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Show TOLD HIM THE TRUTH. Oad's Indignation Cot the Defter o Hit Judgment. An old Gorman farmer, who resided In ono of tho rural districts of tho stato of Iowa, was tho father of n. lialf-wlttcd hoy, whoso lack of Intellect Intel-lect was the causo of no little anxiety and sollcltudo on tho part of tho paternal pa-ternal parent. "Dot poy Shon," ho vtas heard to remark re-mark In the cdtii'KO of a conversation with a neighbor of like Teutonic orlRln, "he Ibs not ferry bright, abor I ton't vant you to tell him becausu I ton't vant him to know It." Meanwhile tho young hopeful was drlvltiK through the barnyard with n load of hay, which In attempting to turn a sharp corner he unfortunately upset. Tho old man lmmodlalely hecamo highly Indignant. "Bhonl" ho bellow, ed In a voice of thunder, "you Iss a plaino fool, you always vnss a fool, you always vlll po a fool, you not know nodillngs." Judge's Library. |