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Show Witnessed Biblical Tragedy, Senator Tillman of South Carolina tells of n little girl whoso statements wero aways exaggerated until she became be-came known In school and Sunday school ns "a llttlo liar." Her parents were dreadfully worried about her and made strenuous efforts to correct the bad habit. One afternoon her mother avorheard an argument with her playmate, play-mate, Willie Uangs, who seemed to Snlsh the dlsciifcslon by saying emphatically: emphat-ically: "I'm older than you, 'cause my birthday comes first, In May, and yours ion't come until September." "Oh, of course your birthday comes first," sneerlngly nnswored little Nellie; Nel-lie; "but that is 'cause you came down first. 1 remember looking at the an-igels an-igels when they weio making you." "Como hero, Nellie, come here instantly," in-stantly," cried her mother. "It I" breaking mother's heart to near j m tell such awful stories, no-aiomber no-aiomber what happened to Ananias and Sapphlra. don't you?" "Oh, yes, mamma, I know. They wero struck tlotd for lying. 1 saw thorn carried li to tho corner drug itoro." I'lttsbu.-K Dispatch. |