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Show "LAY STILL, SOSXT." A l'arkersburg paper tells the following fol-lowing rich story : - Several members of the West Virginia Vir-ginia LeaUlature took the cars at Grafton Graf-ton late"one evening, for Wheeling. Among the number was a Mr. G- -, of somewhat laree proportions, physically, physic-ally, and a Mr. I , of very .inall proportions. These two the bie Mr. G and the smooth-faced little Mr. D., took a berth tmrether in the sleeping car. The little man laid behind, and the good-natured, waggish Mr. G. before. be-fore. . ,, Mr P. was soon alepmng found.y and sum-inn furiouly. Mr. G., more restless under his legislative burdens, nnn arose, and was sitting by the stove.when an elderly lady came aboard and rloired a berth. "All rkht, Mjdatne, said G., 1 took a berth with my son. and you can occupy my p'ace in that berth where mv little ixv is sleeping." Tikin Mr. G. at his wml. the lady disrobed'and laid down with the "little bov. ' Aft r a quiet repose of s me time. Mr. 1 bocame rot loss from s"e c-iuse, and bmn to kick around to the annovancc of tbe old lady; so. in a maternal ma-ternal manner, she patted bini on tue ba-'k and ?.iid : . T "Lie still, sonny, your pa said I uiit:lit sleep alone with y.ni." . "Thunder and lihtmnc, cn; d th leeW-ttor, rai-inc tin and ViiAine off the Wd clo;hes "Who the d-l are von'' I'm no boy: 1 m a m-n.N?r ot iho WVt Virginia L gil:iMre 1 |