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Show Help. "And this reminds nW r.v Uncle By, "of an experience I hnil lu 1888. I was fireman on n limited train In Kansas, and one foggy night wo hnd a head-end collision with a freight train carrying I,!i78 dozen eggs to Wichita. That was the greatest egg shampoo or my life! Why, the engine coughed scrambled eggs for a week nnd tho llremnn wiih ho slippery wo had to sand his clothes to get hold of him. "In the mcleo my watch stopped and I took It to tho man with tho monkey-wrench at tho sign ot thre balls. '"I guoss there's Mime dirt In It,' I said, apologetically, us I handed him tho watch. " 'Oh, never mind,' he replied, blandly, bland-ly, 'I'll Unit It In tlmel' "'Is thoro n woman In tho enso?' ho nsked, ns ho prepared to open tho watch. 'Arc you married?' "'No,' I replied, thankfully, 'this wreck Is the worst thing that over liappcncd mo!' "Well, I called for my watch next day nnd tho man was mad. '"Wntch-er glvln' mo?' he demanded. de-manded. "'Why?' I nsked. "'Ilocauso,' said ha, 'this Is no wntoli- thin In nn eiri-.henter!' "'Don't that beat time!' I moaned. , "'Yes,' hn ndded, feelingly, 'ten dollars, dol-lars, please.' "Ton dollnrsr I gasped. "'Yes, tho watch had n bod-bug In itr "A bod-bug?' "'Yes, sir; botwecn tho ticks!' "I didn't havo tho $10 and I told him so. "All right,' ho declared, Til hoM thn watch In escrow!' "In escrow,' I shouted. 'Ah, ha! Now I know what was tho mnttor with that watch all tho ttmo. Somo ot thoso eggs were bound to havo boon roosters!' "You know n baby with a crow la It la all right, bit a watch l Novorl" CIiniflTMAH MC-riNINO. I with Mint I could find the joy In writing proie and .otincln. That Willie find" In his new sled With race horse "pitchers" on It |