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Show "Uncle NelionV Reasons. In the latter part of tho last cen-nrv cen-nrv thero lived In tho town of Del-f'.-t, Me., a well-known character by i lie name of Nelson Illch. Toward tho nd of his life ho became somewhat w.ak mentally, though perfectly harmless. One day n young man was passing the Nelson homestead, and behold Rich standing over a ban el of rainwater, rain-water, holding a small member of the .(lino race Bomewhnt rudely, head downward, with two legs In either hand, sousing her up nnd down In tho Ice-cold 'Water. "Why, Undo Nelson," cried the astonished youth, "what In tho world are ou tryl1 g to do?" "Young man," replied "Undo Nelson," Nel-son," calmly, and without even turning turn-ing his head, "I havo two very excellent ex-cellent rensons for what I nm doing. First, I wish to warm tho water, and second, I wish to cool tho oat." I treasonable. Irlng O. Wadsworth of Congregational Congrega-tional Homo Missionary Society 4f New York was describing professional profession-al beggars and their wn.s: "There wns a beggar with a wooden wood-en leg," ho said, "who for many years piled tils trade near tho llattory. Tho old fellow Is dead r. . v. Ho left a good bank balance behind hltn. "They say of this very successful beggar (hat one afternoon n delivery man seeing him unbuckling his wood-on wood-on leg In the cheap lodging houso whole both lived Enid In a reproachful reproach-ful lone: '"Wot, Hl'.l, knockln' off work already? al-ready? It Is only 2 o'clock.' "Tho beggar continued tho unbuckling un-buckling of Ills ligneous limb. "'No, yo dolt; I ain't knockln' off; I'm only chnngln',' he said. 'Yo enn't expect mo to beg all day on tho same leg, can ye?' " |