DISAPPOINTED. President Wilson has a fund of stories. One that he tells is of a little boy whom he encountered at Staunton, Va., the President’s birthplace. Mr Wilson was speaking to a good-sized crowd from the steps of the Baldwin Seminai-j 7 for Girls, when he discovered a little seven-year-old lad pushing and shoving his way through the crowd. The hoy finally landed in front of Mr Wilson and shouted excitedly: “Where, is it? Where is it?” Mr Wilson stopped his speech, and, with a hroad smile, said good-naturedly: “ Well, my hoy, I guess I’m it.” ? “Oh, pshaw!” responded the youngster, with a look of disgust, “ Why, I thouaht it n=E±-”
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Evening Star, Issue 15478, 28 April 1914, Page 6
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111Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Star, Issue 15478, 28 April 1914, Page 6
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