The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-26
you thInk of drunk. A man who Is ad

business and runs in debit"
Quite correct.
Then drunk recalls debt. sec? We'll
n man who is in debt owes everybody
! doesn't hcy"
III they arc foolish enough TO trust him
yes"
Very well. then. there you have it.
Water-whiSky- drunk -debt-owe-eau
the French for water. Easy as rolling of
a log. Now, TO put this system TO every
day use. surprising your wife gave you a
letter TO post.
"You may as well suppose something
probable while you're at it, She wouldn't
do II. She knows I'd forget it.
"Woll. I'm just supposing case. You
remember that you have forgotten what
your wife told onto do You say wife
that reminds you of EXP ,nse-expense re
/ calls cash--cash means money-time is
money. SO you think of tme-time makes
you think of slugging match
What that?'
why a fight where they call time.
The match suggests betting. There you
are at bet. Betting is against the law,
80 you have law But betting is only
against the letter of the law. the statute
is not enforced. so you have letter and
| then you go and post it
Wonderful. Still it seems TO me that
! il would be easier TO remember the letter
itself than go through all that.
so it would if you were not victim
| Of this system. but once that gets a hold
ON YOU you cant remember anything un-
/ less You corral the words That's how |
came to lose my situation.
"Ohl How did that happen
"Wcll q man by the name 0f-0f -
here lie murmurcd a lot Of words 10 him
self and then Frightening up, said:
"Smith-by the name of Smith, tele-
phoned me to tell my boss as soon as he
came in. to call him up. There is the tele-
phone That suggested ring. ring natur
ally brought TO my mind aldermen -
How is that? don't see that"
"Why the aldermen always form rings
and the fellow who wants 10 get anything
has TO pay the ring"
You don't tell mef'
Fact We'll ring shows that a man is
a fool who expects things to be otherwise;
fool suggcstsidiot; idiot suggests asylum;
asylum prison; prison is workshop;
workshop must have a blacksmith shop:
such n shop must have 4 smith, and there
you are We'll. when the boss came ill |
went up to him working on the corral
and said: Ring -fool-idiot -
but before got 10 prison | was kicked
into the street.
That WAS unfortunate. Why didn't
you go back and explain
Il have often started ont TO do so. but
always forgot it before | covld get
there
And suppose that because you lost
your situation you lost your girl.
ooh. no. | had forgotten about that.
Glad YOU reminded me No, that was
case of a good corral going wrong 1t
sometimes does that. went over to sec
her and was working the corral for all it
was worth When got there | ran 1t
this way: Girl - dress -- dressmaker-
sewing thread - needle -pins-pinafore
Josephine
u don't see how you get that last
word
why Josephine is the principal char
acter in 'Pinafore, you know. Well
when | met her said Hello. Josephine
and she thought was thinking Of an
other girl and then it was all day with
NE. You see, should have gone on
'spools from thread. and instead Of that
went on needles aud then. Of course,
when a man gets On needles You can't tell
at which girl you will bring up
"Weli. am sorry for you have been
very much interested in your case. /
never knew there were any memory sys-
TENS in existence. Here is half dollar
for your trouble.
Il am very much obliged to you, ! as
sure YOU Won't you come out and have
something
No, thank YOU Ineycr drink
oh. that's SO. Neither do l. had
forgotten You soc forget everything.
That's all right, good-by."
noticed on looking out OF the window
that he didn't forget TO go into the saloon
Oh the cornor-Luko Sharp i'll Detroit
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