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Show Where He Drew the Line. An English earl, lately deceased, who had no family, was notorious for his hatred of children, and on one occasion he engaged as lodge keeper an army pensioner named McMicken. Some few months later McMicken's wife' presented him with a son and heir. On learning of the oecurrene his lordship rode down to the lodge in a terrible rage. "I hear," said he to Mr. McMicken, "that your wife has a son." "Yes, my lord," said the man proudly. proud-ly. "Well, now, look here, McMicken; when I put you here, it was to open and shut a gate, but by the Lord Harry, Har-ry, not to propagate." |
