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Show The Censor in Italy. A most amusing Incident took place last week, which shows tho absoluto absurdity of the consorshlp In Italy. Tho great actor, Ermeto Novelll, now In South America, has a son who lives In Florence, to whom was born a bouncing boy. Tho young Novelll. in haste to let his father know that ho had made him a grandfather, telegraphed: "Ermeto Novelll, Buenos Ayrea, Boy. Enrico," Sovoral hours later ho was called to the telegraph office whoro tho following conversation con-versation took plnco: "You know we could not lot your dispatch dis-patch pass?" "Not let la pass. But, why, if you plcaso?" "You know you snit lj was a boy" '"Arid If I did, what then? Is It not true?" "Well, that Is what wo do not know yet." "What! Aro you crazy? I know IU" "Well, anyway, public order domnnds that It should not bo made public " "Made public! Am I making It public by tclugraphlng to my father? And. In auy case, what has tho birth of my son cot ot do with public order? Excuse me, havo you all taken leavo of your senses?" "Your son?" gasped tho other. "Wo thought you were telegraphing about tho Queen!" Pall Mall Gazotto. |