| Show COULD NOT SEE THE JOKE occasion Occa elon la in ivsich the ol 01 th the briton wan an englishman who had been a res rest dent ot of this country long according to the new nev york times to absorb the american idea of humor was in london last bummer hummer on a visit and happening to have business with a man on an upper floor goor ot of a tall building took the lift to reach his office the elevator was one ot of those excessively deliberate british affairs and its snaillike liko progress annoyed the americanized briton the only other occupant of the car was a middle aged englishman with a manner ot peculiarly english seriousness the man from america ventured to address him 1 I think I 1 could make a great reat improvement pro in this lift he said the englishman looked seriously interested te how he asked why the other man went on id make it go taster faster by a simple little arrangement ran gement id stop the lift altogether and move the building up and down the englishman looked more interested how he asked the american fainted |
