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Show For the Cosy Corner. An elderly man from tho country, Intont on purchasing spmo furniture, proceeded lo tho city to put his skHl for bargaining to tho test. On entering enter-ing nn ""old curiosity" shop ho found himself confronted by tho proprietor. After turning over tho stock tho old man purchased a chair. A few day3 later tho pii-chnsei' icturncd to the shop again with the chair In about half n dozen pieces. Tho proprietor looked nt thtm cry gravely and examined ex-amined them all over, thon suddenly oxclutnied: Ah, 'my friend, I seo what Is tho matter; somebody hns been sitting on It!" Tit-lilts. |