thoughts.
There was something better than that.”
"You mean more than you sav. Mate'.
What U it? What was in her thouthts?"
'Godfrey, 1 think,” returre Godfrey's
wife, very alanty.
Mabel,” indignantly.
Yee,” calmly.
Am I to understand,”- sternly, "that
you accuse your husband of unfaithful
ness ?” L»uy Fauiton hoe risen and boa
pushed irom tho stronghold of her lap
the poodle, that is the joy of her life.
That the is for one* seriously in earnest
may he iqferred from this.
"Yea,” save Mrs. Blount, Immovably.
Bhe leans back in her chair and Iook«
straight up at her aunt at if defying nn
her, but inms one elt \ Some one on
whom her thoughts are fixed. Koine one
that meant Godfrey Blount. Her small,
lovely mouth hat taken a set express’
"You are a mo*t unhappy girl,” s
h-r aunt, indignantly. "Your temper
will bo your undoing one of these days.
You have got a goal luistiand, a beauti
ful home, and you straightway e'.rct tr
destroy both. It teems you have nothing
further to do. you foolish child, than to
create nn imaginary grievance. To sus
pect Godfrey Blount li—V—ebe pauses
as if at a l wa for a worJ, and ihen, as it
suddenly finding it, to be s fool!''
"Thank you,” say* Mr. lllount. "Bat
let me put in, that to tie rude is not to bo
convincing. You haven
though you have been extremely rude,
and bee ides *
"I decline to listen to another word.'
saya tody Fauiton, decisively. "Kush
on your fate if you will tot Godfrey
out* know you auapect him of so vile a
thing as—ae ”
"As what*/’ saya her niece, with
ter little amlta “It seeme to tne it la you
iiko to settle I
ho miscallod-
Tn# sett'it g down is proving too much
tax for ar y man —who Ims no woman to
dolend b"u Tne house, of course, had
Peon easy to get—hut |>eople to look after
tlie house Imd not U-'-n »o easy; and vet
how tueQ » »ere were who seemed cage.*
to tackh »t. But su<*h people! Well,
thank hn.ren. matters seem to bo on *ha
mend ati i'a 1. The house kee;ier. who
arrived l f.t night, appears all sim ought
to bik . r jiliy agreeable person, if a tride
nervi-u* .V-rd even awkwardness would
pe kvtu*n_. v.tl'A %l*qeUMab|* assurance
,.f those wno Imre sTr—dy
Iheinaelfreascookf, hou-
ntion of other numbers of
tho evening’s j rograninto lo appear for
the flr.t tia.o at the association’s Juno re-
< ml, of win .1 tif Til - .1: m- 1 ...1 • in ide
| month,n mote than once.
A raro treat U in store for Macon's mu-
J sic*lovef'. However, as the earnest of
( what may be expected was given nt tho
I first very etlCCt *sfnl concert of the asaoci*
| alien, thote N little opportunity fur build-
log uprcputstion as a prophet by intimat
ing what the public tuny expect nersafter.
| Tho ahort recess that occurred on Mon-
I day evening gave tli'-ee pro»ont the op-
1 portunity of iieariug two prime favorite*
j in Macon. Mr*. Hummel (nee Merkel)
| gave nn rwr-lin/ly !•■!:• .»’• = ><i « .r-.M.
I roudith 11 nf •Si-liu’t.fil - "li q : '• • '■ •"
. v% n-i III r.\ ■ 1 • nt
I i voice and n4 the “» reule I ->»•• >--h,.
tho <>t a i icii, true . . 11
id 1
traU
The Macoa ladle* who gave Mrs. Alloa
White—and htr divided dresses—such
undivided attention the other afternoon
do not agree, perhaps, with the frivolous
girl, whose sentiment > are here announoed
by Funch.
