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Show DIDN'T SEE IT THE SAME WAY j Father of Young Misslonsry Disagreed Violently with Popular Chinese ! Custom. j Ihe young missionary relighted his I ilgar in China, father.' he said, i d have tin trouble In select lug a present for l oll " "No?" ipierled Ihe old man. "No." said the missionary, with a hearty laugh. "The nioal desirable preaent lo give old folks Is a roilln. In China I In. ha, ha' And old folks like yourself don't mind It at all. They welcome a coffin as heartily as you'd welcome a box of Havana regalias." "Humph!" said ihe fniher, grimly And If an old Chinaman Is ailing." 'aid the young liilxaliitiaiy-'-'if he has lour rheumatic complaint, for Instance then he iitgnrds n cothn as an espe-i espe-i Inlly IhoiiKhtfiil gift. In lin t" lint the missionary s father hail suddenly sud-denly lill the room slumming the l.xir In hind lilm with a lerlaln v lull lu-ll nie |