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Show WHEN LOVB WA TOtTNO. , The man- mother had given the man's wife a love latter which ane found hidden away In a maae of aid papera, aaya the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It had been written writ-ten to tha man when he waa a boy, and tha writer waa hla eweetheart. aged It. The man's mother laughed when she handed It to the ma,n'a wife, and tha man's wire laughed when aha handed It ta But the man did not laugh. "Aha!" aald the wife In her merry way "aee how tha paat rleea up against you. The man took the letter, and slowly unfolded It and aoftly read it aloud. "Deareet boy." he read, "I'm afraid you are mad at me becauee I walked wtth Johnnie Klcholaon yeaterday to school, but It waan't my fault at all, You know I love you, deareat boy, a thouaand million tlmea mere than I could ever love Johnnie, and when you look cross at ma ft brealta mv heart. Ain't vou going to taka ma to the school picnic Saturday 'cauae If you don't I can't go. I cried when I wrote thla thac'a why It'a apoited. Don't make ma cry any more, deareat boy." The man looked at the tatter for aome time. Hla gase softened, and he sighed. "That waa the real thing." he murmured.' and he carefully refolded the letter and turned away. And than tha man e wife waa sorry aha had given the letter to the man. |