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Show I Could Not Look Pious. A young man who had ocured a position po-sition In a mercantile house In Philadelphia Phila-delphia had t tho recommendation of ( a fellow employe engaged board and lodging In a pr'vate family. The family fam-ily wero extremely devout. Before each meal a long graco was said. To their dismay and horr-r the now boarder sat bolt upright hilo the others oth-ers at tablo roverently bowed their i,' heads. When tho second day passed and tho man from tho south evinced no disposition to unbon-! the good lady of tho house could endure the situation sit-uation no longer. "Atheism?" asked she sharply. "No, madam," humbly responded tho now boarder, "boll." |