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Show THERE WAS A "MICCS UP." How tho German Foreman of n VI) lago Fho Company Settled the Matter. The village fire company was hold Ing a meeting to make preliminary ar tangemdits for tho "annual banquet,' and.theie was a marked dlffeience of opinion as to tho articles of food that ought to grcc tho 'istlve board on that Important occasli n. Aftrr prolonged pro-longed argument a v.j was tal;'n and It was fouml that '.hj company was evenly divided on thu question. Half the members wero In favor of sandwiches, sand-wiches, eako and, coflee and tho otheje. half wanted a tegular chicken supper. Tho foreman of the company, who was presiding at the deliberations, was a German, and ho was somewhat unfamiliar unfa-miliar with parliamentary procedure. This problem or a tie vote filled him with perplexity and he strujrgled with speech In vain endeavor to emerge gracefully trom the dilemma. Finally a member af the company romc to his aid and told him thnt It was his privilege priv-ilege as the presiding officer to decide a tlo by voting himself. His countenance counte-nance lighted up with a relief. "DIs is a mlgs-up," he said. 'Holt of dor members vlshes sangvltches tint goffeo unt dcr udder hot! makes dclr wotes for a shtcken supper. Dot makges a tlo vote, unt I tedtle der kvcuion by wotlng for a clem chow-dter. chow-dter. Der dinner will be a chowdte, unt der seccertary will mage a unalnl-motuness unalnl-motuness to der wnte by pud ling It in der book. |