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Show Italian Minister Was Stuck. Mayor Des Planches, Italian ambassador am-bassador to this country, was preparing prepar-ing a response to a toast, using the English language, when he stuck fast for lack of a pat phrase. He consulted con-sulted nearly every one in the legation, lega-tion, but could get no help. As a last resource hi secretary called up the state department by telephone and got Assistant Secretary Peirce on the wire. "What his excellency wishes to say," said the soft-spoken Italian, "is .embodied in your phrase running to this effect: 'You must not look at the teeth of the horse that gives.' Will you plerse help him? " Mr. Peirce smiled broadly as he replied: "What you mean to say is that ond should not look a gift hor3d In the I mouth." |