Show He was Absentminded He worked in one of the City Creek mines and part of his duty was to assist in preparing the food One day the boys had killed half a dozen wild chickens and gave gve them to him to dress ready for cooking All went well he was singing at his work and he had two pans one for the dressed chickens and one for the feathers entrails and refuse He finished his work and set Ole of the pans on the shelf The cook called for the chickens in the evening and he was directed t the shelf He took down the pan and a look of blank astonishment astonish-ment came over his countenance for behold I the absentminded man had thrown the chickens away and carefully salted and set away the entrails for cooking Another time he was told to fill the teakettle with water He dido did-o put it into a chair and sat down on the redhot stove There was no necessit of reminding him of his t |