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Show A . Great Wit. "Patterson," said the managing editor, addressing the drumatio critic, who bud Just come from Harvard, "your wit is too suttlng." "Ahf" - "Yes, entirely too cutting. No actor can survive one of your awful thrusts." "1 shall tone myself down, sir. I was not aware that it can be too cutting." "As a rule it cannot be, Patterson; but yours is. Yesterday you compared an actor to a frog." "Yes, sir." "That will kill him." "Do you think so f" "I know it. Hy thi way, Patterson, why don't you viTlte booksf " "I did write one, but did not succeed in finding a publisher." "Unfortunate, I assure you. By the way, speaking of your wit, it occurs to me that you are in tho wrong business." "What would you advise me to dof" "Let mo see. I would advise you to travel. Good-by, Patterson. It will be hard to bear the loss, but we must give you up. When you have traveled enough plant a few cabbages as a means of providing provid-ing yourself with congenial association. There, now, run along." Arkansaw Trav cler. |