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Show Too Much for the Skunk. Mr. Cackle Berry vouches for the fol- h lowing story : A Frenchman, an Engliahmaa, an Irishman ami a German prisoner were to an argument as to which was the bravest. A Yank overheard the controversy and decided to settle IL Pointing to a near-by poultry house, he told them that there wns a skunk inside and asked the Irishman to step Inside nnd see how long he could stand It. Put did ns he was told. In five minutes min-utes he BUM out. The Englishman followed, fol-lowed, but he stood It only four minutes. min-utes. The Frenchman next tried It, but Ave minutes was enough fer him. It was the German's turn. He went In and the others waited. The minutes passed one two three four five six seven, but no German. Fight minutes ten the skunk came eut. |