tl,fV 6]auorlik Stoul

He Didn't Look Sensible

'l'hey lived in an apartment o1r one side of the street, and were moving to an apartment directly across the street. I'he result rvas that the pr<-rcess of moving was largely one of carrying the household furniture and goods across, the haul of lifty feet being too short for loading and unloading trucks.

'fhey ou'ued a number of pieces of antique furniture, bric-a-brac, etc., and of these the ou'ner \['as so iealous that l.re carried them across himself, not permitting ihe gang of baggage snrashers u'ho did most of the carrying, to handle tl.rem.

In the front hall stoocl an olrl granclfather's clock that had come down through several ginerations of his farnily and this was his proudest possession, and he announced his intention of taking the six foot high clock across the street himself. So he got it to the curb, set hirnself for the effort, ancl then started across, with ntuch elTort, carrying the big clock. There \\ras a drunk on the other side of tl-re street rvho saw him coming, and came to meet him. When the man l'r'ith the clock reacl-red the far curb, the drunk was there, star-eyed ancl open-n.routhed, to meet him.

"Shay," saicl the clrunk to the clock-carrier, "Sl.ray, can I ash you a queshun ?"

"Sure," said the other, "What is it?"

"NIister," saicl the drunk seriously, "lA.rhy in the Hell dorr't you carry a watch?"