Show hearing suddenly restored I 1 have often heard my father relate this story concerning a shoemaker of who deemed it advisable to be very hard of hearing on certain oc cassons says a writer in the boston herald one day a customer mr caldwell called and asked mr G are my shoes done mr lords oxen hauled them up replied the busy shoemaker thinking his question had not understood his patron asked again are my shoes donea A fine day mr G finally guessing the old fellows foxiness and growing impatient the owner of the shoes put the question mr G will you come out and have a drinka I 1 don t care it I 1 do came the prompt reply M |