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Show Suspicious of Carnegie's Olft. Andrew Cnrneglc lately told the New York limes this stor) . Ho said he found himself In a sleepy llttlo town In Georgia on a Sundnj, and he determined to visit tho colored church He nrrlved after tho service had begun, und took a rent In the last pew When the plate wns passed he dropped a f50 bnnknoto on It. Iho old man who passed the plate put It down nt mice, examined Iho noto carefully nn both sides, and then lounted the change In the tdtte This finished he picked up tho plate and marched solemnly to the front. In-stead In-stead of placing It on tho Utile table, In front of tho pine pulpit, however, ho cnirled It around to tho pulpit stairs nnd handed It to tho minister lie whiskered whis-kered to tho pnstot easorly podding first at the M noto nnd then nt Mr Carnegie The minister put tho plate on the pulpit, tlngeied the note, blinked onco or twice nnd said 'lliorcn, do Lawd hah be'n mighty good to us dpi day. De tolleesliun 'mounts to one dollih 'en tvventy-fo' cents, en ef de lift dollir bill wha' dnt man wld de may In'r nn' beard who am elttln' In do hie k seat, put In do Plato, am gool we have fUt)-nne dol-tnhs dol-tnhs 'en twenty-fn etnts Let us t nnk de Lawd en pru) dnt It may bo lw u good bill " All Carnegie sllpred out of tho church Just heroic tho pr.i)er was finished nnd left the town before the doubting minister min-ister discovered his Identity. |