Judge — August 18, 1928 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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‘To the surprise of the assemblage, Mr, Perelman, who had astounded everybody by — remaini quict until that time, replied in perfect French and gave the waiter his order, A moment later Perel- man's friends were plying him | with questions. | “Why, Sherman,” said one, “I |} never “knew you could speak | French!" or could T until Tread this leaflet,” said Perelman, throwing a paper on the table. One of his | friends opened it. | “Why,” he said, “this seems to | be a summons for libel or some- thin, r—a slight error, heh, heh, « i PS po t sf a i, ee aie wh wate eae Luiretiax—Don't be needlessly alarmed. I’m just the snatching I edly. matching. st Upp hitieriedls gang-member who attends to the petty larceny. is what I really meant to show you.” And he handed them a prospcetus for the Ted Weems School of Spanish. Before any- one had a chance to comment, the waiter arrived with Mr. Perel- man's order. Unfortunately, the waiter did not understand French as well as he spoke it, for he had brought a T-bone steak with parsley instead of the Virginia ham omelet ordered. Mr. Perel- man’s friends were so amused by the steak around his neck like a la illicre and threw him out, The writer further states that he became an expert: stammerer in this way: he chanced to see an advertisement for a school for stammerers and wrote for a cata- ruc. He then picked out two rses and in four lessons be- ir stammerer, and in expert. He is now fre- quently called to parties to dis- play his knowledge of the diticult art, where he holds all in’ thrall with his glibly suave stammering. He has even taken a few select pupils, although not in’ stamnmer- ing; Mr. Perelman teaches them practical roistering plishment hardly less ditheult, together with a working knowl- of how to order roisters. theory is that one should ' | the episode that they wrapped came seven an accom= | His order roisters only in’ months i containing the letter 7." This | | makes it all very complicated, but | in odd months which contain the letter “Z" one may order zlams. “Could you tell me if the moonlight is more romantic at Lake —Prnecman Wanhopek or at Lake Minkinamosa?” |