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Show Canny Politician Had a Desire in the Matter Who was it said the English couldn't take a joke, and that immediately? im-mediately? At a hectic political meeting where representatives of the various vari-ous parties were gathered, an English politician, while addressing address-ing the assemblage, was struck full in the face with the body of a dead cat. It came frcrr. the direction direc-tion of the audience. A look of great anger came over his face as he prepared to seek out the perpetrator of the vile deed. But from the audience arose one who said: "Please, sir, I'm very sorry. I meant it for your opponent." "Well, my friend," came the quick reply from the injured one, "I sincerely wish that you had meant it for me and it hit him." |