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Show Tha re lurirlad lllra In Catholic Church rlrclea they ar telling a good a lory which ba cume from itoiue and which ileala with tbe octogenarian I'arillnal Mnrennt. Tho Cardinal, who haa been confined to hla room for a long time with rheii. imitlc gout, la aiihject to violent tlta of Irritation, aomewhiit trying to the patience pa-tience of hi acrvnnta and hla vulture. One morning Hla l-jnlneiiio. who la an nlveterntp aiunker, lay on a dlvnu In bla atudy pulling awuy nt a pipe of Turk-lah Turk-lah tobacco and deeply nhaorlied In a book, rrracuily a gvulle knock wna heard at tbe donr. The Cnrdlnnl, paying no lieed. coiiilnued to react A louder knock followed, but Ihe old prelate did lint want to be disturbed, ao he buitgcd not.. A third knock nua loud and prolonged. Th Cardinal riileed tilmeclf In wrath, ttung the book to th door aud ahoniril: "Who tha deuce la thla botheraoma raacnl? Coma In." The door atvting back on Ita nlngea and In walked the while robed fluure of l'lua X. Hla Hollneaa waa aa tiiuch nmnacd at hla receptlnn aa the Cardinal Car-dinal wna aurprlapil at the vlalL i |