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Show Didn't Know It Wa Loaded. The other night a young schoolma'an to Bridgton invited her particular young dy friend to come and stay with hee over night during the absence of tha family. Next morning, in the presenc of the few stay-at-homes of the house hold, the two young ladies began toying with a musket, which was supposed to be not loaded, when bang! off went tha; rnsted-in charge with a cannonlike re port, and the favorite family cat leapeii wildly into the air and fell dead on thj floor. Suppose some of the "stay-atM homes" had been in the cat's placaTl Portland Press, - |