| Show I 1 SHARP ARROWS 0 OF fly WIT IT Is TRINITY OF MIRTH WISDOM AND BREVITY expressions oi of thought which by their originalities and fitness create S spontaneous mirth two sets of rules boss bosa could you give me something to eat I 1 had a square meal for a 9 month it was a snowy day when 9 a dirty and ragged man asked thir thia question of mr keedick the fla flakes acs were falling thick and last fast and rapidly deepening the three inches of snow enow already on the ground yes I 1 can give yon something to eat replied keedick thanks boss Than thanks kal that is is if you can show yourself to be w worthy orthy worthy is it well if an empty stomach is any credential of worthiness I 1 think I 1 am as aa worthy a man as there is in the country countr Y no doubt but it ie I 1 give you i a dinners dinner I 1 would like you to do a little work not necessarily because I 1 cant afford to make you a present of something to as aa a guarantee of good 1 fath I 1 well sir 1 ar willing to work if you will providers sath congenial labor what sort of work would you like coupon clipping for instance now you are trifling with me sir still I 1 will tell you the aart of work I 1 like several years ago I 1 adopted the profession of picking strawberries a berries now if you have any strawberries you want picked want strawberries pic picked kedl keedick exclaimed interrupting him this is winter and there is deep snow anthe on the ground Nature does not produce strawberries in this latitude in the depth of winter suppose you take a shovel and clean the snow snow off the pavement the work is not congenial sir if you will provide the dinner you mentioned awhile avo ago I 1 will return when strawberries are are ripe and rive give you the guarantee of good 9 faith yon 3 A j x I 1 y ib b r f or two of tho the berries fa Is it a 9 go 0 1 11 it t is not then I 1 am sorry but it is natures lookout not mine I 1 am a strawberry gatherer by profession and I 1 stand now willing to work if nature deliberately throws obstacles in my way by neglecting t to provide provida 0 straube str strawberries arbe aries for me to pic pick I 1 shall simply decline to labor As tor for shoveling snow sir that is beneath my dignity dien ity it would be very unprofessional J fess ional sir I 1 have the h honor to wish you a very good morning and he shuffled down the street to look for a more sympathetic citizen |
