Show an inference not every man can draw an inference two men see tho the same fact one draws from it another fact tho the other man draws hothir nothing i the duke of wellington could draw an inference and his ability won him Tic victories one day he was fox buri hunting tIng the tile hounds on an reaching the bank of a small river lost the scent the roaster master of the hounds bounds apologized to the duke im afraid your grace our fun Is over the dogs cant pick up the scent ten to one replied the duke the tos fox has las crossed to the other side not very likely my lord A fox hates waler 1 I 1 1 1 4 1 I 1 11 aye fe aye ayel urged the d duke n ke but ho be may have crossed over by bome so r n e bridge 11 1 I dont believe there is a bridge tan answered shered the master ot of the hounds bounds well continued the duke unless you know to the contrary though I 1 was never bere here before I 1 will wager wa 9 er a trifle you will find one within a mile nitle 11 the two men followed by the hunt pushed on and less than a mile off came upon a rudely constructed bridge the dogs crossed it again took up the scent and stud killed the fox A nobleman who had overheard the talk about a bridge abridge asked the duke how if he be was not familiar with that part ot of the country he came to guess that there was a bridge in the neighborhood why lie answered 1 I saw three or 01 four cottages clustered together on each bank of the river and I 1 thought that the people living in them would be tempted by their social feelings to contrive home means of visiting each other that same inference of mine won me one of my indian battles youths companion |