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Show WHEREABOUT8 OF AUNT MARY Her Nephew Knew, But Then He Wat Well Trained. The story told by Mark Twain the other day about the estimate of John Fluke, ths historian, of two of his children's chil-dren's aunts, brought forth nn Illustration Illus-tration of the reasons for that opinion, lluik Twain's story was that when Mrs. Flske one day went to her husband hus-band In horror nnd reported that lit young son had said that Aunt Mnry was "a fool" and Aunt Martha "a d n fool," the historian replied, after careful care-ful consideration. "Well, that Is about tho distinction I hhould make." A man In (he audience, who knew both tho mints, after the meeting told this: Aunt Martha was one of the strictest strict-est disciplinarians I havo over known. Sho demandod rhlelly obodlenco of her children. Instant, unquestlong, silent si-lent obedience, and sho usually got It. One afternoon as she wns working In her sewing loom a great storm came up, and sho sent her son John to close tho trap door leading to tho flat roof of the Queen Anno cottnge. "But, mammn " said John. "John, I told you to shut the trap." "Yes, but ma " "John, shut that trap!" "All right, mamma, If you say so, but" "John!" John slowly climbed tho stairs and shut thd trap. The afternoon went by nnd the storm howled and raged. Three hours later the family gathered for dinner, and when tho meal was half over and Aunt Mary had not appeared, ap-peared, Aunt Mnrtha started an Investigation. In-vestigation. She did not have to ask many questions, John answered her first one. "Please, mamma, sho Is up on tho roof." |