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Show THE TALE OF A FISH. As Rebted to His Friends by the Veracious Jenkins. Thoy had hron discussing fish and fishing, whon Jenkins suddenly added: "Did I over tell you about Plttl Sing, my pot Japanoao fan-tailed goldfish? Ilousht her from Ja!:o IIopo for $45, and sho Is no longer than your finger. Hut about her Intelligence Of course, sho comtM when called and cats out of your hand and all that childish mm-senso; mm-senso; hut hero's a thing sho did which indicates thought, reasoning, brainwork. Ono day n candlestick fell from tho mantel on to tho thick glass bowl In which Plttl Sing was dreaming. dream-ing. Tho candlestick cracked tho bowl nnd knocked a small holo in it. Plttl Sing, nil alono In tho drawing room, saw tho wator that was essential essen-tial to hor oxlstenco (lowing through tho hole, and what do you think sho did? She plugged up tho leak with hor tall, and in that position, 1 found her on my return an hour or so later. Sho had saved hor life, but tho ond of her tall, from exposure to tho air, was all shriveled and cracked. I bad to massago It with cold cream before tho poor llttlo thing could 3wim again." Thoro was painful sllenco for u fow minutes; then when Dtynply said It looked llko rain everybody but Jenkins Jen-kins followed him out. |