This of course was given, and coapted by' those in authority, but 35 oe or two of them have great ith in the thee gods—deeided that the man who bought the tree, and had' some of its roots cut, must be fined n few dollars to provide an offering and incense for the gods, However, some of the people were not satisfied with this, They wanted to get the man, and have him hanged on the tree to propitiate the gods because the first night after Gt had felt the axe, a woman living near by, had a litle fever and a headache, and that was because the gods had been disturbed?!
Thad disappear-country and was not at hand for such gentle treatment, The money for the tree had to-be returned, and 'a fresh document nade, out, promising to allow the tree to remain, So now the gods are tobe: left in peace, and their home is no longer in danger of being demolished,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.