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Show TRUTHFUL. A Quaker had ot liimsolf into 'rouble with i lie authorities and the sheriff called to eseort him to the oekup. "Is your husband in?" he inquired .if the good wife who came to the :loor. "My husband will see thee," she replied. re-plied. "Come in." The sheriff entered, was bidden to make himself at home and was hospitably hos-pitably entertained for half an hour, but no husband appeared. At last the sheriff grew impatient. "Look here," he said, "I thought you said your husband would see me !" "lie has seen thee," was the calm reply, re-ply, "but he did not like thy looks and has gone another way." |