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Show HER WAY OF PUTTING IT. Mother Had Neglected Vital Link In Chain of Instructions. Tho mother's suspicions wcro aroused, arous-ed, .nd that night when tho young man left tho house nnd the daughter camo upstairs, sho Interviewed hor. "Elizabeth," sho snld, sternly, "didn't I hear Mr. Slmplcy kissing you In tho parlor as I camo along the hall?" "No, mnmma, you didn't," responded respond-ed tho daughter, emphatlcnlly. "Well, didn't ho try to kiss you7" persisted tho mother. "Yes, mamma," demurely. Tho mother Bpoko triumphantly. "I knew It." sho said. "Did you permit per-mit him to do so?" "No, mnmma, I did not. I told him that you had always taught me that I should not permit any young man to kiss mo." "That was right, that was right, my dear," said the mother, encouragingly. encouraging-ly. "And what did ho say to that?" Tho girl blushed, but wai undaunted. un-daunted. "Ho nsked mo If you had over told mn I was never to kiss n young man." The mother began to feel that possibly pos-sibly sho had omitted n vital link In the chain of her Instructions. "What did you tell him?" sho asked, ask-ed, nervously. "I said 1 didn't remember that you had." Tho girl stopped, and tho mother broko out urgently, "Well, go on, go on." "I expect that's what you heard, mamma." She Carried Thirty-Two Hats. A lady traveling by tho Ostend express train do luxe arrived recently at the customs station at Passau and attracted tho special attention ot tho customs officer by tho enormous number num-ber of her tr u nka and boxes. Sho Is a Viennese dame, living In London. Tho official had passed almost everything every-thing when ho perceived a long box, and nsked what was In It. "Only hats, but nothing liable to duty!" "What! only hats?" said tho officer, astounded that so large a' caso could bo used for nothing but headgear. "Yes, there ure thirty-two of tnem!" The official was still more astounded. "Thirty-two hats! That Is Incredible. I must see for myself; plea30 open the case." Tho lady became cxrlted and retorted: "Do you think 1 enn get along with only two lints? Why, I havo twelve more at homo!" Tho box had to bo opened, nil tho same; nnd, lo, anu behold! It turned out to bo quite true. There wore actually thirty-two hats of different kinds, which tho elegant nnd pretty pnsscn-ger pnsscn-ger wns taklns with her for use on her Journey. Tho ofllcor bowed, nnd asked pardon for the troublo h3 had caused her. London Daily Telegraph. |