Those who like us ire ignorant of the
art which directs the charming confec
tions mad.* out of the blossom-like fabrics
now covering coanters and filling aho*
windows, may only alt back and enjoy
the fun whiclt’nll this effort to make a
Minerva out of pretty, pouting, tickle
Fashion occasions. On one point onr
faith cannot be shaken, whether skirts
are divided or undivided, whether frills
and furbelows or silk gowns and mortar
board cap# prevail, whatever “/ada”
come In or fancies go out. woman D
going “to get there” in a “b#-Coming”
Vainly on fashion yon make war,
Wlthnip ruIoiH Hook aixl «pialnt Hasaar*
Hood I^m1I»w of tho Higher Unlit!
A Turkish Tea-gown, tuoe* or t urht.
Won’t win ns to th* lUrhmal thill;
Japan*** skirt* do but instill
Our elder tnntlnrt, to which Reason
In nothing room nor lew than in-awta.
Your "muddy weotlwr roatuute” moves m
Ad nsuaeam. and lor who-e rvtutfT
Wi- never care «m* pinch «f anti IT.
And shall w# wel»:om* wHhd*licht
lurer rahen thal make a ttirl "afriKlit :
CSKaomWeVuMniply iniperlitrbMblr,
The Itrlgu of Fn«hh>n’» undtoturlwhle.
Th* "Taming Ilrea*”-that*a oil sheer hum*
\V» uui; tain fur l/imWCviuiiit.
In the lost ten years greater changes
have taken place ia tlie style* ot com
mencement dro*e* for young ladies and
suitable material for the same, than in
nny other particular branch of wotnan’i
attire. Tito day was when white, and
tiiat only of the richest aod most ex-
pensive Glken material, waa appropriate.
iiavc a cku, appear
nil I. Of tll'l
t the \a
.dy pmeented
i.L.Hvr
other
"Well, name them,” she says, with her
lix!»t. ►nett smile.
Mr. Hlount alient. presumably rnn-
n.:igov»rtbe huge list of and
ii,» .1;. -;<r:itOi vs ...a . of rei.ucmrut
w..o io a', have to earn her livin.*.
who are forming the accusation.
"There are times, Matwl, when levity
is out of place,'’ says tody Fauiton, an
c, & Iilouut throws np her heed sud
denly tnd breaka into a strange laugli.
• • »v#H, I • bail’s be ooi ot piare ioog,”
•ay* »i>a
"Let Godfrey once know of your fool
ish suspicions.” nerstata her aunt, "and
ail will be at end Lttwrun yon and him.”
"The sooner the better,** defiantly. "If
things are to continue as I—”
“As yon what?” (contemptuously)^
"imagine?”
"Betieva” (curtly).
"You are a wicked girl,” **ys her
aunt, "you should go home, and down
on your knee*, and—”
id
lie
ckiogly.
nnt, fol* ii.it
"Vi"
the !•** cbM* »
mi|>o*«it .e.
Now the house keeper. Mrs. Briertcn,
evidently a woman in a thousand, looks
a* if she—oh?--o liulo a’*ov.> the situa-
perhaps—but, poor ladies, lioaven
help tnem. have often to undertake
things of lids sort no wad a vs. Well, he
will see that her life is made pleasant to
here, charming face sho lias, charm-
in-*; so refined, ao—
Door ope riA
“Young woman to seo you. eir,” says
Mr. binglcton's man, who is nearly a*
bronzed as Ida master.
Another of them.” groans Mr. Single-
ton. "show her up, Jervis.”
A very slight and extremely frightened
girl b shown into th* room. ItUn mo
mentary tit of aberration on the part of
Mr. Singleton, of course, but his first
impute* ia to spring to hit feet and offer
her a chair; a >econd afterward he
knows she hie come to live with him a*
parlor uiald, and he draws back rather
awkwardly.
“You—yon want a parlor maid.” al
most whtepers the white faced visitor,
regarding him with terrified eyes.
"Yes, yee, quite true,” saya Mr. Sin
gleton. "Fray ail—yes. yes, quite true.”
"I—I’m——”
You have co.ae to engago with me.”
iDj*K«d« Mr. bingleton, seeing this ex
traordinary looking parlor maid seems
to have got nothing more to My.
