Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 12, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 September 1897 — Page 7

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RACING- AVITH FIRE.

The train wan crossing a vast prairie The single line of rails ran as straight at If it had been drawn with a ruler from one horizon to the other. On each side the coa«ye grass, green with the tint of spring, waved breast high. There was no sowd except the monotonous beat of the wheels as they passed from one rail to the next and the stead swish of the grass as it bent before the rushing wind of the train.

I was sitting on the platform of the observation car with half a dozen other passengers. The conversation fell upon prairie fires, and each man had his say. "It was along in 1874 when this road was building and I was one of the engineer's assistants," spoke up a grizzled, hard featured man who had taken but little port in the converFation. "We began at the western eiid, down by Bucephalus, and we had laid out about 40 miles of track in a straight line right across the prairie, and had got to within, say, ten miles from whtro we ore ut this identical minute. It was an easy job, for we just laid the sleepers down on the ground and spikql tho rails to them, calculating to ballast the truck when we got good and ready. I hod a big gang of Irishmen undor me. ond we used to average a mile a day of track laying. One July we had a strike among the laborers, and all hands quit work. I was down at Bucephalus at the time, and the chief engineer asked me to take a locomotive over the line and see if the strikers had done any damage before they left us. "I started out in the morning with nobody except the engineer In charge of the locomotive, I agreeing to take turns with him In shoveling coal and watching the engine. We came along slow and easy, for the track was too rough for any fast running, and about noon we got to where it ended. There were no signs that the strikers hud meddled with the track, and as it was a pretty hot day Sam and I, after we had had our lunch, lay down alongside of tho engine in the shado of the cab and took a nap. "I woke lip a little before 2 o'clock, and as I was filling a pipe and making up my mind to wake Ham and to start for home a big wolf bolted out from the high grass and ran actoss tho track not two yards from us. His tall was between his legs and the foam was dripping from his mouth, and ho was making about as good time as any wolf ever made before or since. He never so much as looked at mo, and when he had vanished I called Ham and told him I had seen a mad wolf. While I was speaking about a dozen prairie dogs rushed past ns, and then there came another wolf and a couple of hares. All of them wire doing their level best, and they paid no more attention to us than if we had

been

couple of corpses.

'What on earth is tho meaning of this circus}' says I. 'Are those animals just racing for the championship, or is there somebody, after them!1' ".Sam didn't, answer, but I saw that ho looked seared. He sprang up. and climbing on Ills engine looked over the prairio to the eastward. Then ho sang out to ino to get into the cob quicker than lightning and started to open the draft und set tho fires blazing. 'What Is it?' I began to ask as I climbed Into the cab. Hut I didn't weed to finish my question. I could see for myself what was tho matter. Tho whole prairie east of us, as far as I could see, was in a blaze, and as thero had been a strong east wind all day. and tho flro wasn't more than three or four miles away, I calculated It woultj bo down on us in a very few minutes.

Hadn't wo bettor start iiflrdnnd burn flomo of this grass off beforo tho fire gets hero?' I asked Ham. You see, I had read about that, way of stopping prairie fire, and knowing that Ham had been born and bred on tho prairie I calculated ho would know all about It. 'Better start hell I' says Sam. 'Can't you seo that tho wind has all gone down here, though it's blowing galo whoro the fire Is? Hold on now, for I'm going to open her out, and we're going to do some tall running.' "With that bo pulled open the throttle, and tho engine started with a big jump, as if she had just seen the lire and was badly seared. Wo went down the track for about a mile at a pretty good gait, and then wo had to stop whilo Ham tightened a nut in the connecting rod. 'Do ,vou mean to run away from tho Are?' I asked. 'I calculate to try It,' sold Sam, 'slnco it's our only chance, but 1 don't much believe that we cart run as fast on this track as the lire can. That fire Is coming on at the rate of :Ri miles an hour, and whether this engine will keep on the rail at TVny such rate as that I havo my doubts. Hello! Here come the snakes.' "Well, we started on again, running over snakes by the dozen. We hod lost only about two or three minutes by stopping, but tho lire seemed to have gained on us about half tho distance that it had boon when we first saw It, ond we were neor enough now to hear the crackling and the roaring of tho Homes. I sow the flro strike a big tree, ond if you'll believe it that tree burst as If It had been filled with gunpowder ond vanished clean out of sight In less than a minute after the leaves U-gon to frlzxle. Tho wind was drawing toward the flro, but wo could sre by the way tho Homes acted that high oast wind was bringing the Are down on us at an nwfil rote. The flames hrould shoot up SO or 40 feet Into the air and wave just as If they were hurrahing at the prosjH'ct of catching us. "Our engine was doing at least 85 miles an hour, and was swinging from aide to glde and bumping over the joints—-for we didn't havo any fishplates In those days-— as If she was Iwund to jump the track. VSe had outrun tho snake pr cession, and the only live thing we could see was a coyote who was loping down the track 60 yards ahead of us without so much as turning his head to nee what was after him. 'How long will the track stand this tort of thing?' savs 1 to Ham as he finished shoveling fresh coal Into the flre 'Don't know.' says be. 'It'# 18 miles from hero to tho Wnchuwtts river, and if we con gvt across tho brldgo-ahead of tho fire then* is a fair chance that it won't cross. I don't much believe that we will fetch the bridge, but If wo dv»n*t

