Show HAD EATEN THE resolution absen t minded Secret secretary arf plays havoc at Poll political meeting last t spring oua one say ay in tho the cloak room one ot 01 air vests colleagues cave an exhibition ot of absent minded which recalled to the blisso missouri url senator an six incident which happened in his state 1 I was at ar rr mass meeting once upon a time said mr air vest when we discussed a resolution of some kind or other fer several hours finally ono one of the he delegates began a speech which aich wandered all over creation some one interrupted him with the remark that ho be ought to confine his remarks to the resolution 11 let us bar hav the resolution read suggested eug some one in the meeting judge phillips who was pr presiding sid down and whispered to the absent minded secretary read the resolution ho he said amt hm queried the secretary waking up what tha the one we have been discussing for several hours replied judge phillips the resolution was hunted for high and low but could not be found on the desk there was a bit of paper which looked as it if it had been nibbled by a mouse it was all that remained of the resolution the absent minded secretary had eaten the rest 11 |