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Show Was He Joking? Sovornl Philadelphia mon rccontly went on a gunning trip to Virginia. Tho flrst ovonlng thoy olectod to stop nt a llttlo, out of tho way hotel. Aloug with tho othor guosts thoy had repaired re-paired to tho dining room for suppor, nnd hnd been seated somo llttlo whllo when tho proprietor appcarod in tho doorway nnd to tholr astonishment ro- cited in stontorlan tonos tho bill of fnro. Ono of tho party inquired lator why this uovol method provnllod in lieu of tho usual prlntod curds. "It's n practtco I began somo yours ago," replied tho proprietor with a smllo, "whon I kept a hotel in nn-othor nn-othor state Mos.t of my guosts woro mombors of tho. loglslaturo, and thoy couldn't road." ' |