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Show Not to Ho Trusted. The ignorance of sotue American born citizuns of foreign descent in regard to the precise meaning of gome Knu'lish words is sometimes rather astonishing. An instance of this was met with the other day by a reporter who had called at the house (if a German on Second avo-nuo avo-nuo in tho ordinary course of his business. busi-ness. The man, who it was afterward learned was 110 years old, had been born in this city, and for at least ten years j had been in business, was not nt first I' inclined to be communicative. Finally I hetdeppeda little closer to the reporter they were standing in the hall and said, "Are you a confidence man?" The reporter was indignant, naturally, and j in forcible language he declared he was I no "confidence man." "Ach, Well," said the man as bo opened the door, "I think j perhaps if I told you dose tings my names i yon would not write, but if you no con-1 fidciice man I ttll you nodings." Xew York Times. |