Show SURE TO BREAK THIRD TIME man ilan knew what hit H is spectacles spectacle would do so he G got at ahead of fate A jeweler in brooklyn recently sh showed owed the humorous phase of superstition st as it troubles somo some people A man came into my store with a pair pat r of spectacles he bad dropped on the floor and broken ho he spid 1 I havo have an optician with me A price was given tor for the repairs and the work was waa done when the glasses were erea the customer said hed been pretty lucky with them this was the first time in three years they had been br broken but the next day he came around again he had bad dropped them and they bad broken within ten hours after aftel they had been fixed 1 I want you to make a good job ot of it he told me so go they wont break again ile he said he would call tor for them brhen he did and when they were riven given rive give e n to him he asked it if I 1 had a glass paperweight or something the least bit heavy my aly medium sized hammer was handy and I 1 asked him it if that would do wondering what he wanted then them tor for he took the hammer irom from me and laid the spectacles on the floor boor then he be took the hammer and hit the offending lens a hard blow there ho he said as he straightened up with the pieces in his hand band ive fixed that now will you kindly repair them again naturally I 1 wanted to know why he had done this superstition he replied ive already broken them twice and there was sure to be a third time ive brought that third time about so I 1 have to lose more time than ban necessary now it if you will have them fixed I 1 guess never break again i |