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Show HE FELT LONELY The Sad Tale of a Shrew Her Mate and Her Demise. At n sale of animals from n hippodrome hippo-drome n tiger was being offered. The highest bid was made by a rann who was a stranger, nnd to him it was knocked down. Tho owner of the aul-mal, aul-mal, who had been eyeing the stranger uneasily during tho bidding then went up to him nuil said: "Pardon me for asking the question, but will you tell mo where you are from?" "From the country," responded tho man. "Are you connected with nny show?" "No." "And you nrc buying this nnluinl for yourself?" "Yes." The showman shifted nbout for n few moments, looklug alternately nt tho man and tho tiger, evidently trying his best to rcconello the two. "Now, young man," he dually said, "you need not take this animal unless you want to, for there nre those here who will tnko It off your linnds." "I don't want to sell," was the quiet reply. "What on earth are you going to do with such an ugly beast If you liavo no show of your own and are not buying for some ono who Is u showmnn?" "Well, I'll tell you." nh the purchaser. pur-chaser. "My wife died about threo weeks ngo. We had llvcl together for ten years, and and I miss her." Ho paused to wlpo his eyes and steady his voice, and then added : "So I've bought the tiger." "I understand you," said the grent showman, In n husky voice, ns he turned to hide his emotion, London Times. |