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Show THE RULING PA33ION STRONG. Oport on Hlo Supposed Deathbed Wanted to Bet With Parson. "That Btory nbout Kd Uutclier, the noted old Iowa raccliorso man, ro-inlndft ro-inlndft m) of .1 talc tho buys used to oil of llutchor," nld Morris Lynch recently to tho Dos Moines Itcglstcr and Lender, "llutchor was u good fellow, fel-low, as tho men who follow the nicer go. Ills family war religious. One tlnii! llutchor got sick, very hIc)c, In fact Ills wife, fearing Ilia end, Hent for a minister. Utitchrr talked to the minister, I uno urged luni thnl he .should not atny nwny from his (loil, Tho road to salvation w'as not vor plulti to llutchor. lie nncslloned the mlnlRter closely nliout what he thought would happen It he should reform re-form Just prior to his death, The minister min-ister (old him he would he avrd, "'Will I hno wings Just llko the picture nnBoli7' asked llutchor. "You most ceitalnl) will,' replied tho nilnlslfr. "Well, thon, I Jttst lict .oti JS I can heat jou flying when you meet ma In heaven,' retorted Ilntcher, hln eje lighting up with the accustomed Hash. "Tho minister left In despair and Dutchcr recovered and followed the races for many )ears aftcmard" |