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Show The Mother's Crltldem. Possibly not every ono iiaa heard the anecdote about a dear old mother whose son had been promoted to be a commissioned officer, says Army and Navy Life. He sent her a box of navel oranges from the south, and this brief note: "Dear Mother: Just a handful hand-ful of navel oranges, aomothlng you will find especially choice. Devotedly, Jack." The mother said to visitors: "Just the very best boy in all th world. But he never could learn to 6pell. Just think of a lieutenant spelling 'naval' with an e' Instead of an 'a. And a small 'n! Isn't It embarrassing em-barrassing to a mother? Still It sounds the same when you speak It." |