Show if she had her choice A gentleman who finds great amusement ment in telling bis his wife which aich lady of their acquaintance bo he will select as a tor successor when she dies and who one day had been teasing her with numberless mock serious erious allusions subject suddenly called their little littie daughter to him and asked her shaking with laughter at his own wit madeline how would you like to have a stepmother the child considered for a moment and then with great earnestness replied I 1 think id much rather bare have as stepfather |