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Show AND SHE COULDN'T DENY IT One Time That Mr. Hong, Scored on the Partner of His Joys and Sorrows. Former Senator .fohn V. Weeks was lately recalling somu of the happy days of the long ago In Washington. In those days, he Mild, there were such things ns bars, and Ids friend Hlrbutiis Hogg, spent a great deal of his time on the fringe ot the oases. One night after an unusually long sojourn near his favorlto bar, Mr. Hogg navigated painfully homo and at last reached Ills bedroom. Mrs. Ho,g was waiting for him. . "Hlibiitus," she said, after a swift appraisal of his condition, "I am ashamed of you utterly ashaiiied. You are a Hogg by naino, and u li 4 by nature." "Yes, m'dear," replied the prodigal, meekly, "but even at that I have the advantage over you. You are a Hogg by name, but you bocnnio a Hogg by choice." lC.change. |