Show GOOD JOKE ON A WIT for once famous raconteur found he had nothing to say it was once given to borough fresi dent littleton to take the wind out of 0 the sails balls of a man who Is tamed famed far and wide as an after dinner speaker every good story one hears Is tagged mith v ath the gentler nans name and on one occasion he was expected to speak directly after mr littleton at a banquet mr littleton s speech was wholly serious and had not an adoo dote in lb it he was almost at the end of 0 it when the famous raconteur en the room mr air littleton bowed to him I 1 trust said mr littleton that the distinguished gentlemen who has just come in will III pardon me it if I 1 have trespassed on his domain I 1 plead guilty to theft of his latest story but I 1 am sure he will agree with me that it was too good to keep then mr littleton leton sat down the distinguished gentleman sat also it was really all he could do he ile had no means of knowing what one of his stories had already been imparted to the audience lie ile merely waved his hand gracefully and regretted that sevare seat re hoarseness made it impossible for or him to address the company new york press |