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Show Story About the Homslisst Man. "It Is only once In a long while. Tom McNesI quotes Abe Peters as saying, "that yon And a plain, homely home-ly man who Is really aware of the way he looks 1 knew one exception. Jed Perkins, who used to live down In southeast Kansss, was certainly the homeliest bumsn critter I ever laid toy eyes on. and whst was more, Jed knew It One winter down there Jed attended a revival meeting and the preacher, aided by the sisters and dea-v dea-v cons, decided to make a combined ef fort to bring him Into the fold. Think, brother,' said the preacher, 'of the de- light of meeting your loved ones In the better land? 'Is It your Idee? asked Jed of the parson, that If I do the right thing I will show up in the better land a lookln' as nstural aa lifer Certainly. Urother Perkins.' , ssld the preacher. 'Well,' ssld Jed. with a gloomy sigh, If that's the esse, I believe I would ruther be lost Of. course. If I'm among a lot of goata It won't make so much difference, but If I bsve to try to work my wry Into good society la the New Jerusalem weartn' this face of mine and bavin' to wear It always. It will be a leetls : . more than I kin stand-'" Kansas City Bur. |