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Show uu TOLD THE TRUTH. A Boston physician tells of a Dr. Reed, who, in his time, was one of tho prominent medicos of tho Hub. His largo practico included many pa-theso pa-theso ho visited in his buggy. Ono day Dr Reed bought a now horse, with -which ho -was much pleased pleas-ed until he discovered that the animal Jfe. 4 A V.. tw.' t-.ii .. jib j i MKxasummmmaa&Bea ; , r had an Insurmountable objection' to bridges of all kinds and could not be made to cross one Inasmuch as a(. that period it was necessary to cross certain bridges in order to roach any one of the surrounding sur-rounding towns, the -doctor decided to sell the horse. Ho did not think it necessary to mention the animal's peculiarity, pe-culiarity, but was much toojjionest to misrepresent him, and, after some thought, produced the following advertisement, ad-vertisement, which he Inserted in a local paper: "For Sale A bay horse, warranted sound and kind. The only reason for selling is because the owner Is obliged oblig-ed to leae Boston?" Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph i , |