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Show A Curious Stone. Johnny came home from- school several sev-eral times within a month with various bruises on his face and body, received In fights with his schoolmates, anil on the last occasion his mother threatened him with severe punishment if he ever engaged In a fight again. Only a few day safter the lad appeared- with a black eye, and, scared by tho slern, maternal greeting, "Well, sir?" he departed de-parted from his usual truthful ways, nnd stammered: "I fell down and hit my head on a stone." "And which got the worst of It?" asked his big brother. "Oh, the other fellow," answered Johnny. "He's gone home with two black eyes." |