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Show covrnNon baaiiD3 l03T dct. II loll. In I.ul.ll.l. III! Idrellljr au.l I,... Tn.lr IKUI.ri. Tlio other allL.inwiii.wlieii th"hadow rwretn-uwlng loiuirln tin itrett ant the d ly was taking on a a -ntier lmo, u little gToitp of illtleUuai in tho ity lull nignlicje raui tb rlta jo si.iri.H trooldi.n tltnu Ani'inf iIium nUd oft wru. tho rollowlutr rctfardi-ig uu rx- . . l. ... tt.l.ll.. . .. Il ..M.. H.1 tlo-ri rtuvernor or tho.ninplru ht.it.. It leetna that while tr.ivt.ling nronn.1 tltriiUKh tl o rural dlatrlcU and making uro that hi i.ditlcul ftiicr luol noli ry I. 1 l.ri-itka In llicm. hu can.o . tin cm ii-Ing ii-Ing t. the htllnblo nlM.lo uf u farmer. It 1. 1 !.. rarfrum til" tot u w Iters 1... m .1. p Im; t.i gn lu. k th.it nlM, UU.l an ho uakril IK'Unlralon Vi tuiith. -. 'fllhwaa ilwr.uPv t.riiit.-.l. and nfl. r puit.iV.iiur of an ol fnaliiunetl tmintry upi.r the ..Id farmer lntite.1 hi unknown un-known (riicwt to take n rl.lo ncrou tin country witu 1dm. ho lait lug an pn-and to .lu In n lulghloriliglllliK.- With all th Miiutyf.ir which Mr. S'tvanl win Juttlv fiime.1, ho occciitt-1 th.iinil-titlon, th.iinil-titlon, and it Hi. y drove along- In tbo gathering twilight ho tntiitain.-'l tho old fiiruo r i ith nil lu imierof ciuutuijn l x rl. ni.-a nud atoriea. The oil raruier'l liatlto ehrott.llii M cauil him to w.oi lor ivh) tho atnuig. r ih.ml.l eh.iv him mi much attention, and tit hut lu- Mnrtl out: '.No , 1 oti u lik rtRfntr 'Not tlmt I know of, waatho got-eniur' got-eniur' mulling u-juliuli r. "l't thi ) uu'ro a HglitLlng rod imui, eh" 'No, ilr; j im are w ronjMiptir " "T hen oqto il row lug michino mau.H No. ilr." "W. 1), then, byyoi-h, joti muit lei I.Utlt I in." Sir. bow unl nt oint. rulniott lnlge.1 tho roft ixjijM Hchmetit, and then lnrormt.l Ihoili'iulaltite old Xillowthnt ho n.ia tho got ernor nr tho it do or New York. '1 Id iiuh te.1 thntild ftllotvfor iiuhllo. but at hud lioo.uld liul.l ill ui longt r, and hoipiidly itiforimil Mr. bottard that ho thought ho wa n loir. Mr. Nword, hotteier, lnlititl uu tho truth of Ida atury, and tho dUpnto finally rcaulto.1 in a wagimf twtntydi.llata. Tho money win phu'M lu nu old lanttru thut waa carrii-iliutlia w.igontolw UMil In cao or emergenry, mul it wa ngrotd tint tho fint .na.n they rut wo to de-iido ua to tho uwmr-d!p of tho money, hhoiild hu fall tn rocn'n!zo .Mr, rV.uard a iovt mor tho former waa tu win, and iicoiirn. lliu tlit aooti cntue Driving liy the lliopuf u w Ltildo MarLi'nlth, tho liri-prhtor liri-prhtor ldiitiiir it(i.l in thoidi.orv.uy. Tlio furtnt r top,ied hu wagon nud Mr. honnnlnidi "My friiud, my uriulty luv lxn qtieillunel by llio geulhmiiti with mo, and 1 ihould 1. tdeuioil tfthatuhlmcou ituiod na to whu 1 am. Will ou bo kind tnouh tu t. II lilin!" Tho man or I riiwu un 1 muvl.i j red at Mr. Kuiird long and eurmitly. Then turning tu tho farmer hu laid, in uwu-itnit'lclom; uwu-itnit'lclom; "Ilo'a nil right, 111111 I know Mini HeV Thnrlow Weill, liy goah!" Tho farmer ttwk tho twenty dollar and Mr. Howard waa trcr liy that uuiount than when ho itartol uut. Chicago Chi-cago Mull. |