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Show SMITH'S DINNER PARTY. iriilcaKo Itiporter ICnlerlnlna n l.iit.l liuler Clrciiiii.lnnci. Hint Were I nr (rum ricn.niit. Tho Chlcigo Journal tcll this Eton on bmlth, 11 )Oiinj newspaper mnn who has n multitude of debls, sonio nbillt), nnd a )oung wife His dtbts far orcrsh idow his other possessions Smith It not at nil proud of his debts. Neither 1a ho proud of his nbillt), though ninny men with much less nro qulto conceited Hut hc la proud of Ills wife Ho thinks no other mnn ever had ono ao goo 1 or co beau-Uful, beau-Uful, and thoto who know her, ctpc QUITE INFORMAL clnll) lilt tinmirrted friends, thluk ho Is not far from right. Ono da) not fong ago, Smith Inrlted 01 o of his friends out to dinner Tht invitation was gladly accepted, for tlnro Is vo moro rnjoj.ililo plnco to spend an denlng ii" with Smith and his wife. Hut wh the two men reached tlio door It wni. oildent thnt soruethlr.1" ferrlblo had hnppcned Mrs Smith greeted her husband with tears In her i)es and htr olco trembled trem-bled ns tha ciicdi ' Oh, John, tho oonstablo lint Iwen hen and carried off tver) bit of tho furniture" It wiis only too true rven the dlslits and tin) kitchen rango wero gone. Hut hmlth wni not one whit nbnslied Ho Insisted on his friend iln)iif to dinner, nnd off of n box nnd out of a few biol en plntis Smlth'i fiknd att ono of tho most enjoyable after a pleasant eiculng Smith and his wlfo Journc)id downtown, whern Smllh used his nerro' foi ono of tho best rooms In n lending I attl i"he) may l ta)ug thcrojtt. |