Show flemr BETTED TOO WEL farmer farmar used Well learne Learned ph phrae at 1 l unfortunate time A certain v wealthy farmer who owned broad acres in an aristocratic section ot of the bay state not so tar far distant from poston boston figured among his neighbors as something ot of a diamond in the rough one ot of his throng ng est predilections was to exploit his bis tather rather stiff opinions of persons in terms that thai could not be mistaken ills his two daughters had social aspirations in the interest of which they had to give frequent lectures on the social usages of af ibn community when you find that you almuly must let out your opinions of the peo pie you meet the doting parent was instructed please always preface your remarks with the qualifying clause present company excepted it happened that the aspiring daughters were giving a dinner that same night might at which they fondly hoped to give the family a big serial boost bobst malia got a severo severe drilling as to hla his able bable manners and sat at the head of 0 the family table with no little tion under the he inspiring influence of at the wine mine however he thawed out perceptibly and soon was unburden ing his soul ot all the ahe opinions that had bad accumulated in the course of tho dinner Incident incidentally aily he gave a vivid account 2 of all that ahat impressed him the iday day before when he be attended the county fair which was something of danevent an event ia n the countryside yes siree went on the loquacious family head 1 I peen things that was goin eoin males to see and one thing I 1 see flee was tile the best pen of hags I 1 ever see present company excepted the speaker could not understand how bow etwas it was that none of the guests enthused over the live stock display not until his daughters got gat a chance to tell him |