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Show WORTH SEEING A backwoodsman heard that the Job of watchman at a single-line , railroad crossing was vacant. "You'll have to undergo a strict examination," the man in charge said when he applied for the job. "Ask me anything!" said the applicant. ap-plicant. "All right. Supposing you are at the crossing and two trains are coming com-ing along from opposite directions, what would you do?" "I'd blow my whistle." "Supposing your whistle was out of order?" "I'd always wear a red shirt, and I'd take it off and flag the trains." "Let's say this happened at night "Then I'd swing my lantern." "But suppose you had no oil for your lantern." "In that case I'd call my sister." "Your sister? What for?" "I'd just say to her: 'Come on down, sis, and see the goldarndest wreck you ever saw In all your life!' " |