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Show doctrine of metempsychosis?' " 'I don't see. what that has to do with what I was saying,' answered the stranger.. " 'It has very much. I have firm faith In that doctrine. , I believe that In the next life every man will be transformed Into the thing for which he has best qualified himself in this. In that life, sir, you will become a grog shop.' "The etranger was from the 'wrong side of the river and no fight took place." WHAT HE WOULD BECOME. After bragging that he could drink & Quart of whisky without being "put under un-der the table," a young man who hangs around the coattails of some of the political poli-tical leaders was told his- story by a Kentucky Representative: "My young friend. Sargent S. Prentiss Pren-tiss had genius that assured him any position of power, or wealth, or Influence Influ-ence that be might choose; he had a physical frame which should have been vigorous at four-score; he died at 42, orn out In body and mind. "Mr. Prentiss when a young man spent some time in Cincinnati, unknown un-known and unhonored, save for some plendid blowouts he gave. One night st oue of these a stranger entered the room and Prentips courteously asked blm to Join In the festivities. The stranger accepted, and It was not long before he had stored away Innumerable drinks and began to boast about the number of snifters he hafl taken during the day. He kept this up until Mr. Prentiss asked him: 'My dear sir, do you believe In the |