won't be because I don't drive this yer engine for all ^he's worth. We're dead men If she jumps the track, and we're dead men If we atop short »f the river, so we might as well let her go and take our chance*.' "8am hung on to the lever and hang oa to the edge of the cab window. Neither of us could have kept oar feet without banging on to something. am free to my that tint along I was pretty badly •oared, but when the engine didn't leave the track for all her slewing* and jumping* 1 began to think she would carry us through. far as I could ®c*. the Are didn't ealn an* on ua. but tbca we didn't

seem to be gaining anything to apeak of on the Are. ''Presently Sam swore in a general sort of way and sung out to me to rake up the Are. I did so, and then, supposing that something must have dissatisfied bim, I asked him what was the matter. 'That derned coyote's the matter,'said be. 'We don't gain an inch on him, and I do most everlastingly hate to be beat by a coyote. Here, you take the lever while I ile her jints a little. I'm bound to beat that coyote between here and the river or to pile up this engine. I never see sucb an impudent, derned brute since I took to railroading.' "Well, Sam went out on the engine with bis oil can, and when he had oiled her to bis satisfaction he came back and raked up the flrj again and fussed around with bis gauges. He seemed to have forgotten all about the danger we were in and to think of nothing but racing with that coyote. Pretty soon we could see thot we bad gained a little on the beast, and Sam was as cheerful as he would havo been if be bad been sitting comfortably in a Bucephalus saloon. Ho never so much as looked back at the prairie fire, that wns as near as ever and as bent on gathering us in. 'The ground is sort of loose and swampy just below here, if I remember right,' said I. 'Will she keep the track, do you think?' "Sam didn't onswer me, for he was leaning out of the cab and watching tbe coyote. Suddenly he sings out: 'Hurrah, boys! The coyote's losing his wind. There oin't ten minutes'more run in him, and we'll be atop of him in less than that time." "Just then we struck the swampy part of the road that I had been speaking of, and, one sido of the track sinking a little too deep the engine jumped the rails and struck out across the prairie on her own book. Sam and I jumped at the same minute, and when we picked ourselves up the engine was lying on its side about a rod away from the track and the tender was trying to climb over tho wreck. 'That there coyote's won, after all,' said Sam. 'He's got a fresh wind, and he's safe to make tbe river In time to save his bacon.' 'What's the use of talking about bim?' says I. 'Tell mo what we're going to do. There ain't any sort of use in trying to run, I suppose?' 'Not the smallest derned grain,' says Sam. 'That flro Is duo here in obout 15 minutes, and wo might as well sit down quiet and wait for it.' "I saw that Som didn't consider that there was the least bit of chance for us, und you can Imagine whether I was scared or not. 'I did read once,' says Sam, 'about a chap who was riding on the prairie ond was chased by a fire same as we are now. He shot his horse and ripped the hide oft and wrapped himself up in it. Tho hido being green, you understand, didn't burn, and the man come through oil right. It's a middling tough yarn, but all the same it's thing that might have happened. I was thinking that if the flro would wait half on hour till my boiler tubes cooled down. I could pull them out and we could get Into the'boiler, the samo as the man got into his horso's hide. But there's no use In signaling that fire to stop and loy up on a siding for half an hour just to suit us.' 'Thero's water in the tender,'said I. 'Couldn't we do anything with that?' 'Your head, pardnor,' says Snm, getting up and going toward the tender, 'ain't so far from being level. Let's see how much water we've got.' "With that he opened tho water tank and looked In. 'We'ro all right,' soys he.

