S amt aby Fair Incident in Caufobsia.— A poor little boy brought a wh'te chicken to the fair, which was all he had to offer, saying that it might make some broth for a poor sick soldier. He had decked his little offering with ribbons of “ red, white, and bine but as he had no money to pay the admittance fee, when he came to the door he was rejected. Ashe went down the street, some gentleman seeing his distress livened to his story, gave him a ticket and sent him In. The simplicity of the donor and the beauty of the offering attractep aaeulion, and the cl.i-'k. n V.- -xe pat up and sold to the highest ladder for 460 dols. iu gold, for the beneflt of the sanitary commission.— ■ uer Ircm Marysville, Ca'.
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New Zealander, Volume XXII, Issue 2393, 1 April 1865, Page 4
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135Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealander, Volume XXII, Issue 2393, 1 April 1865, Page 4
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