. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . calfs tail, with the bushy end hanging down. One daya man dressed in black, with spectacles, stood a long timeintently studying the tail. Good morning, sir. Good morning. -Want to buy hides? No. A HARD PROBLEM. 303 I am a philosopher. I Want to sell any ? No. Are you a farmer ? uNo. A minister? No. A doctor? No. Well, what are you, then ? have been studying- for an hour to solve the problem ofhow that calf got , „ . , i ! i i _ hole. Can you tellhow many trunksa fashionable ladyneeds for a weekat Saratoga? Whysome people writetheir name
. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . calfs tail, with the bushy end hanging down. One daya man dressed in black, with spectacles, stood a long timeintently studying the tail. Good morning, sir. Good morning. -Want to buy hides? No. A HARD PROBLEM. 303 I am a philosopher. I Want to sell any ? No. Are you a farmer ? uNo. A minister? No. A doctor? No. Well, what are you, then ? have been studying- for an hour to solve the problem ofhow that calf got , „ . , i ! i i _ hole. Can you tellhow many trunksa fashionable ladyneeds for a weekat Saratoga? Whysome people writetheir names in con-spicuous places?Why boys alwayslaugh when a manfalls down? Whywomen cry at wed-dings? Punchhas a picture of awedding breakfastwhere all are cry-ing ; and the father,rising to proposethe health of then e w 1 y - m a r r i e d couple, says : This is the happiest day of my life ! Canyou tell what will be the next style of bonnets ? Why peo-ple never return borrowed umbrellas? Why a street caror an omnibus will always hold one more? Why there is. THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE CALFS TAIL. 304 UNANSWERABLE QUESTIONS. never anyone to blame for a railroad accident? Why a snobis always on intimate terms with great people? Did yon eversee a dandy who did not think everybody admired him? Canvon tell how old your middle-aged lady friend is? Did youever buy goods at an alarmingsacrifice without being swindled?There are numberless little matters
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