Show THIS LATEST ni mink M ink goldat etolil lit tho the recent of the Nati national mark twain was present at the kan ban all liitt I 1 of the iho NAtI national IN wholes lie drug it at Us its recent meeting in washington says ays eni and in fit return for ills dinner related tile following altory abbat a thousand ears cars ago approximately I 1 was wa apprenticed as it a printers devil t loara learn the trade lit in common with three other boys baya of about my own onn ago abero canio to the abo allago a i long legged individual of about lit IV front one ot of tile interior luef counties fisli fish eyed no expression ami without the suggestion of a smile liaro have fur for a salary 0 no o took him for or a fool and thou thought lit vo me would try to scare care him to death we e went to tile village druggist drog lt an and her bor boned a tito tho skeleton belong to the iho druggist but lift lie had lot in ported it fur the village doctor ill n ho thought lio lie would kodil away for it h dav av IOK ing soroa some delicacy about using laughter the price of 0 the skeleton it at that time was 51 1 I dont know how bow ligh thoy they go now but probable ibl higher on oil account of iho laughter Laug bier me ile bor borrowed road about nine at night and we got this man licodo mus dodge was lilt lili name wo we pol got him down town out of tho the way at ani then we put tho the skeleton in hisbon lla ile lived in a little one storied log cabin in tho middle of vacant lot lod we lve left him bin to rot got homa bome by wo enjo ad the ilia result in tho light 0 of anticipation but bit by and by wo we brin began to drop into silence the conlin ing upon us suppose Suli POSO that it it tightens him irlo madness overturns his reason and sends send hint him ing through we will m ill spend sleepless nights tho rest ol of our das Ever body was afraid by stiff by it was forced 0 W o tills UVA 0 of one ol 01 1 us that u m a 0 had bolter better goat go at once and see what had happened lo 10 loaded dad do down w n w with i lih crimo crime wo me approached ampro ached that li eliut u t a and r d peeped the window that long legged critter wits was sitting on his bod bed with ili a hunk bun of bread in fit ills his hand its d and belcon the bites ho he alaird a tune ilona on a jo sharp thero there lie ho sat perfectly happy ind and all around him ou on tho the bed were to os binl and limericks l aej striped randy candy the darned cuss hal gone and sold that skeleton for S 35 laughter the drug fists 50 Oc letrin waa A as gono wo we wont went in tears fears to the druggist and explained the iha matter we ave have raised that 30 in jears we were cre getting board and clothing tor for the lirt year clothing and board for tile iho second ear car aej an J both of thom for tho the third bear atut the druggist forgave us on tho the spot and ho said ho would old ilk 1110 w ii to lot him birn hive live our skeletons when wo we are dono done with them thorn there bo be anything fairer than that clial we spouted our skeletons anti and en comfortable but froni from that time tho the asla prosperity ceased I 1 that hat was casono one of the inott unfortunate speculations he eier went inc into after some one dikof of the iho boys went ment 0 anti and trot got drowned that was ono one skeleton gone find and I 1 toll tell you tho the druggist felt pretty badly about it A few years after another of tho the be bos a is wont ont up in ft A baLlI balloon ODD xio was to not got SS 85 art an hour hoar for it when ho he g ROIS 0 IS back that will bo be owing lalni lot the druggists was decreasing right along after a low few more years tho the third hoy boy tried an all experiment to sea if a aba cba chargo would lo 10 it bent all right they found fotioo of him hit perhaps por liapi a vest pocketful bill belll it 11 was enough to show that some moro more cf that estate had gone the druggist waa getting along lit in yeara and lie ho commenced to correspond with mill 1 me I 1 havo have been tho the best corredo correspondent correspond nd 0 ont tit he ila has 9 ile he Is the B acot act oat nati at ore irel I man I ever taw saw aleays mild arid and VOMP polite and alta never wants to hurry tile me at all 1 1 got get a front from him now and then and he ha not nimer or refers to my form as a skeleton lio be an basl s vi IN oil ell how bow Is ij it gotting along ll Is it in rood good repair I 1 got a firlit rato message from him recently slid said ho he was wa and tho ilia property aroix proix arty was vas depreciating in en value and II if I 1 could I 1 lt him librn have a part of 0 it now lio lie would mould give time on the balance laughter flaughter think ol of tho the graceful way in ill which he bo does everything the gon cros ay iy at 0 it all you cannot find a liner character thin that it Is 1 the gracious characteristic of all so out of 0 my heart r elli ou oil all prosperity and every happiness |