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Breaking It Gently

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
September
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

In the province of Holstein, noted for its superior broed of cattle, the country people are Dot onlj very thrifty, uut exceedingly fond of thelr coiva, as may ha gathered from the followiug characteristic story: Farmer Jan was walking sadly down the road oue dny when the village pastor met him. "Why so sail. Farmer Jan?" said the pastor. "Ah, I have a very sad errand, pastor," replied Jan. "What is it?" "Farmer Henrik's cow is dead in my pasture, and 1 am on my way to teil him." "A hard task, Jan." "Indeed it is, pastor, but I shall break it to him gently." "How will you do that?" "I shall teil him flrst that it is his mother vvho is dead, and then, having opened tlie v.-ny inr Badder news still, I shall teil him it is not his mother, but the

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register