•if you please,” He had not noticed
it the first time, but now it did occur to
him that she ba« not once addressed him
You have papers, of course?” says he,
feeling ruttier ashamed of himself, ho
hardly knows w hy.
•Tapers?”
"Re(o*encct I mean,”
••Reference*?”
"Just a w ord or two to vouch for you.'
says Mr. Hingleton gently. "A eon of—
ot guarantee of respectability, you
know.”
"I didn't know,” says the parler
faintly. "It—didn't occur to me
didn’t think of oskiog for a reference for
you!”
Mr. Singleton seems struck by this
argument and gases at her in silence for
a while. Presently it dawns upon him
tiiat eh* is gruwing even whiter and that
her eyes ar. tilling with tears.
•if ’—says he, ever so kindly, "if you
h»ve run awsy from your home ”
• Ob-how .lit you know that!” cries
she, with a little go*f\ “Yea, yee, it te
true, 1 have run away. I was not—It#—
they were no: happy there, and—1 »aw
your advertisement and I am sure I
could be a good parlor maid; I have
watched 8
“Your own parior maiu:
She uods softly.
"1 could do better tbsu she ere? did,”
she aaye anxiously, "Will you” ftp-
pealingty) "will you give me e trial?”
"Ye*, yes. Though unwise^ 1 think—
rou ou;ht to go home, you know,” says
Mr. KingUtoo, trying to be severe. "You
ought, indeed. Thins how unhappy tbev
Boat all tr, not knowing where you are.”
They will not be unhepfiy,” say* she,
bitterly. Il r pretty mouth quivers. Mr.
bingleton ri-*-»abruptly.
"Ihen-, there; don’t cry now. 1*11 aeod
my boa« -kc«-per to you. She wilt tell
■.:‘... .!
6m leaven uuiidTu«y katm
iJSjjfnirf 9X911
atidi
Sirs. John Khervrood ran find
ence wiienevcr she choose* to talk: for no
American woman lisa had an experience
so calculated to make her advice and
suggestions valuably But experience,
with her, is super-impoeeti on a charming
personality—a very important combina
tion iu a mentor, by the wav. Hbe *|M»ske
once more about “teas,” the social tunc
tion which, whe.her we aro it dined to
AtiglfMafi' dr M te coming to stay
with us, if nil signs do not fail:
"In giving a large afternoon tea for
which cards have Leon sent out the
hostess should stand by the drawing room
door and greet each guest, who after a
few word* passes on. In the adjoining
room, usually the dining room, a large
table is snrea l with n whit* cloth, and *1
one sod is a lea norvioe with a kettle of
water boiling over an alcohol lamp, while
el tho e ther end is a service for chocolate.
There should bo flowers on tin* table and
dislie* containing bread and butter cut as
tldn as a shaving. Cake and strawber
ries are always permissible. One or two
servants should be in attendance lo carry
&wey soiled rupv and saucers and to keep
the table looking fresh, but for tt?e (tour
ing ot the tea and chocolate thrre ah mid
always Lo a lady who, Itko the hostess,
should wear a gown closed to the throat,
fer nothing is worse form nowaday:
than full dres* before dinner; and, of
course, without a bonnet
When to* is served every afternoon at
5 o'clock,w htther or no thorn are visitor*,
as is often the case in many houses, the
servant, who, if a womxo, should always
in the aftercoon wsars plain black giwn
witli a white cap and apron, should then
bring in a large tray, upon which are the
Iu service acd a plate of bread and but
ter, or cake, or both, and place it upon
tlie table acd th*n retire, but reaain
within call, though oat of si^ht, in case
she should to needed.
The tost rule for making tea is the old
faahiooad oua: “On* teaspoonful for
each person aud one for the pot.” Th*
: should first he rinsed with hot water,
n the tea put in, and upoait bet w -t**r
enough to oover the leave* poured. This
shuulJ stand for live miautee, then till up
the pot with more boiling water and pour
it immediately.
home (wrsons \ refer lemon in their tea
toernsm. and it is a gcod plan to Inv*
some thin slice* ent for the purpose in a
pretty little dish 00 the truv. A towl of
cracked re U ala» a pleasant addition 15
summer, ice-! Un being a most rtfivshinz
drink in but wen her. Nri-her p'.at-s
nor napkins ever appear at this iaforuul
an I cosy meal.
