When Words Get Into Press
Phil Sheridan never forgot Texas. "I had been bumped over its sterile plains," hu saicl, in cxplaining it, "for a week in an ambulance. I was tired and dusty and worn out. When I got to my destination I found some people therc who wanted me to talk and be received, and all that sort of thing before I liad a chance to get the sand out of my face. One fellovv was persisten t. He asked me with pure Americs.n curiosity, what I thought of Texas. In a moment of worry and annoyanee I said if 1 owned heil and Texas Í woitld live in the former and rent out the latter. The fellow who asked me the question was a reporter The next day it was in print, and I never coukl stop it." Very rare, indeed: Antiquary- " Here is something very raro - the identical Colt's pistols worn by the great Roland, wlio was slain at Honcesvalles by the Turks." Customer - "But there were no pistols in that day." Antiquary- "I know that, my dcar sir: that's
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Ann Arbor Courier
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