TRAPS. 



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The monkeys come down and sip the nectar, a little at a 

 time, till many a mickle has muddled their perceptives 

 to the degree which the founder of Buddhism would 

 have called the first stage of Nirvana, — indifference to 



THE WAGES OF SIN. 



earthly concernments in general. The trapper then 

 approaches and collects his guests, whose exalted feel- 

 ings often manifest themselves in a peculiar way. Some 



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