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Show PAUL HAD HIS OWN IDEA. Father Explanation of Lightning Not Satisfactory to Him. Llttlo Paul was four years old when tho western city In which ho lived wns swept ono night by n torrlblo storm, Wind, thunder nnd lightning played havoc, and, whllo other mombors of tho family woro huddled In dark cor-nors, cor-nors, Paul watched tho Illumination of the sky with great delight. Tho noxt morning nt breakfast ho aBkcd his father what caused tho streaks of flro across tho sky, and his foUior, with great pains, essnyod to explain. Pnul listened nttontlvely nnd apparently ncceptcd what was told him, but, when ho found nttentlon diverted rrom himself, him-self, .tin leaned .over to his mint, who pat bcsldo him, nnd whispered: "It wasn't that, auntlo. It wns God i scratching matches on tho sky." ' |