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Show NOTHING HARD ABOUT IT. Man'a Eloquent Prayer Really a Simple Sim-ple Proceeding. Josiah .Main, a grandson of tho first settled minister of Itochester, N. H., whose bronze stntuo adorns tho central cen-tral square of that thriving city, was a local character, celebrated for his wit and skill In argument, and ns cunning cun-ning lu his speech as Jamie Sautar, tho Drumtochty cynic. On one occasion a company had gathered at tho popular grocery, among whom were Elder Hunnals and 'Slab Main, and a bet of two quarts of rum was mado as to who could pray the best, thu elder or Main. All had taken several portions of rum or else It Is hardly likely that tho elder would have consented to Join In tho sacrilegious test. The elder prayed first, and his petition was so long, loud and fervent that a considerable consid-erable crowd gathered beforo ho lln-Ishcd. lln-Ishcd. Then Main began and prayed with so much grcator fervor and eloquence that ho easily won tho bet. Tho elder declared he didn't see how ho did It. "Why," declared Main. "I began whoro you left off, and put In what you left out, and that's how I did It." |