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Show Gen. De Wet's Clever Wife. In Paris they tell a story illustrative of the "slimness" of Mrs. De Wet. An English officer was pointing out to her how impossible it was for her husband to escape the cordon of troops which were drawn round him. As Mrs. De Wet seemed unable to understand him, the officer placed a dozen eggs In a circle on the table with a half-crown in the middle. The eggs, 'he explained, pointing to himself, were the English; En-glish; the coin, pointing to a portrait of De Wet on the wall, was her elusive husband. It was an excellent object lesson and it was perfectly successful. "I see," said the simple Dutchwoman, in excellent English. "But where is De Wet?" And the half-crown had disappeared ! |