BONNIE WHITE wrote: > The Smith's were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come > to America on the Mayflower. Among their kin were Senators and Wall Street > wizards. > They decided to hire a genealogist to compile a family history, a legacy for > their children and grandchildren. Only one problem arose -- how to handle > that great-uncle George, who had been executed in the electric chair. > The genealogist assured them he could handle this part of their history > tactfully, and the section on George appeared as follows: "Great-uncle > George occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government > institution, was attached to his position by the strongest of ties, and his > death came as a great shock." > > ==== CUMBERLAND-RIVER Mailing List ==== > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycrrsek/>