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Show Hoped To Reduce the Stock. Frank Smith, a prosperous merchant of Lane"---. N. H., was at Plymouth BJ ono fall buv .ig apples from the farm- jB crs. An oM man named Silas Hardy, B who lived In tho west part of tho BJ town, owned a good farm with an BJ applo orchard, and in addition to farm- BJ ing wns an undertaker. BJ Smith lv-vo up to his placo and B was Invited Into tho barn to talk over BJ tho apple market, and, much to his B surprise, srw u large assortment of BJ coffins piled thorc. B Hardy noticed that Sir'th looked puz- BJ zlcd, nnd informed him ho was tho BJ neighborhood undertaker. Smith said: BJ "But I do not sco why yoi carry so BJ many cofllns." Bfl The old man ropiicd; "Wal, I have BJ got a prottv InTo stock on hand, but BJ hope to run iVm nil off In the spring." BJ |