You come along here and get Into that tank with mo. We'll put tho cover on when the flro roaches us, ond I expect we can stand it for flvo minutes or so. It's a scheme that lays way over that fellow's horsehlde game, and I shouldn't wonder If it turned out satisfactory for all.' "The manhole was big enough to let a man through, and when Sam and I got into tho tank and crouched down in a sort of sitting position tho water come just up to our chins, and we had about ten Inches of head room. Ham pulled tho Iron oover part way over the holo and said: 'Now wo're pretty certain not to be roasted, which that flro is aiming at. It'll be some satisfaction to get the hotter of It.' 'I don't see,' said I, 'that we'ro bettering things very much by putting ourselves in tho way of being boiled Instead of roasted.*' 'I don't suppose,' said Sam, 'that there is any great things to choose between being roasted or biled or fried or, you might soy, baked, but that flro has set its mind on roasting us, ond if wo're biled It'll be disappointed. Besides I ain't so sure obout tho billng. It'll take some time to heat up this water, and we may pull through after all.' "Just then tho noise of tho fire showed that it was getting close to us, and a whiff of smoke oamo Into tho tank. Sam pulled the oover on and says to me: 'Just sit and take It easy. Thero's air enough her* to last us for some time if we don't UBO it up talking.' "I kept quiet and said my prayers to myself. The fire came down on us with a whoop like ten tribes of Injuns, and the top of tho tank was hot in less thai) no time. The roaring of the fire seemed to pass on and away from us, but there was a tremendous lot of crackling going on In our neighborhood, which showed that tbe fire was still all around us. We waited and waited, hoping every minuta that tbe fire would dio out and let us open tbe £ank. The wote'r kept getting warmer and warmer, and when I touched the top of the tank, where the water didn't reaoh It, I burned my fingers. Tbe air, too, kept getting more and more choky, until I was very near my last gasp, and Sam was about tbe same. When be coaldn't stand it any longer, be threw off tbe cover and put his head out. Then be broke into a big laugh that was a little boars* by reason of the choking he had undergone, and he climbed out of the tank, calling to me to follow him, which naturally I did without wasting time. "The prairie fire was miles away, and tbe crackling which we beard was made by the woodwork of the tender and tbe wreck of the engine cab, which was all In a blaxe. There wasn't anything to hurt ua when we were once outside of tbe tank, I but if we bad staid tn it long enough we should have been boiled without tbe least doubt. We jumped down on tbe ground and stood there to see tbe wreck burn, and with tbe exception of my burned fingers and a Uttle hair that was singed off tbe top of Sam's bead we were as cool and comfortable as a man could want to be.

We walked back to Bucephalus, and 1 bad considerable difficulty in getting my atitef to believe that San and I bad saved ourselves by biding In a tank. I was so well pleased at my eempe that It made 1 very Utile odds to me what be thought about It, but Sam was that dlaoontentcd at having bis engine beat by a coyote that nobody could get a civil word out of bim (or tbe nest week "—Pall Stall Magaalne

THE VERSE

THAT

TEKRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, SEPTE^IBER 18, 197»

COMES TROM"OVERSEAS. Vr-7"»r*

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KNVOV.

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A MALE FLIRT.

Jack Edson was a male flirt. There wasn't a girl In Dayton who hadn't received attentions from bim, and just those attentions which, when a young lady receives them from a young gentleman, are generally considered to "mean something."

But the Dayion girls—or all of them but one at least—found out that such attentions, when they came from Jack Edson, Instead of "meaning something," meant precisely nothing at all.

