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Show REALLY A SIMPLE MATTER Johnny's Reference to Dictionary Must Have Given Him Considerable Enlightenment. "Father." said the son. looking up from a book with a puzzled erpressjon on his face, "what is pride?" "Pride," returned the father, "pride! Why a Oh, sure you know- what pride Is. A sort of being stuck up. a kind of well, proud, you know. Just get the dictionary; that's the thing to tell you exactly what it is. There's nothing like n dictionary, Johnny." "Here It is," said the ln.ter. after an exhausting search. "Pride being proud." "I'm yes, that's It." replied the father. "lint" "Well. look at -proud.' That's the way; you have got to hunt these things out. my lad." I "I've got it." answered Johnny. "Pre pri pro why " "What does it sny?" " 'Proud having pride.' " "That's It 1 There you are, as clear ss day. 1 toll you. Johnny, there Is nothing like a good dictionary when you are young. Take cure of the binding, bind-ing, my son, as you put it back." Pathfinder. |