Show HAD LEARNED HIS LESSON rustic suitor follows suggestions irk in use of objectionable word ralph wilbon a farmers lad was wa paying attention to miss spen I 1 cr ono one ot of the city gals once upon I 1 time miss alias spencer had cautioned him about the use ol of the word tale sae had told him that cultured people usually employed the word anecdote instead ot of the other offensive nomina tivo IYO the country boy listened la in I 1 openmouthed open mouthed wonder and promised to obey ibey miss spencers instructions one day it happened when young wilson rode up on his hia mule ho be saw the richly caparisoned caparison ed horse ot at his c city y ilva b hitched in front ot of miss I 1 ipe nce irs I 1 S spencers g gate a to it was the fourth ot of july and the city mans horse had been decorated tit in keeping with the tha sentiments ot or the day among other things sporting a great how bow ot of red I 1 white and blue ribbon on his tail ralph hitched his big mule and started up the path leading to the front portico which was reached by ascending a flight of fifteen or twenty steps when ho he reached the top of 0 the steps ho he looked back quickly he called out in true former farmer fashion hello in there hello miss spencer at crice came to tho the door and lifted her hand as a signal tor for the country sent gent not to make so much noise soling ins to him in subdued tones mr wilson you go on that way vay cant I 1 ever teach you anything ive told you so many times that it a mark of 0 good breeding to he be boisterous you better tell that city man said ralph ignoring miss has spencer and speaking more loudly than he had before you had better come out here hera an see ECO after his horse cause my mules done eat cat all the ribbon on oft his horses anecdote I |