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Show H I -fU HICKMAN'S MISTAKE. HHJ I ' U trerfced Twtt llolele for at Itlnaer H ' but the.e he Wrenf Una rlr.l. pEM I , Soma tlmo ugo. rciiling nn inter H I " Mtlnu nrtlrlo nlmt ilr Ilirkmnn, H tho Utait llnimmcl of WiudiluKton H Jmnniu, tvmliitlwl ma of a ttury H wLldi 1 know lo bo truo of hlin. H ami which, 1 thluk, nour wan tiuLr- H lUhcxl H l Ulion ho hiul not n cent In lib H pocket hanlnajHcuntrlrnl to haro H tho npiiunnnicu of n lnnn fnultk-wly H ( attlrul, oien thouithhlsdothvawiro H 1 chluy nnj alinont tlircoilharu. H, $ Olio ovuulnK. wltli no money In hU H I poctii't and not knowing wlioro liLs H u ilinniT wm to como from, ho ttuiin H tcrul forth with a lint well lrushL H ' jvrfvet fitting clou anil liUiunul H Loutounlero. H WnlkliiK down n well known ctrect H In WnxlilnRton. bo tntcrol ono of tho H irindil hottla. notol for iUexctl H IcntcuUlna blowly walking tmrnnl H tlio dining room n waiter nuhcO t'i H ' meet him, with tho wordi, "Will j ou H ilino, nirl" BllKhtlj- Iwwlng hla hnul, H ho followed tho wuiter, who con- H, I ductl him to a tublo, rt'llovlng him H of hU liat, rano anil Klorm. H Ho illaoU miinptiioiLily, not oven H omitting hit faorUouino anil a good B K dgnr. I Having flnUhol thownltcrprcRont' HHJ " oil 111 (Leek TuWlij no notice, ho HHJ crJIeil for hi hnt ami rIovoi nuil line HHJ ceuliil to walk out of tho placo. TLo j waiter KtopiKxl him nml nalili "You hao not nettled your hill, ' Kir." HBJ i "Iliavo no monoy," raid Mr. I Ilcli- HBJl ' man, "but 1 thank you for n very HHJ; lino dinnor.N HBJ' Tlio proprietor wan cnIlol,wai very i I angry and tualatod upon tlio bill Ur I lngHcttloL HBJ i "Look hero, my friend," imld Mr. I I ' Hlrkman, "1 eaino In hero and thin HHB I ' young man ruked mo to dino, rwkul HHI r mo what 1 would bno, and luild 1 HBH1 ' rould liao nnytlilug I wiahal 1 HBH f , havo onjo) ed it l cry inucli, am ury HBH much obliged. It wn a capital din HHB H 'llio landlord. Booing tho nature of Hi tlio Joko, and Uint tiu had beon fooleil Hl determined to turn it to good no HHBi i-oiuit. "Hoo here," ho uid to Mr HHI llleUuiu, "1 will tell you how wo HHB will amtngo tliln and Ktyno mom HHB ulNiutlt" Taking him to a window Hi ho twlntoil nerowi tho ttnet. Baying HHl ' Do jounce that hotel ocr therot HHl Well,, that man U running lu opjiohl HHM tion t'o mo. Vou go and kvito him HHV: i tho kudo Joko you Imomoandlwill HHB. ) yi fhojou fifty dollani." HHll , j "Ton my word." Bays our friend HHB! j i I lllikinan, "Uiinnot cat another such HHB ' ' I dinner tonight, hut I will tomorrow." HHfll f Bo tlio bargain wok (IomiL HHfl Tho licit evening Mr Hirkmanen HHB, tcred tho lioti I agreed lloii an tlio HHf Bnmo ierformaneo wangono through LTlio wuiter and tnshicr, (hiding tliey could gi-t no mom y, in ho insisted Hili ul'ou '' """ ""'' l,,,1 'uknl ,llln to HHfll dino, dually uillc.1 tho proprietor, BBBJl who wan MT)' angry and InnUted BBflli upon U ing ial.1. BBfll At lust, finding ha could get nn Bflfll money, ho Miidi ' Look hire, 1 will HHB, not nrret-t you, and if you will go HI acroM tho itreet and play tho pamo HHB joko on that hotol npposito 1 will giro HHB youiiuo" H "Uh. whit n inktalo Iliavo mado I" HHB: cold our friend Ilk kman. "Why did HHBr i 1 not enmu hero Unit t lloonly guo HHB 1 mo fifty dollar for placing it on HHB you."-Uir, Sew York World. |