Lucy Brown couldn't believe that all Jack's pretty speeches and fine compliments meant nothing. He had walked with her more than with any other girl in Dayton, and she hnd begun to think a good deal of him. He was so devoted and kind, and oil that sort of thing, that she had faith in him. "Better be careful," said Maria Spooner warnlngly. "He's the biggest flirt in Christendom. He don't mean half what ho says." "I don't believe all I hear about him," said Lucy stoutly. "He's not a flirt." "Yes, he is!" said Maria in a tone that indicated that no arguments would change her opinion on the subject "Isn't he always paying attention to every girl that comes along, Luoy? Isn't be always ready to mako love to anew face? You know he is." "No. I don't know any such thing," asserted Lucy. "He's genteel and polite, and if the girls will insist on taking the attentions which are prompted by politeness for attentions of another nature, he isn't to blame, is he?" "Fiddlesticks!" exclaimed Maria in disgust. "Talk to me about its nil being prompted by Jack Edson's politeness. Humph!" And Miss Spooner gave her nose an upward turn, thereby expressing her opinion of Luoy's argument, if not adding very much to her beauty.

When Jack came to London to live, he kissed Lucy after a very loverliko fashion, and made her promise to write often, whloh Lucy, putting implicit faith in him, was quite ready to do.

She couldn't help feeling a little disappointed to think he hadn't "spoken out." He had known her a year, but never bad said a word about marriage in all that time, and if he hadn't had tbe idea of marriage in his hend, what had he been so devoted and so loverliko for? "Perhaps he wants to get started in business before he settles down," thought Luoy, and that thought comforted her.

Jack hadn't been in London a week before ho struck up an acquaintance with Miss Grant.

Miss Grant was tolerably good looking and had a rich father. Jack begun to be serious in his attentions

once. Those attentions Miss Grant

received cordiolly. "Business is business," thought Jack. "A few thousands won't come amiss to me, and if I can get a good wife and a snug bank account at the same time I ought to think myself lucky. I say, Jack fidson, old fellow, go in and win."

And Jack Kdson did "go in" accordingly, and for a month devoted himself wholly and unreservedly to Miss Grant.

Then fate or accident or some other means threw him into a dilemma by getting him acquainted with Belle Graham.

Miss Belle Graham was a very pretty young lady, with bold black eyes and a mischief making disposition, and as Jack had not flirted for some time, he proceeded after his old fashion to lay his heart at Miss Graham's feet, metaphorically speaking, and for a month was her most devoted cavalier.

Miss Graham liked a flirtation as well as Jack did, and was in nowise backward in playing her part.

Jack was always looking for and expeoting sincerity in others, and concluded at once that Miss Graham bad found his fascination irresistible and was ready to capitulate and surrender whenever be chose to speak tbe word.

By nnd by Miss Graham went out of town on a visit, and then he packed up bis devotions and necessaries of lovemaking and returned, like a prodigal son, to Miss Grant.

He bad been so busy I Work bad been unusually driving for tbe last month. He oouldn't get away from the office. Jack Invented a score of excuses to account for his absence, and Miss Grant graciously accepted them all and reinstated 4ack in ber good graces, and "Richard was himself again."

In August Miss Grant went out of town, and Jack bad a sorry time of it for want of some one to pay attention to. While she was gone be thought over tbe matter seriously.

Here be was, young, good looking and making a nice sum of money, but in need of a home. Tbe first step toward securing a home was to secure a wifei Why didn't be get married? Sure enough, why didn't be?

Tbe more be thought of It tbe more firmly be made up bis mind to take tbe decisive step, and accordingly be cast about In bis mind as to whom be should honor by giving tbe privilege of becoming Mn Jack Edson.

Jack knew of three who would be glad to have him—Mis* Grant, Miss Graham and Lucy Brown. All be bad to do to get one of tbem to be bis "for better, far worm," was to give ber half a chance to

"I like Locj," be aollkttititsed, "but she's a plain Uttle country girl, and ber father isn't worth much, and I don't think I'll throw myself away on ber. There's Miss Graham. She's smart and bandana*, and ber tether's worth a great deal, but she's got too much tamper far me. I'ss

afraid I don't want any of these high fliers. Miss Grant's the most desirable person, after alL Old Grant's bank account is one very satisfactory feature about the transaction. When she gets back, I'll speak to her about it and have the thing off my mind."

