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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1925.
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Hospital Drive Hits" $1 ,575 Mark
Appeal to Sch001
Children to Help
‘Jolin Cavanagh, General Frost and Edward J.
Quinlan Talk to Youngsters—Want Them
To Carry Message
{v Into Their Homes
_ J Today’s Gifts
To Fund Drive
Previously subscribed. . 411.000
Miss Mariposa Taylor.-. 1.000
(‘roi'ut Sr Knapp . . . . . . . 2.000 -
At friend who saw the
Nurses' Home moving
picture (Westport) . . .. 500
Jerry Lyons. Indianapolis 100
‘. John Garvan Cavanagll... 50
Lawrence Dunbar Cava-
nagh . ...... ........- 50
John Cavanagh. Jr. . .' 50
American Hat. Co. . . . . . . 500
W. 1. Edwards .. ..--... 100
A friend .- . ....... 25
Mrs. Mary A. Barclay. . . 100
Tom Johnstone, Chicago. 100
Total ..‘.............$15,575
John Cavanagh and General Rus-
sell Frost. told pupils of the Frank-
lin Junior High and the Center Ju-
nior High schools respectively about
the Hospital Drive tllls morning.
i", ' Both speakers urged the pupils
to help the success of the Nurses’
f their parents. ., Their symbol:
were well received and much enthu-
siasm was shown by the students.
Edward J. Quinlan, Kiwanis club
president, addressed the morning
assembly of the Senior High school.
In introducing Mr. Quinlan. Prin-
cipal Jakob said:
“Mr. Quinlan is going to bring be-
fore us this morning a project for
helping the other fellow. This
should be of interest to us all. for
if we can't help the other fellow.
we might as well go live on a des-
ert island and be by ourselves. for
' we lose one of the greatest joys of
companionship.
Missionaries.
. After a few words of greeting. Mr.
M Quinlan plunged into the real theme
of his address. "I feel." he said.
"that sometimes busy parents eith-
". or neglect reading the newspapers.
.or in reading them merely skim
over some of the articles of import-
iance. paying attention only to those
in which they have some personal
interest. In such cases you. the
'school children. can be of partlc‘ular
'value for we count on you to act
‘ missionaries and bring this Hos-
al Drive into your home.
First of all. what is the Hospit-
"l'llill. sounds like a silly ques-
’ ion. but really is quite hard to an-
s or satisfactorily. The Hospital is.
' like this school. a large building,
but you know that Without the
.cccssary utilities and without the
uurpose of building character this
, hool would be nothing but a large
uilding. So it is with the Hospital.
Iutside of having a. fine building. it
lust be fitted with modern equip-
; ent to be of real use to the com-
uniiy. It must illSO have thorough-
traincd nurses, for it cannot carry
‘t its purpose, that of helping hu-
‘anity, if it has not these things.
It is to pay for the Home for Nurses
and other nccchsities that this Drive
' being conducted. The Hospital
VOnlC‘S nearer to all the people in its
rvices and in its uses than any
her institution in the city. It is
.t run to make money. Many hos-
tale, in fact. are run at a loss. It
3 y even be possible that in a few
rs a campaign will be started to
' 5 money for a deficit in the hos-
‘ l in Norwalk. I do not say this
frighten the people, but to bring
fore them the. stupendous cost of
mun: an institution so helpful to
, WONT).
Ill: Mon Back of It.
"i‘I-IlIaps you have never thought
it before. but the Directors of.
