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Show REMINDED HER OF HENRY CLAY Bibulous Husband Suggests an Idea to His Amiable Spouse. When ho got homo In a night liner at 3 o'clock tho other morning he found his wlfo propped up In bed reading a recent American historical novel. She was quite amiable. "Oh, good morning," she said, sweetly. Has the milkman comoT" He steadied himself against tho chiffonier and struck an attltudo of oxtrcmo dignity. "Whaz zhat you're readln', my dear?" ho Inquired of her. "Oh, ono ot these historical novels," nov-els," she replied. "It's tlmo to get up, Isn't It, so what's tho use of your coming to bed?" "I didn't know you were lnshrcsht-ed lnshrcsht-ed In hlsh'ry, my dear," said he, with profound solemnity. "No?" snld ahe. "Well, It is not to bo expected that you could bo really real-ly very familiar with my tastes. By tho way, there Is a story hero of how tho eminent Henry Clay happened to say ho'd rather, bo right than president. presi-dent. Do you know I've been thinking think-ing over that remark In connection with you." "Shash sho?" ho Inquired, wndcr-lngly. wndcr-lngly. "Shlnk I'm anuzzer Clay, eh?" "Well," sho replied, soft and low, "I think you'd rather bo drunk than president," and then tho servant girl's alarm clock could havo been heard ferociously ticking in the attic-room. |