Ftve o'clock teat should be t * e to their
name, nor should any other re^retbmrn:
be offered than tee, tbin bread and butt -r
and little cakes.
If other eatables are offered tlie tern
becomes a reception.”
in some fanciful mannorund thus aliowed
to fall unconllned to t • hem. No !>olt,
girdle or anything of the kind is uard to
define tho waist Tin *, u point which ail
the 'patterns seem to try avoid a* mudi
as possible. Anoth ir peculiarity in tho
K rofuse Use of baby riiv -in. No matter
ow large tha figure of th
row after row an i a multitude
bows of baby ribbon rure u
is used in profuaio
gowns have a train.
Round wm'ofa seccasfiSBjfQS evening
dresses tent from Pari* aro wholly i)ia» at
the aides under tho arms, but with ono
immense dart, with a number of surplus
folds over the front of the corsage, tho
1 being of ►oino diaphanous sub
stance, with similar airy folds forming a
cluud-like arched puff on tho snouidc-rs.
Maize-colcr.'d muslin, organdie, and
chambrey drr-tioi are trimmed with whim
Irish point embroideries, and corn colored
and pink China silks and beugaliD**.
with Venotiao lace flounces, bertlma and
puffed sleeves.
It holds so very many thing*.:
Nime pontage »taui|M, two linger rings,
H*r cards, the privnunine of a play—
t at ont and kept to mark th* day—
A liQttoD-hook, a photograph,
A penknife that would max*you laugh,
Home pins and a few *cra;*of verse.
And * recipe in accent* urwi, < . r
* Io keep a Umlmnd limn* nt Night,”
And one Th Make th* B tint-* (iron* While.”
Home ►ample 1 email of silk and lace.
Three Hridg* tickets, a faded flowed
Home boubutinetlrsor lemon sour,
A dry good* bill that would appall,
Atul thirty cantlct*—
That to oil.
A pretty dressing tablo may be n r!o
acroes a corner in a bath room, whoa
the six* admit*, by fitting in throe shelves
tho upper one a convent'm bight to
reach when one ia Mated in front. The
Mccoml shelf is abcut 5 inches L< 1 v.v th >
the first; the third ‘20 incites below this
again, just above the floor. A curtain
of muslin or flowered silkoline !• hung
from tho edge of the second shelf onbr.; j
rings, over a small brass rod.
If you wish to have pretty lunch-
cloths, and pletty of them, at small ex-
yo:,-:-, follow the example of a wise
woman. Hhe buys remnant* of fin* table
linm, cuts them to tho proper aik) to fit
her tables, fringes the edges, and catche*
the fringe just as if ahe were bcai-slitch-
ing: it soiurtimee happens that Ihoro is a
l»order on one side of the lunch-clotli, hut
the only effect of that has been to com
pel admiration from the lady who at
that aide of the table.
over the magazines, pipers, dteahlod
furniture, discarded garm* nte aid
household orasmenU which 1 u twid o
months sccumuLte ao wonderfully, l'-o
brave and do nut save an India rimintto
mats of articles against tho possible mod*
of the seventh year, of whi !• wo h»*ar -o
mucli. Givo away tho to t of tho <.'.d
garments and sell t l.o rcmaind -i to tip?
mnk man. Th* ma^a/inoi and DSDCTS
•1 1 i; •: »:i;* u ! to li.ive Ikkiu I
1 1' r - * 11 . 14 vo .r . raj- ' - *W will to
;* ii> ■ a l in '.0:1.1 l.< , dul or other
lufitiiii 1:1. i ven tho lnriulur* nnd
\ otuau.-uts wul greutly t.rto.liton tha
Mirroutidm^e ol o >u?r poor fxmuy.
