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Show A High Honor. An Engii.-h lord was a guest in a certain homo, and his hosts were very-anxious very-anxious to show the highest respect to their distinguished visitor. The best food in the market was served at the meals, and !he conversation was plentifully plen-tifully interspersed with "My Lord" this, and "My Lord" that, in obsequt ous tones. In the morning, the hostess, wishing wish-ing to send some warm water to his lordship by her 10-year-old son, instructed in-structed him thus: "Now, ( Vrles, knock at the door of his room, and if he asks 'Who is there," you must answer, 'It is the boy, my lord.' " Charles proceeded up stairs and knocked at the guest room door, and the visitor asked from within, "Who Is there?" But the child, overwhelmed bv the responsibility of bis errand, became confused and replied, "It is the Lord my boy!'' ' |