A NORTHERN farm-hand went to work for a s rancher, There had been a long drought every man on the ranch was hoping for One day it started to sprinkle, and the farm hand, began to dance in the rain.
"Hey, you," shouted the ranch-owner, "come in out of the taint"
"Oh, I don't mind it a bit," called back the farm-hand.
"That isn't the point" insisted the rancher, ^I want every drop of that water to fall on Texas."
Long Loaf Dunne the slump period the affairs of a certain business firm had not been progressing well, and a new and enthusiastic manager was called in to endeavour to put matters on a better. footing again.
The first eek he spent going round the various departments of the firm, and in every office he visited, he noticed that most of the staff were sitting about gossiping, At the end of the week he had everybody called up to his room, "Gentlemen," he said "I am quite well aware that bread is the staff of life, but that is no reason why the life of this staff should be one long loaf."
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