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Show WILLING TO LET HIM DIE. Stinging Menage Sent by Farmer Wonted In Buslneit Deal. In the old colony town of Scttuate, Mass., once lived Deacon J , who had a yoke of oxen he desired ,to sell. The news reached the cars of Farmer T , who lived In another portion of the town, who was In want of a pair. So ho visited tho deacon, who met him with a gracious smile and led him to the oxen, which were chewing their cuds and to all appearances appear-ances ready for any amount of toll. After some bargaining a difference of five dollars remained. Finally the deacon said: "I am old and fecblo, and shall not live long, and flvo dollars dol-lars will bo of no account," so tho bargain was made. Farmer T took tho oxen me. They proved worthless, could not work, and had been heated. He felt provoked nt being sold, and, seeing a person the next day who was going to the part of tho town whero tho deacon lived, said: "You tell Deacon J ho need not llvo another d d minute longer on my account." |