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Show A Pope's Salad. When Popo Slxtus V. was an ob-Bcuro ob-Bcuro monk ho had a great friend In a certain lawyer who sunk steadily Into poverty while tho monk ros,o to the papacy. Tlio poor lawyer Journoyed to Homo to seek aid from his old friend, the Pope, hut he fell sick and told his doctor to let tho Popo know of his sad state. "1 will send him a salad," said Slxtus, and duly dispatched dis-patched a basket of lettuce to tho Invalid. In-valid. When the lettuce was examined exam-ined money was found In tho hearts. Henco tho Italian proverb of a man In need of monoy "Ho wants ono of Slxtus Slx-tus V.'s salads." |