| Show JEFFERSON JEFFERSON AND THE COW A actors to audience autence amused by his sa s1 slip ir of the tongue I 1 joseph jefferson two or three years ago gave an address before the wom ans club of brockton mass wearing a dress suit lie he stood before ar an audience of 0 well dressed women omen who had invited their husbands for this important occasion the address was full of pithy remarks and at its close jefferson said now ask quest fors and then thea ril rii get an aa idea of the things like me to talk about ques tion followed question and in courar of time he was asked do you believe in realism I 1 no now nosy sy that replied jefferson is very much like a question im asked after a performance suppose I 1 was playing in 14 a drama in which a cow had any part I 1 dont mind telling you that I 1 am afraid of cows and 11 1 1 was taking part in such a play I 1 should very much rather havo have the th cow simply mentioned than to baff him walk on to the stage at this point the audience laughed and jefferson pausing a moment to legalize the joke added 1 I beg your pardoe and the abe cows too I 1 should have said her of course |
