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Show A Poor Argument. Lawrence Waterbury. the racquet export, ex-port, got out of a hansom before tho white, Imposing building of tho Boston Racquot club. "Then, if you play this way." began his companion; but Mr. Waterbury laughing. Interrupted. "If I play this way," ho said, "it will be 'hends I win, tails you lose.' You argue ar-gue like the man who ran tho raffle." "Tho man who ran the raffle?" "Yes. Thcro wa.x a man running a raffle raf-fle for a clock. The tickets were a quarter quar-ter apiece. The man approached an Irishman Irish-man and said: " 'Iel me sell you a ticket for the raffle?' raf-fle?' " 'And what Is bolng raffled, friend?' the Irishman asked. " 'A clock,' snld the other. " 'A clock, 13 It? Then count me out,' raid the Irishman. 'I havo no use for a clock, and I wouldn't know what to do with It If T had it.' " 'Oh, nover mind. Take a chance. You may not get it,' said the raffler." |