»of
iraiug* siiouiti ow #iu)Mvi*d« mm ••»*»
cinw iuu uuiie *i iiiudi U> do with t.’.O
pleT effect do in-1 ns tho material
itself. A French authority says about
generally "material U nothing and
1 everything.” Ribbons used ef
fectively are allowable and relievo the
ainMfc
Tnl. .kill I, cut with a .mall
drmi-uain, though not to ba compand
with tho .nciimormncm of yean aco.
Jaarlry, ornamoute, and afen fan. aro
prohibited.
#*#
l'ee only one gown," laughed a young
wouiau recently, "but l’ee dorea, of pet-
llcoalfc-’ It l« emphatically a petticoat
■eaaon. All of the fuhlooahle epring
gown, oujht to h, lifted and moet of
them are. eo that the weanr mu.t be
daintily ehodand .laboralely pelUcoated.
Many ol the.e parmenU are made of co|.
ored .ilk; .hot and (laceeilk* are the beat
iikwl and aro to elaborately trimmed
with i.eo that th, plain cloth gown
which U held away from them eeeme
•cvcro hv contra.t, Soaie are cut in bat-
Dement; of Vandyke.andothere an ex-
tentieely embroid.red ia tinwl In Urank
aod Walt of Troy patterns It ia lb,
petticoat, not the frock orer it, which
coiU at the present moment.
You can buy ready-mnde black drta
■kiru io i|ulte a choice material.-, etyl.
Uhly cut aod trimmed, for W and up
ward. Thete are taUnded to U worn
with tbo ready-made lUk, wool or linen
blou.ee, in all colore, or whlu and black,
aud orer them, if th* wtalber b» cool,
cm ho .lipped one of the inexpetuira
little reefer jacket., of ladle.- doth. In
dark blu. or tan, which cod from HM
to liar* b • compl.u emturn, at a
trilling colt, lltUng yon out io th. .hop
aiyou Hand, without un, tbit to th.
dmimaker. or area to lb. drrt.ra.king
d.portm.nl of th. grant rtora Comfort
in securing unotolrusive, substantial ami
handiom. roadymxd.clotlw.for womaa
and girl, line eurely rtachwl iuh.igbt
this year.
A ren
i’ll
Has
ertainment in a neighbor-
a "lea” which took (be
‘i*:kfi*U afursooo.” These
1% eagr.ivt-4 . n the invite-
ranch cuiioaUy, aod almost
Men f'.ucd it potxiuleio
rnteriog, tii* hamlsome
*'-i?rerod to be beautifully
a yellow an.I ^reJ floeere,
i u;..n I u .*’ boriuk The
and dra*»» Uoium mu.t M drawn by
one in the trad# it seems, The Urn# woe
when cotton was ua*d for the first ana
•ilk for th. Utt.r. and lb. «yb of mak
ing wa. nuit.aadbtinctlrfc Mater inland
,1,la vary now aocordiag to Ibe poeetblli-
tlet ol the lady'e puree.
We hare all hat’d of the dream of a
bat, and at time* of a pwfect dream of a
drew, hut tha Idea b now w hare tha
dream cirrbd out ia each, for tmtaace
a chalii dree., cream iroand, dolled with
vioiaw. ia itiui*wu lee? £— IWi
of eiolet ribboo. c.tchiag op here and
there bunebea of arUHcbl eWoU, Tho
bat b of cream lace elraw. trimmed
with ribbon and Bower* to match; and
teen tbo perwol b of tho jure colore,
ami trimmed accordingly, bot of tr ap
parent net. The handle appeara to bo of
violet celluloid.
Faablonxble molbtre are makiag
dainty dwmbettca of cream white, pink
or blue eurnb. or batiito. to bo worn with
tbo opea-throeted lodeu they are Bomb
ing for summer morning wear. They
ate mode with turnover collar, edged
with Valenciennes lace about two inches
wide, and are in fine tuck# down the
front, with a ruffle of the lace at the edge.
