HEROIC MEASURES.
Our young friend John is colour blind, and as he is in his sophomore year and some* what devoted to clothes, the fact gives him a slight amount of trouble. Until his fiiendi have assured him that garment or necktie is "all right," he is in a pitiful state of uncertainly. His new topcoat was a groat success, but, nevertheless, he did not escape (he usual fit of nervousness attendiug its purchase. "Oh, what a nice coat!" exclaimed a sister, when he brought it home. "I do like that shade of brown." "And the little red threads added another. " Aren't they pretty?" ' " Ked!" cried John. " I didn't know there was any red. Now, iB it a brown coat with red threads, 01 is it a red coat with brown? You just tell mo, so I can interview the tailor." ,_ . . ' His mind was set at eaae, but he bed learned caution and the value of heioie measui es. The next day at luncheon the tees* ing cousin said: " I'll bet you don't know what colour your necktie is!" " Blue," said John serenely. " Right! How on earth" did you know?" " Well," said John, with the same assurance, " I bought it yesterday, and 1 told the clerk if be didn't give me blue I'd throw him out of the window."
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2478, 14 August 1903, Page 3
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