Show CALLING DOWN THE BOASTER good little story told by william dean howells aa a rebuke to spread it was william dean howells said it a abic chicago go editor who first rebuked roa rea bilked un americans for our spread agless eagle ism for our foolish boasting I 1 that see that mr howells IIo has just joined a mens society for the promotion of woman noman suffrage trust him to bo be in the fort forefront front always 1 I once heard ii ir Ilo ells deliver a fourth of july oration in maine Nl aine the orator preceding him had hal boasted 11 a good deal mr air ll showed that some borne ot of the mans boasts were even impious ile he said that these spread pread eagle boasters deserved the rebuke that the little child administered to the cackling hen that had just laid an egg the child angered by bythe the hens continuous c wk c alc cawl shook his tittle little finger at her and said you link ink youre smart cut but dod made dat egg you nt help hut but lay layl IV tl |