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Show il GETTING AT THE THUTH. j Porter of Burnrd Estshl ishrrent al ( Last Made a Shrewd Curss. ! Homo time nun nn unuuenloiialdy ; ', suspicious die occurred In a ready- . made clolhes e'oro that was carried ( on In a certain locality of New York ( r t. Tho flio was Immeillnlesy reported to ; , tho ollo e of (ho cotnpai y wllh which 1 .' tho building and its contcnis wore In- ( ' sure,!, and an Inspector was dlspati h- . 1 ed lo niabe the liceo-oury InvosUt'n- I Hons. 1 The aeialiir partner of the rlolhlnK firm was llrst waited upon and ipies- t' tloticd, and ho, Mr. Abraham-., by V-name. V-name. Informed the Insiiintico oin, lal that It was bis opinion that th - Urn ; ,' was due 1. 1 the electric light. Ilo con- ' , ' alderod. In fact, that In some way the ' glow lamp wires had fused. Mr. Ahrn- : f liatn." pariner. who happened lo lie a I Mr. Moses, wua aeparafly Interview- j ed on the -oil, J, i t. ami he also attrl- j l bote, I the disaster to electrbliy. li t j . Incautiously partlculnrlred spnrka from the arc lights aa the direct cause ,' of the mischief. I v Whilst returnlim to the olTtee the f Inspector hapiiened to encnuntor l'at- rick Murphy, who held the position f of porter to the conflagrated establish- J ment. and thought lie might now got i an Inkling of the true state of thlnga. I "Now. look hero, 1'al," eald he, r "what la really your own view of this I awkward lire at Ahrahaina' shop? j j Your two governors seem to look at It I I In different ways. Mr. Abrnhnms aay j L It was the glow lights and Mr. Mosoa j aaya It waa the are lights. What do I I I you think nhoui It ?" ! Kalih," re,ed the son of Hrln. re- i fleetlvely, "(ll in In. lined to fancy It j f must have been the Israelites!" j |