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Show ONE ON EDWARD ATKINSON l firt Reply to Hit Cord.il Greeting' of Old Friend. 1 The lale K.lward Alklmin imed tu J tell the follow In story al hK own ct pen In hi do.Ii.hkI be was one nf I nmnher of Ihijv who uieil to p a ball on the lloaton common vfMch was then agnlnsi ih.- law M rtkula'' Inlerrala old Krastu CM,;, lb- i ,n tflble, wuuld beai down uprn Ui t t fiaesera and put them to High' ThM boy ueil to have arpat fun wuh 'hu1 rather choleric old man ldi.au ,ju Clapp Ihe bnys dubbed hlin I One day after Mr Vtkliiknn had grown up Into i prnspeioii and n Ipected bualnea man whlli ,-,Ijir Umu a notion atreet In ctimpmi win ' a friend, he recognised In a bi'nt audi wliened old man tha llkene of hit' old aciiualiiiaiice, Conatable Clatip Mr Atkinson Immedlaleli addrcsm-d Ihe old fallow "Don't you rememb-r me, Mr Clapp?" he asked The old man leaned on his otlik nml ure)ed Mr Atklmwn uildh "Nhw," he II mi 1 1) anew ered, and start ed lo bobble on "Why, I'm l-Wdle Mklnson. whom you uneil to huM off the conitiinii yearn ago " Clapp glared at him auaplclouely and finally put an end to the Inter view, much to the .iniuteiueni nf Mr Atkinson' fttetiil. by aailng sharply "Well, air, no honest boy oer had cause to run from imp " |