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Show Our Awful Language. Years ago thoro was In London a Russian diplomat, Ambassador Schou-valoff, Schou-valoff, who greatly admlrod English women and who was heartily annoyed whon ho offondod any ono of thom. Whilo ho was thoro ho learned English, Eng-lish, nnd having heard ono famous English beauty say "Shut up I" to an-othor, an-othor, ho Imagined It to bo a phraso of pollto agreement, such aa "say no moro." In this sonse ho addressed himself to an illustrious lady tho noxt night at dinner, to tho lady's consternation, conster-nation, and his own when lator ho discovered dis-covered his mistake |