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THE MAN WHO WAS ALWAYS TOO LAT
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THE MAN WHO WAS ALWAYS TOO LATE.


had an appointment one morning with q
Mr.. Benjamin Hind, who always signs his let.
ters q b. Hind,' (be-hind.) and certainly more
appropriate signature was never known.
waited from ID o'clock, the hour appointed, un'
ill near two, befre he came. and gently hint.
ed to Mr.. B Hind how much he was behind hi,
time.


"My dear sir" said he, "you may think ],
very strange, but / had the misfortune to be
born half an hour TOO late, and though I've
been in hustle ever since, have never, with
all my industry, been able to bring up lost
tilne."


"Indeed. how sol"


aWhy lislel and Iii convince you that in
my appointment with you, have only been
keeping up the part allotted me by fate, even
before was born"


my grandfather had two daughters who
were both married on the same day. He made
his will and read it to them. BY it he bequeaih.
ed the whole of his property, 100000, to that
daughter who was fret blessed with son.
I "The moment ,us hour at length arrived, big
with the fate Of f20OOO. Al eight o'clock in
the morning came into this breathing world.
but my fortunate rival at half past lseven-and
thus was too late because he was before me.


my parents, disappointed in their expecta.
tions Of wealth, cared little about me; and
was suffered to run wild till eleven years oil
age, when they sent me to school. The young
urchins laughed to see great boy, or bo"by a.
they called me, spelling his a, b. ab, and SO
teased me during the few month stayed, tina,
Ounce remaned-a sad proof that had gone
to school too late.


sAt length my father procured me berth on
board an Indialnan. was rigged out-m.
stores sent 10 the vessel-I parted from my pa
rents without regret, for they loved me too laie
passed two days in London--left in The even
ing-traveled all night to Portsmouth, and 10
nv utter Consideration f,u d the ship had sailed
the day bef,re-of c HIrse was too late.


"My father thought then that the beat plan
to settle me would be by matrimony, and was
introduced to young lady who possessed beau
y and money, but she had another suitor.-
However, her father and mine agreed upon the
wedding day-the ring was bought, and every
thing was arranged. To keep the matter pri
vate, was to meet her at the church. Tn.
luckily, oversight myself by the fatal half
hour-I arrived at the church doors Just in
time to see my intended bride walking out AZ
the wife Of my rival! was too late, and re-
mained B Hind. solus.


I'm short, was born too late, educated too
late, can't say was settled too late, because
have never been settled at all. cant keep
lodging-for all my landladies say that come
hme too la'e. Tnen am unfit for business,
because get up 100 late; if go to the play
I'm ton late, whether have To buy or sell I'm
to-, late. and verify believe, that if l were go
tg to be hanged, should come 10 the scafEld
halt an hour too late. l am called the late M
B. Hind, and true to the c"gnomen. am all
ways sbehind."-R0chester American.