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Show Then They Hit Up the Syrup. While on a western tour in connection connec-tion with certain investigations cf tho committee on Indian nffalrs. Senator Can oil S Page of Vermont happened to get in conversation with a man at Ashland. Wis. "Prom Vermont'" chuckled tho man. ' Why, I was born at Swanton, Vermont." "So was J," said the senator "My father ran a store on Merchant's row In Swanton." "So did mine," replied tho Vermont ' ronator "My father dealt In hides and wool" "So did mine," echoed the senator. "My father was a member mem-ber of the Qrm of Vage. Sanborn & Co." "So was mine," cried Senator Page, with a twinkle In his eye "Shake!" And they "shook" heartily. hearti-ly. In this unexpected way the sons of the old Vermont partneis had met j after 40 years, and tradition has It that they went off quietly arm In arm for a feast of maple syrup, In memory mem-ory of childhood days at Swanton In ' tho old Green Mountain state. Joe Chappio's News-Letter. |