Show JEFFERSON AND THE COW actors audience amused by hl slip of the tongue joseph jefferson Jeff cron two or three years ago gave an address before the wore wom ans club of brockton clasil wearing a dress suit le ie stood hood before an n audience of well veil dressed women woman who bad invited their husbands huBb Dd for this important occasion the address was wai full ull of pithy remarks and at its HB close jefferson sell eald now kow ask questions quest losi and then abea ill get an idea of the things joud like me to talk about quee tion followed question and in course of ct time he a a as asked do you believe in realism now that replied jefferson Jeu erBon to Is very much like a question im often asked efter after a performance suppose I 1 was wall playing in a drama in which a cow had bed any part I 1 dont mind telling lou ou that I 1 am afraid of 0 cows and if I 1 wan taking part in such a play aay I 1 ifould very much rather have the cow simply mentioned than to hive have him walk on to the stage at this point the audience laughed taid jefferson Jeffera Jeffe raon oB pausing a moment to the joke added 1 1 I I beg your pardon and the cows too I 1 should have said her of course |