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Show UNCLE JOE SPEAKS HIS MIND Has a Few Words to Say Regarding the Too Good Intentions of One's Friends. "This Ir, tho most comfortablo chair. Undo Joe. Won't you take It? Undo J oo looked at his nephow with a suspicion sus-picion of a glare. He was a cheerful, bluff old gentleman, who was making a visit to his nephew's family, and bad Just come In from a. brisk walk in tho country. Now ho strod-i to tho flre-placo flre-placo and stood In front of It, warming his coittalls. His niece was "busy with some fancy work near the window and his nephew had Just laid asldo the afternoon af-ternoon paper. "Do sit down In the most comfortable chair," urged tho .voung woman with the fancy work. "I prefer to stand up," said Uncle Joe. "VVny objection?" "Why, no," said his nephew. "Of course If you wish to stand up" "Your intentions," said Uncle Joe, "are good, but with your permission, I'm going to make a speech. There Is such a thing as having too good Inten tlons." "What do you mean, uncle?" asked the volco from the window. "I'm sure wo want you to be perfectly comfortable," comfort-able," "Bo I am," Bald tho otd gentleman, "but you forgot that I am old enough, and not yet too old, I hope, to Judge for myself," "Whon 1 want to sit down 1 know enough to sit down, and as a matter of fact, I consider somo of the other chairs quite as comfortable as the one you are always compelling me to sit down in. "When I am at dinner I know whon I have had enough to oat, and I don't Itko to be told that 1 havo a poor appe-tlto appe-tlto it I don't cat twice as much as anybody olse. "When I go out to walk I am still capable of deciding whethor or not to wear rubbers. And when I stay In the house it's my own fault If I Bit 1b a draft "I llko this placo, and I should like to prolong this visit several days longer. long-er. That's my speech," finished the old gontleman. There was a moment's silence. "And a mighty good speech, too," aid the younger man,, suddenly. "I hadn't thought ot it that way beforo; but chasing pooplo to make' them comfortable. com-fortable. Is a rather opprosslvo kind of hospitality. Sit down In any old chair you 1'ko, .JTnclo Joseph,, and I guesB horoaftor Aland anil I will be ablo to restrain our Impulse to pick It for you." "I siiouldn't hnvo mentioned It," said Uncle Joe. with a twlnklo, "if I hadn't been suro that Buch sonslblo young pcoplo would ngreo with mo." Youth's Companion. |