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Show Capt. Burns Cured of Pea Soup. The following was frequently told by Capt. Martin Burns of Bangor, Mo., as ono on him: Tho captain wns very fond of spin pqa soup, nnd before Ioavlng port bo ahvays put in a good-sized stock of split puns. On this occasion, howover, his negro steward got whole pens, nnd bo tho soup that tho captain called for on the first day out was thrown away The nbxt day pen soup was again attrvod, and this timo tho captain, nftor having eaton a hearty mtml, said to hlJ stowurd: "Steward, that's the kind ol soup I like; we'll havo some more Just like It tomorrow." 'l'o do I.nwd'a sako, enp'n," ox-olulmud ox-olulmud tho stownrd, "ma Jaws am sc tlrad chewing dom whole pons ilat Ah Just' can't ohem no mo." Tho, captain novor aKud fur pen soup ngalti. |
