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Show A . More Truth Than Poetry j 'l By . JAMES J. MONTAGUE r THC HEIGHT Of CBUILTV. (A Judge has awarded a divorce on tha ground ef cruelty to a woman whoae husband called, her a snake i ' ' ' Into a court there cama ona day A lady young and fair. " With many streaks of silver grsy Amid her chestnut hair. And when the Judged asked her complaint, . Which happened in due course. . She eald In accents lew and faint: "I want, air, S divorce," "Upon what ground?" the Judge remarked. Ilia featuree quite severe. Tour husband haa perhapa embarked It pen a wild career? ' Or did he beat you like a brute . And cause your tears to flow. That you came here to bring thla suit?" Tha lady answered, "No'." "Mr dear young woman." aald tha Judge. "What can your res eon be? Rave yoa been made a household drudge- Is that, perhaps, ysur plea?" . The lady, but ten years a bride. With aobe be ran to shske; -ftm was ao cruel. aha replied. "He aald I was a snake!" The Judge recovered with a start " Hie equilibrium. " "The wretch.", he esM. "he has no heart The base, malignant bum! . lie member of the human race Could treat a lady so: I pever heard of such p case: Take yor divorce and go! WHAT wfLL HENRV DO TMtNT ' ' ' The predlctl that life will aooa be lengthened twenty yeara muat be baaed i the belief that the manufacture of aatomobllea will be stopped. INCJURASLE. . Tt ta tbe firm of Labor Capital that moat often gata fta name under the "Business Troubles" heading. ONWARD AND UPWARD , Tew Chinese are running Isundrlee. Some of them hava reformed and gone into the bandit business. . Hf -NEVER PAILS. - There ta otae genera men t efftelal who to' always en the Job. and that Is ths fellow who sends oat those reminders about the next Income tax instalment. instal-ment. - sa t Copy ri gilt. lDIt, by the Bell Syndicate, InsJ |