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Show In the Way. A curious "thud" attracted his attention, at-tention, ond, turning quickly, tho gentleman gen-tleman who had been admiring hU pigeons saw one of them fall from the window sill to the walk. He was Just In time to see a small boy In tho lane drop a catapult and run-Just run-Just In time, too, to catch tho culprit. "You young scroundrel!" ejaculated the angry owner of the pigeon. "What do ou mean by coming and shooting m birds." "Please, sh", I didn't mean to do It," whined tho cap tho. "I I didn't shoot nt tho 1 Igeon!" "Come, come," snid tho gontlemnn, "don't mako matters worse. I saw the bird fall, and If you did not aim at It, how camo jou to hit It?" "Please, sir," blubbered tho boy, "the pigeon got In the way. I I was aiming at tho winder!" |