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Show FELT A NATURAL RESENTMENT. Inebriated Individual Felt He Had Been Unjustly Dealt With. In a- certain town thero live tho families of Jim Smith and John Smith. They live side by side, and the houses are nearly alike. They nro not related relat-ed In any way. Jim Smith Is a saloon-1st saloon-1st and a promoter of prize lights; John 8mlth Is a bank dlroctor, and his wife nnd daughters nro leaders of society. Naturally It Irks the John Smiths when, as might be expected, soino ono calls nt their homo and Insists In-sists upon seeing Jim Smith. Ono evening, after several calls of this sort had been made during tho day. a man obviously under tbe Influence In-fluence of ardent liquor matin his way with some dlmctilty up the steps lit the John Smith home, rang the bell, and when the eldest tinuslUor of Johtl . Smith appeared at the door, Inquired blandly: "Docsh doesh Jim Smlsh live 'ero?" Patlenco and temper had been worn' out. The girl slammed the door In his face, exclaiming at the samo time: "No, ho doesn't" Dlgntnedly tho Intoxicated man ambled down the ste'ps, down the walk nnd to tho gate. There he paused paus-ed and thought, while from behind tho curtains of the window the elder daughter of John Smith watched him curiously. She could see that ho was muttering to himself. Finally ho shook his head sagely and retraced his steps to the John Smith door. Again ho rang the bell, and again tho daughter opened It. Gazing at her with eyes that told of wounded sensibilities, sen-sibilities, ho Inquired resentfully: '"Who'n dickens shald he did?" Seattle Post Intelligencer. |