Emery County Progress | 1902-03-08 | Page 2 | Roth Were Absent-Minded

BOTH wera ABSENT MINDED the Pro feor little act of charity corthe Cot the bagar cent the abent minded beggar was standing on park row near the bridge entrance when the columbia professor along engrossed in a problem more unsolvable than that ot archi medes and his alloyed gold crown mister said the beggar if yer plaise kin yer help a poor man to a cup of coffee I 1 aint had auttin to ate for a day the professor looked at the man but the problem still absorbed him he pulled out a quarter and looked at it that s all I 1 have got my man can you give me changed for it als sir I 1 think I 1 kin and then he started here you are sir said the beggary handing the professor two dimes and a nickel the professor took the change but returned the nickel this tor you and much obliged he said thank you sir responded the bag gar and then the two absent minded ones each pursued his way