Show he was a boston boy your little boy must be very intelligent said a visitor to a bo boston ston school teacher whose five year old son was forming greek words with building blocks intelligent ill exclaimed the proud parent he Is 18 phenomenally gifted As an example of his early erudition what do you suppose was the farsi first words he ever spoke papa and dreamma dr mamma nAmma stuff and non nonsense ejaculated the father in a tone of disgust why the day he was 12 months old he suddenly laid down his algebra and said to me father the longer I 1 live the more m ore indubitable proofs I 1 perceive that there is in boston as much culture to the square inch as there ever wass in the ambient area of ancient athens athena |