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Show THE LAWS OF COMPENSATION. Mike Understood When His Wife Had Explained. A New Yorker tells of a young Irish couplo in his employ, not long como from tlio "ould country." Shortly after af-ter their arrival the young wife, ambitious ambi-tious for learning, entcrea a night school, sinco her duties permitted o V that. Ono evonlng, when sho returned to tho servants' hall from school, tho husband asked; "Ah' phwat aro yo learnln' now, Molly?" "Tonight," said Molly, thinking to hnvo a bit of fun with Malachl, "tonight "to-night tho teacher road to us about the laws of compensation." "Compensation? "What's that?" "It's hard to explain, but It's oome-thing oome-thing llko this: If your sense of binoll is poor, tho sense of tasto Is all tho sharper; and if you aro blind, you can hear all tlio hotter." Malachl reflected. "Suro," said ho, "I see. It's lolko this: For oxamplo. If a man is born wld wan leg shortor than tho othor, tho other is longer." Harper's Magazine. |