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Show ALWAYS THE ORATOR. The following Is told of a foderal official, formerly a senator of the United States from Kentucky. In the days of his youth the Ken-tuckiau Ken-tuckiau was asked by a friend to second sec-ond him in a duel. He consented, and at sunrise the parties met at the appointed ap-pointed place. Now, it was this Ken tucklan's duty to say the lost words touching the terms of the durjl. But, although he faithfully porformed this duty, the duel never took place. A murmur of "Why not?" Invariably gcos around whenever this story Is told, whereupon the answer is as follows: fol-lows: "For a very simple reason. When Joe finished speaking it was too dark for a duel!" Harper's Magazine nn |