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Show A lln"lntlnK )crln. "How wns the lecture?" demanded Mrs. Sawln, with the Impatience of one who hud been denied n coveted pleasure, pleas-ure, as Mr. Hawln stooped to rcmovo his overshoes beforo entering the sitting sit-ting room. "My cold's n sight better I bellovo I might havo gone us well as not." "I guess you did well to remain nt home," said her busbnnd, ns he seated himself before tho stove, "as far forth ns tho lecture was concerned. The e n-tcrtnlumeiit n-tcrtnlumeiit opened with n selection by tho baud, then prayer by the Congregational Congrega-tional minister, then tho band again, then n song by tho Methodist minister accompanied by his wlfo at tho cabinet organ, nnd then tho lecture; after that tho baud onco more, nnd then the benediction bene-diction by tho Kplscopal minister." "Well, whnt about tho lecture?" nsked Mrs. Sawln. "I can bear ministers any dny." "Tho lecture was on Scotland," said Mr. Sawln, slowly. "I never felt much drawed to Scotland, and I guess after to-night 1 shall glvo up ult thoughts of ever going there. Polks that haven't got any more Idea of tho Kngllsu language lan-guage nfter all these ycaru need a missionary, mis-sionary, but I don't feel nny call to bo one. And as for tbolr houses, thero wasn't one slnglo good two-story framo building In all tho stereoptlcs that man thro wed on tho sheet. If It hadn't been for tho band, I should havo felt I'd wasted my fifteen ceuts' admission." admis-sion." Youth's Companion. |