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Show j Tired of the Delay Ileprcsentatlvo HUbardBon of Tennessee, Ten-nessee, tells of an old dnrky living near Nashville who, has according to his theory, been dying for many, many years. Notwithstanding bis persistent belief that he Is near dcuth's door, this ilnrhy, Isuno Hot is by numo. Is Hp,ian'iitly ns well ami tilde bodied to-tli. to-tli. v as hu was forty yours ngo. I ticntlv. rays Mr. Ulclmnl.son. Isaac, wi s i-.-bed Willi one of bis "spoils." A veck or so panned, but liiae. nc-cnreing nc-cnreing to bla own stiitoinent, grew no lirticr. I'no duy a neighbor. In pima-Inis pima-Inis tho Holts dimilclle. chunced to oil-hci oil-hci vo Mrs. Holla standing at tho gate. "How Is lUo thla morning?" aslioj the neighbor. "Only tol ablo, only tol'able," repllud i, 5 ";- - - ) Mr. Hutu' belter half, a weary eqircl-elon eqircl-elon coming Into her face. "Thnl'a too bail," roiponj,, ths neighbor, kymp.-ithetlrally; "i h,j bopcl be would bo well by IhUnme. Ho Is ro wori.''."' No .ho1,an,.wr.so."W(.to(lhe wife, .lejccte.l.v, " , ,, ,, be nui . n,. better. It's mi,,, wy. ust he s worse an .b- he'lkllu.r. lu-n ho a woro ncln. All,,, ;, , , IMn tntil, so-,1. honey, o! 1, Ja dohi dls way uv.rsmco I kin i,,,u.m- Then, nfler n long ra,4 , , deep rcllectlon. the ,!;1rky' , ,. fd. In plaintive tone; " 'Honey, 1 do wlt-h o lint,,.. ,,0 aomethln' deilnito!" k Tlmca. ,or vT |
