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Literary Lapses
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Stephen Leacock
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In
conclusion,
it
may
be
stated
that
at
the
first
symptom
of
disease
the
patient
should
not
hesitate
to
put
himself
in
the
hands
of
a
professional
tailor.
In
so
brief
a
compass
as
the
present
article
the
discussion
has
of
necessity
been
rather
suggestive
than
exhaustive.
Much
yet
remains
to
be
done,
and
the
subject
opens
wide
to
the
inquiring
eye.
The
writer
will,
however,
feel
amply
satisfied
if
this
brief
outline
may
help
to
direct
the
attention
of
medical
men
to
what
is
yet
an
unexplored
field.
The
Poet
Answered
Dear
sir:
In
answer
to
your
repeated
questions
and
requests
which
have
appeared
for
some
years
past
in
the
columns
of
the
rural
press,
I
beg
to
submit
the
following
solutions
of
your
chief
difficulties:--
Topic
I.--You
frequently
ask,
where
are
the
friends
of
your
childhood,
and
urge
that
they
shall
be
brought
back
to
you.
As
far
as
I
am
able
to
learn,
those
of
your
friends
who
are
not
in
jail
are
still
right
there
in
your
native
village.
You
point
out
that
they
were
wont
to
share
your
gambols.
If
so,
you
are
certainly
entitled
to
have
theirs
now.
Topic
II.--You
have
taken
occasion
to
say:
"Give
me
not
silk,
nor
rich
attire,
Nor
gold,
nor
jewels
rare."
But,
my
dear
fellow,
this
is
preposterous.
Why,
these
are
the
very
things
I
had
bought
for
you.
If
you
won't
take
any
of
these,
I
shall
have
to
give
you
factory
cotton
and
cordwood.
Topic
III.--You
also
ask,
"How
fares
my
love
across
the
sea?"
Intermediate,
I
presume.
She
would
hardly
travel
steerage.
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