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Show MATTER OF RELATIVE WEAR. Leather Seat Patch Would Go Farther Than Paper Sole. The New England town meeting is ever a source of anecdote, and one that may bear repeating comes from Wellesley, Mass., 'noted for a college and, until his recent death, for one Solomon Flagg, who attributed his fourscore healthy years to the fact that he had always used tobacco ana iiquor if the liquor was good. Flagg was town clerk, historian and the traditional wit of town meeting. meet-ing. At one of these March gatherings gather-ings the management of the poor farm was under criticism, and some one had made bold to defend tho superintendent, Robinson by name, who was charged with being intolerably intoler-ably lazy. Flagg listened intently, then cleared clear-ed his throat and thus addressed the chair: "Mr. Moderator Our friend who has taken his seat is an eloquent gent, and there may be some truth in his remarks. But, Mr. Moderator, in my opinion, a pair of paper taps on the soles of Brother Robinson's shoes would outwear a leather patch on the seat of his trousers." And Solomon Flagg carried the day. New York Times. |