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Show HER FEELINGS NOT SOOTHED Butcher Boy Evidently Not One Who Wat Quick to See the Error of Hit Ways. An amusing telephone story Is told of a lady whose name 1b Bsovvn. Ono morning recently sho proceeded from the breakfast table to tho telephone In the hnll, to order some things from tho butcher. "IJalloa!" said Mrs. Brown. "'Is that Mr. Batty's?" "Yea." "Well, this Is Mrs. Brown's residence. resi-dence. Will you send mo a large, thick steak by four o'clock?" Tho boy In tho butcher whop happened hap-pened to answer the telephone, and promptly responded: "Well, jou Just bet your swet llfo I will." "Do you know, sir, to whom you aro speaking?" Indignantly Inqulicd Mrs. Brown. "Suro 1 do." said tho boy. "You're Jenny, Mrs. Brown's cook. "You arc mistaken, joung man. You nro Bpeaklng to Mrs. Brown herself.' her-self.' "Is that so?" replied the boy. 'Then In thnt case, madam, wo'll call the bet i off." I |