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Show Tlao IPrioo of Lying, It was such a bright boy who applied to the grocer for a job that he thought he would give him a little talk, just for a guy. "If I hiro you," he said, "I suppose sup-pose you will do what I tell you?" , " Yes, sir." "If I told you to say the sugar was highgrade when it was low, what would you say ?" The boy never turned a hair. "I'd say it," he responded promptly- " If I told you to say the coffee was pure, when you knew that it had beans in it, what would you say ?n ' v r -v, . . "I'd say it" ' " "If I told you to say that the butter was fresh, when you knew it had been in the store for a month, what would you say ?" "I'd say it." The merchant was nonplussed.. " How mush will you work for?" he inquired very seriously. "One hundred dollers a week," answered the boy, in a businesslike business-like tone. The grocer came near falling off his stool. . "One hundred dollars a week," he repeated in astonishment. "With a percentage after the first two weeks,"said the boy, coolly. "You see," he went on, "first-class "first-class liars come high, and if you need them in your business you've got to pay them the price. Otherwise, I'll work for S3 per week," and the boy caught tho grocer at his own game and got the job at S3 per week. Michigan Tradesman. |