Sketches From Oldest America 



these girls had tried to excel all previous attempts. 

 They had procured some bright pieces of calico with 

 which they had trimmed the garments in a style the 

 princess thought quite pretty. Fancy trousers im- 

 mediately became the rage among the villagers. 

 One young man of dudish propensities came out 

 with a pail that had been worked in rings of various 

 colors down each leg, while his competitor intro- 

 duced knee breeches made from fancy bed ticking, 

 heavily frilled at the knees and fancily embroidered 

 in bright colors. The village belles, not to be out- 

 done by the young men, discarded the old bone 

 fish-hooks they had been wearing for ear jewelry 

 and adopted the more natty safety-pin, at the same 

 time making for themselves pretty waist belts with 

 can-openers for danglers, and also giving their 

 cloaks a liberal supply of the same. 



It was the beginning of a new era among the 

 people. They were awaking from the long sleep 

 they had been taking, ever since the beginning of 

 the Polar race. Old ways that had been followed 

 from the most remote time were to give way to the 

 new conditions that were advancing, and would 

 ultimately end in the improvement and benefit of 

 the people. 



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