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Show SAW WHAT SHE WISHED TO SEE. Another Proof That Wilful Woman Will Have Her Way. An old lady 1n New Hnmpshlrp de rliled to try matrimony for the scconi' timo In extreme old ago. Her children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren expostulated with her. but alio remained llrm ami declared sho was going to marry tho man. 'Why. jou'ro too old," said they; "you're losing jour faculties. Vou can't see; If this man was on tho other side of the street jou couldn't tell him from any ono else." Tho old lady said sho was going to marry him. At last a daughter said: "Now, we'll put tho man on top of tho barn and you shall stand In tho kitchen door. If you can sco him on tho barn jou shall marry him." Tho prospective bridegroom sat on tho rldgcpolo of tho barn, tho old lady camo to tho door, looked, shaded her eyes and looked again. "Do you sco him?" called tho family. "Oh, yes," was tho reply, "I can sec tho man all right, but I don't seo tho barn." |