NOT WHAT THEY SEEM.' “ Sister,” said .the deacon, severely, “ you should avoid even the appearance of evil.” “Why, deacon, what do you mean?” asked the sister. “I observed that on your sideboard you have several cut-glass decanters and that each of them is half filled with what appears to be ardent spirits.” “Well, now, deacon, it isn’t anything of the kind. , . The bottles look'.so pretty on the sideboard that I just filled them half-way with some floor stain and furniture polish just for appearances.” “That’s why I’m cautioning you, sister,” replied the deacon. “ Feeling • a trifle faint, I helped myself to a dose from the big bottle in the middle,.”
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Evening Star, Issue 15910, 16 September 1915, Page 10
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110Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Star, Issue 15910, 16 September 1915, Page 10
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