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Show An Anatomical Wonder. Senator Beveridge was criticising the ludicrous speeches of a certain upright, up-right, but hot-headed congressman. "He does make queer blunders, doesn't he?" said Senator Beveridge. "Have you heard about his latest? "Well, it seems that a constituent, visiting him recently, complained of the shabbiness of a pair of ink-stained ink-stained crash trousers that he had on. " 'A man of your position,' said the constituent, reproachfully, 'ought to wear handsomer trousers than those.' "The congressman, offended, answered an-swered reproachfully: " 'My trousers may be shabby, but they cover a warm and honest heart.' ' |