| Show J J y f r HIS HIS HIS' JUDGMENT T A AY 1 FAuLT FAULTS FAULT r o One Instance Where Salz Balzac Failed a ag aga asla a Graphologist If It there was one thing upon pon which I Balzac flattered more laore ore than than another it was was was' his skill In in f reading di lg character from handwriting But he made a sad mistake on one occasion A lady brought him him himan an extract extract ez ex- ex- ex tract from the exercise book of a 12 year old schoolboy and asked him foran for foran an opinion as to the youngsters youngster's character character character char char- acter and prospects ts Balzac Inquired whether the child was was' her own Answered An An- in inthe the negative he examined the exercise carefully carefully and and delivered deliver d his Madame he said this child Is thick-headed thick and frivolous He He- will willi never come to any to-any any good If he were my child I would take him from school and put him to th the plow Then it was explained to the novelIst novelist novelist novel novel- that the specimen on which he had pronounced so severely was one of his own which had been discovered hidden away between the leaves of an anold anold anold old lesson book |
