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Show It Didn't Follow. A reporter was discussing with George Ade his condidacy for the Republican Re-publican national convention. "By the way, Mr. Ade," the reporter report-er said in departing, "I understand that you are at work upon a tragedy?" The humorist smiled. "A tragedy for Eddie Foy, perhaps?" he said. "No; penously, are you not writing a tragedy?" "Of course not. What is there in me to suggest tragedy writing?" "But you write." "I write hence I can write tragedy, eh? Your logic is like the English butcher's. An English butcher, you know, inserted this advertisement in the Times, Daily Mirror and other leading lead-ing London sheets: " 'Having now secured the services of a university man for our small goods department, we can supply real Cambridge Cam-bridge and Oxford sausages at three pc'unds for one shilling.' " ' i |