Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1914 — Held Her Age Well. [ARTICLE]

Held Her Age Well.

Here is one that was told the other day by a congressman from New York state, when the conversation turned to scenes and incidents in the courtroom. Some time ago, the congressman said, a civil suit was tried in one of tbs New York courts in which a pretty young woman from Texas was one of the pHncipal witnesses. "And now, Miss Smith,” remarked the examining lawyer, after the witness had been duly sworn, “yon reside In the state of Texas, do yon?” “Yes, sir,” easily answered the fair ness, “in Galveston.” "How long, Miss Smith,” continued, the lawyer In the same formal tone, “have you lived in Galveston?” “How long, Miss Smith,” continued the lawyer in the same formal tone, “have you lived in Galveston?” “Ever since the flood, sir,” was the prompt response of Miss Smith. “Ever Bince the flood?” gallantly remarked the judge, Bitting up and beginning to take notice. “My dear young lady, you don’t look your age by 6,000 years.”