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Show A Stoiy of l.nujion. A married iouk, old friends of Tennyson, Ten-nyson, who baJ been traveling In the out ror some years, soya Iho Uenttc-uoman, Uenttc-uoman, returning Ito Knglund, wrote to the poot to announce their where alouts and bug him to go aud seu thiui. Aicordlugl),ouu lino alternoon Tennyson betook lilmtelf to Btnp herd's bush, und on ringing at Hi, bell learned they wefo not ut home. Well, thou, I will Just write them n tiote,and arrange forudayof meollug,' said hu to the houtcnmlj. I-orthwlth he was conducted to tho drawing, room where uiillls. Ink nnd piper were ,uplled. When signing his name to n polite little note, 'lenuyson, by Jerk of the elbow, overturned thu Ink bottle, and great was his dismay at mlng n largo pool of'lnksprcadlug rapidly over his frlund'a new white Persian carpet of inMclilus Limit), Horrorstruck, hu rang the U-ll. I.fp ran the servant. "I' or Uod site, help nu I" cried Ihu poet, Now It h poned that the milkman hadjust lelt a can of frothing milk at the door. And the Ink indent handmaid remembered re-membered lu thu nick Of time that now milk, It thrown over wet Ink, would remove all traces of the desjtoll. lug fluid. Accordingly, shoovortiirntd the ugou tho large hlaul. pool, uud Willi house llauoel and cloths set about rub-blng rub-blng und scrubbing ut Ihu stain. Down went I onn) sou onhls hands and knri h, rubbing nod scrubbing with his little helpmeet. Hlsngony ol mint! forfear that his old friend should kuuck ut the door aud suddenly appear on the scene of disaster ho olleu ilescrlbod lu later days, declarlug it "to reaih the Infinite." In-finite." With uoh u i,ood will did IhlsstrangeciJupluwork together that every trscoof Ink was removed. ".Here Is a 6 shilling jlece, my good girl," cried the pobl, "and Hit tilois you!" 'With that he soiled his hat and made for the door. Oome weeks later an In-vltatlon In-vltatlon lo dluo with his old friends reached Tinu)iou. lie wont. And the larret was lu uo nay alluded tu on either side. s |