The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-31
The Absent.Minded.

A gentleman, while in church, intend
ing TO scratch his head, In o mental ab.
sence reached over into tho next pew and
scratched the head of an old maid. He
discovered his mistake when she sued
him for o breach of promise of marriage.
Another gentleman had bad memory.
A friend, knowing this, lent him the
same book seven times over; and being
asked afterTard how he liked It, replied :
II think 1t an admirable production !;
but the author sometimes repeats the
same things"
The author of the Spiritual Treasu.
ry," while engaged in that work, was
called upon by gentleman on business.
Instead of taking his name and address,
as desired, and as he thought he had
done. he wrote the chapter and verse on
which he had been meditsting; and
when he came afterward to look at the
paper, in order to wait upon the gentle.
man, he found nothing upon 1t but "Acts
the second, verse the eighth"
at wedding, not long since, one of
the guests, who sometimes was 9 little
absent. minded, observed, graveiy:
II have often remarked that there have
been more women than men married this
year."
Robert Simpson, the Scottish mathe.
matician, was noted for his sbsens-miai.
edness. He used to sit at his open win.
dow on the ground floor, deep In geome.
try, and when accosted by o beggar,
would arouse himself, hear few words OF
the story, make his donation and resume
his study. Some wags, one day, stopped
@ msndicant on his way to the window,
with:
snow, do as we tell you, and you will
get something from that gentleman, and
o shilling from us besides. He will ask
who you are, and you will say, Robert
Simpson, son of John Simpson, of Kirk.
tonhill." {:
The man did as he was told; Simpson
gave him O coin, and dropped off. He
soon reused himself and said:
Robert Simpson, son of John Simpson,
of Kirktonhilll Why, that is myself |
That man must be an impostor !"
Doctor Campbell, the author of the
"Survey Of Great Britain" was 80 absent.
minded that, looking into q pamphlet at
q 5a3kselieT's he liked It so we'll that ne
purchased 1t, and it was not unit. he had
read IL half through that he discovered
It to be his own composition. ,a.af
Adam Smith, the distinguished philos.
opher, was remarkable for absence of
mind. AS an anecdote Of this peculiari.
ty, it is related Of him that, having, one
Sunday morning, walked into his garden
at Kirkelady dressed In little moro than
bis nightgown, ho gradually fell into q
reverie, from which he did not awaken
till he found himself In the streets Of
Dunfermline, q town ct least twelve
miles off. 5l
He had, In reality, trudged along the
kings highway all that distance in the
pursuit. of certain train of ideas, and be
was only eventually stopped In bis pro.
gress by the bells Of Danfermline, which
happened at tho time to be ringing the
people to church. r.
His appearance In o crowded church,
on Scotch Sunday morning, without
clothes, is left to the imagination Of the
reader.
A strangely nbsent.minded person one
day had party coming to dinner, and
just before their arrival he went upstairs
20 change his dress. He forgot all about
them, thought it was bed time, and got
into bed. a servant, who entered HE
room to tell him his guests were waiting
for him, found him fast asleep. Iii