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Show Making a Bad Matter Worse. It Is a dangerous thing, when yon have let slip an unfortunate remark, to try to cover up the blunder. ; Mrs. &. was talking with the wife of Judge H. about hr son's choice of a profession. "I don't want him to be a lawyer," she said. "Why not?" said the judge's wife. "I think there is nothing much finer than the legal profession for a bright boy." "Well," said Mrs. G., bluntly, "a . lawyer has to tell so many lies." Then It dawned on her that she was talking to the wife of a lawyer ; so she hastily added, "That is er to be a good law yer!" Youth's Companion. Prepared. "I saw a perfect love of a library table nt Grumble's this afternoon." "But, my dear, we don't need a library li-brary table." "I know, love, but there's no telling tell-ing when we will need one, since i Uncle George gave little Georgle that tool chest for his birthday." Unstable. "It's dead easy to make money In I- Wall street, If you only know the ; game." I "Yes, but just about the time you begin to learn a thing or two about It ; they change the rules on yon." 1 |