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Show JIB SMOKED M PJtOXY. rfOV UNCLE IOA 1IWP, OF 6CIMN-TON, 6CIMN-TON, 6TOPPEO lalOlilNO. Bit tlislrlsa llr,l.ed lllm In Ulte Up Censuullrff. Tnenlr.Ote Or... a ll.y, Ilia "I.I Man lll.eil alnulor In lllew lb. Uil.r ! Ih. Hee.l Inln Mil It.. "Undo 1 Tripp, ot Scrniton," uM a lonner resilient cf Bc-ranton, now o this city. "was 'r Kara a familiar finnm jinn town In Now York, tvlin tio M li reliant' hotel mu in etlstemsi In t rtlnmlt ilret. Ills t a, erect form Jut linmild fliwlti4- beanl. sehltn nt Hi w, aul, more tluu all, thn icnlinr inimi t in which liu itijuyeil lit cljar, atie ttJ aii'-ntloii to htm at one. "V. n Hill Hilienek, naro up tlio Men Hints' am! twit: llm Westminster, no town, Uin le Ir.i liec-iiii. ju.t nt strlk-liinl'uTwln strlk-liinl'uTwln H't Irtof tlio cltx, on liU Tl-'tl t ' N' 'W Ynrlt Ha ts-it 0110 of th cl lett anil rli'lient Imltrl-ltial conl ori-mwrt In tlio I.i 1 lcatiarmn s alloy, lilt fubirb t'lvnoof tlio isoneerl of. tlio r 1 11, ati-l sell nl on 1 111 1 thai, wlmi t il tvat illsccit ml, i-rove-l to 1 In the rl hctt part of the, rtnilirarf to liatU "TlilrlJ yeart airo Ira Trlip. from onn of tin meIi t of inun, ha I nrailiialljr filUnlulo Ir liaallh Ilia physician t, 1,1 him that ho tsas slowly dying from Tii.utln. slmu Tiff, anil that unless ho paro tip siuoliliiir hl rn 1 seal not far off. j.r jmrs ho hnl ain, kl dalle frnn twenty to tteeiily.fltii of tlto strongest tiiortal cist in ha rnuM hur, and It teas lupimsedttlht ho tests') treilded to tin) I iubil tli.it It wool I lw on IruposslMllly I fur hlin to liroak It. I--ll.it lie did ..realt II, ami l-roko It I qnaro off, too, to far at ainoUns cigars lilllinr-lf as coneeriiedi hut lio OotltillUOll to 1 njoy his smoko rliflit along, after n not, I plan of hlsuttii. lie lioayht tie nnri linl of durs Ih I11U slarnt. uimke-1, and than hired n man to aeccmf panylilm ttherever ho vimt, ainokotha itars ninl blow crrry lniT of tlio fra grant vainr Into lila facv, o that 1m coul 1 lululolt MCOSUIIAtD OKr. "It wain t Ionic Uforn Ira iloclnml thnt lit not mt at inncli rnjojnui: out of ijiainnkoiitad-oinlhaii-lai ho eior ili! wli n ho vat iulllint an ay at hit 1'i-r-fntot hilim-lr. Ilo hal lur,l iroik, thmiith, Inn-tninokertwIiovnowlllliiK or nblo to i-unMitno ft couplo of ilcwrii f trim.- rla-irt, 0110 qnli Hy followlnit llw otbir, In tlio conrw of n iliy ami ctoii-Inir, ctoii-Inir, an I At tlio name tlluo bo compnliloiit akitiallo to IiIbl Two rrtlnna.1 aftrr n Uvt uontht till), ouo vnu illKchariccJ on tho it for liilialing tlio tmolo Ufoio I ufllml It Into Iho faro of tlio Kuillci n f or liom benefit ami not hUtiwn iilcan- ro ho w af tuioklnu , ami tiro illed in Iho tttrirt. Itwainot until abont f.fleen rt Motliat Undo In Kota man