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Show Taken Literally. Tbe parish tea was over, and ths rarate stood up to say a few words to tbe recipients before they dispersed He spoke In eloquent terms of tbe Inv pecunlorlty of curates In general, and then went on to aay. In apparently touching tones: "Why. even as I stand before you bow I have only half a shirt on my back." A few days later tbe reverend gen lleman received a parcel containing islf a-dorrn new shirts, accompanied jy a card bearing the name of on of tin fair (thoagn. alas! no longer roung) parishioners. At the earliest opportunity he called upon tbe lady ind thanked her for the gift, and then proceeded to aak what had prompted he kind action. "Why." she replied, "yon told us ths tber night that you had only half a ihlrt to your back." True," be answered; "but the othet islf waa In front" , |