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Show John Hay No Faddist. "The lato John liny," said n Chlciv Koan, "had uo.bollcf In fails. Ho held Hint wo Amarlcans, in our impetuosity, wero given to fads ovormuch, ltwns this ono trait in U8 nlono that would over sulllro to shako Mr. Hay out ol his oxqultJto equanimity. "Ho was walltinB with mo ono day In London. At Hc!e Park corner n ogotarlan from Prlsco Joined us, and ns wo strolled onward, thU'vegotarlan tallied hotly about tho ovlls or meat ea'lng, trylrg. It scorned, to coavort Mr. Hay nnd me to his fad. "Mr. Hay listened patiently for qulto half an hour. Tlioi suddenly, ho stoppod short. Ho thumped the pavement with his walking stick. He pointed eastward. " "There," ho said, 'stands Piccadilly. There It haB been for hundrods ot yenrs. Arid thero It will bo when you and your potato beliefs aro forgotten.' forgot-ten.' " A |