= Hi-Sllilul are the most skilled of
Jirt-ctors of any institution in
)‘- Tun of the biggest men in
to and in the nation are
ng it. They have given their
.-. and money unsparlngly for its
as. Tm: may say. 'If these men
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FLLIGAN'S CRUIILERS
lways good—because they're 9.1-
‘made the some. Pure cream-
tirr, heavy unpasteurized milk.
hill eggs. best grade of flour.
and the other ingredients used
8 making of the same. makes
one Cruilcrs what they are
'hnt they will continue to be.
s cooked in Crisco. Stores in
S! W..WMASII. 3.
ome Drive by enlisting the support. .
of Urgency of Appeal
HOSPITAL DRIVE
GETS STARTED
WITH A RUSH
Team Captains to Meet
Tonight at Norwalk
C l u b —— Additional
Teams Listed
THREE GROUPS
Doughboys, Hustlers
And Pluggers Are to
Battle for Highest
. Donation Total
The Hospital Drive started with a
Wyeiatcrduy and. as announced
elsewhere in today's issue. subscrip-
tions have already reached to a.
large total. Most of the teams have
already started to work in their dis-
tricts, and some very good returns
are comln in.
Captains are urged to attend the
meeting to be held tonight in the
Norwalk Club at 8 o'clock sharp.
Announcement was made today
of the division of the Hospital Drive
teams into 3 groups for competitive
purposes. Group No. 1. known as
”ThelDoughboys" will be under the
supervision of Charles J. Mint: and
consists of teams captained by the
following: W. P. Milligan, Ed. Ly-
cett. John Mills. Mrs. Hoelscher,
Robt.'Tenney. Chas. Murphy. Wm.
Taylor, Milton Elwood Conrad Frey.
Ed. Gorham. Duncan Frizell.
Group No. 2, called “The Hustl-
ers." is under the supervision of
Oscar F. Schultze and is made up
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WILL HEAR
PETITION FOR
NORWALK BUS
John Fabrizio Wants to
Run Jitney L i n e
‘ To Wilton
The Public Utilities Commission
will conduct a hearing in the City
Hall tomorrow at 1 P. M. to con-
sider the petition of John Fabrlzio
of 2 Magnolia avenue, to run a jitney
line.
I Fabrlzo. who will be represented
by Jesse T. Dunbarof Light, Dunbar
&. Quinlan. proposes to take up a
route formerly operated on by
Royal Elzea. He presents a peti-
tion signed by 75 people who will
benefit by the service. and in addi-
tion. has a contract to carry school
children awarded him at the last
meeting of the Board of Education.
The bus will operate from the
center of Norwalk. along Knight
street. France street, Cannon street.
Blake street. Newtown avenue. to the
Wilton line.
RALPH LEARY
FOR TREASURER
Ralph-A. Leary, Railroad avenue
news deny-r, has been chosen by the
Democratic City Committee as the
candidate for Second District Treas-
urer on the Democratic ticket.
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Every passenger protected by
liability insurance. 33 Railroad ave.
BIB- PmJi-h .1331“ 3.5!.”- .4...
Over Newtown Ave. .
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THE GOAL
$80,000
410,000
00,000_
40,000
40,000_
_.30,000
20,000...
- 415,575
...10,000
...1,000
.The Evening Sentinel ther-
mometer will show the pro-
gress of the Hospital Drive
from day. to day. Your con-
tribution will help drive the
thermometer to the $80,000
mark.
56TH~REGIMENT
REUNION FUND
Torus 01,590
General Committee 'to
Meet Tomorrow to
Close Up Its Affairs
After Get-together.
A total of $1,596.80 was pledged
for-the 56th Regiment, C. A. C.. re-
union fund.
A meeting of the general commit-
tee on the affair will be held tomor-
row evenlng to close up its work.
At that time all of the unpaid bills
will be brought before the meeting
and acted on.
Donations which came in late and
were not previously acknowledged
are as follows:
South Norwalk Musical Pro-
tective Union $10.00
Court Frances, Order of the
Golden Sceptre . . . . . . . . . 2.00
Old Well H. & L. Co. . . . . . 10.00
Mayflower H. & L. Co. . .. . 10.00
Robert A. Benedict . . . . . .-. 5.00
Benedict News Co......... 5.00
Stephen J. Kerekes . . . . . . . 2.00
Margaret R. Raymond . . . . 5.00
Previously acknowledged. . 1,547.80
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Total ..................$1.596.80
CAR BORROWER
AT WORR AGAIN
If you own an automobile of the
make that has provided jokes for
everyone. watch it carefully these
days.
