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Show NOT A BLOOD RELATION Death of Llfe't Partner Caused a Flnt Distinction. It wat In one of tho farming districts dis-tricts of New Kngland. Tho young folks had handed themsolvoa together for monthly Jollifications during tha winter and were almut to celebratt tba last danco of the season, as well as a coiipla of engagement! which bad resulted from the assemblies. Hon Hawkins, Haw-kins, the local Paftlnlnl, and bit Strad-Ivarlus Strad-Ivarlus had been engaged to lead them through the maris of the country dance, and all were looking forward to tbo "time of their life." But death Inconsiderately claimed Mrs. Hawkins for bit own on tht afternoon of the eventful party. Tbt young people gathered ta arranged, but bemoaned the absence of "Ola Ben," and games wore being substituted substi-tuted (or the dancing, when lol Hawkins Haw-kins and bit fiddle appeared on tbt scene. Ureat astonishment and many qune-tlons qune-tlons greetotl the old man, but bt calmly slipped hit fiddle out of Itt green bag and at be modltatlrely rubbed the resin on the bow aald: "Wall, yoa, Marla'a gone; died thlt afternoon, but I rockon 'taint no tin for me to play for you to-night, teeln' ahe wa'n't no blood relation.". |