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Show Why People Like Eitvli Otlir. Ono of the first and longest steps of progress toward intimate acquaintance is made by the discovery of some point of agreement. No matter how small it may be it serves to a certain extent Jones, who does not like butter, may find that Brown has a similar distaste for it Immediately a gleam of friendly friend-ly recognition shoots from the eyes of each. However alight and weak, thero is a link of human sympathy between them. Thoy may even remember each otner, aituougu they never meet ogam, simply because neither likes butter. Then, If it should transpire that there are other points of agreement, the delighted de-lighted surprise and confidence deepens ; Brown and Jones ore cronies for life. Or it may not be Brown and Jones, 1 It may be John and Arabella; then i more may come of it, as in the case of the pair in the "Story of an African ! Form," wherein the lady asks theswain, "Did you ever have convulsions when I you were a baby?" "Yes," said the young man. "Strange," said she; "1 i had convulsions too; wonderful that we should be so much alike!" And j agreement progresses to uuttrimony. ( Boston Transcript ! |