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Show Returning the Compliment. Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, who is a bachelor and has never been ensnared by the wiles of women, tells a story of a young lady and a judge of his acquaintance. The former for-mer was a witness in the latter's court. The prosecuting attorney had repeatedly put to her questions which she persistently evaded under the plea that she did not comprehend his meaning. Whereupon his honor undertook un-dertook to bring out the proper responses. re-sponses. Leaning over, he saidl in a kindly and fatherly manner, "Young woman, why is it that you insist in refusing to understand the questions of counsel? You are a person of charm, grace, beauty and more than average intelligence, and " "Thank you, your honor," interrupted interrupt-ed the young woman, "if it were not for the fact, judge,- that I am under oath I would return the compliment." |