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Show A young lady of about sixteen summers called for a glass of soda water. When asked what syrup she preferred, she glanced her lovely eyes over the various names which appeared ap-peared on the faucets of the fountain. She read over the names of straw-i straw-i berry, cream, lemon, etc., until she reached nect anno. "Ncctarino I " exclaimed the beauty. "What iH that? What docs it lasto like ?" Tho soda water man looked meekly at her, and chrtrmingly replied that it tasted as sweet as a young lady's lips. "Then I'll take a glass, sir," said tho charming charm-ing creature. Ho immediately pro-pared pro-pared a glass of tho delightful mixiuro 'and handed it over to tho young lady, who raised it lo her lips, which witch-ingly witch-ingly parted to receive the contend. Shu sippingly quailed tho cooling beverage, bev-erage, and handing back tho glass she innocently remarked that now she know why the young gentlemen found so much pleasure m kissing her so often. St. Louis Journal. |