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Show AMD FARMER LOST HIS BET How Mxrytand Countryman Provwd That He Was Not Ugliaat Lad In Stats. Chin of the fuvorltft stnrlns told by thn farnmrs who sell Umlr produce outsldi Cunti-r Market coiu-prns two farmer Irrotlmrs from somrwhiT up tn Maryland, who urr said to be so ' utly that whftu'viT thry want the ' wacni backd they linvp to do Is i to stand In fninl of the twun and touch. On du.v the boy wrtp hilrplnK tn v g'tiiblc In h ccvnifl u2(in, John was weIUIpc Hiid driving and !UM was takliiE n i:iip. htddrn by the cover. A "S'tiUpinnn farmer," out for a fptn behind be-hind bin blooded mare, halted the wait on. Kminic that ih- boy liked , s Imle fun und were tun aurx to being io!j that they ere URty, he epRJued John In conversation. tMnk-ItiR tMnk-ItiR that he was the or ly one jirewnL "John," he mid. "I'll bet you art ' the tiRllcFt boy In the state "How much will you betT asked John. , "rive dollars." I "I'll J-st take you up on that." said John, Then turning to the wagon where nil! was concealed and aMep, he yelled: Till: Hey. Wli: Poke yo head i outen them klvers." did as be was bidden and the , "gentleman farmer" banded over the t five dollars and drove away without a word. Washington Star. |