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Show I Quite a Mistake. It was in Indiana, not so very long ago, that the daughter of an bid farmer far-mer was reading the local paper to him. She had got to the "Personals," and read this: "Mrs. Willie Morritts, nee Black, has returned from a visit to her parents in Indianapolis." "I don't quite understand that," said the old gentleman., "What don't you-"" understand?" inquired in-quired the daughter , "That part, about Mrs. Willie Morritts Mor-ritts nay Black. What does that nay-Black nay-Black mean?" "Oh, that's French, . and means, she was born Black." "Born black!" exclaimed the father, excitedly. "Yes: nee is French for born." "Well, it ain't so," ejaculated the old man, jumping up and shaking his fist. "I knowed her parents, and they were as white as anybody" that ever lived in Indianny. and I'll see that editor about it;" but before he could get away the daughter explained matters and the old gentleman cooled down. |