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Show Tin: town now. We had an aneluut, vicious fray, at Puuktown-ou-tho-llelghts, iuiiI people raised Old Ned by day, and filled Willi Hi rife tho nights. I helped to paint tho village red, ami fought our faction's fac-tion's foes; ono day 1 had a busted head, th'o next a ruined nose; and oft my legs were In a sling, and llfo was ho Intense 1 couldn't smllo or dance or sing ror twenty-seven cents, One day I sat mo down to rest, a poultleo on my race, and then thero came a strnngor guest, u man or womlerous grace; "Pvo watched you scYapplns fur und near, to put your IMBHHHPBaHHHHaaMMll W HI m ' rocs to rout, nnd now," ho said, "I'd y&n m like to hear what all tho row's about." Stiff m , I hemmed and stammered for n spell 'juiJUB. about our local war; to savo my neck nE,fiil ' v I couldn't tell what we'd been scrap- hvNI ' I ping Tor. "I've nsked nnd asked," tho ItiT i u I stranger Bald, as ho prepared to go, lil'atB ' i "why this poor burg Is painted red, il'ttfllr and no ono seems to know." Then 1 liflH I ' obtained a flag or truce, and sought ilifli H! my warmest foo full often I had InHi cooked his goose, and ho had laid mo SlllH ' ; ' low. "I welcomo pence," said ho, "by jftiHl heck, so let tho Whllo Dovo Whiz!" K9B ri And then ho wept upon my neck, nnd Bl 1 shed tears on his, Wo thus might HJHB m iqueicu most villago rows, nnd shako BHB siir load of care; but .wo keep ffffift wrangling till tho cows como homo, ImSM h their tails In nr. WALT MASON OW ;, |