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Show Donkey Wat Too Sensitive. v Ellon Terry at a dinner 'in Now York "was condemning snobbishness. "It Is tho most contemptible of all shortcomings," she said. "And undoubtedly un-doubtedly tho so-called aristocratic snobs Inflict a groat deal of pain with their Insults. Thoy don't understand tho pain thby Inflict, though. A snob has no Imagination. Ho has.no moro Idea of tho effect of his work than had tho llttlo boy with tho donkey. Thoro wns n llttlo boy whoso father gavo him a donkoy for an ICnstcr gift. All went well with tho nnlmnl for somo weoks. Then ono nftornoon tho lad limped Into tho houso In tears. 'Tho bad' dorikoy klckod mo,' ho howled. "'Kicked you? Then you must havo boon cruel to It,' said his mother. "'I wasn't cruel to It at all,' ho screamed. 'I only Just tried to carvo my homo on It with m.v now knife' " |