Show A queer misunderstanding A certain west lest end man Is growing more and more deaf and greatly dislikes to admit it ile he makes a brave pretense of understanding what is said to him and this frequently entails amusing mistakes not long ago a neighbor met him and said perhaps you heard about the agreeable visitor that arrived at our house yesterday esterday a flue baby boy a perfect cherub the deaf man smiled pleasantly and replied oh we have lots of 0 them at oi our r house my aly wife gets them by the bushel stews em cm you know and puts em up she put up more than forty cans this summer yes indeed why said the bewildered neighbor what do you think I 1 said yes she likes the red kind best the they aint so tough Is yours the black c continued C nt I 1 aued tie the I 1 a afflicted ill isted citizen says they aint so tough Is yours the black sort sir cried the indignant neighbor what are you talking about the deaf man heard this why cherries of course he pleasantly remarked that you said it but the neighbor walked along without explaining cleveland plain dealer |