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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28

There will probably be an ex
animation of applicants for certifi-
Gates to teach public school held in
Opelousas the latter part of April.
Due notice will be given In public
print.
The Rev. w. s. Slack will hold
divine services at the Episcopal
church ON Sunday, March %, at IL
o'clock a. III. and the bishop, Rt.
Rev. Davis Sessums, on Monday
night, March 80, at 7:30.
The advertisement Of the La
fleur Co., Ltd, appear In this issue.
This Arm has always enjoyed o
large patronage on account OF tho
close figures 1t sells goods It is
is now receiving splendid stock
of everything In its line.
Our young friend, Morton
Thompson, has his ashingleD out'
announcing that he is full
fiedged attorney-at-law and notary
public. Morton recencly obtained
his diploma by examination be-
fore the State Supreme Court, after
preparing under Lawyer Baillio, of
Opelousas. He Is a son of DR..
Wm. Thompson. The Clarion
wishes him success.
The Dunbar Hand Bell Ringers
and Malo Quartette Company, "the
most versatile and novel company
now before the public" will appear
at the opera house in Opelousas on
Saturday, April 14th. This is the
last of the series of six lectures pre-
pared by the Opelousas Lycenm
Club. A part Of the proceeds will
also go to Gordon Chapter, United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, Of
this place.
Sheriff Swords and Police Juror
Diomel Durio have had the court
house square ploughed and leveled,
and that pretty spot, the prettiest
in the State, will be planted in blue
grass, seats erected, fountains, etc.
We congratulate the enterprlsing
gentlemen who are responsible for
this very necessary move. 1t
should have been done long ago.
Now, with a decent-looking jail
house, things would indeed look
lovely around there.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
Fssx & De Hsaiaion.

The undersigned having lately
entered into q copartnership as
dealers in Groceries and General
Merchandise. TO be conducted at
Oscar lrox's old stand, near the
southeastern limit OF the town OF
0pelousas, ON the continuation OF
Main street, leading to Sunset.
The patronage Of the public is
respectfully solicited, promising to
our clients fair dealing and low
prices. OscAn FUx,
m21-4t RAPHAEi. UEBAILLoN.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
A HsrormTnenf HsInaafer mecom-
rzaentfs Clan Ce1era
amd AbfarrhGa Remedy.

Rev. Francis i. Davidson, pastor
of tho st. Matthew Baptist church
and president of the Third District
Association. 2731 Second ST., New
Orleans, writes as follows: II have
used Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and l,iarrhoea Remedy for cramps
and pains In the stomach and
found it excellent. It Is in fact the
best cramp and collie remedy ! have
ever used. Also several OF my
parisfioners have used 1t with
equally satisfactory results" For
sale at Mason's drug store.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
TAKEN Up.

BY the undersigned, at Plaissnce, one
blue horse, about years old. No brand.
This horse came to my place about 10
The owner Is hereby notified to come
forward, prove property, pay costs and
take same away.
MENTOR DUPRE,
meh7-5t Andrepont p. o.. La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
NOTICE OF TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF AUGUSTINE MANUEL
-, Probate Docket, District Court
Parish of st. Landry, La.

Parish of st. Landry. La.
Whereas, E. Miller Miller, Rdnlintstra.
tor of the above estate, has dled his final
tabieau OF said estate, accompanied by his
petition praying for the homologatlon OF
same; and
Whereas, the prayer OF said petition has
been granted by an order of court bearing
date --
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given 10
all parties interested to make opposition to
said tablcau to file same in writing in
my oflcs, within the time required by law
why the said tabieau should not be homolo.
gated and confirmed.
mch2S.2t Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
NOTICE OF TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF sANvMLE JOHNSON.
Probate Docket, District Court.
Parish OF st. Landry.

NO. - Fr0DaTe DOCKET, UIgtKlCG Court !
Parish OF st. Landry.
Whereas, r.. Lee Garland, Administrator
or tho above named estate, has filed his
flnal fabIeau. accom- panied by his petition
praying for the homoiogation OF same and
been granted by an order OF court. bear
Ing date
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to
all parties interested to make opposition to.
said tahIeau to file same In writing In my
ONCE within the time required by law why
the said tabieau should not be honaologated
and confirmed. H. e. ESTORGE.
mch2S-W Clerk OF Court.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
oPELoUsAs, La, SATURDAY., MARCH g. 1908.
50. Ada Y. Boggs.

