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Show JUST FOR FUN She "was a peoress, and foundly imagined that she looked the part as Bho entered tho little chemists shop In the remote village, and asked for a rough -washing glove. She believed be-lieved in pint of friction being good for tho complexion. The chemiBt brought out a box fnl of -washing gloves and showed her one or two. "They're not rough onough," said her Ladyship despairingly. So the man rummaged carefully through tht box. At last he hold one out to her and explained triumphan- ly: "This is just the thing, ma'am. That'l got the dirt off nicely I" oo All during tho Christmas festivities Ethelinda's young man bad practically practical-ly lived her house. He hod gives her some lovely presents; but a ring was not among thorn, and there was no word yet of an engagement,. 'Look hero," said Ethelinda's pa sternly, a weak or two after. "That young man of yours comes here too often. What are hlB Jntentlono?" Ethellnda "blushed, and her eyes sought tht ground. "I don't know, father," she replied coyly. You see, ho er kocps me in tht dark so much." oo They visited the museum and were looking at the statue of a Roman ttaU&tor. One of bis qrsu was brok- en off, his left knee, his helmet was battered and there woro several patches in his face. He represented "Victory," "I say," said ono of the visitors to his companion. 'If that fellow won, I would like to see, the bloke who bled head over heels into Heaven just losU" oo Breakfast was being partaken of It a seaside boarding house recently, and it was thought that tho "funny man" of the company had expended all his anecdotal loquacity. But it was not so. The irrepressible one raised tho cup of tea to his lips, and after taking tak-ing a little sip laid tho cup on a chair beside him. Wondering what was tho matter, ono of the visitors asked his reason for doing so. This was his opportunity. 'Well," ho replltd, confidentially. The tea Is so weak that I am giving Is a rest," , Somo tlmo since a little girl who lived In a rural community appeared at the back door of a neighbor's house with a small basket In hor hand. "Mrs. Smith," said sho, as the nolghbor answered hor timid knock, "mother wants to know if you won't pleaso lend her a dozen eggs. She wants to put them under a hen." "Put them under a hen?" was tho wondoring rojolnder of the neighbor. 'I dldnt know that you had a hen." '"We haven't," was tho frank reply oJ3 tht little giri, '.Wo arq goiiig to borrow the hen from Mrs. Brown." oo H One day, when Dorothy's mother was reading to the little maid, she, H came to tho word "gravitation." Sho JBWm explained its meaning, but thought BmM the child would forget it Conse- jH quently sho was much surprised when, BWM a few days later, Dorothy came runn- H lng in , crying; H "Oh, mother! it's such a good thing BMl for me there's a law of gravitation; vBMM If there wasn't, I'd have surely turn. oo . H |