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Show JUDGING: BY THE RESULT8. Villager's Conversion Had Not Been of Great Avail. "In our business wo get many doubtful doubt-ful compliments," said Col. John F. Bishop, deputy surveyor of tho port, tho other day, "but I do not think I over received a compliment such as my grandfather got down In my nntlvo stato of Tennessee My grandfather was a minister and I was a very small boy when wo both strolled down tho road ono day. Ono of our fellow villagers vil-lagers camo along toward us. "'Oood morning,' said tho vlllagor, who apparently had looked upon tho cup. 'I-sh convcr hlc tod, parson,' ho stammered with difficulty. 'An-twashyou 'An-twashyou hlc that con hie converted con-verted hlc mo.' "That must bo so,' replied my grandfather, 'for it's certain tho Almighty Al-mighty had nothing to do with your conversion.' " Now York Evening TclogTam. |