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Show I Her "Curomio." The chief ol police was visited yesterday by a I sharp-nosed, keen eyed woman who oarricd a chiomo, 10x14 in size, io hsr hand, and who place! it before hi'n and asked: "Aie you a judge ol chromios and oil paintings?" "Weil, 1 can tell what suits me," i be replied. i "Can you tell cne from tho other?" "Yes 'm." "And what do you call this?" 1 "ihatisa chromo," He want-.d ' to flay that it w.iB the worst one he ever saw, but he didn't. ' , "Now, you are Bure, are you?" she I askal. I "Certainly I am." ' "Weil, that makes me led a good ' deal better. 1 bought that yesterday of an agent for a chromo, and he had scarcely left the house when Borne of the neighbors wme iu and said he d swindled me. and tu.it it wa- uoliiini but an oil paintinc. I thought 1 d bring it down and i1 J'lir opinion, a-id you .v it's a uhrornio, dn y-u?" "I do." ' "All right; thanks I vn always been an enthusiastic patron ol urt, and it that man had got four dollaii out of me on false preten.ses it would hava kind o' set me up against the old masters. If the neighburs stick to it that this isn't a chromic IMV tell 'em to come and ak you." Free Press. |