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Show COURTINO WAS NOT EXPENSIVE. Beaton's Billing and Cooing .Came Cheap In New Hampshire. There lived In the town of Epplag, N. II., an old man who wns noted for his penurlousness. One winter the school teacher boarded at his house, and she had a brnu who camo once a week to spend the evening with her. This, of course, necessitated heating and lighting tho parlor. Nothing was sU about this Item of expense at the end of the term, when the teacher paid her board bill, but tho next day, happening to meet tho young man on tho street, tho old man nrcosted him, nnd, after a few preliminaries nbout the weather, remarked: re-marked: "You know we've been to some Ilttlo extra expense this winter running that flro In the parlor for jou nnd ttnehcr. I didn't say anything any-thing to her. but I thought perhaps jou'd bo willing to make It right." "Why. yes," replied tho young man, "I nm willing to pay nnythlng reason-nble, reason-nble, of course. How ir.ch do you think ou ought to have?" "Waal." drawled old Mr. B "I guess 'bout ten cents will do." ' |