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Show The Thirsty Veteran. Tho pitiful povorty of tho army veterans, vet-erans, on whoso behalf Earl Roberts makes an appeal, has doveloped In some of them a subtle keenness In securing se-curing for themselves those little luxuries lux-uries which want of money prevents them from obtaining In tho ordinary way. An aged hero of tho Crimean war nnd Indian mutiny, who resided In a remoto village in Scotland, was ono day interviewed by a party of gentlemen gentle-men on nn outing. They listened with Intorest to tho story of tlio old man's) share in tho above-mentioned cam-' pnlgns, and, after thanking him profusely, pro-fusely, woro about to dopart, when tho nged .warrior suddenly remarked: "There's another thing, gentiemon, that I can recall to mind." "Ah, Indeed! In-deed! What is that?" eagerly askod tho tourists, expecting to hear a moso Interesting remlnlsconce. "Gentlemen," said the vetoran In lm-prcsslvo lm-prcsslvo tones, "1 weol romombor that I was Just as thirsty during tho wholo of the battle of Ikorman ns I am now!" Tho party took tho hint. Dundeo Ad-vortlsor. |