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Show AN IMPOSTER - For twenty-five years a woman living in one of the small towns of England has been supported by the benevolent under the impression that she was so ill of paralysis that she could not leave her bed without help. During all this time she has subsisted on the charity of the townsfolk, and frequently the prayers of the church have been requested in her behalf. But, all this time, too, when no one was looking on or likely to enter her dwelling, the "paralytic" woman could leap out of bed, dress herself swiftly, cook a substantial meal, and eat with a relish. At last, after a quarter century of deception, she has been found out. Some prying neighbors invested her privacy at a time when they were not expected, and found her not only out of bed and dressed, but making a hearty meal. |