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Show PIECE OF HARD LUCK. Embarrassment In Meeting Old Friend BJ In Poorhouse. BJ "Yes," Bald tho Hobokeu womnn H who bus been entortnlnlng frlonds BJ from the south, "1 took them to ovory BJ placo of Interest except tho poorhouse. BJ I didn't take them there becauso I BJ was afraid I might find that some of BJ my friends had become Inmates ot BJ tho Institution. jH Onco when I lived In Baltimore ( BJ ontortalned frlonds from tho went by K a trip to tho .poorhouse. Ono of tho Ri first persons wo met when wo got Sft Insldo tho gnto wns old Mr. Peabody. ji I had known Mr. Penbody for mauy PS years. I shook hands with him cor- Wj dlally. I supposed, of courso, that ho J was u visitor there, tho same as our- solves, ij "'How In tho world do you happon LI to bo hero?' I asked. lH! 'I meant how did ho happen to como S" tho sumo day wo did, but ho took mo quite sorlously: w " 'Everything wont to smash,' ho sjf said, dlsmully, 'and this scorned tho ,T only placo left for mo.' Tf "My friends looked from him to ma Uj In astonishment. I folt awfully luorti- "m flod, and so sorry for him, poor obi Jp man, that I didn't know what to do." K |