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THE MAX AND PUS TWO WIYKS. 



A Man, in times when polygamy was allowed, 

 had two wives, one of whom, like himself, had seen 

 her best days, and was verging upon the decline of 

 life, but possessed many engaging qualities. The 

 other was young and beautiful, and shared the 

 affection of her husband, whom she made as happy 

 as he was capable of being, but was not completely 

 so herself. The white hairs mixed with the black 

 upon the good man's head, gave her some uneasi- 

 ness, by proclaiming the great disparity of their 

 years ; wherefore, under colour of dressing his head, 

 she plucked out .the silver hairs, that he might still 

 have as few visible signs of an advanced age as 

 possible. The older dame, for reasons directly 

 opposite, esteemed these grey locks as the honours 

 of his head, and thought, while they gave him a 

 venerable look, they made her appear something 



