Boone County Recorder . t was observed, and whenits occupants had flown away it wascarefully removed and placed in theowners picture made.—Two^men of Ialmersville, Tenn.,recently cut down a tree. On thetrunk, about eight feet from the stump,was a gnarl which covered a little hol-low. On outting into the hollow, whichhod been completely overgrown, theyfound inside a frog which was lifeless,out well preserved. By counting thegrains it was estimated that the treewas at least thirty years old. Tho froghad been preserved for years in hi* air-tight home. Hasty Words That Caused ManyY
Boone County Recorder . t was observed, and whenits occupants had flown away it wascarefully removed and placed in theowners picture made.—Two^men of Ialmersville, Tenn.,recently cut down a tree. On thetrunk, about eight feet from the stump,was a gnarl which covered a little hol-low. On outting into the hollow, whichhod been completely overgrown, theyfound inside a frog which was lifeless,out well preserved. By counting thegrains it was estimated that the treewas at least thirty years old. Tho froghad been preserved for years in hi* air-tight home. Hasty Words That Caused ManyYears of Waary Waiting. HEN thisisyourfinal decision,M a r ion, sudden-ly in his rapidwalk up anddown the room. It most cer-tainly is, re-plied the haugh-ty girl, flashinga disdainful lookat the white,agitated face be-fore her. You do real-ly wis£rr\rafl \ra*fr -away -fromyou forever?j. .That is whatI said. Is it notenough?Yes, he answered, bitterly, I un-dei-stwndA- And vet he loolredaT Tier. Neatly Davis was one day. in his pritvate office, when he was president of#dont you go? she demanded/passion- longingly, his dark eyes pleading elo-quently for a detaining word. Marion winced under his criticalgaze, her cheeks flushed deeply and hereyes grew bright with anger. Why ately. 1 am .goings Marion, but before Ileave let me warn you against admit-ting that scoundrel, lhane Lenox, intoyour heart and home, exclaimedHiiH-h, trying,to steady his voice. Save yourself the trouble, sirScoundrel or not, Thane Lenox is nocoward. He said all the tauntingmean things he could think of right toyour face, but when he struckyou,-you refused to resent the insultHe was drunk, Marion, and I couldnot suffer my name to be mixed up insuch a brawl. ,You were too cowardly to defendyourself, and afterwards sent back thechallenge he was brave enough tomake. Had I been insulted in publicas you were nothing but blood wouldhave satisfied me. I am not tired of liv
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