- - -
so adv Ropcs
., sores ha,ng the eastern portion OF
4 NJ ~ ~ Ssc es twn4s.r g: valued $40,
state .06. parish 10, levse 10, acreage Los,
total sl.sl.
4 :, pan
%. Sas Do sv -.
3o acres. pelng sel OF sMM, 5ec So So 80 -
tern aide. @ Ssl,,ed ne sao state ia. parish 20,
levee 90, acreage $50, total 500.
"a Charles r. Chapalle.
40 aa-oo. neL Of nvL OF see ~. twp 2 4,
r1w; valued $50; state AS, parish so
total $1.as.
III. Jones r. Cross.
l5i s5-loo. nell of svk. swk of swA of
sec Il, nw1l of nw11, lot swl Of nwA
of sec %, twp7s, re q; valued $50; state
so, parish sl.5o, total SAC.
/ lis. D. A. Currie.
300. ~ OF nwL. nwL Of sswL OF sec 2S,
~ @ OF seq OF sec s =, Twp s. q :, Yainea luce
age $40, total Sla.60.
lis. Heirs Victor Daniel.
50 .cres, OF sen OF sec 20. twp 9, 9
Yained ~; state III, IL pafish ~, ieyee
40, acreage W. total Ss.of.
1S@'. iS'. AIcseiue Aie ei1aousssy =.
oo. bounded Dy od votro paigts Y % LegSsEh gsah
;. ~ ~ az as 9ooo' ssAse 1s.sos
so.oo, gotai sS.So.
i59. 9. r. Finley.
ss7. nK Of lot 4 sec 81. seM OF sec 20 twp
2s,r2e valued $40; state s2.04s parish
so.ao, to1ai So.aa.
/ ITS. Chas. Frazier.
IL acres, Boagni aSamen r r Bosgnt; !;
valued at $l4o; stste VI, parish a.4o'
s1S1.
lA. Florsen Granger.
80 63-l00 acres, neL OF seq OF see Il,
~ Iwp s, en ...Ts, % i0ea Ssoi ssAss sao'
parrish. 'oo, eotai Si-Ao'
1856. JAS. Guillory.
/ "a aeres. boundaA nv aMcClallAud.r y
aDefean,n aTodd,n aGarfand; y valued at
$500: state Al .so. parish gs. total $3.50.
same for lgOl.
oaihe iof 1917.
Els. F.A. Higgins.
Livestock $40; state "a. parish Si2o,
total sI.o2.
Eli. HenrIck Hofsmann.
1 fnproyement OF p. land valued ss s1O0; !;
state tag 60. parish 81, total 81 60.
..7 ~. rn,,..
-. Dois a. ehAins.
Lo.s, Sos 49,. aaa NJ ~, On eS NJ sS4uou W.
aoo -
20
lot imp. No. IL, blk 80; valued 500;
state $l'zo, parish 81, total $50.
2S5. Posey b. kaufmann.
| lot, imp, Vine street, sPetre Moore"
/ Garland; valued $3.50; state 20, parish
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE or ALBERT BoUDREAU.
No. -, 18th Judicial District Court, Parish
Of SC. Landry. Louisiana.

by virtue or an order of tile Hon. E. 4.
Lewis. Judge OF the 10Th Judicial District
Court, in and for the Parish of st. Landry,
State OF Louisiana. there Will be sold at
public auction to the lns and highest bid
der. at the last residence of the deceased,
Prairie des Fenlmes, by the undersigned
administrator or any duly qualified auc-
tioneer. on
Saturday. 7stsrcla -. 1909.
at IL o'etock d M. the following described
property. belonging to the above estate.
to wit:
One lot of merchandise In store building
at Prairie deg femuaes, one iron chest, one
half interest in peddiing hack and harness.
one wagon. one buggy. one lot horned cat.
lie. two horses. one mare and mule colt,
one pair mules, one moving machine, one
old hack and gig, one lot OF hogs. one old
cuitivat0r. one stack cutter, one lot house
hold effects. one lot kitchen utensils.
OLEUS BOUUkEAU.
March IL. 1905. Administrator.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
Sale of Land Near
0DeIOusas.

] will sell several tracts OF land, adj
joining to my home residence at Opel
Gus. They each contain TWEEN ty-fy
arpents.
/ will sell on terms Of credit to suit the
purchasers. All of price to bear eight,
per cent yearly interest, which interest
to- be paid annually, and start from
sale.
/ have cows TO sell.
oct HENRY L. GARLAND.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
sTJPpLEMENTAL ROLF.

10. w. H. e. Dolson.
so acres. n1S of sec 2, twp s,r5e;
valued $3.50; state .96. parish $50, ieyee
81 80, acreage SIG, total s2o,I6
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
Hk|
MEba

forward, property,pay costs and take
same away. m7-5t FARJUs FUsILIER.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
For snEe.

