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Show An Absent Minded Msn. Mortimer dm I Hi was lata In Joining an opera party on Wednesday night, and In explanation of his delay (old tho following story: "You know ttampson, of courso," ho said. "Well, It was his fault. Kino follow, but terribly absent minded. I'o Jumt been to his bouse. Ho won't bo out for a week. Got run over and kicked by n horso this afternoon aft-ernoon "I snld ho was absent-minded, but what do ou think of this? About i o clock this afternoon ho drovo down Fifth atenuo In n runabout to which Marshall's chestnut colt wns hitched. Ho meant to go to tho garngo and got his car. That roll of Marshall's Is n peculiar animal. I.ols of style, but has n. hahlt of nctlng qucerly. It was tho first tlmo Hint Sampson had been behind n horso alnco ho took to motoring mo-toring Near Bhcrry's Iho colt stopped nnd wouldn't go n step farther. Bamp-son Bamp-son got out of tho rig and crawled under tho runabout with a monkey wrench In ono hand nnd nn oil can In tho other. I don't know whether ho tried to icrow up tho colt's hoofs or put gasnllno nn his coronet, but when they picked Sampson up ho was a sight. Koollsh fellow, Isn't ho?" Now York Press |