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Show CADI DESERVED THE LEGACY. Persistent Youth Sure Found the: Meanest Man. A Turkish story runs that, dying, a. pious man bequeathed a fortune to- ' his son, charging him to give $500 to-the to-the meanest man he could find and. $500 to the most foolish. The most foolish man is another story. As to the meanest, accounts-agreed accounts-agreed that a certain cadi filled the-bill. the-bill. Accordingly the dutiful son offered of-fered him $500. , "But I can't take your $500," said the cadi. "I never knew your father. There was no reason why he should, leave me the money." "It's yours all right," persisted th& mourninsj'outh. "I might take it in a fictitious, transaction," said the cadi, relenting. "Suppose I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll sell you all that snow in the-. courtyard for $500." The young man agreed, willing to-be to-be quit of his trust on any terms. Next day he was arrested, taken before be-fore the cadi and ordered to remove his snow at once. As this was a command com-mand the young man was utterly unable un-able to execute, he was fined $100 by the cadi for contumacy. "At least," the young man saia ruefully as he left the court, "father's-$500 "father's-$500 went to the right man." Interned. "What do you mean by calling me up at this time of night, Henry? I1T. be waiting for you when you get. home!" she shrieked. "Thas it, rn'dear." Henry's voicei was missing dreadfully. "I jus' wanted want-ed tell ye I'm interned at Casey's saloon sa-loon till war's over. Good-night." Buffalo Express. Explained. ' This isn't my spring suit," said Hawkins to the pawnbroker. "Thi ist a half dozen sizes smaller tham mine." , "You are mistaken," replied the-I the-I pawnbroker. "This is your suit, but it has been in soak so long that it has shrunk." A Sign for the Surgeons. "Of course," said the surgeon who had tfyerated for appendicitis, "there will be a scar." "That's all right.' replied the patient. pa-tient. "Leave any kind of a mark you. like that will prevent some strange-doctor strange-doctor from coming along and operating operat-ing again." At the Front. "Hello! You here? What mad you, volunteer?" "Well, you see, I've no wife or family, fam-ily, and I rather like war. Rut how about jiou?" "I? Ah! I've got a wife and family, and I like peace. London Opinion. Mixed With Fear. Jones. 1 have the greatest respect for the truth. Stones. So I perceive, for you generally gen-erally keep at a most respectful distance dis-tance from it Exchange. |