Show MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE irishman a 9 philosophic comment on an the los of his 1 legs gov odell of new york tells this story of a nev nea burg parson well known for the extremely optimistic view he takes of other men Is misfortunes one day this hopeful divine was called in to administer spiritual comfort to an irishman who was lying in the emer gency hospital at fishkill Fish hill landing the poor fellow had lost both legs in an accident in a stone quarry and was taking what the saintly doctor con an impassioned view ot of his ill 0 prospects come my good man said the parson cheerfully its the loss of a pair of legs to be sure but it its a not so bad as it might be I 1 dunno but you re rought replied the fellow glumly have been a dom sight worse if it I 1 id d been a chorus girl |