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Show tlmklns It Oeallr. 1 political lieutenant once announced to bcuulnr yuay a dlsustrous defeat. Disking the announcement In bluut, bratque terms. fcuutor yuay gave the mun one of till peeuilnr direct glances and smiled sllchtly. Then he said: "Kou have broken this news gently. Too remind me of an Irishman. This Irishman bad great fulfil lu his dlplo-micy, dlplo-micy, and one iluy, when a boy was killed at a quarry he udd the men to leue everything in bis hands, and be would break the news to the boy's aether as It should be done. "Ho be went home, put on a blnck it" and a blnck tie, nnd ho knocked it Ihe door of the boy'e mothers house. "'(iood murrain', ma'am,' be suld. "Tls a sud accident yur bye Tom's fild watch bus bad.' "Why,' said the mother, 'Tom never nil a gold watch.' "'Sure, an" that's lucky.' said the news breaker, -for there's tweufy ton of rock fallen on blm.'" . |