The "person with a pechant for
Fords" is at work again.
James Callahan of Newtown Ter-
race parked his car on that street
last night. In a. short time it disap-
peared.
This morning the Ford was found
on East Rocks avenue. This is the
third, Ford that has been "borrow.
ed" during the last three days.
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BANKER DIES.
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NEW YORK. Sept. 16. (AR)—
Seymour L. Cromwell. former presi-
dent of the New York Stock Ex-
change and widely known banker
and broker. died today ' at Morris-
town. N. J.. of injuries suffered when
he fell from a horsomoro than a
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John Knapp Hits Back
In Wilton G. O. P. Row
“Mud Slinging”’He Calls Statements Made By
Schenck Faction—Glad They’re Out
The political situation in Wilton is
disturbed.
Following the resignation of the
Schenck faction from t 9 Town
Committee and the withd awai of
two candidates. charges are flying
back and forth.
The Itepublican regulars dismiss
the action of the insurgents. saying
that the party will be better oi!
without them. while in the mean-
time attacks are being made on John
Knapp. leader of the regulars. and
nominee for First Selectman.
Denies Favoritism
Some of the insurgents are claim-
ing that John Knapp. the present
nominee. not only showed favoritism
while in office for the letting of
Town contracts, but that he is also
responsible for the permission grant-
ed for the erection of agaloline sta-
LOCAL PEOPLE ~
FIGURE IN Two;
DIVORCECASES
Desertion Day“ After.
H e r Marriage Is,
Charge of. Mrs. Viola
Slezak
Divorce proceedings were started
by Viola. Slezak of West Rocks ave-
nue against George W. Slemk of
parts unknown in the Superior Court
yesterday.
The couple were married on
March 9. 1922. and the following
day her husband is alleged to have
deserted her. Mrs. Slezak was Viola
Emmcrthal before he rmarriago.
She asks to be allowed to resume
her maiden name and for the cus-
tody of one minor child. The action
is started through the law office of
Taylor & Cuneo.
Susan M. Burke of New Rochelle
filed a decree action against Thomas
J. Burke of this city in the Superior
Court yesterday.
The couple were married in Port
Chester. N. Y.. on July 19. 1924.
Mrs. Burke's maiden name was Su-
san Lent. .
A divorce is asked for on the
grounds of intolerable cruelty. The
case is returnable during the Octo-
ber term. Taylor & Cuneo repre-
sent the plaintiff. ,
AFTER 41 YEARS
HE REITRES AS
BLACKSMITH
Charles D. Yereance of
Silvermine Ave, One
Of Last of Old Line
IIere
Charles D. Yereancs of Silver-
mine avenue. after 41 years has laid
aside his blacksmith sledge.
On September 1. he retired from
his shop in Hanford place and in-
tends to spend his remaining days
working around his fine home in
Silvermine .unless he decides to go
South because of the ill health of
Mrs. Yereance.
Mr. Yereance was born in Pater-
son, N. J.. but in his early child-
hood lost his mother and went to
Bedford. N. Y.. to live. He attended
school there and later moved back
to Paterson and from there came to
Norwalk. where he entered the
blacksmith shop of George W.
Knapp, who at that time conducted
a shop at the Four Corners in Nor-
walk.
He later went to work for Wright
and Flynn and later associated him-
self with Mr. Flynn and in 1904
purchased the business.
It can be said of Mr. Yereance,
that he owed not a single penny at
the time of his retirement from
business. This fact he points to with
considerable pride. "
He is one of the Tut of an old
time line of blacksmith to step out
tion in a residential section of tub
town.
hludslinglng, He Said.
“This is all plain campaign mud-
sllnging." Mr. Knapp said. “I know
where it emanates and it is easy to
follow. There is a certain contrac.
tor of the Schenck faction who never
got any work from the Town. I
never was in favor of giving him
contracts. because I didn't like his
work. and when I let Town work I
want it to be done well. and the
people's money spent properly.
1 had nothing to do with the grant.
ing of the permit. There Was no
favoritism, and in fact I never saw
the man until last. Friday."
