Intermountain Catholic | 1907-08-17 | Page 6 | Patch Told the Tale

Patch Told the Tale. 1 A prominent Irishman in New York recently had occasion to engage a gardener. One morning two applicants appeared one a decidedly decent looking look-ing man and the other of much less prepossessing appearance and manner. After very little hesitation the man of the house chose the latter applicant. A friend who was present evinced surprise at the selection, asking: "Has that man worked for you before?" be-fore?" i "No," replied the other. "In fact I never saw either of them until today." "Then why did you choose the shorter short-er man? The other had a much better bet-ter face." "Face:" exclaimed the proprietor of the place in disgust, "Let me tell you i that when you pick out a gardener you wallt to go by his overalls. If they're patched on the knees you want him. f tne patch Is on the seat of his trousers you don't."