Miss Grant came back the next week, and .Tack wended his way to ber home shortly after her return to inform ber of the decision he bad arrived at during ber absence.

Miss Grant was rather cool. "She's miffed to think I haven't spoken on the important subject before," thought Jack.

A good chanoe presenting itself, Jack proceeded to offer his heart and band to Miss Grant after the most genteel manner possible.

He expected her to burst into a flood of thankful tears or perform some other equally original feat to demonstrate the gladness of her emotions, but she did not do anything of the kind. "You do me a great deal of honor, I suppose," said she in a tone which seemed to imply that she hardly considered that she was speaking truthfully, "but I don't feel like accepting it. I would refer you to Miss Grabom."

Jack was thunderstruck. He had never dreamed of anything like this. It flustered his wits up terribly for a minute or two. Then he rallied them and tried to explain matters, but Miss Grant was obstinate as a woman ever was and would not listen to a word from him. "Go to Miss Graham," was all she said, and Jack at last withdrew from the field discomfited. "It's plain as the nose on my face that she's heard something about my flirting with Miss Graham, and she's mad about it. Confound Miss Graham!"

But after sober second thought on the matter he concluded toacoeptMiss Grant's advice and go to Miss Graham.

Accordingly he set off to inform Miss Graham that he had concluded to marry ber.

Miss Graham was all smiles and pretty words, and Jack felt that be had but to say the word and the thing was settled.

And by and by he proceeded to inform her of the honor he had decided to confer upon her. "Marry you!" exclaimed Miss Graham. "Why, I couldn't think of sucb a thing!" And she laughed as if it was the best joke of the season.

Jack began to feel soared. "Why not?"- he demanded. "Because I'm engaged to one man already, and tbe law objects to our marrying two, you know!" And thereupon Miss Graham laughed again ns if it were immensely funny.

For the life of him Jack could not see tbe point. "How long havo you been engaged?" stammered Jack, feeling cold and hot, and, to use a hondy old phrase whloh is very expressive if not striotly elegant, "decidedly streaked." "For as much as—let ine see"—coolly— "as much as a year, I fancy. Yes. It was in October that it happened. Just about a year ago." "And you never told me!" groaned Jack. "You never asked me," said Miss Graham.

Poor .Tack! He gathered up his lacerated heart and withdrew from his seoond battlefield completely routed. "I won't give it up!" he decided. "There's Lucy Brown. She'll have me and jump at the chance, and she's worth 40 Miss Grants and a trainload of Miss Grahams! I'll write to her and ask her this very afternoon."

And write to her ho did. He hod not answered her last letter, received three months before, but he put in a page of excuses for his negligenoe and smoothed the matter over to his satisfaction, if not to Lucy'8.

The letter was sent, and he awaited a reply with considerable anxiety. At lost it came. "It's favorable, of course," he said as he tore open the letter. "Lucy's always thought her eyes of me."

But his opinion as to its being favorable changed somewhat os ho read it. MR. .TACK

EDSON—I am very thankful for

the honor, etc., but 1 don't take up with second hand articles when 1 can get thetn at first hand. John Smith says: "Tell him I have something to say about it now, and I'm not going to forego my claim on Lucy Brown for all the .Tack Edsons in the world, and It isn't quite tho thing down in Dayton to propose to other men's wives."

Love to Miss Grant, also to Miss Graham. Yours, Lccv BROWK SMITH. "Good gracious! Lucy married!"

Jack's eyes were like saucers when he read thart name. Then he suddenly dropped into the nearest chair. "Well, I've gone and done it this time!" he groaned. "Jack Edson, you're a fool I"

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RAILROAD TIME TABLE

Trains marked thus run daily. Train* marked thus run Sundays only. All othei trains run daily, Sundays excepted.

VANDALIA LINE. MAIN LINB.

Arrive from the East. Leave for the West.

