Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-08-09 | Page 5 | Poor John's Exchange

POOm JOHK'B EXCHAJfOl. Dr. ' Bmlth often hired a man by the) i name of John Downs to work for htm. Jhn had the name of steeling eggs, and the doctor often noticed tha hens did not lay ss well on the days that John was there, so ha decided to Investigate the matter a little. One day as John waa leaving for homa the doctor strolled out to the gate and, after passing the time of day. he said: "John, why don't you put your hat down on your head?" And suiting tha action to tha word, brought his hand forcibly on John's old stovepipe hat. There was a crash and poor John's fact was deluged with the broken agga. "FaltK. doctor." said Jrthn. f hrung , tham from hum to buv me wlf some medlclna," Augtist National Monthly.