Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-05-23
QUITE EXCEPTIONAL.
b. BARRY PAN.

ITS curious thing" he said med
ttatiyely, as he put down his newspa-
per, 'one of the most curious things
that ever happened 10 me-" He was a
gentleman OF suburban residence and
unimpeachabla character. and the most
curious incidents OF his life happened
TO him hAbitually If he took a cab
from Charing Cross to the City. you
might be certain that. upon his soul.
one of the most curious sights he ever
witnessed would be presented to him
on the way. he saw his insignificant
life through a magnifying glass. his
family We're quite useG to this, and mis-
declaration created no excitement His
wife said arguidly. because she knew
1t was expected OF her Well, George,
and what was it,
George passed large. fat hand over
his troubled eyes. Its a difficult thing
TO say. exactly" he said ponderngly;
II should describe il as a trick of the
memory
You mean you've forgotten some
thing?"
mo. no: not at all. Nothing OF the
kind-at least. do appear to have
forgotten something: but at the same
time | have remembered something
It's the conjunctioa-I might say the
simultaneous conjunction-which is 50
remarkable
Il see." said his wife. This was, Of
course. totally untrue.
''Fidgets me rather. thing of that
kind" he said. with puckered brows.
1T is trying" said his wife 4 sup
pose l couldn't help you al all?"
You? No. Certainly not. OF course
not. shall get il in Minute
But he went OFF TO church with his
family without having got it. ard in
an increasingly irrija.ed frame OF
mind
George" said his wife al luncheon.
do you know you did very curious
thing in the Litaay?" She had acquired
his habit OF finding everything very
curious.
NO" snapped George. Nothing of
the kind. Absurd. What was it," His
manner. in the intimacy OF his family
circle was certainly brusque. especial
ly when his mind was much occupied.
as in the present case
But you did. II was in one of the
responses. and you suddenly said
'Hah.' quite ont loud I'm sure
thought everybody woaid have heari
you"
did /? II did Il was because
happened TO think jus; AZ that moment
that | had sot hold Of the thing that
! was trying 10 remember before
church. AS i, turned out. was mis-
taken"
We'll. George. If You make such a
secret and mrs cry about il. of course
nobody on earth can help you"
There is no mystery about IL At
all. The fact is simply this. Happen
ing to meet Dodgers in the City yes
terday. | stopped for a few minutes
chat. and he asked me riddle-or. as
one might say. conundrum. | care
very little for that kind of thing as
general rule. but this was without ex-
ception the finest ard cleyerest thing
of the kind every heard meant,
In fact. 20 make a note OF it,
ARD now you've forgotten it," said
his wife. inirdiciously.
NO. Don't interrupt have partly
remembered il. If had forgotten il
that would only be what has happened
10 everybody. II | had remembered
the question and forgotten tho an.
swer it would NOT have been very IN
usual. But | can remember the an
swer and not the question. and doubt
If that has happened to anybody he-
fore me-" The belief that he was quite
exceptional seemed TO comfort him =
little.
well. George. If you tell us what
the answer is, very likely Nc can give
you the question. II seems so silly for
you to worry yourself like this. when
l. may be a riddle that one of US
knows. As girl was very fond Of
anything of that kind. even wrote
them out in 4 book
IT'S extremely unlikely that YOU
would know il. Dodgers gaze it TO me
as quite the latest thing. Williams.
who was with me at the time. had
never heard il before. and it was quite
new to me. However. sooner than be
bothered any further about il | will
tell you what the answer was. The an
swer was. From the way she does her
hair Now, then, what was the ques-
tion?"
There was dead silence around the
mahogany table. Brows were wrin-
killed. in deep thought. His wife re-.
peated the words over and over again
under her breath with pious but I'M