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Show t TRADE BOOMING. It was In the morning hours of balti day" In the llttl out-of-th-way vil. lage The mingled odors of frsh bread, pies and cookl . floated out of tht ope, kitchen windows . From one of the smaller cottages at th end of the street came a bare, footed child tn a colorless calico dress and a slat sunbonnet With the lm. jortant air of a heav) buyer she en. tered th village store and hand.i across th counter a blue teacup Th proprietor took the cup and said in brisk tones 'Well Emmy, -what does jour ma, want today?" ' riease, sir, ma wants an eggi worth of molasses ' and sh carefully placed a large white egg on the coun-ter. coun-ter. From a stone Jug a little molaatea was poured and th cup set before th customer ' Mr "mlf " sh said as she took hr purchase, ' 1 11 be back In a little while for some ginger Ma said to tell ou the black hen was on ' And the bu)er walked with dignity out of the store door and up the vll. lage street to her home Harper's Magazine |