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Show Pepping the Question. One of the millionaire cotton merchants mer-chants of tho United Stntes was exceedingly ex-ceedingly timid In tho presence of his ndorod ono. Everybody know ho was desperately in love, but he had not tho courngo to pop tho question. Tho parents of the girl Invited him to spend tho week'H end at their country place, with a view to help matters alone, lnbteud of a blessing or grnco at tho table It was tho family's habit to recite a verse from tho Bible, and all guests were Invited to Join In this diversion. With matrimony on tho brain, our young export on tho staple quoted, when called on nt breakfast Sunday morning "Ho that getteth a n wlfo gettetn a good thing from tho Lord." After that everything was easy. 'He married-tho girl. |