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Show Too Much for the Skunk. Mr. Cackle Berry vouches for the following fol-lowing story : A Frenchman, an Englishman, an Irishman and a German prisoner wore In an argument as to which was the bravest. A Vank overheard the controversy and decided to settle it. Pointing to a near-by poultry house, he told thoni that there was a skunk Inside and asked the Irishman to step Inside and see how long he could stand II. Pat did as he was told. In live minutes min-utes he came out. The Englishman followed, fol-lowed, but lie stood It only four minutes. min-utes. The Frenchman next tried It, but five minutes was enough for blm. It was the German's turn. lie went in and the others waited. The minutes pnssed one two three four five six seven, hut no German. Eight i minutes ten the skunk came out. |