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Show Why Hit Speech W Strange. "When George Ade wintered In I Egypt," said a Raltlmorean, "It amused htm a good deal to see the serious way In which his fellow tourists tour-ists took their Bmatterlng of the Arabic tongue. They had picked up all this flimsy knowledge In a week or two's reading, but they acted as though It was the precious fruit of a lifetime's study. At Assouan a young woman from St. Joseph complained' that she could not understand tho Arabic of her guide. To the crowd that encircled her she pointed out the guide a 'bnt old fellow with n white beard and she said bitterly that, after her thorough study of Arabic, It seemed strange that sho and this guide could not converse. Prom the rear of the crowd Mr. Ade called gravely: 'It's your own fault, MIsb Hodson. You should have hired a younger guide. These toothless old I ones all speak gum Arabic.'" |