THE PROFESSOR'S LETTERS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 117, 15 May 1909, Page 6

THE PROFESSOR'S LETTERS.

They are telling a story in Berlin about'a certain eminent professor. In ; order to teach his pupils letter-writ- ; ing the professor recently conceited ; the happy idea of having them com- i v>os,e business letters, which were en- '■■ closed in envelopes and correctly addressed to various merchants in the town.

In the evening, Herr Professor, having carried the varied epistles home,for correction, left them on his table, and, as was his custom, hied himself to the cafe.

It happened, that he had a careful domestic, who, seeing all the letters properly addressed, at once concluded that her" master had forgotten to post 'them, and out of the goodness .of her heart she stamped them and hurried to the post. . The surprise of some of the_ merchants upon opening their mail the following morning may be imagined, and the amusing part of the, incident is that most of the letters, some of which contained extensive orders for goods, were taken seriously, and the orders promptly , fulfilled.