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Show ABLE TO TRANSLATE LATIN. Long years ago an Indiana candidate candi-date tor congress was making a stump speech. Two merchants, who had been boys together and in the same class In Latin, heard the speech. The speaker closed his peroration in full, rotund voice, with "Vox popuil, vox Del!" Tom turned to William and remarked, remark-ed, "Bill, I'll bet you $5 that you don't remember enough Latin to translate that sentence." "Make it ten," replied William, "and I'm on." The bet was made and William translated as follows: "Vox populi, vox Dei My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!" Without protest Tom passed over a $10 bill, remarking, half-regretfully, half-admiringly : "William, I really didn't think you would be able to do it." |