7 West. Ex*. 1.30 am 15 Mall & Ac* 9.50 a 5 St. L. Lim* 10.15 am 21 St. L. Ex*.. 2.35 3 Eff. Ac 6.30 11 Past Mall*. 8.55

Arrive from the West.

6 N. Y. Ex*.. 3.20 am 4 Ind. Ac 7.10 a 20 Atl'c Ex*. .12.30 8 Fast Line*. 1.45 2 N. Y. Lim*. 5.10

Leave for the North.

6 St Joe Mall.6.30 a 8 S. Bend Ex.4.25 2St.JoeSp'c'l 5.20

50 & NLlm*.12.01 am 3 & Ev Ex*. 5.38 a 7 NOAFlaSpl* 2.55

Ev & I Mall. 3.35

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Leave for the East.

12 Ind Llm'd*11.20 a 6 N. Y. Ex*.. 3.25 an 4 Ind. Ac— 7.20 a nc 20 Atl'c Ex*.. 12.35 a 8 Fast Line* 1.50-p a 2 N. Y. Lim* 5.15

MICHIGAN DIVISION.

Ar. from the North

5 South'nEx.10.00 a 21 T. H. Mail. 11.15an 3T. H.Acc...6.30 pit

PF.ORIA DIVISION.

Leave for Northwest. Ar. from Northwest.

7 N-W Ex ....7.10 am 21 Decatur Ex 3.30

12 AtltcEx ..11.10 a ID 2F.ast'n Ex. 5.00 pm

EVANSVILLE & TERRE HAUTE.

NASHVIIiLB LINE.

Leave for the South.

Arrive from South.

6 0 & N Lim* 3.55 a 2TH&E Ex*11.00 a 8 N 0& FSpl* 3.35 pm 4 & Ind Ex*11.10

EVANSVILLE & INDIANAPOLIS

Leave for 8outh.

33Mail & Ex..9.00am 49 Worth. Mix.3.50

Arrive from South.

48TH Mixed.10.10 air 32 Mall & Ex. 2.55

CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS Leave for North. 6 & N Lim* 4.00 a 2 & O Ex.ii.aO am 8 NO&FSpl* 3.40 pm 10 TH&M Loc 4.10 4E&0 Ex*.11.55pm

Arrive from North.

3 0 & E E 5 3 0 an 9 M&TH Loc.10.45 a lC&Ev Ex... 2.30 pn 50 & NLlm*. 11.55pir 7 NO&FSpl*.. 2.50pm

C. C. C. & I.—BIG FOUR. Going Ease.

36 N YftClnEx*1.5S am 4ln&C!dEx. 8.00 am 8Day Ex*... 2.56pm 18 Knlckb'r*. 4.31

Going West.

35StL Ex*... 1.33am 9 Ex & MailMO.OO a us 11 S-W Lim*.. 1.37 pm 5 Matt'n Ac. 6.30 pm

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Will be on sale from nil points to Nashville on every day between May 1 and Oct. 31, 18€7. tor full information write to

J. H. IILLIKEN, Dist. Pass. Ant., Louisrtlli, U. C. P. ATIORE, Ben'l Pass. Ait., Louisville, Ky.

The Coast Line to MACKINAC

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MACKINAC DETROIT PETOSKEY

CHICAGO

New Steel Passenger Steamers

The Greatest Perfection yet attained In Boat Construction Luxurious Equipment, Arti.otlc Furnishing. Decoration and Efficient Service, insuring the highest degree of

COMFORT, SPEED AND SAFETY

FOUR TRIPS PER WKIK BETWEEN

Toledo, Detroit and Mackinac

PETOSKEY, "THE 800," MARQUETTE AND DUCUTH. LOW RATES to Picturesque Mackinac and Keturn, including fleals and Berths. Prom Cleveland. $«8i from Toledo, $15 from Detroit, $13.SO-

DAY AND NIGHT 8ERVIO6.

Between Detroit and Cleveland

Connecting at Cleveland with Barliest Trains for all points Bast, South and Southwest and nt Detroit for all point# North and Northwest. Sunday Trips June, July, August and

Sept.

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Established 1861. Incorporated 1888

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Successors to Ollft. Williams A Co.,

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