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vas not 50 cucumsancei as to stand so large
sss, although the excitement of playing bad led
tacm ga from larger bets To a'ser sui, uGt.l the
eyeal came aboot.


Tom, Noa Na have to take my note tor Jt,'
SAID he looscr, "aoj il ,baI. De pad Ia th.ry
da,s'


"Oye'y well, said the winner, dr,jy pulling
a cigar from hs pocket oud piercing tho Ia's ed
| end with h.s peuku.,e.


The loser sullched NJ pen, aud wrote the
note Tor $500, payable IA ,arty DAYS.


"Ali correct, sand the winner, ,cooly and taking
tae note from his unlurnaac adversary


Have cigar Ned''


Ned took the profGred cigaI, aud the next
minute opened his eyes N astou,hmcut at see.
ing Tom deliberately poking The folded note into
the candle fora light


"Frc up, Ned " said Tom, handing over the
burning noe.


Ned knew his friend, auG lit his cigar ia Sic
lence, The two men separated with such a mu.
tull exchange OF friendly sentiments as might be
expected on SO remarkable au occasop.


This is no fancy sketch. reader, The two
friends have been scpatate wanderers Tor four
wears, aud met each other again, for he first time
since that parting. the other day. IN Canal street,
Tom had been luckltss and unfortunate, While
Ned bad been gradually creeping into Fortunes
favor. In the course Of the same day acCGout
brought to Ned's notice a note against bls friend
iom for Just $500, IN the hands OF a thud person
Ned bough the note immediately paying for
the full amount OF the clam, aud IN the evening
The two lteuds met by appointment


TON, do you know hold a note against you
for S500l'


'No, indeed Why! how SO ?" SAID Tom
IN amazemeu.


"Oh y6s, here MS See your note gwen
to that wholesale hrm On The Ieves A small
busntss Transaction has brought it into my pos.
session; and, by the way, Tom, should like
to have the money"


81 cant pay It n9w. Ned--iudced cant bui
IN two weeks, or three, at the farhc,l, | Can
make myseltrc lot It,"


Cancel this, and draw me new note at hr-
ty days" SAID Ned, very grayc'y, taktuga cigar
hanS ShlApockei, and piercing the end with
his knife, ~ precisely the same style Tom had
used four years ago.


"Al couectln sad Ned, as BE- scattered the

old note IA torn fragments on the floor, and re-.
cel'cG the new one lrdm Tom, "llaye cigar
Toni


"'n TOOK 'he c'Ior' ana as he dld fo' an 'dca
q yea ae''Sh I9sH,e upon h's lhiod


+>"' Ntd-~hn! remember le' see what
you If al oot m'nr was g'm0'i drb' aud
this is a responsibility Of regular lmd,!' ex.
I'"U''u o''' 'S'S !" prevent we c"HllhsFat'on
re "a" was 'oo0' 70 'aN' pace


M"e was a oeO''' nonoH ana SO IS yours,
Sa'o Neu' WIN 'a'e"ous so'e"uIl}'' ~ VII pay
loo'',oS you "oc' 'ooN Tue hoe'y ol paying
'"'"'' '''o Nv ''''"', 'o1 P"Pe' mo 'he candies
ou"e' "auu'"3 y 's"l'u 10 om' eAc'alming-
''' " = io'''' III u''c, ''hi'aUoo o. "'s gen
o''Us au'''S''! at '"''E' 'oN' years ago


'''' '"u''' "' ''''0'o'' - "uc' IN. Nv"
s'',".'''" ""''' We u''e G's gna' d as lo'h
""' 1''o o'' NJ ?'e9e"' fe7'ueo'S mere iof ht
"'o''''


OalGiN OF Wars he history Of every war
IS yer, Ikea scene ! once save n Nnb.l'lc.-.
Two b,ys from dflerent schools me, ma, 6os
day upon the lce Thew eyed o,c,, o,b,r with
rafaer indignant looks. and " III dei,nco a., ,,ci
brow. "Nhal are you gloaun A. Billy ~
"What. that 10 yon} ri look where r,yc. ,
mind,an' hinder me # you d,ur.o 4 c,r, n,oy
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'"o I''Y ""g' '"' WV ,'""I ''e o'"ef 'or
"''"' ''''J ''0 O'''' " "'e" N't'n'o- at a.
','a'' c "v J',' "'' " :" ,''" 9''o 'I''a'hH'
n'''' ''s"'' '''" Jury ",'c cNu'H''o' one "i
Wv ''', 'P"' '''o, s''P''u 'o' 'p'"err' cover
"a ".'' o,'o' anu '''N ''eT 'o'n 10 'at',S' ana
'.' se" 'O' '' s'''n' '''"o' 'nu' wee
alane. we'll let ye alane." There was no mare
oft; the war wa. at an end. and the bows .co,.
teftd away to Their play. thought AT the lItn4
and often thought since, that that uiypl arr,v
was the best cplome Of war in general ,hni
have eyer seen. K,nos and minister. n s,o,o
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