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A Bright Boy

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Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
December
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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City Engineer Key has a flve year ohl boy, who is noted among the friends of the family for his bright sayiiigs. J5ut the other dayhe out-did even himself, and his remark is too good a joke on his father to be kept. The youngster ! was visiting at one of the neighbors o ie day last week when lie remarked to the lady of the house: - ■;Yhi'ii I get big I'm going to be an j engineer." "Is that so,"' said the lady, "your papa is an engineer isn't lic':" "Yes, bilt he"s only a city engineer.! I'm going to be an engineer that works the engine." ■Bul what does your papa work?" the lady asked. The boy was puzzled for a minute, but he quickly recovered and said, "Oh. he works the board of public works." Wethink (ieórge owes the cigars all around on tliat.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat