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Show 'How Old Is Ann?" Old Mr. W M Dunning tells n curious story of buying un old rarvefl "A panel which had been reinforced by a plank at the back On forcing a way the bach plank he found In l lie re b several pages of manuscript which had been there fur 'i bout a bundled years II sounds an If something ronnntlc vSS " follow but, as a inatt- r of fact, the leaves wore only the fragment of Lincolnshire farmer's diary kept between the years 17M and ld " The entries are of various sorts He never for instance, visits Liu- oln th.-only th.-only city apparently he ever saw, without recording his admiration In ajuch phrast i as his R-.'ule Is absorbed" "his senccs scattered." he "dare scarcely breathe." and he feels "not of this world, but an inhabitant of v ine other sphere" which I- nrett) Strong language for Uncoln. tin one page ht writes ."it this riddle, which he -.ems to have heard on one of his visits t" town: When lirst I to my mistress Camo Her waiting Maid tO be.e. She was nt bast, without dispute, Seven times us old as mee. When I had seise. 1 twnty yearcs. Months ten. Day half a score. 1 lo m Time did Add five Hourcs And fifteen Mlnuts more. This Tluu- being Spent, and Clear rurt out I found mv Selfe to bee Exactly when I came to Counts Just half as oldo nr. slice Now vou yt Are In Flguers. Sklld Do you to Mee explain What Ar.. w. are. wt Age we were, when wee together earner iuiiKinaji s Magaslue, 4 |