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Show TIs Was Inilesit Ahseet-Mlstfee, Judge Hawley of Ihe United dtatea circuit oourt related recently from Ihe bench a good story at the expense of a distinguished lawyer and United HUttes senator, whose name wss not mentioned. Tbla prominent member of the bar waa very absent-minded at tlmoa. One morning he waa on hla way to court In a great hurry, and happening to overtake a friend, remarked: re-marked: "I dressed In such hsite this morning that I forgot my watch." A little further on be said: "I wonder If I have time to go back and get It," and as he spoke he pulled out his watch from hla pocket. "No, I have not time," he oonrluibsl, after consulting the dial, and he walked on. Nearlng the court house he hired a messenger to go for the watch, paying hi 111 a dollar for the service. The measenger returned Willi the Information that the timepiece could not be found, whereupon the lawyer exclaimed, looking up from his books and papera: "Hist la very strange!". Then he took a swift glance at bis watch and said: "It makes no difference, anyhow. I can do without It. The Judge la late and there Is plenty plen-ty of time" And he paid Ibe messes-ger messes-ger another dollar. |