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Show THERE WAS THAT POSSIBILITY And Virginia Lad Might Have Seen Something of the Sort Happen Occasionally. A Virginian, recently elected judge and feeling keenly the responsibilities of his exalted position, was coining on horseback along a road in a remote section ot his district, lie saw a smoke on a hillside. "Roy," he said to a lad who was halting alongside the road, "is that smoke up there from a still?" "Yes, sir, I reckon it is," the boy replied. "What are they making up there?" ".Might be niakin' some apple brandy." The judge jumped from bis horse. "Here, boy," he said, "hold this horse. I'm going up there and stop that. They can't flout the law in that manner in my district." The boy took the reins and the judge climbed the fence nnd started toward the smoke. After he had gone a few steps the boy shouted: "Oh. mister!" "What is it?" asked the judge. "Effen-you don't come back, what must I do with the horse?" Saturday Evening Tost. |