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Show WHAT HE MISSED. E. C. Benedict, the yachtsman, was sympathizing with the owner of a motor-boat who had lost a race through some sort of sharp practice. To show his friend that others had Buffered misfortune, he told the following fol-lowing story of an old darkey of his-acquaintance his-acquaintance who once lay seriously 111 of fever: This colored man was ireated forj a long time by one doctor, and then, another doctor, for some reason, came and look the first ones place. Tho second physician made a thorough examination ex-amination of the patient. At the end he said, "Did the other doctor take your temperature7" " "Ali dunno, sah, the pationt answered, an-swered, "Ah hain't missed nuthln so fur but mah watch.' " Cosmopolitan. oo- |