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Show He Obeyed His Orders. John was tho now EngllBh butler In tho employ of a Philadelphia family. When John first camo ho, was told by tho mistress of tho houso that sho was always at homo to hor sister, who was a frequent visitor to tho houso. Tho sistor In question was pointed out to John on her noxt visit, and tho mistress was satisfied In her mind that John would oboy orders. Every tlmo tho Bister called John would admit tho wolcomo guest with roveront respect. It was her custom to nsk him beforo entering It his mis-tross mis-tross wns In, and It always happened that sho was, so John would nod and profoundly bow hor In. But ono day It happened that his mistress was out whon tho alstor enlled. When John wont to tho door alio, aa usual, asked It. her sister was In, to which John nodded In the nlllrmatlvo nnd bowed hor In. John's business at that moment tool; him out In tho yard, and he loft hor In tho parlor. Divesting herself ot hor wraps, tho visitor began to look for her sister, but seeing no signs of hor downstairs concluded that alio was c.t ono ot the uppor floors, and went upstairs, Of courso, sho failed to And hor, and, thinking tlint tho butler might bo mistaken, went downstairs to Inquire of him again. Sho found him out In tho yard, and calling to him, asked If ho thought his mistress had gono out, ns she could not And her In tho houso. John, after meditating a moment, roplled: "Yos, mum, alio h'ls h'out." "Out!" oxclalmed tho sistor; "why, I thought you said sho was at homo?" "Yes, mum," camo the solemn reply, re-ply, "but sho-tol' mo that sho was always al-ways at ;ome t youl" Llpplncott's! Magazine." |