Well-bred mare. Pedigree: Ethan
Ellen, Wilkes, Cash Item; or years
old, $50. w. TEURLINGs.
jan 2i-1t Washington, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
TAKEN uP.

By the undersigned, near Willie Platte,
one black mare mule about l2-year-old.
No visible brand. Has been in neigh
borhood about 10 months. The owner is
hereby notified to come forward, prove
property, pay COSTS and take same
away. m7-5t ARTHUR LAFLEuR.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
TAKE uP.

By the undersigned, In Prairie Ma
nou, Pointe.-aux-Tigre one bay Creole
horse, branded on right shoulder about
thus:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-03-28
42I Rews ard.

A reward Of twenty-five dollars II
hereby offered for the capture of Bud
Hawkins, colored, who escaped from the
parish convict camp.
Five dollars additional will be given
in case he Is killed while resisting ar
rest. DIoMEL DuRIo.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13

ally from four to six inches. Most
loads are carried on two wheeled carts
with u single horse, the loads Weighing
over two tons. With, the new four
wheeled vehicles used in France the
tires are rarely less than six inches in
width and the rear axle about fourteen
inches longer than the fore axle, so
that the rear or hind wheels run about
one inch outside of the level rolled by
the front wheels.
In Germany the law prescrihes that
all the wagons drawing heavy loads,
such as coal, brick, earth, stone, etc.
must have tires at least four inches
wide. 1t IS worse than useless to ere
ate expensive and valuable highways
to have them only cut to pieces by the
use of narrow tires as now used for
the hauling of heavy loads in this coun-
try. When an expensive highway has
been created it must be taken care of.
and methods heretofore permitted
must be changed in order to help main
tain it. Wide tires are of the greatest
value in preserving ordinary dirt roads.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
The King snakes pro7yess,

The most relentless exterminator of
reptiles is a member of the family it.
self-the beautiful, 1.-THE, yellow and
black king snake, the friend Of man
and the ayowed enemy of anything
that creeps or crawis regardless of size
Or poison fang. a native Of our own
south, the king snake Is between five
and eight feet long and no thicker
around than q mans thumb. Built in
every muscle and bone for speed and
tremendous constructing power. there
is not another snake on earth that can
withstand his assault. He Is immune
to the poison of the cobra and of the
RATHER alike and the strength Of q
thirty foot python has no terrurs for
him. Within FIVE minutes from the
opening of the fight the king snake
could kill the biggest python that ever
lived. Ferocious as the little con-
strictor is toward his own kind, toward
man he is friendly and rarely tries
to escape when met afield.-sA W.
Roker In NcClure's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
Rural Delivery Notes

Applicants for the position of rural
carriers are subjected to an examina-
ton in respect to their qualifications
for the service and the esteem in which
they are held by the inhabitants along
the routes. Seventeen to fifty-five is
the age limit except in the case of war
veterans who are physically competent
to do the work
\ member of congress, speaking of
the rural free delivery not long ago,
said that We're the service a dead loss
financially to the post office depart
ment he would he in favor of meeting
the loss out of the public treasury be-
cause of the educational benefits al
ready shown
Rural free delivery is becoming po-
tent factor in the construction of good
roads and their proper maintenance.
y good rural service means good roads,
and as the people insist upon the for
mer they must eventually obtain the
latter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
The Lime Juice island.

Nearly all the lime Juice used in the
world comes from the tiny island of
Montserrat, in the British West In
dies. The lime grows wild In many
West Indian Islands, but only in Mont
serrat is 1t used commercially. That
island is one vast garden of lime trees,
and nowhere in the world is there a
finer sight than it's thirty miles of
orchards, laden with the fruit of the
lime or fragrant with its blossoms.
The fruit is gathered by negro wom-
en-, who carry it down the hills to
the shipping port in big baskets on
their heads. Like all West Indians,
they are remarkable for their ability
to carry heavy weights In this manner
Once the company which controls the
lime Juice industry sought to tighten
the burden of its laborers by introduc-
ing wheelbarrows.
The negroes filled the wheelbarrows
readily enough, and then carried them
on their heads as they had been used
to carry the baskets. Many a negro
woman will carry hundredweight of
lines on her head for distance of a
mile or more.-Indianapol News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
Polish wedding Customs,

