THE squire gave a party to the children in a northern village.
He took the chief part in a game of charades, and lay down on the platform. One man tried to lift him. Two others came to his aid, and the hree lifted the old man easily.
"Ihe actions, of course, were meant to repres-"ut "Union is Strength."
When the squire asked which child could give the answer an eager voice squeaked, "Please, sir, let sleeping dogs lie, sir."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.