Show 1 brevity is lathe the soul of wit the tha following amusing amna story which VM vo told by franklin ought to bo be read reaal and acted upon by all their thoughts thought to tho the newspaper press A young man ou on corn com meno fog busi bus filean proposed to paint over cyer his shop window oha thomp on libatter batter makes ard anil sells bella hats lor for ready money to which was vw addad the iho sign of 0 a bat ono friend suggested that as ail he hamala made and sold lints hats the thaworn word batter was waa unnecessary it was waa therefore struck attack out anil and the sign remained 1 john thompsons Thomp sons makes anil sells eells hats hala rot for ready money another friend ad viand him to omit the phrase 11 for roady money as there w on ld docent occasions for or selling on credit rua so tile tho bi read john thompson Thom paoa nod and fells hats it was then hinloi tho the buyer ol of tile hat did not bot carts care who made it and that the sign would bo be bettor better it it read john bella abts batan bat aa 0 ther other amputation was ili id store still for a crilio pointed out the uselessness of 0 tho the phrase 11 sells hats hata for said bald he ha no would over ever suppose that tits lab hats were wera to be ba given away foi foe nothing thus at last this tradesman common ced business like many worthy under tho the mollest siga eiga of ii john thom peon 1 I f albany prong broms |