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Show A 8ad Mistake. In my father's natlvo village lives Mr. S., a very deaf old man. During tho summer months he lets his spare rooms to somo of the many pleasurc-scckcrs pleasurc-scckcrs who frequent tho placo, says a Boston Herald writer, and ono day last summer, whllo Mr. S. was in his garden, a young man ot tho vlllago chanced by, and tho following conversation conver-sation took placo: "Good morning, Mr. S." "MawnlnV "You've "got ,your houso full of boarders board-ers this summer." Mr. S. was picking potato bugs Off from his plants, but ho managed to stop long enough to answer, "Yes." "Somo nico looking young ladies among them," continued tho young man. Mr. S. stood up and eyed the potatoes pota-toes critically, then answered: "Well, they'd ought to look putty good. I Just picked two quarts ?f bugs off 'em." |