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Show YOUNG MAN TWICE MISTAKEN 'Addressed as Salesman In Hat Store and Given a Dollar Bill aa Tip at Restaurant "I forgot to have my Initials put in a new hot that I bought lost week," said Mr. Bllnklngton, "and so passing that way today, I stopped in at the store. "A little back from the door I saw a tall, straight, trimly attired young man standing there, hatless, looking townrd the front, and to him I said, at the snmo time holding out my hat : "'Will you please put my Initials In this hntr '"Well, I'd be glad to do that for you,' tho tall young man said, 'but I am waiting here to hnve the Inttlnls put in my own hat. And he said this smiling, and with ubsoluto good humor. "Then I found a salesmen who took my hat; and when I ventured to express ex-press to tho tall young man my regret over having" mutfu such a mistake In -first addressing him he said It was all right, nnd told n little story of a somewhat some-what similar experience that hnd'onct? befallen hi in. "Ono night Inst winter while ho was waiting In a rcstuurant for n friend who was to join' htm there, being In .dress clothes at the time and standing at the moment near the door, u guest In passing out thrust something Into his hand. He didn't look at this, but-.tucked but-.tucked It In. his pocket. A little later when It occurred to him that somebody some-body had' handed him something he fished It out of his pocket to see what It was. It was a dollar bill." |