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Show If THOWBLE OVER MEASLES "I have heard of some queer damage suits, but tho moss I havo bocomo Involved In-volved In qulto puts It over anything I havo ever hoard or read of," Bald the man who always has somo troubles to relato, uccordlng to the New York Press. "It started this way: Wo got a nursemaid hero in tho city who contracted con-tracted measles Boon nftcr wo hired her. My wlfo got frightened on account ac-count of our two children and Immediately Im-mediately hustled thorn over Into tho country In Jersey. Sho settled down In n Uttlo placo within safe commuting distance, picked out a decent boarding house and hired a nursemaid In tho neighborhood. "Everything looked lovely for about three days and thon bno of tho children chil-dren went down with tho measles., Tho nursemaid stood by her post and helped us out with tho other youngster. young-ster. Just as tho flrHt child was gol fing well the other was strlckem. Then tho nursemaid caught tho malady and had to go homo, Sho was sick for about two weeks. Tho other dny her mother camo to tho boarding house nnd demanded dnmngos because her daughter had caught tho moasles from our children. Sho thought a month's wages and payment of tho doctor's bill would bo nbout right nnd threatens threat-ens to sue mo if I uon't como ap with tho cash. "I enmo to town to stay for a while Just as this domand was made, oc'j hero is n'lettcr from my wlfo saying that our landlady wnnts us to pay damages for the loss of her only other oth-er boarder, who loft bocnuso she was afraid sho would catch measles from our children. I'vo honrd ii lot ubout 'Jorsey Justlco but If It puts that sort of notions In persons' heads you can excitRO mo from fttturo contact with it." ' |