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Show JUST FOLKS I By ELD GAR A. GUEST. 4 V TTTF HOI.TF-M AKF.R. Tho route-maker sat in his office warm, with a lecturers dates before him. And ho heaved a sigh as he started In to work out a schedule for him. NOW what will I dflSWlth this "hap," said he. who preaches of doctrines doc-trines sunny. To be sure he'll know, when his day is done, he has honestly earned his money?" He thumbed his tables and railroad guldos and he cunningl. planned plan-ned and planned: Mo here s a train he f an take," said he, "a local to Lecture Land; It will leave Last Night about one-fifteen one-fifteen and get into Kino and Dirty By way of the village of Bleepyville and connect v.ith the seen-thlrty. seen-thlrty. ' In two hours more I can clump him off at the village of Stand and Walt Where till 4 p. m he can watch tho bos in the railroad yard shunl freight; Then he can climb mi the old fourteen." four-teen." and he grinned In his glee the slnner "And get there In time for his lectioe date, but he'll lecture without his dinner." Now I hold no grudge against any one. I have followed the route man's chart, And though I have raged at the trii? he planned, no malice la in mj heait; I have suffered and hungered and cursed him, too, but a glad farewell I wave him Though h I doomed to the sulphurous realms below, I'll pray to the Lord to save him. oo |