JUST IN TIME.
There is no doubt that the tying of a piece of string round the linger is a really good aid to a poor memory : but there is a well authenticated rase of a man who tied a piece of cotton around his finger in the morning to remind him to get his hair cut. On the way home to dinner that evening, he noticed the piece of cotton . "Oh, yes. I remember," he said. And smiling proudly, he entered the accustomed shop, and sat down before the accustomed artist. *'Kr —yes, sir ?" said the artist, puzzled inquiry in his tones. "Kh ?—ah, yes : cut my hair, please," commanded the absentminded one. curtly. "Why. certainly, sir. if you wish it," said the artist. "But you won't mind my mentioning the fact that 1 cut it this morning, sir, will you
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2644, 4 September 1906, Page 7
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142JUST IN TIME. Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2644, 4 September 1906, Page 7
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