A "funny" Man's Joke

A "funny" man went into the Lower Arcade the other norning and saw a notice posted up, "If you don't see what yon want, ask fpr it." He thought he would show how ely he was, so said to the proprietor, "I don't see what I want." "Then ask for it," said the proprietor loudly, and the twinkle in his eyeshowed he knew what the festive traveler was npto, but that individual neversnpposed that a shopinan would catch up with him, so he went on: "Well, I've asked all over town for it, and I cannot find one." "I have got everything a man can want," said the other encouragingly. "Well, I have found so many smart men in London that I want to find a first class idiot." "John," said the smiling merchant, turning to an assistant, "bring me a heavy piece of wrapping paper and wrap this parcel up," pointing to the funny man. "All right, sir," replied John as he grabbed the paper and made a rush for the funny man. But he was rone.- ,