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Show Italian Minister Was Stuck. Mayor Des Planches, Italian ambassador am-bassador to this country, was preparing prepar-ing a responso to a tonst, using tho English language, when he stuck fast for lack of a pat phrase. Ho consulted con-sulted nearly every ono In tho legation, lega-tion, but could get no help. As a Inst resourco his secretary called up tho stato department by telephono and got Assistant Secretary Pcirco on tho wire. "What his excellency wishes to say," said the soft-spoken Italian, "Is embodied In your phraso running to this effect: 'You must not look at the teeth of tho horso that gives.' Will you plcaso holp him? " Mr. Petrco smiled broadly as ho replied: "What you mean to say is that ono Bhould not look a gift horso in tho mouth." |