Show A shrewd imposition A friend of mr norman told him of a traveling impostor he had seen who went from village to village offer ing tor a small fee to show some hairs from the head of the virgin mary one person at a time was admitted a small parcel was produced and many wrappings off in succession un til in the last paper of all the visitor was invited to gaze upon the mirace lous hairs the paper was quite empt and the peasant would aver that he saw nothing then the am poster would sorrowfully explain that the hairs were invisible to sinful eyes and that only the pious could see them in order to escape the reproach his customers would loudly and proudly assert that they saw atheni clearly and so he did a brisk trade |