Show NEW VERSION OF OLD STORY but its the same absentminded absent minded man with the baby and the kerosene can A party of genial spirits were sit pit ting talking on the topics ot of the day the other evening when the conversation turned to absent mindedness minded ness several incidents were related and finally a man who iho had been an attentive listener broke into the limelight that last story said he reminds me ot of a friend ot of mine aho vho ft ho was left at home to care for the baby and suddenly remembered that be had to go to the store for kerosene taking the baby on one arm and the kerosene can on tile the other he went to the grocery joint and 1 I see ece smilingly anticipated one of the patty lie took the oil home and forgot tile the kid hid no ko he didn dian t responded the speaker lie he placed the can on the counter and gently said sit there a moment dear and then holding the baby toward the clerk added fill this with mth kerosene he rosene please |