His favourite story on himself concerned a visit to New York many years ago and it chancel to ko the occasion of the first public display: of an X-ray.
He was present to view the informal machine and when the ex-_ hibitors asked a subject to step forward the spectators would have' none of it. Lec, however, was! equal to the occasion and subjected himself to its believed powers with' the other world.
An X-ray was taken of his chest and the hastily developed proof showed a dark spot resting against his back bone. Then ko knew. the machine was a fake.
But a few yrs later esme prius his chest and on being put under the surzcon's knife the dark spot was removed and found to be the point of a sabre that had broken.off when in contact with his spine. Then hho recalled having been speared in the chest years before in one of his. many canipaigns and he considered 'the episode wonderfal joke on Fimself. He wore the piece as a Hacky charm an x watch chain and, list: before his: death. presented it the writer as 2 of esteem. with some isgivins that the pacification might not be permanent, as, unfortunately, soon proved to be the case.
Hoang Scull though that he had accomplished a great work. and without being satisfied with this he proceeded to a is and towns from the duke of Sung us a reward for "arresting tine occasion of death". Tis application was granted, but he not get the expected rewanl. Seuh showed the charter of the grant which he had obtained Tsze State, who said to him, by. their arms that Tsin and Ts'o0 keep the small States in awe, Standing in ave, the high and low are tovitg and harmonious, and thus the States and esespe ruin, away with the instru: ments of War? They have been
Jewless are Kept in awe, and acong, ion, By them the complished virtue is displayed. On them depends the preservation or the ruin of a country;—and you have been secking to do away with them. Your scheme is a delusion, and there could he no greater of. fence than to lead the States astray by it: And-not content with habit escaped punishment, you have. sought for reward!" "With this ko ced hell be reared
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