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Show F. Hopkinson Smith, whoso business as a civil engineer, constructor of lighthouses, sea walls, L and other deepwater enterprises takes him about the wharves and docks, relates the following conversation which he overheard proceeding between be-tween two Boston wharf rats: "Say, Harry, what's the best way to teach a girl how to swim?" inquired the younger. Dat's a cinch. First off you puts your left arm under her waist, and you gently takes her left hand" "Come off! She's my sister." "Aw, push her off de dock." If it throws no new light on Boston chivalry, it does tend to confirm the opinion that boys are the same all the world over and in every grade of society. . i" |