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Show Knife and Fork. Tlie Tiger-Hawk tells the story of a patrician soldier's mistake. I'erciva Pompcroy of the city introduced hini-f'lf hini-f'lf to a scar-faced messmate something some-thing al ler this manner : "I sun charmed to form your acquaintance ac-quaintance anil trust it will ripen into a friendship ihnt will endure. I observe ob-serve yen have combated the dread disease, smallpox." The "did Sixther" looked him over. s:.:o!heiv the lily white hand in a big lirmvn one and replied : x "I am one of the Pikeses. A badger fniu Hitter Creek. A ridge runner and a pi-L'itier. and got web feet. Have a chaw? Hut I ain't had no smallpox I learned how to eat with a fork." Kansas City Times. |