Amador Ledger-Dispatch, 7 October 1904 — A Mean Insinuation, [ARTICLE]

A Mean Insinuation,

Sir Henry Thompson, who was equally famous as an author, an artist and a surgeon, was once staying at a country house with another surgeon of great fame, and somehow the talk turned on the number of letters that each received. When the post arrived only one or two letters came for Sir Henry, while his friend received an imposing batch. The friend proudly called attention to his mall. "Yes," said Sir Henry, with a twinkle in his eye, "but I see yours are all in black edged envelopes."