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Show (ti ll K lilSl'OSALS 11AIIE. A llo,lnrn III It 3 j if Haltlmg I'oll ' ' lot lirli'iauc i. ! "flare's tha men 1 waul1 aald Jamea Hlahop at he aniered the iortals ' It-aillng luto Coiuntlaalotier Bumrurr'i 1 1 uUlolal aanotuu to lay and aUilrasaa-i hluitelf lo lhat luuotlunary, "My ' wife has tolil those lellows Ucssns of ;M tlmsi that i wus exoniil from paylug il poll tea, because of uiy age, but lor all thai they euler suit against lue, anil you eumiuen wa to appear before ij you." I ; Hhul up,' barthly anl ampbatlo- jj ally lnlei):-ctej tha ooinrnlsalonar. ! "iloll up your rllil band, aad re- (j rn'iv. your hat. You solemnly swear 1 that your name ta Jemee iliahop and m tuat you are over ..! years nf egt?" . i I llialiop nnddtij Ilia aaaent. L "iliat'e all ilgtit, then," said Mora 1: rls. 'Vour raae is dlimlssed. And 1 1 let me loll you," o-intlnued tha 00m- ' ; nilsaiourr, 'l waul nu police court atones beio; if youVa wllliug lo sweer 1 , lliet you are exempt from psylug poll 'j Iss, IhalseltlDS II." I 'liiank you, Juilge, thank you," r and Mr. Hlaliup alalke I oul. I 1 "I'libae kind ul esses have become i aa Miuiafi.ua of lull , that 1 am sli k and tired ul tlieiii. Men uome In here every day lo relate llieir Iroubloa to 1 rar, but 1 won't listen lo iheru. Vcu luuv llioeo po'; lax felliWe hesrao 1 ' many stories ab ut men belug exempt, lliat they oauiiot glv. oreienca tu Ilium, 11 II ttity osnnol gl u,s taa V lliey aue lor Ua oollai'llou. '.'Iie tin agutleved peitiva o'fio to me aul In '1 lliol a tutieret, e (.umeliuieiil hy lelai I I liaC their Wiellll l.laa, but Jual aa uir-y ' oniuiuoi-ce 1 atop Ineni oil, by Uavlug llieiu ei uer tu lueooudiltou, whloti ei til is., tiiaiu lo exeiuplion, and all Is aoitled." |
