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Show i A Fresh Water Scholar. In his response to the toast, "Our Invited In-vited Quests," at the banquet given the Georgia doctors, Dr. J, 8. Todd got off this one on Dr, J. McF. Gaston, of Atlanta. At-lanta. Now that the banquet is over, Dr. Todd declares his joke a true one. The story as told runs this way: - "The first morning lie was here Dr. Gaston was walking along the wharves. He admired the vessels and the different flags very much, and was enthusiastic in talking of then. In the afternoon Dr. Gaston induced me to go down with him and look at the bay.' I gladly accepted the invitation. We had not gone far, though, before Dr. Gaston's looks and manners changed completely. He looked look-ed uneasy and as if he would run for ' life. I noticed that, and asked him what in the world was the matter. 'Matter,' replied Dr. Gaston, 'there's plenty the matter. Why, my conscience, man, if that water continues to rise like it has for the last six hours every mother's son of us will be drowned before morning.' I turned away in laughter, while a truck hand who had overheard Dr. Gaston tried to explain that the tide had come in since he was there in the morning." Brunswick (Ga.) Times. |