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Show NOTHING HARD ABOUT IT. Man' Eloquent Prayer Really a Simple Sim-ple Proceeding. Joslnh Main, a grandson of tho first settled minlKtor of itoehester, N. II., whoso bronzo statue ndorns tho central cen-tral square of tliut thriving city, was a locnl character, celebrated for his wit and skill lu argument, nnd as cunning cun-ning lu his speecli an Jamlo Soutnr, tho Drumtochty cynic. On ono occasion n company had gathered at the popular grocery, among whom were Klder Itunnnls nnd "Stall Main, and n bet of two quarts of rum was made as to who could pray the best, the elder or Main. All hud taken several portions of ruin or elso if Is hardly likely that tho elder would have consented to Join In tho sncrllegloua test. Tho elder pruyod first, nnd Ills petition wns so long, loud and fervent that a considerable consid-erable crowd gathered beforo ho finished. fin-ished. Then Main begun and prayed with so much greater fervor and oloquenco that ho easily won tho hot. Tho oldor doclared ho didn't Bee how ho did it, "Why," declared Main. "I began where you left off, and put In what you left out, and that's how I did it" |