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Show NEED NOT HAVE WORRIED. Bibulous Gentleman's Unnecessary Precautions to Avoid Curtain Lecture. There was a famous charneter In Cincinnati whom we will dlsgulso under un-der tho nnmo of Walter Ferguson, who often Indulged too deeply In tho flowing flow-ing bowl. Ho staggered homo ono time In tho woo sma' hours, sorely troubled In his mind over tho curtain lecturo ho knew was In storo for him. Suddonly a bright Idea was evolved from his befuddled brain. Ho would slip qulotly Into tho house, undress in tho lower hall and got Into bed with his faco turned toward tho out-Eklo out-Eklo without awakening his wife. Ho montnlly congratulated himself upon his success and went to sleep. In tho morning ho awakened, and, not hearing hear-ing any nolso from his wife, concluded sho was still asleop. Ho then determined de-termined to dress In tho hall, and go downstairs to business without waiting wait-ing for breakfast. Meeting tho colored col-ored servant girl down "tnlrs, he said: "Eliza, you can tell your mistress I expect to bo very busy to-day, and therefore I didn't stop to cat breakfast with her this morning." "Law Bakos. Mr. Ferguson!" said Kllza, "missus dono gone 'way yesterday yester-day morning, and Bnld sho wouldn't be back till dls ovonlng." |