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Show Barney Had Been Observant. They called him "Barney, ihe Blunderer, Blun-derer, " because he made so many mistakes mis-takes He had been working for a coal dealer about six months, and was an oarnest honest soul but he did rot seem to learn an thing concerning the details of tho business. One morning; after having delivered coal to two wrong addresses, h wan rather short and crusty In answering a regular customer, so the proprietor discharged dis-charged him. saying. "Oo to the office and g t your money I've been ns patient pa-tient with you -is I Could be, but you are too thick-headed to ever learn anything. any-thing. ' "All might, sir. ' answered Barney. "Mebbe O'm t'ick-headed as yez say, but I 'I've learned wan t'lng. annawav." "If you hae really learned one thii-c, and learned It well, I 11 not discharge you." said the proprietor banteringiy "Now. tell me what you have learned." '"Oi'vc learned, sor, that slventeen hundred makes a ton In this place," replied re-plied Barney, and he went back to work. Llppincott s. |