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Show KNEW IT HAD BEEN FOUND I But Information as to Minister's Lost H Coat Afforded Little Satisfaction 9 to That Gentleman. H BsssT William M. Wood, tho head of tho woolen industry, said in Boston, - H apropos of tho new tariff: H "It listens good, as tho slang phraso B goes, but will it listen good to tho -" B yery end? Won't tho end bo a dls- B 'rnal surprlso, like tho talo of tho lost B coat? B "A country minister, driving to B church with his new overcoat on the B seat besldo him, lost the coat en B route, and announced his loss from fl tho pulpit. B " 'Dearly beloved,' ho said, 'I met fl with a sad Iosb thia morning. Some- fl where on the River road, while drlv- B ing to church, I lost my fine, new, B sllk-llnod ovorcoat. If any of you B find it, I hopo you'll bring it to tbe B parsonage.' fl " 'It's found, doctor,' said a voice B from the back of tho church. B "'Bless you, my friend! Heaven fl bless you!' said the minister, beam- B ing on tho speaker gratefully. B "'It's found, sir,' continued the B volco. 'I came along the River road fl Just after you, and it wasn't there.'" fl sBsfl |