According TO the Polish custom, the
marriage ceremony usually occurs on
Sunday, this being dons to permit the
men to attend without losing any time
from their employment, while the bride
is supposed to maintain the greatest
secrecy concerning her wedding until
sic is actually clad in her wedding
garments of thin white and bridal
veil. Then she goes from house to
house, regardless of the conditions of
the weather, and invites her friends to
her wedding, which. of course, is pay
Ing them a very pretty compliment
Again, according to custom, and during
the course OF the reception, q china
bowl is placed in the center of the
table upon which the feast Is spread
and each man whom the bride honors
with waltz understands that he is to
throw with all his might and main a
silver piece into this bowl the idea
being to break it, and the man who is
so fortunate as to shatter the vessel is
entitled to the farewell dance and a
kiss from the bride. While the Gus
tom is curious it Is none the less prac-
teal, as It is not an infreQuent thing
for the newly married couple to re-
ceive three or more hundred dollars
at their wedding feast
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
Oakfield and Brayton

d. ID. Cotton and wife and his
mother drove down from Extra
Thursday, and were the guests of O..
F. Ide and wife on the north of Bray
toms suburbs.
Serene Dalhstrom, the lady house,
keeper OF Hans Petersen on the B. F..
Simpson farm, left on Monday with
her household goods for her home in
Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Isaac Brand of Polo, Illinois,
returned last Tuesday to her home
after two weeks visit at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. +. E. Hocken-
berry, north of town.
"The Leafless Tree" is the subject
at the morning services in the Baptist
church next Sunday and 'sThe Bed
and Its Covering forms the topic for
the evening discourse.
Mrs. Chas. Kringel and children
returned to their home in Council
Bluffs last Tuesday after pleasant
visit since Saturday at the home of
her brother-in- law Mr.. A. T. Ander-
son.
Charles Parrott, Sr, residing at
Old Louisville, suffered slight
paralytic stroke Wednesday of last
week. He is better this week but
his great age is against complete
recovery.
The Extra baseball team accom-
panied by quite number of their
friends came down last Sunday and
engaged our team in quite lively
but good natured contest and at the
close of the game the score stood 81
to 9 in favor of the Brayton team.
Bravton markets on Tuesday as
furnished by those in business we're
as noted: Butchers stuff, &c and Sc;
prime steers, 3-4c. hogs, 4 to sc:
wheat, Sc; oats, 2Sc: corn. 40!c: bar
ley, SOC, butter, sc; eggs, lie: chick
ems, l0c: hens, &c: ducks, Sc: tur-
keys, &c.
Tuesday afternoon the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. MiIt Parrott with lot
OF other boys of his age, were playing
around lot of cattle when he cot
too close to one Of them and she
struck out with one foot hitting him
on the face and rendering him almost
unconscious for a time. No serious
results are expected.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
wo2 t.. HOUSE ERA
Chair Pastures.

1t is one thing to have d chair and
another to know how to sit on it. The
ideal of a graceful sitting posture has
varied in the different ages of the
world. The Egyptian sat bolt upright,
the knees and feet closely pressed to-
gether. 1t was the ceremonial atti-
tude. The Greeks and Romans, when
they We're at liberty to forget their
dignity, sat STOPPING, with one or both
elbows supported by the arms of the
chair,
The Chinese ideal was with the
knees and feet wide apart. They have
maintained that attitude in sitting for
400 years. The Saxons and early Nor
man kings are represented in Ole
manuscript and on coins in the same
position. Down to date COMPARE
lively recent, kings and queens re-
cetved sitting stiftiy on their thrones,
any marked change or posture being
thought to derogate from the royal dig.
nifty. They now receive standing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
X l. . G HI Amt O III A Y
81 O p ne $ treet, Saint L
The Very First Lightning ROD.


Almost everybody believes that
franklin was the inventor of the light
hing rod, and In this one particular
nearly everybody is mistaken. The
first lightning conductor was not in
vented by the genius who is said to
have caught the lightning wild and
played with bolts of thunder" but
by a poor Bohemian monk who lived
at Seuttenberg, who erected his light
ming catcher on the palace Of the Gu
rator of Preditz, Moravia, on June Is,
1854. The name of this inventive
monk was Prohop Dilw1sch. His ap-
paratus was composed of a pole sur
mounted by an iron rod supporting
twelve curved branches and terminal
ing In as many metallic boxes filled
with iron ore and inclosed with q
wooden bo1like cover. This was trav-
ersed by twentyseven iron pointed
rods, the bases of which were connect
ed with the ore boxes. This entire
system of wires was united with the
earth by a large chain.
The enemies Of Dilwisch, jealous Of
his success, excited the peasants Of
the neighborhood against him, claiming
that his Invention was the cause of the
dry weather that was running their
crops. When the inventor laughed at
them and refused to remove it they
put him in prison and then destroyed
his work
NJ. Nielsen used a triple pointed rod
years before Benjamin Franklin ever
thought Of lightning rod
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
a Legend of February

