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Show He Had Preferences. Squire Ixir.l of local fame In Ffflifhani N ! II fifty rean ago, had accumulated, by all sorts Of methods, a fortune for the time and place. Keeping the cruntry stura, being prax- I tlcally the "bank" In those parts, and increase Ing waaltb beyond expenditures had nour- iJH ished an ambition to live In a place larger H and with more social opportunities than tin- ajpjpjj little vlllafe afforded So he oacked up one H autumn, took a house In Pcrtland. which was ll ' the town of the world to country peoplo then. laBBBa! ami with hu family started in to cut u dash. sLH To his chagrin he found he was one cf many jtaaV In that place, and not a scrupe or bow wat aH coming his way. tTirlJtmns saw him bock ( bag and baggage. In Elllnghani. and that ' venlng In h'.s store, to th Inquiry of one , ! the village 1-jnfers, "Why'd ye come hock. ! iBBBBa squire 'fore you'd calculated?" he replied' H "I've had enough of that place Tgg sec. I'd rather be a king among hogs than a beg FaLH among kings.' il |