Little Too Smooth for Comfort.

That a certain young man is wise beyond his years was proved when he paused before answering a widow who had asked him to guess her age.

“You must have some idea,” she said.

“I have several ideas,” said the young man, with a smile. “The only trouble is that I hesitate whether to make you ten years younger on account of your looks, or ten years older on account of your intelligence.”

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