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Show Told of Lord Boss. (Louisville Courier-JournaU They had been talking about English-! English-! men of title who took up usetul work. Stmebodv mentioned Lord Ross, who is a good, practical engineer, and then some-bodv some-bodv else told this story: Lord Ross, having -once-unknown to the employes entered the engine room of j. P.rge manufactory, the engineer s attention at-tention was attracted by his odd be- h"vel'l. what's up now?" he growled at the peer. "What are you shaking your head and pulling out your watch for. TVhat have you got to find fault wltn, a"C?h."' 'replied Lord Ross, "it is all the same to me. I have got no foult to find. I am just waiting till the boiler explodes. "The boiler explodes? "Why. you are crazy man." exclaimed the engineer. :m-prily." :m-prily." preparing to turn the peer out as a dangerous crank. . "Well" retorted the earl, "if you work ten minutes longer with that loose screw there the boiler will certainly explode. The engineer, gazing in the direction in-dicated in-dicated bv Lord Ros, paled and jumped to ctop th engine. eT..r-- he "Why didn't you say so sooner. ne. blurted out. . . ,.T "Whv should 1?" answered the pee.. I never vet have had an opportunity of seeing see-ing a boiler explode. ' |