Show HE GOT EVEN t Mark l Twain tells telIs this story of how v lie he got even with a cannie lassie who was was telegraph operator at the Glasgow end ofa of ofa a London line I had to run up to Glascow Glasgow on my way ay to the Highlands said Mr Clemens and stepped into a telegraph and postal station to send a dispatch to a friend in London I asked several questions as to how long it would take wh when n the message would be delivered delivered delivered de de- livered and so forth The girl at the desk desk- was inclined to be and at the third or fourth question she cut me dead But I got got even with her I just sent sentIllY my IllY friend this message Arrived safely y Girls here ugly and bad tempered And she had to send it too I J Exchange 1 o 0 0 1 |