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Show THE PROFESSOR SWOONED. Because thn Youuu Ladlca Lnnsicl at Hl At tempts to Speak KiiRlish. A rather severe lesson in manners and hospitality was given by Sip;. Macchi, com mission tr-p:eneral of tho midwinter fair for Italy, to the twenty twen-ty or thirty stenographers who assembled assem-bled in an office of the Mills buildiiif' the other evening to listen to the views of Prof. liuzzoni, a teacher of shorthand in one of the leading institutions insti-tutions of Italy, says the Sau"L'rancis-co Sau"L'rancis-co Examiner. The object of the meeting was to take steps toward an exhibit of the different systems of stenography in this country at the fair, the ultimate ul-timate aim being the perfecting of the system embodying the best elements ele-ments of the leading systems now in vogue. Prof. TJuzzoni, who speaks very little English, began reading an address, but was from time to time interrupted by the younger female portion of his audience, who were unable to suppress a desire to laugh outright. tiig. Macchi at last at-ked the speaker to desist and, calling attention to the professor's lack of proficiency in the English language, spoke of America's boasted hospitality and generosity to strangers, and so shamed his listeners that quiet was restored. But his treatment had been too much for the teacher of stenography, who had been growing paler with anger as he proceeded and who at the conclu-siosion conclu-siosion of his compatriot's words swooned outright. A doctor was hastily summoned and restoratives were administered, but it was over an hour before the patient recovered sufficiently to be conveyed to his hotel. ' Much to the regret and mortification of the few who listened attentively to the professor's address, the meeting was adjourned indefinitely. "The outrage that has been committed commit-ted to-night," said Hig. Macchi, "and the lack of manner and breeding shown would be hard to find in all of Italy and I am afraid that this proposed pro-posed movement inaugurated by one of my country's most prominent teachers teach-ers has received a death blow, as Prof. Huzzoni is of a high-strung, nervous disposition and must feel deeply the laughter and disorder that greeted his efforts. "s" |
