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Show Story With a Moral. H John Mitchell told a story recently H In tho Clover club of Philadelphia H which was ot a certain grim humor. HbVJ Mr. Mitchell wns In his flrst suit of H evening dress. Ho was talking about HH tho seriousness of life, and his story HH boro out his view. Ho said thero ' H wcro two sisters, seamstresses, who H lived In a Httlo room and earned their HbVJ bread by sowing. They wero young and pretty, but they seldom laughed; HH they never wore comely clothes; they IH did nothing but sit In a stooped attl- H tude. sowing all day and a good part H ot tho evening. Ono night, when sho HHfl was qulto worn out with labor, tho H younger said to tho older sister: "Oh, jH denr, I wish wo wcro both dead!" The H older sister's mouth took on a grim H smllu ns sho returned: "Bo still and H work hard. Business beforo pleas- H HHJ |