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Before I close this letter, I -ust mention something
which happened the other day, which we thought rather ex-
traordinary.  e dine at a small table t Mrs. Hlenning's,
and an Englilh lady arid her daughter, Mrs. and i.s
Kempson, sit at our table. They are very pleasant arid
ladylike, and we like them vory --uch. They alwazs inquire
at diiiner what  e have seen during the day, and when we
have told them they usually tell us they "never visited
those places," though they are London-born, aid have
travelled quite extensively; usually spend the winter on
the Continent, andpxave visited Yrs. Kempson'  son, who
is in India in the army. One evening recently -e had just
received laltcrs; about commencement at the U. . So to
mak:e conversati on, I said that "one of their countrymen
had been visiting our home torn of Madison, the Ton. James
Bryce, and had given the Baccalaureate addre s, and my
husband had met Mr. and Mrs. Bryce at dinner," etc.
Aid would you believe it?  These apparently rell-odvcated
and well-to-do English ladies: had "never heard of Mr.
Bryce," and didn't know the "American Comon-alth,"--
never heard of it! Nan and I looked our amazement I
expect, for miss 7empson fina ly said she"thought she had

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