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Show Troublesome. Children.; . Everything Is .relative, after all, ovon ngo; yet one might suspect that tho "children" pf. ono of Mr.; Muzzoy'si "Men of tho Revolution" might havo, arrived nt years of some discretion ' .H and proper regard for bohnvlor, Wicu I saw tho old soldier, says Mr. Muzzoy, ho was the solo survivor of. JM thoso vvho witnessed tho bnttlo of Bunkor Hill. Xt tho ngo of 95 years tM ho was attending n Whig celebration" iH bold at Boston In 1SS0, nnd thero 1 vM met 11 in, He was a goqd-looking old ' man, with n largo, woll-slmped head, . m bhio oyes nnd mild" expression. His . HB vholo countcn.nnpo beamed with ben- Ki evolenco. ' BLBj I nskod him It ho hnd any children. BISI "Oh, yes, IJiavp,,two sons," 1jo re- friJl "Wiy did you not bring thpm with To old manjs smooth brow, wrln- .ffi kloil'lnto a semblanco of a frown as 'TF$' ho snld: ' 1 Isffj! "I didn't want to ho plaguod with iUM those b'oys on nn occasion of this lM' "Why, how old aro thoy" I asked, ) fW. wondorlng If ho could' moan his grand Ita'jv. children. t Ml "Oh, ono Is 70 nnd tho other Is 72. , But I couldn't bo bothered , with. ' thorn'." Youth's Companion. JSj |