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Show It Sounded Well. C. II. Manley, a Kansas pioneer, tells this story of homestead days. One of his neighbors, who could neither neith-er read nor write, asked hlra to writ a letter back to the old folks In Vermont. Ver-mont. Mr. Manley got the Ink and a home-made quill pen ready, and sat waiting. His neighbor made no move. "What do you want to tell thPmr . queried the scribe at length. "Well," drawled the old jnnn, " 'notwithstanding' 'not-withstanding' Is a pretty good word. Put that down." |