The resignation of Mrs. Ernest
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DRIVER 017'.
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Coroner n. Nothing
criminal in Killing
Of 'Westport School
GEL—Suggestion
WESTPORT. Stpt. iii—During
an inquest yesterday afternoon into
the death Monday of elght-year~old
Audrey Thomas. killed by a truck
as she ran from behind a bus trans-
porting school chlldren to their
homes. Coroner John J. Phelan ex-
acted a promise from the bus driV-
or that he would from now on see
that children entrusted to his care
were able to cross the street safely.
The coroner found no criminal re-
sponsibility in the child‘s death and
gave permission for the discharge
of Lawrence Fullin, owner and op-
erator of the truck who resides on
Murray street, Norwalk.
Witnesses Testify
Testimony of several witnesses
was to the effect that the school bus
had stopped on the right hand side
of the Wilton road opposite the
Thomas home to discharge the
child that afterwards was killed.
and her three older sisters. The bus
was operated by Walter Hoyt of
Grumman avenue. Norwalk. who ad~
Inltted that as he stopped he no-
ticsd Fullin’s truck approaching
from the opposite direction. Two of
the Thomas children crossed the
street safely while the truck was
still some distance away. but Aud-
rey and her.sister. Dorothy. were
held back because of the difficulty
experienced in working their way
from the rear of the bus through
the crowd. Upon alighting from the
bus Audrey went ahead of her sis-
ter Dorothy, and walking out from
behind the bus stepped into the
rear left side of the truck. the body
hitting her head so that her neck
was broken. while the rear wheel
tore her right leg open.
Fullin testified that he did not
see the children in the rear of the
bus .and did not know his truck had
struck anyone until someone
shrieked. I-lis testimony that he
Was proceeding ‘slowly was sub-
stantiated by the bus driver.
Coroner Phelan after examining
Hoyt. the bus driver, declared that
every bus transporting school chil-
dren should bear a large sign de-
noting tho fact and that approach-
ing traffic should be obliged to
stop when children are being dis-
charged from a bus. He stated his
intention to include such a recom-
mendation in his written finding.
“1 should think that .under the
circumstances you would have given
these children warning when you
saw that truck approaching.
STREET DEPT.
received and put into service in the
Street Department.
They will be used in the collec-
tion of garbage. 'v
afloat Commissioner mm Duf-
fy has also received
Immanuel
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”As to the gasoline station story.
T."
- ‘ . to rwvlittho‘l‘f‘flylan would run inde-
pondén’tlyg’l‘luiflwor ignored cam»
' TRUCKS HERE
Three new Ford truck- havo been
gamma.
WALKER HAS
89,000 LEAD
OVER HYLAN
New York Mayor Tells
Friends He’s Thru
With Politics —-— Wa-
terman Wins
BOB LA FOLLETTE
Sweeps Wisconsin ——
Democratic P a r t y
Loses Official Stand-
ing in State
NEW YORK. Sept. 16 (AP).—
Senator James J. Walker's lead
over Mayor John F. Hyian in the
Democratic mayoralty primary
stood at 88.734 at 9 o‘clock today
with 125 districts to be heard from
out of 2.988. The vote was: Walk-
er 267.478; Hylan 178.744. ’
Frank D. Waterman, Republican
mayoralty candidate. was leading
his nearest competitor. John J. Ly-
ons, by 103.842 votes. The vote was:
watermsh 121.941: Lyons 18.099;
William M. Bennett 4.876.
Tammany's jubilanco this morn-
.ingquas tempered. with‘ concern as
paign demands of Walker that he
agree to support the Winner. and
retired without comment on the re-
sult. . . _
The New York Times today quotes
Mayor Hylan as having told a close
friend:
“I am getting out of politics with
a. clean record. I have done my
best."
The‘whole Tammany ticket scor-
ed a clean sweep. The Mayor lost
even his home borough of Brooklyn.
