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Show M Only Once Mom," A certain liuay nierclinut. nlmoat worried wor-ried to den Hi hy the peralntent ntien-tloua ntien-tloua of a locnl liinnrnnce nirent, and-deuly and-deuly wheeled round 111 hla chulr nnd demiindcd: 'Ta your life InMured?" "Of courae, sir!" "in the rnae of your dentil who benefit?" ben-efit?" "My wife, nlr!" "H'ml Nend your wife to me.H Itathcr puzzhMl, the intent witltilrcw. hut liclnii a mnn who did not atlck nt trltlca. he prevulleil upon hla wlfo to cull upon the merchant who wna auv-e, he aald, "to do aoiuethlng big lu the end." "Mi a. 7. ," remarked the merchant when the lady culled. "1 underaliiiid your liiinlnmd'a life la luminal?" "That la ao'r" "And that yon would he entitled to cl iliii In the fvent of hla denth?" Ceitnliily." "Then, nindaiti. If you can prevnll tipim your hiiMl.aiid to vlnlt inn once more-only once, niind I'll nee yon iion't have loucto wait for your money! That'a all! tloial mornlnu!" V. didn't cull iik-alu.-TTt Illla. |