L'ndeirdeevee to match have deep turn
back cuffs finished with thn Uce.
I ar 1 umut u i>-au?it)I* tslo. "CkilJ," as I foundly vagi i.
say* her auui, j r
1 11**i". un- 1 i ji411. an 1 v ■ »
Ibe reception which followed, tnuvic from I ered v
feature about then?
fullnev*, which te gatl
uvjl the dei-tn Of Ujrol
Of imui'niir uhibDVq*.
Hot to bb saliic trt.tr*" (*•'
1 •
rtrn’ oibu* X>r. Lnuin tulia uiiliuu Sre,
:it./ ^ ik.- an a 1 I.-**-* upon ' ik-iUly as
Means of Health,” \wni* a-'kiu?wi-
. ! -ui.; tn.- mi| **t. ii.ty of nny protracted
happiness without virtue and the main
tenance of beauty's line od^e without
Kootlnevv, tho doctor affirmed that sys
tematic efforts toiw beautiful will imuru
a fair degree of health and that heppi-
m la the boat aufeguard agau
i i. • «ii:i-r-ii- •> m .q-i ui.n. •* •■•-(" •-n
na wot.1 tn and nnothor, it was «utud,
is more than anything else on affair of
style—that beauty of beauties so Laid to
define and *0 easy to recognize, which
makes the eir I of no-color cl hair, fea
ture* of tadiffereat turn and lin«** mme
too perfect, tattaitoly more attract!ro
than other maids of faultless ourve* un<l
innumerabl* strong |<omte not enmented
by this nsgio quality.
Ktyl# may be defined,for wont of some-
thing better to express it, aa an aitra. 11 \ •
manner of bolding the body, a Ann,
graceful way of doing thing* and of
moving about. It te tbo visible *!»•* oZ
inherent power and reservo fc-n f. It i*
the outcome of long, deep breaths au.l
tii* use of many muscles. Tbo jirayoi of
the New Yojk child, "Lord make ui v«>ry
stylUb,” when viewed aright, iv recog-
nized as aa aspiration based upon bound
scientific principle* anil worthy ol uni
versal commendation.
Proper breathing is tho first art to cul
tivate in th* pursuit of beauty. The
lungs have their own muscular power
and this should be exercised. Tho chert
must be enlarged by full, decp,hrt-nth-
: , • , . ,, . f'.n tr-.;iu
without. Inflate the lungv upward and
outward, aa if the inflation were about
to lift tbo body off the ground.
Hold the shoulders on a lino with til's
hips, and stand eo that the lip*, chin,
chest and toe come upon one l:or, tbo
feet being turned oat at an an^l# of -uty
degrees. It te wrong to make the tonjr
structure do moet of the work in keep
ing the body upright. The muscle#
should bold U in I'o.ff ion.
In walking, k#*p face and chest well
over the advanced foot, and « ultivat* *
free, firm, easy gait, without hard or jar
ring movement. It U impossible to
stand or breithe aright if the f*ei aro
pinched. When correct po»ture and
breathing are interfered with the circula
tion te impeded, and deleter* us sub
stances In the blood t^n 1 to make tbo
complexion Lad, This is one of tL#
many evil# of tight shoe*
To be wall ebod has a marked influence
onatyle. The fe-d aymU lire the Uaiy a*
much as the hand*. A clever sbcumaker
sava that in a well titling shoe th** human
foot feels like a duck*# foot in the mud.
It te held firmly in ploco^ but J^ 0 'J fh f 1 r **
compressed. luiimu*
vulgarity and hygienic wickedness of a
shoe that is mamfeetlv too tight.
Next to th# march for style pure and
simple as a means of health th* care of
th* complexion and tbo cultivation of
th# right kind of expression are i f great
importance. The first te Isrylr a matter
of l thing and the general OJK ei * ot
the akin, white the aecond-a * >1 «*-
nr—inn h beet menred by the modus
preference of higher thoughte over
one*. Thl* i# the e-*«nee of tateUi
living, and if fortunately within re
ne all.
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