Show THE REVENGE OF OP A TRAMP It was a D. acol cold ld z snowy oy dA day cold as as' as charity charlt which It may may b ba bE mentioned is going some In iii the line of ol real freezing weal weather her Weary Vear Willie presented himself at the farmhouse door an and humbly re- re re requested requested quested the this sharp faced tace 1 woman to pro pro- vido Id him with enough t food od to sustain within him the spark of ot life lIe He lie explained exp that that while this spark was waa not esp especially useful at al that time he had ambitions am am- and expected to fan ran It In to a a. name of ot Industry which would fully tully justifY any kindness on on her part The farmers farmer's wife was not at all AU impressed im presser pressed with Willies Willie's plea and emitted a a. lon lone ioni shrill denunciation of any man who vi vho was us unwilling to tb hurl himself out of ot bed at Cot 4 4 o'clock In Jn th the morning and work fe until 9 o clock o'clock at night capping capping cap cap- ping off ocr tho the days day's recreation by undinE tho tile cat dud and giving gt her hor a a. au r of 0 milk mme Finally Jl however er she ho indignantly flung nunc Willie an ap uninviting looking hunk of mince plc pice Willie-failed Willie to catch it and It struck atuck uck tho the snow 60 BO so heavily that it stirred up a u cloud of ot U tho t feathery flakes Will Willie fished It out and nd disappeared T The e next t day he returned an and said sald to tho sharp fac faced d Woman in a tone of ot great Would you jou ou b be bc kind enough to give me mo mothe methe methe the recipe for tor the mince mince- pie I got hon here esterday ster V The 1 ideal eal 8 said ld the tho woman woman and launched munched into Juto a a. terrific howl against V WIN WU lieS lie'S Impudence Well Veil explained the tramp I Just wanted to settle a bet My partner says eay ay you used three cups of or Portland cement to one of molasses but I t claim its it's only t two and a a. half The The Popular Magazine e. e I |