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Show SIMPLY HAD TO BE DONE Hungry Diner Forced to Strenuous Action to Secure the Only Relief in Sight.. Spanking at a political meeting Congressman Con-gressman Allen T. Treatlwny of Massachusetts Massa-chusetts referred to wartime economy and fittingly related this little anecdote anec-dote : One afternoon a man went into a restaurant and selected an Irish stew from the bill of fare. Soon the dish was placed before him, and after giving giv-ing it a critical glance he removed his coat, then his vest and then his collar col-lar nnd 'necktie. "What in the world are you trying to do, mister?" demanded the wonder ing waiter as the patron reached down to untie his shoes. "This Isn't bedtime." bed-time." "A casual glance, young man," responded re-sponded the patron, "should suttice to show you that I am removing my clothes." "But but," objected the waiter, "you can't remove your clothes in here." "I can't swim with them on," answered an-swered the patron, pointing to the stew, "and swim this ocean of water I must in order to reach yonder tiny island of mutton." Philadelphia Telegraph. |