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Show "Moro of the 8am." The common belief is that the Indian In-dian child is both Btolld and stupid. One traveler, however, when In South Dakota witnessed an Incident that speedily disillusionized him upon this point. A precocious Indian child, two ant a half years old, was disagreeably vol ublo at dinner, so much so that his mother leaned over, and stuffing a pleco or fat meat Into his mouth, said "Thero, I will stop up that hole now." As soon as tho baby had dcvo'irnf enough of Ms mouthful to enable hln' to articulate, bo gasped. "Stop it up again, mother, stop It up jgaln" Youth's Companion |