Show rep foss was not to be outdone by englishman 0 representative eugene noble foss of massachusetts was noted for his ready wit As governor he was one day lunching with a prominent englishman the latter who was fond of boasting of his ancestry took a coin from his pocket pointed to it and said my great great grandfather was made a lord by the king whose picture you see on this shilling whereupon foss promptly took a coin from his pocket said what a coincidence my great great grandfather was made an angel by the indian whose picture you see on this cent pathfinder |