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Show ABSENT WHEN NEEDED. The following story, the chief actor in which is still alive, would seom to justify the term "canny" sometimes applied to the Scot. An old retired FIfeshire farmer was from time to time called on and advised ad-vised to Insure his house against fire by an agent familiarly known as "Sandy." Tho old man, however, met the agent's advances with "Na, Na!" followed fol-lowed by what he doubtless considered consider-ed a clinching argument "My hoose is no likely to gang on firo, mon!" The unexpected, however, happened and tho neighbors wero astonished to see the old man, Instead of trying to put out tho fire, running up and down the village street shouting; "Whaur's that man Sandy noo? Whaur's that insurance chap? It's terrible yo can never get a body when y'ere necdln' 'Im!" Kansas City Times. |