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Show -fr-r -f-fi-H--r-T -r-f-r-r-f 4 - TWO GOOD SHORT STORIES. ! WHEN YOU HAVE THE MUMPS. "I am willing to take my share of sickness that Is absolutely neccsar,' said n oung business man, 'but I must confess that I was disgusted when I dlsiovcred two weeks ago that I had a sweet nttack of the mumps. I trle'd to deludo mjself that It was neuialgla, resulting from a bed head cold, but Anally, when the left side of mv face was protruding so that I had to carry a ten-pound weight In my lght hand coat pocket Just to preserve my balance, 1 decided that It might bo wire to ask a phvslclan." 'Mumps," said that worths, "und they start In like very severe ones; go home, keep warm nnd comfoit jourseir with tho thought that there aro plenty more at home like ou, who for the Hist time In their lives know how they would look It tteshv " Hut, doitoi," I continued, "nie jou suie7" I bit a pickle this morning nnd It didn't si em to liothei mo much" "Th it sour-pickle business is like a good ninny other tests superstition, pure nnil simple, 1 know one mini who ilrinly believes n pleco of hempen twine tltd mound n toe will pievent a coin coming llicic. The whole principle of that plcklo business Is ilkht heie. Open jour mouth wide when your face Is swollen with the mumps und the Jnw-bono will touch the inflamed and enlarged gland, sending n shunting pain tliioiiRh the faw." "When jou bite n sour plcklo jou uro thinking It Is going to hurt nnd jou open jour mouth qulik or purkei It mound In such shape that ou bring the Jaw-bono ngalnst the swollen glind and ou ot onco experience the sharp pain ou expected. I have Men il man with n bad ense ot mumps suck n lemon, so that shown the ncld test Is not to bo idled upon, although It may cally work ill soma i asis." "Did jou know," ronllnurd the joimg business mnn, 'that all of us ought to be suio and catch the mumps when we nio jnungsters. It's frightfully lui-liilllntlng lui-liilllntlng whin jour socletj filinds Inqulio after jou to havo somo ono ttll them jou nie n flight with tlm mumps, but Its quite earnest while it lasts." I'oitland IJxpicm. HIS LAST BLurr. "In dnjs gnno by." slid the man with the hoischoe pin, "I never traveled bj bn.it or rail without hunting foi n fellow. passenger to play poker with me. I was Bono "'I tho game. I'd go without food and sleep for It. I'd play for pennies, dollais, oi bilck houtes. One night ns I left Chicago for Ht. Louis, I fell In wlth'rt chap who thought well of himself, and wo had .i stiff game I had bad luck for mi lioui ami lost n hundred dollars, but then the cards began to ciimo my way again. IM got back half of my losses, when a hand was dealt In which we both held up four curds, and I opened the pot on two pairs. Tho other man might have had the same or be diawlng for a llm i or stialght. I diew one cii'd niul ilhlti't help my hand, but b tho grin on his faco as ho drew his I Judged hu had something good li.il vvo began seilng unci lulslng, nnd In ten minutes there wan 1100 In the not I had just opened my mouth In rnlso him ! when tho train struck n. ",.,, In nl our car Itiiched me nnd went lolling down an embankment llfteen ill hli It wns fnm days later when I mm to my senses nnd discovered tint i n! 1 1 a hospital On tho next lot to my right was my opponent at pow Ivc I had both beeii i badly n.aBhcd up. Wo la j looking nt each other for a wl. und then he fehly said! ..,. "I'll see your J.'i) and raise jou J10. '"Ami I rnlso jou 110 moie,' I bald. "Ami ! moio "il0'Vhfsed0lil"ejl!e' and appeared to think for a while, and as he opened them again I "new "" '" " t".,"0.ou ,)0. i'.l'lo'iv'nH ulheu hluner or ho had n good hand, but I was bound to see It through, and a"aln-raised 1.1m 110. After two or three minutes tho nurse came .!,"U 0hln,l,yiVanVl'.avenat heard from him,' I explained. '. ' ' ".' , iinn-t el her.' she leplled 'You have raised him out of the game And oU "" h'j ne .lea,."' said the mnn of the horseshoe, 'and tho pot. , T1Vt'as v as mine A- to whether he was Muffin, or had a good hand I vvherovcr It """ '"V'r carried him out I turned over to the null and made cnu only guess lu Ml J lhfi()i yoJ don., htt0 ,0 Dluft a SlaK'to vUn'lhut'Ume, jou know '-Dettoit Tree IMcsa. |