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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. G. 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, "a1 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 la yer !" Youth's Companion. |