. Busyman's Magazine, July-December 1907. lamation and a smother-ed laugh was heard from the driv-ers box. Some alterations were being madea few years ago in the Nordheimeroffices which left an ugly beam ex-posed and unfortunately in the Nordheimer, who was inspect-ing the work forgot the existence A CANADIAN WIT 21 of the beam for the moment andwhen he went to stand up he bump-ed his head against the beam withsuch force that the pearl grey top-per which he has affected for manyyears was forced down over hisears. His efforts to loosen theknot, together with his exclama-tions of surpris
. Busyman's Magazine, July-December 1907. lamation and a smother-ed laugh was heard from the driv-ers box. Some alterations were being madea few years ago in the Nordheimeroffices which left an ugly beam ex-posed and unfortunately in the Nordheimer, who was inspect-ing the work forgot the existence A CANADIAN WIT 21 of the beam for the moment andwhen he went to stand up he bump-ed his head against the beam withsuch force that the pearl grey top-per which he has affected for manyyears was forced down over hisears. His efforts to loosen theknot, together with his exclama-tions of surprise, seemed too goodto the solitary workman who wasstanding by^ and he also gave vent them during the passage over. Thegentleman was not long in dis-covering in Mr. Nordheimer a manworth knowing, and lost no oppor-tunity of improving his acquaint-ance. They walked together, smok-ed and dined together, became thebest of friends before the end ofthe trip, so much so that one daythey exchanged confidences as fol-lows: *T hope, Mr. Nordheimer,. QLENEDYTH, Mr. Samuel Nordheimers Family Residence and one of Canadas Most Beau-tiful Homes. to his feelings: You dare tolaugh. T cant help it, sir, camethe scared answer. And say, doyou know what fool out that beamthere? Silence. Well I did,said Mr. Nordheimer. A gentleman who fell in with on the occasion of hislast trip to Europe in the spring of1906, tells of an interesting con-versation which took place between said the friend, you will not con-sider it presumptuous of me on suchshort acquaintance, but I wouldawfully like to ask you one ques-tion. All right, responded Do you know I havecome to think a lot of you, in factI like you as well as any man I evermet. What do you wish toknow? Your age, sir, said , well, was the answer, that 22 THE BUSY MANS MAGAZINE is something I have not told toany living soul; no one knows myage, and yet as a dear friend, I willlet you into the secret if you willpromise me ne
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