Show I PITIFUL ABSENTWINDEDNESS I Forgot Something the Most Crit I ical Moment of His Life Harpers Magazine Here is a true story of an absentminded man to I whom It came handy to forget Said I one of his friends I I could set right here on this nail f keg from now till the Connecticut river turns round and runs upstream an I tell you about the different things I know of that Hank forgot first an I lastr but Ill only mention one Instance an that hardened at the time Hank I I got married i i You see Hank knew his fallln as I well as anybody an he was mortal f i I afraid he would forget about glvln the minister the fee so he kep his mind i glued right to that an completely forgot for-got everythIng else i He was to be married in the evenln tat t-at the parsonage an when he went i ound there all alone by himself at the appointed time an meandered Into the parlqr an told the dominie to go ahead with the splicln the good man looked up sort of puzzled and surprised like an said Havent youerforgotten something I some-thing Mr Hobbs I o said Hank still thinking of I the fee Ive got it right here in my vest pocket Might as well pay you now as any time Why bless you my friend I wasnt thfnkins of the fee said the parson Time erough for that after I earn It but Iernotlced youd forgotten the bridln By JImmy says Hank mlClng around so 1 have Mighty glad you spoke of it I was almost sure Id for f iJt 1 I gotten something but I couldnt think i what It was I He grabbed his hat an went off on a run after his intended He got back I with her before the dominie closed up the parsonage for the night but it was a cose shave an when the story got out twas a long while afore folks quit dcking Hank If hed forgot anything lately |