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Why was he an Idiot.

A story is told of a talkative lady ■ '■ who met with a well-deserved rebuke at a social gathering not long ago/ Her husband is a man of high standing in the world of science, but the* lady regards him as a dreamer of impossible dreams. “Do youkndw,” she remarked, “that genius and im- > becility are twin brothers? The world regards John as a genius, Now, there are times when I believe him to be an idiot.” A painful silence followed, broken at length by a blunt old doctor who had overheard the remark. “Are we to understand, madame,” he said “ that Professor Y , though your husband, is so slightly esteemed by \ you ?” “ I say What I think,” she j retorted “At times John is un- ,

mistakably an idiot!” “ Merely because lie is your husband ?” “ Sir!” “Oh, very well,” was the grim rejoiner—“wo will put it another way! He is your husband because he is an idiot. Will that do?”

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Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1902, Page 2

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164

Why was he an Idiot. Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1902, Page 2

Why was he an Idiot. Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1902, Page 2

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