Show = AFFLICTED ONLY AT TIMES Good Reason for Capt Dascornbs In termlttent Hearing When Capt Bascomb had loft his old friend Capt Somers and tho new school teacher sitting on tho south porch and had disappeared down tho road the young woman spoke of him with some curiosity I understand from Mrs Bascomb that her husband was very deaf almost al-most stonedeaf she told me Im sure said the school teacher But ho seemed to hear all we said with perfect case Capt Somers leaned toward her and spoke In a low cautious tone nl though there was no eavesdropper to hear him Dont let Ills Bascomb know It ho said hurriedly Ho docs seem to hear pretty well when sho aint round but none of us folks ever let on to her Shos a good woman as ever lived but a most tremendous bos > ser and an overloatln talker An wo all think that Gersh Haacomb begun be-gun to realize ten years ago that If he didnt want to be harried right otfu the face o the earth the thing for him to do was to grow deef gradual but steady an hes done It to all Intents an purposes maam I Youths Companion |