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Show MADE OLD GENTLEMAN WROTH Misunderstood Editor's Use of French Word, and Trouble Was With Difficulty Averted. It was in Jndutna, not so very Ions ago. that the daughter of an old White River farmer was reading the country newspaper to himself. She had got to the "Personals," and read tills: "Mrs. Willie Morritts, nee Tilack. has returned from a visit to her parents par-ents in Indianapolis." "I dcn't quite understand that," said the old gentleman. "What don't you understand?" inquired in-quired the daughter. "That part about 'Mrs. Willie Morritts. Mor-ritts. nay Black.' What does 'nay r.lack' moan?" "Oh, that's French, and means she "was born Black." t.ai.r excitedly. "Yes; nee is French for born." "Well, it ain't so!' 'ejaculated the old man, jumping up and shaking his fist. "I knowed her parents, and they were as white as anybody that over lived in Indianny, and I'll see that, editor about it." But before he could get away the daughter explained ex-plained matters, and the old gentleman gentle-man ccoled down. Exchange. |