Show Minister Was Glad Sho Swore The daughter of a wellknown clergyman In Washington had 0 severe attack of scarlet fever when she was 3 years old which resulted In deafness Up to that time abe had been a regular little chatterbox doing her Infantile best to carry out the proverbial Being u wcrnau shell talk forever Upon her recovery her parents were nearly heartbroken to Inc that she ha not only lost her hearing but the power of speech as well Whether she had really forgotten how to talk or talt whether it was obstinacy or lack of confidence they could not determine hut despite all efforts of the beat tutor tho child remained a mute One day when she was nearly 10 years of age she was playing with a ca and with as much cruelty aw though she were of the sterner acx she used its tall as n handle with which to pick It up The poor animal not ap predating the economic use of the aforesaid tall Indicted a deep scratch across the chubby little hand Damn that cat she said Hinging it mnsinr down And her father devout clergyman as 06 hu was clasped his hands and raising his eyes to heaven exclaimed raisinG I Thank God that child has spoken at lastl Detroit Free Press |