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Show A COWCOY'S LETTER. It Wii to jiIh J'-uttior, AJi Wurt a Iuke 111 .'''lllljUHt. 'J'his world has Ikmouic but a very siuall iIimm!, yet it k not every day that tho fact, ifl so forcefully demonstrated as it wan to a certain doctor oi whum a western paper tells. This doctor had under his care in tho itiospitnl a cow Iwy fiom one of tho rangisof northern Montana, who, when he became ton taleseenr, one day walked Into tho doe tor's liotiiH to t.liank him forhfsseniex.s and say gHd-by. As he was about to leave the llluc, the cowboy renuirkcd "IVn-tor, 1 undemtnnd tliat, you ar soon to sot oil ori a trlj) to tho olbcir side of t.l.e water,' and that, bet'cre.jo.i return ,ou intend to visit. Heoth.nd. If such is thecasa, I should like toglve you a letter to soniu friends of mine." Th' doctor replied that, he did intend to i.sit Scot land,, ami that he should lw pleased to take charge of the letter. Tin run Kii the cowboy sat down, wrote, a brief letter, sealed it tip, and addressed the tuivolopt; to let assay tJie "duko of Craigo" at, a easlJo in Scotland. When ho handed it to tJie doctor, that gentleman looked at the nddre.ss rather dubiously, and then naked, in a. voice that, was possibly a littJe cold: "Is IJiht gentleman an acquaintance ac-quaintance of yours?" "Well, yes," replied the ranch-rider. "I think it. quite probable be. will re-momlHir re-momlHir me. lie is my father, and I shall be glad to have you call ou him and tell him 'm getiting along all i ritflrt." The doctor took the kilter, and when he leTt. for the old world had every intention in-tention of cultivating thu acquaintance of tho KrotUsh nobleman, us he bad already cultivated the acquaintance of his son. Youth's Companion. |