that 11IIM Lira exactly, anl that ai lilt cutoml uiu,Jolm, who fillol tho hill liieiery ri pi-ct, anl bocaiiio tl-o ell mniia con-ttant con-ttant attendant ami tlnoker. Lor all I iuowjolmnntimoklijtf for hint up to tho ilay ho illul. Anno yi-ura ago, when Ulll Sihcnck vat atlll munliij tho ol.l Jlenhantt', Um lo In va 11 mint thcio awl of r iuro had John alon. At thtt tlmo JvatI Ka, n-cll Lnoiin nowijiaper man of that Jay. llnco ileinl. M an habltuo ot tho itcaliAnti', mil ho nn-1 Undo Ira pit Mill aninalntnl. Kail anllcil lr-t to ivrll that lit wat content to let him n-tt John for honra at n ttrxtcli iu ilollij tho proxy llnokiiv, a tak whh li at inott a jr"bto to tho Journalist, Jour-nalist, at ho vrot a loi er of tho wool. "Out iliy Undo In h-il Liulnaw) up town atnl ho AakaJ Karl to accompany Mm anil ilo Iho tinoklin;, ami of coiiras Karl witit with hlin. They (rot on tho front platform of a blitli nu-nuo car at llroajnay anil Vetey ilrxi t.aml Karl lit a 1 .(ar At tho car truii-lleil nlonic ho lept imninjr tho muoko Into Iri't faro nml lraatooilwltli hit back nialntt tho en-l 1 f tho mr cnjorln.' tho cigar 1th tllcnt latlafactlon. A I1W01ANT WOMIX, "Tlio 1I1 lltH.-r.itkm nnil tmrtlttenro ivllli vWcli tlio joiliis man blew tho tiuoka lino tho iil.l iiuin't fare finally attraotnl tho otlentton nf nn ohl la-ly in tho car. bho mitchel tho procit-Jlnu for toino tin:.-, her InilLiiailmi ttenillly rUIni: until iho c mhl no longer imliiro what ho reKiirJiil nt nn oiitrugoon tho irt of tho)ounicmau against tho griy whit Lirv-l ol 1 minlleuitn. Sim whl peel out of her teat, throw tho cloor of tho car 1111, un I grabbing Karl Kaw by tho ItliosMor, Jcrke.1 him halt vnyarouul, ami then with onoMowof her haii.l t-ent tl.. rigor lljlng from hit moiitli far into " 'rhern, jou linpnileiit joun mppyl' itin ewlnliniCI. 'Ain't ) on aihainl of Ji-umlf, blonin our nutty iiuoko Into tlint !oor ol.l mtiiio faoor 1 Iho ior ohl mnii unit Karl rcro iliimroiinilod for a mituout, mil thou thi altu itlou ntiuclt In, nml ho threw liliheiulbick anil lingln Jmloil-l that Le roul.l hat 0 bun hu.ir-1 a block. Karl 1 lined ill tho laujli, and the old lady. who ha I llii"-l luiclt toiler aaiit u'iralii, Mt bolt upright nn 1 itnroil nt tho tnoln aiiiaument. Tho other (uiMeuert la tin ear uivl tho conductor nml iltlvc-rk lllir,iuli tlif) hnduolJoncrtliapeoulltr Mutton thcro wat Utuinii Undo Ira and Karl Kim, n cm fore-oil lol aiijh alto, ami tho well niHiiilus; ohl lady atopitxl tho car and ilouticod to tho atrvtt inn hluli it 110 of confu'M nml Indlguatloii. "An aho wu g-iliu to Ono llillidml rdKiriy,"flhttrtl' aald tho conluo-ti conluo-ti r. hli hmndo Undo Ira roar again, M ho handed Kail 11 froti IVrfvilo. , Hint Incident our after wat Iho ol-l inan'a faioritu nnc-cdoti-." Now Ycrk biuu |