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Show Told of Deaf Irish Dean. A dean whosn name may not be liven Is nearly stone deaf, saya Temple, Tem-ple, liar. Ills deafnnsa Is said to lead to malapropos answers. Slaying at a friend's bouae. he was ankml If lie eould llko to hare a pair of slippers. His face snstimed an exprenHloii of portentous aolemnlty, and he made reply: "That queation munt be reserved re-served for the general synod." On I siutlinr occasion bo was anked what fimlly lie bad. "Twenty alx, and an twuedlalo prospect of a considerable lirreaso." lie thnui'.ht lie had been aiked aa to the number id children at bis school. Just one morn story of mr deaf dean. He Is reported to lie famous for changing homes, and not to he particularly lucky In homclionli. Sooie one anked him how Mrs. wts. The reply was peculiar; "She ll virions in the oxtrimio; S'ie won't stand the curb, and In atrrini;ly In-cIlMid In-cIlMid to run away." NnNllcaa to nay, lit was not referring, to the irood gray nttire, who, no doiiht, was going vory stndily In doiiblo harness. |