He carried the borough of Rich.
mond (Staten Island) and the vote
in Queens (Long Island municipal
territory outside of Brooklyn) was
close. Walker ran up big leads in
Manhattan and the Bronx.
When the returns were in Gover-
nor Smith sald he was “tickled to
death.” The victory. he declared.
had given comfort and courage to
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CALLSMEETING
0F EEIIocRAIs
, FOR FRIDAY
Will Organize for Cam-
Week -.- Plan Com-
mittee of 50
A meeting of the Democratic City
Committee has been called by Chair-
man Joseph Llnxweiler for Friday
evening.
At a gathering of Democratic lead
ers. held at Democratic headquarters
in North Main street last night, it
was voted to hold ,the meeting of
the Demo'crattcCommlttee in head-
quarters in the First District on Fri-
day night.
The new Democratic Committee
will consist of abOut 50 members to
be appointed by Chairman Linn-
weller. .
They will organize on Friday eve-
ning and will at once lay plans for
the campaign which will start the
first of next week.
’NOTIIER A0T0
TIRE STOLEN
Harry Duff of 34 Taylor avenue
reported to the downtown police that
a to by 3% automoblls' tire. tube
and rim had been stolen from the
rear of his car. while it was parked
in fr'ont of his homo last night.
-Many thefts of tires have been
reported to the local police during
the past few days. No trace of the
thief has been found.
GONE '10 GREENWICE.
A‘delmtion from the Frank C.
Godfrey Post. N0. 12. American
Legion and Auxiliary. will attend
the county Legion meeting in Green
mtblutm .
paign to Start Next-
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FOURTEEN PAGES
Opening Meeting is f.
Impressive Service:
Dr. George Wood Anderson, While Devoid of"
Spectacular Methods, Drives His Message
Home—Gen. Frost
ience and Mayor Welcomed Him to City :2
“On to Paris” Club
Is Organized
All “On to Paris” Club was
organised at the meeting of the
Frank C. Godfrey Post. No. 12,
American Legion, last evening.
A majority of the members of
the Post have joined tllc club
and will pay a certain amount
of money in each week. which
will be drawn out in 1927, the
your the American Legion will
hold its national convention in
Paris.
It is expected that over 50
will attend the convention in
Paris from'this city.
PUTTING 17-TON
‘ BANK VAULT
. DOOR IN PLACE
State Police Seek New
Haven Man Whose
. Duty Was to Watch
Sharing
«W H [Au-Tm . . '
The work of putting the 17 ton"
vault door back in place at the
South Norwalk Trust Company is
under way.
The work was started yesterday
afternoon and it is expected that
crushed
Mikkel Peterson to death, when it
toppled over. will soon be in its
the large door which
regular berth.
In the meantime the State Police
are making a search ill New Haven
for the man who was watching the
shoring at the time the door fell.
STILL NO CLUE
TO BODY FOUND
0EEISIANE
Naval Adthorities Con-
fer With Medical Ex-
aminer — Unable to
Furnish Clue‘
Naval authorities were in the city
today conferring with Medical Ex—
re.
garding the finding of the body of
a United States sailor near Goose Is-
aminer Samuel H. huntington.
land last Sunday.
The authorities were unable to
identify the body. but took a com-
plete record of the case and will en-
deavor to find some clue to the mys-
tery. -
If the man is missing from a. boat
of the Navy. there will be a record
headguarters in
of him at Naval
Washington.
Medical Examiner
stated today that the
have fallen into the water between
New London and Bridgeport for
the body had been in the water pre-
vious to September 1.
Robert and Brice Montgomery of
Cove avenue-were members of the
party that went out to Goose Is-
land on the boat and helped bring
the body back to land on Sunday.
Both of these men rendered valu-
able service.
FIRST DISTRICT _
MEETS TONIGHT;
HEAR REPORTS
A’ First District meeting will be
held tonight in the uptown City
Court room. who nthe annual re.
ports of the Commissioners will be
made. The Commissioners are: John
Milne. E. J. Finnigan. and Wallace
Darin.
A meeting of the Second District.
will be held in the Council Cham-
bers. at the City Hall. this evening.
