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Show NO MUSIC TEACHER SENT IT Recipient of Case of Scotch 8ent by David Warfleld Couldn't Make Express Ex-press Agent Believe Him. Hearing that a friend of his had gone to spend the summer In a prohibition pro-hibition village. David Wnrflcld sent him u enso of Scotch whisky. As nono of the expressmen was licenced li-cenced to deliver liquor, tho case rested rest-ed for n couplo of weeks In tho cxpresi ofllce, nnd liunlly tho man to whom It was directed Was notified to call at the express olllco and explain the contents of the box. As the name- of the brand of whlbky wns blazoned In lurge letters let-ters nn the side of the box, tho man saw that there was no possible chance of passing It off either ns patent medicine medi-cine or ginger nle. "Ah, yes! This wns sent by Mr. David Warileld, thy music muster." For half n minute the expressman looked at the man sneerlngly, then with n superior smile he exclaimed: "You can have tho box If youlll enrt It nwny. It's uddrcssed to you nnd I know It's blsky. But don't nevePfry to make me swallow that music ynrn. That box didn't come from no music teacher." |