There are some people who are never satisfied, like the man who having been left a substantial legacy bemoaned the fact that he had not received it earlier. Only yesterday morning, an elf friend of ours, man whom we have known for many years, was walking round a place where many of us foregather, with a worried look on his face, and shaking a perfectly good gold water in his hand. Every now and then, after having administered a treat: ment which even would hold the timepiece to his ear, then gaze inquiringly into its face and then sigh. Another friend had a birthday and the owner of the watch assembled with others to pay him the compliments of the day from those naturally per= taining to the season. He had to put his watch away to do it, but after the pleasant ceremony' "was completed, took it out and resumed the performance which had first attracted our attention. We went over to ascertain the trouble, Not because we know anything about watches, but because of an enormous wealth of sympathy. We asked what was wrong. He showed us the watch, rattled it again, gazed long at its face, placed it to his ear and remarked:—"T've only had this watch forty-four years and has lost ten seconds this morning."
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