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Show SOLON AVOIDS LONG SESSION Keprese illative He'ny CesiriKfl to End Meet'iip Tells Story That Steps Man's Lei-o Sceech. lcpres-eut a li v e Henry, a1 a political uieeiiug in Waco, desiring io draw a lather pv.viracted session 1o a close, when a man rose and said pomivnis-ly pomivnis-ly : "1 vv-,!-h to offer a few remarks, and (hose 1 will subdivide Into twelve heads,."' Flit, here Mr Henry, his eyes twinkling, twink-ling, ill! evrupi ed . "Cenilomen." he said, "lei me (ell you a story. A man was lurchinn home very late the other evening, much the worse for a bachelor's snipper snip-per or something of that soil. H came to a clock tower, and paused and l.vked up ai (lie ilinniinaied dial to see the time. As lie did so, the clock began to strike. One two three four the incbriaie listened, counting ihe strokes carefully, and when, at last, twelve sounded, he said, as he prepared to stagger on again: " Furn you hie - why oonldii'l yon have saiil thai all at. once'"" Amid lend laughter V,r. Henry sat down, and the pompons man made much slioiler speech than lie bad intended |