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Show ONE 8MA.LL POINT OVERLOOKED. Amateur Carpenter Had Forgotten to Provide Door. Capt. Alexander Hutchlns of Ellsworth, Ells-worth, Me., although a sea captain ot ability, hns always been noted for absent-mindedness. On ono occasion, while at homo between trips, ho decided de-cided to have a spare chamber In his houso lathed and plastered. Being somewhat of a carpenter, ho undertook under-took this part of It himself and labored la-bored at it Industriously for n day or two. It was finally lathed according to hit Not Made for a Carpenter. ideas, and as ho drovo tho last nail and survoyed his work, not without pride, ho called his wlfo to see what a good job ho had dono. Sho climbed the stairs and then paused, somowhnt perplexed, and, after looking In vain for an entrance, said: "Why, Alex, whero's tho door?" "By thunder!" exclaimed tho captain, cap-tain, In amazement, "I forgot nil nbout It." Ho had actually lathed himself Into tho room. |