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Show Slightly Mixed. Little Oliver, six years old, had learned the song in which is oft repeated re-peated the refrain: "Glory, glory, hallelujah," hal-lelujah," and for some time he had been singing it with great enthusiasm and vigor. Finally he became silent, and after a brief period of cogitation he said: "Mamma, what does 'hallelujah' mean?" As simply as she could his mother explained that it was a religious ex: clamation meaning "praise the Lord." He seemed rather surprised at the information, but his next question offered of-fered ample explanation of why he had thrown so. much vigor into bis singing. "If that's what it means," he said, "why do they throw corn and have jack lanterns on hallelujah night?" |