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Show BREAKINGTHE NEWS GENTLY Liverpool Man Exceedingly Careful That He Should Not Shock the Nerves of His Friend. In Liverpool thero Is a man, writes a contributor to Pearson Weekly, who is famous for his calmnoss on every occasion. Ono day ho strolled leisurely into tho ofllco of n friend. "I've Just had a chat with your wife," ho began. "Why, I didn't know sho was In town." "Oh, sho wasn't In town," replied tho other. "I called at your house." "I didn't know sho was receiving to-lay," to-lay," snid tho husband, with somo surprise. sur-prise. "I thought sho had a headache." head-ache." "Sho didn't mention It to mu," said UK i calm man. "There was qulto a erowd nt tho house." "A crowd 1" echoed tho husband. "Yes," went on tho calm man. ''They samo wltL tho fire engine." "Tho flro englnol" gasped tho husband. hus-band. "Oh, It's all right," wont on tho calm man. "It's all out now. It wasn't much of a flro, but I thought you'd Vko to know of It." |