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Show WOULDN'T IT? (Baltimore American.) Wouldn"t it be nice? If children over all the land Were quite submissive to command, If little bovs would never shout. And little girls would never pout. If pas and mas could always say, "How very quiet 'tis today." If children in condition prime Were always as at Christmas time, Wouldn t it be nice? Wouldn't it be grand? If voung to old respectful were. If age were held as something dear. If parents and authority Would in high estimation be. If youngsters did not selves assert In 'action plain, in lauguage curt. But were as mild in act and say. As thev are this year's holiday, Wouldn't it be grand? f Wouldn't it be great? If angry tempers in control Were held by might of mind and soul, If on each life by passion swept, rigid we ten of will was kept. If every little sister brother Xe'er quarreled, but dearly loved each other. If all was life and love and cheer. As when Christmas time was near, Wouldn't it be great? L'ntil recently there was a partnership partner-ship existing between two darky blacksmiths black-smiths in an Alabama town. The dissolution dis-solution of this association was made known by a notice nailed upon the door of the smithy, which notice ran as follows: fol-lows: "Theko-pardnership hcretofor resisting re-sisting between me and Mose Jenkins is heerby resolved. All pen-sons owing the firm will settle with me. and all persons that the firm owes to will settle set-tle with Mote." Harper's Weekly. |