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Show GOT OLD GENTLEMANS 'GOAT' College Boy'a Expression Made Him Fear Money Had Been Wasted on His Education. Whenever old Elien Toothnker doesn't understand what you say he says, "What say?" So do his neighbors. neigh-bors. It Is not strange that he doesn't understand his college boy son's way of asking the same question. Old Eben's wife noticed that be was somewhat depressed the evening pfler the boy had got back to the farm from his first year at collego. "What's the matter, Kben?" she asked. . .- "Mary, I've spent nine hundred dollars dol-lars on that boy's education, and I'm i.frald it's wasted," said Klicn. "1(0 don't know as I'luch as he; did when lie wont to college.' "Why, what do yon mean, fafhcr7" "Well, tonight I said to Mm that It looked to me 'sif It might rain tomorrow, tomor-row, and what do ye s'pose be said?" "Why, I don't know. What did he say?" "Well, sir, be begged my pardon I" Youth's Companion. |