Eureka Reporter | 1907-05-24 | Page 4 | Boy Had Not Understood

BOY BUY HAD NOT understood prett phrase that was most woe fully misunderstood that the effect of a choice and appropriate prop phrase Is sometimes lost and woefully misinterpreted Is well illustrated in an incident con erected with the death of a virginia lawyer diring D iring the mans man s illness the wires were disconnected which attached attach edthe the bell to the old fashioned pull knob on oil the fiant door A messenger boy came to the house one morning and began pulling at the bell there was no response he re continued to jerk the ancient knob vigorously A white haired gentleman finally appeared who raised his hand warningly and said my bo the silver cord has been severed Is that so exploded the boy from the way it acted I 1 thought the whole darn thing was busted Is Y times