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Show Ths Old Adam. It is told of a good old fashioned par son in one of the hill towns of western Massachusetts that he gave tho following follow-ing advice to his son, who was about to come to New York to begin a business career: "My son, of course it is always wicked to fight, and as a Christian minister min-ister I must warn yon against it. But at the same time if yon should ever find yourself in a fight-mind, I say, find yourself in a fight, with no way ont always see that the right man is whipped." "But, father," replied the lad, "how shall I know who is the right man?" "The other man, of course," said the old gentleman. "In every crisis of life something must be taken for granted, and in a fight you must always assume that the other fellow deserves to bo thrashed." This advice, similar in spirit to that given by Shakespeare, indicates in-dicates that there may be a good deal of unregenerate human nature even in a quiet country parson. New York Tribune. |