Here is the pretty legend which tells
why February has only twenty-eight
or twenty-nine days. Long ago, they
say, February was gambler, and be
was so unluclly that he soon lost all
his money. Like other gamblers, be
tried to recover it, and he said to his
companions that If they would lend
him some money he would give them
as security one Of his days. January
and March, who We're naturally asso-
ciated with him more often than any
of the other months, accepted his of,
fer, and as poor February soon lost the
money which he had borrowed each of
them acquired one of his days.
That is why January and March have
each thirty-one days and February has
only twenty-eight in ordinary and
twentynine in leap years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
FOR GOOD ROADS.
The Advantages of State Aid III
Highway Improvement

highway Improvement.
When Mr.. Brownlow of Tennessee
introduced a bill in congress appropri-
ating S2nOO0,00O as fund for national
aid to road improvement In the United
States good many people We're star
tied at the size of the figures. The
amount, however, seems very small
compared with the sum that single
state now proposes to raise and spend
The New York legislature has adopted
a constitutional amendment proposing
to raise and spend S5,OO0,OOO annually
for ten years, or SJO,0O1O0O in all.
This amendment must pass the legisla-
ture again in 1905, and then it will go
before the people for ratification or re-
lection. 1t can reasonably be expected
that the measure will meet with popu-
lar favor. The people of New York
have given the principle Of state aid a
thorough trial, and the results have
been highly satisfactory.
One of the objections most loudly
urged against both state and national
aid is that it will encourage local COM
munities to neglect the improvement
of their roads and depend on the state
and the federal government to do the
work for them. But this objection has
proved to beNpurely imaginary. In nc
place where state aid has been tried
has any such result appeared. On the
contrary, aid from the state treasury
only stimulates local self help. 1t
arouses warm competition among the
counties and townships to secure a
share of the state aid funds. Instead
of sitting down and folding their hands
as predicted, the local communities are
raising great deal more money under
the stimulus of state aid than they did
before.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
PROTECT THEIR ROADS.
European Countries Know the Value
of Wide Tires

European countries have long dis
carded narrow tires in order to pre-
serve and build their highways, and
also because it Is an economy in the
use of the vehicle and the weight that
horse is able to draw, says the Good
Roads Magazine. Wide tires are not
only lighter in their draft than narrow
er ones under nearly all conditions but
they roll the roads smooth instead of
cutting them to pieces. A four inch
tire on wagon carrying heavy load
Is a road builder.
In France every freight and market
wagon is roadmaker. The tires are
from three to ten inches in width, usu-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
Good Roads In Maine.

1t is stated that Maine for the first
time leads the United States as a
granite producing state. The greatest
increase for the year 1901 over that Of
1900 was in limestone. One of the
chief factors of the industry during
the year was the increased value of
crushed stone, which covers granite,
limestone and sandstone. This is at
tributed largely to the increase in
building better roads.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
Kansas City Southern R,
Puts an End to it All.

A grievous wall oftimes comes as a
result of unbearable pain from over
taxed organs. Dizziness, backache,
liver complaint and constipation. But
thanks to DR.. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to it all. They are
gentle but thorough. Try them. Only
25c. Guaranteed by Nick Doffing Co.,
druggist.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13

Mrs. Molie Allen, of South Fork,
KY, says she has prevented attacks of
cholera morbus by taking Chamber.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
when she felt an attack coming on.
Such attacks are usually caused by in
digestion and these tablets are Just
what is needed to cleanse the stomach
and ward off the approaching attacks.
Attacks of bilious collie may be pre-
vented in the same way. For sale by
Nick Dotfing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
Boy Cured of Collie After Physician IS
Treatment Had Failed.

My boy, when four years old, was
taken with collie and cramps in his
stomach. 1 sent for the doctor and he
injected morphine, but the child kept
getting worse. l then gave him half
a teaspoonful of Chamberlain's collie,
cholera and diarrhoea remedy, and in
half an hour he was sleeping and soon
recovered.-F L. WILKINS, Shell
Lake, Wis. Mr.. Wilkins is bookkeep-
er for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. For
sale by Nick Dofing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
What He Didn't Mean.

Mr.. Blunder-Why, your mother looks
as young as You do, Miss Stale
Miss S. (suttly)-That is not very COM
plimentary to me, Mr.. Blunder.
Mr.. B. <confusedly)-I-did mean
that. II mean you look as young as
your mother.