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Show A SMALL COMEDY OF ERRORS Couple Had Been at Cross Purposes All the Evening. A young gentleman, who takes a great interest in the education of the deaf and dumb, recently attended a meeting at a largo institution devoted de-voted to their instruction. The president, presi-dent, before the ball began, asked that the speaking and dumb should mix with each other, and suggested that in the- circumstances Introduction Introduc-tion might be dispensed with. The young gentleman began to look out for a partner, and when he had found one to his liking he, by means of many gestures made her understand under-stand that he asked the favor of a dance. This was granted, and they managed to understand each other fairly well. Another dance followed, and more attempts at conversation. Then with much difficulty the young man asked to be allowed to taue her in to supper, in going in he was greatly surprised, on meeting another an-other young lady, to hear her accost her companion with: "Well, Bella, where are you going?" go-ing?" "Oh," aid Bella, "I'm going in to supper w.ih this dummy." "Mo a dummy?" almost screamed ber companion. "Great heaven! why, I thought you were one." |