The reports of the Water and El-
ecfrical Commissioners and tho Dis-
trict Tressuriar will be read and ac-
ted upon. there will also be a Third
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Huntington
man must
The Weather
Showers this afternoon and but ..
night; slightly cooler; Thur-sill“,
Ian's
High Tide—1:17 A. M., 1:80 1'. Mi
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PRICE THREE CENTS:
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Am,
Introduced Him to And-‘-
More than one thousand people
gathered last night at the West avo-
nue tabernacle to hear the first ser-
mon of Dr. George Wood Andersbn ‘
in the New Crusade of the Protes- .
tant churches of Norwalk. . "I
Taking as his topic John the Bap}. I
list. "the greatest of the prophets."
Dr. Anderson preached in able man-
ner, and while devoid of any hair-
raising revivaiist tactics. he drove
home many epigramatic trutha'a'si.
Most congregations don’t'
know what a preacher has toi'.
luck at TOr an hour and a half?
while he‘s. preaching. “,,.
If I cOuid put u forty foot 1‘ /
mirror in front of some congm"
gardens, and let them see them- ,
selves as the preacher sees them "
there'd be more revivals.
I never object to a man ylwn- ‘: 0
ing while I'm preaching. ., :
The power of the pulpit is:
greater today than it. has ever :
Many revivals are not revivals :
They are the awakening ‘of a; ‘
temporary hysteria. ' p 7
‘ You can't preach one gospel.
to a college mall, and another to
a beggar. . ‘ .,
The meeting last night was so ” .
pressive'dne. In The big unpaid“
wooden building. flooded with hid;
powered electric lights. a chorus of
250 singers opened under J. “.W.
Hartley. stile. chorus leader. , ‘
Welcomed by Milyor. .,
Mayor Thomas Robins welcomed ‘
the revivalist to the city in. a Short.
speech and wished the New Crusader
success. ‘ ' ‘
Mr. Hartley. the soloist and chorus
leader. sang last night in a pleasing»
voice: “He Leads Me All the Day.".
It was announced that a false im-
pression had gained credence; Thor!)
will be no attempt to make money.
on the services. As soon as the total
of the collections taken reaches the
sum actually expended for the builda’i
ing and incidentals, there will be 130‘
more collections. with the exception
of one free will offering for Dr. An-
derson. ~
Introduced by Gen. Frost.
General Russell Frost introduced
Dr. Anderson. “We will find." he"
said. “that Dr. Anderson will not;
practice the tricks and affectatlons of
the superficial orator. but he will"
bring to us a big message, elevating
and joyous and inepiring. He will
make us better men: he will make
us better women; he will make us
a better city.
”He will bring us a gospel that is
wholesome and good and. under him.
we shall progress. I take pleasure
in introducing Dr. George Wood Ans
derson. ”1‘1
Miss Carol Mills. chairman of the, ‘ ‘
Young People's Committee of the-
Crusade. has requested the member:
of the committee to meet after the
tabernacle service this evening. '
This committee is composed of a
representation from each church and
the chairman. ,
Dr. Anderson‘s sermon in full 101- ‘ 0‘
lows:
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“Road Builders for God"
(Textz. "There was a, man sent . 4‘ '
from God whose name was John"-— 5'
John 1:6). " I"
“We have all behold the glory of '
the sunrise when the darkness of
tile night gaves way to mingled ‘
grey and gold. We have watched
the first sunbeams. those brightlY.
clad messengers of the coming
day leap from beyond the horizon]
clouds with scarlet banners and
golden lace. as they leaped fro' .
hill top to hill top we have watched 0‘
them kindle an altar flre upon
every summit that all nature, with ‘
the music of the awakened bird“. .
might gladly worship God. Witty
wonderment we have watched babr,
talion after battalion of sunbeams
making their steady descent toward
the valley. changing each lingering
dew drop into a diamond. strewing ,.-
the lakes with fire and making both" ‘
tie with the encamping shadows}: 0‘
until at last the world was mad".
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