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Show Her First Vote. It was the evening of election day, and Higgleby had just returned home. "Well, my dear Jane," said he, as be kissed his wife, "did you vote today?" to-day?" "Yes," replied the lady. "Straight ticket, I suppose?" 6miles her husband. "Well, no" said Mrs. Higgleby. "After thinking it all over and reading read-ing the platforms of both parties. I felt that one was about as good as the other, so I split my ticket." "Split it?" roarea Higgleby. "Why, how did you do it?" "Why, instead of putting an X over the name of one candidate," said Mrs. Higgleby, "I divided it in half and pul a V over both." Harper's Weekly. |