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Show a large box with the name of a prominent prom-inent florist written on the cover. i "How sweet and frosh they arc!" 1 cried the young lady, opening the bo.v "I believe there Is a little dow on them yet." "Why er yea," admitted the young man In great confusion, "but It's just a little', and I'll pay It tomcrrow." Success Magazine. Thoroucjhly British. Hicks Did you ever see any one so uncompromisingly English as Perkins? Per-kins? Wlcks No, and I never saw any one with auy pretension to stylo make such a ridiculous breach of good form as he did yesterday. He appeared iu full dress at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. after-noon. Hicks That's all right from h.s standpoint It was after fi o'clock Ixmdon time, you know. Catholic Standard and Times. JUST FOR FUN Diagnosis by Authority. In the bright sunlight on a railroad station In Georgia slept a colored brother. He snored gTeatly with bis mouth ajar, and his long, moist tongue resting on his chest like a pink plush necktie. A northerner climbed, off a train to stretch his legs, unscrewed the top of a capsule and, advancing on tiptoe, dusted ten grains of quinine qui-nine on the Burface of the darkey's tongue. Presently the negro sucked his tongue back Inside his mouth and Instantly arose with a start and looked look-ed about him wildly. "Mlstah.' he said to the joker, "is you a dociah?" "Nope." J "Well, then, kin yo tell me whar I kin flu' me a doctah right away?" J "What do you want with a doctor?" I ' I'm sick." I "How sick?" "Powerful 6lck." "Do you know what's the matter with you?" "Suttln'ly I know's whut's do mat- I teh with me mah gall's busted!" j Kverybody'3 Magazine. Between the Courses. The 9tranger In the hotel plumped down his bag. "I wanter room," he said. "No. 371" rapped the clerk. "Second floor.' "Is it a good one?'' queried the stranger. "Excellent! The boy will show you the way." replied rue clerk. The stranger took up his ba?. "Right ho!" he said. "Oh, i say, what's the eutln" hours lu this hotel?' "Breakfast," answered the clerk, "7 to 11; lunch 11 to 3; dinner, 3 to S; supper S to 12." The stranger dropped his bag again. "Great Jerusalem!" he exclaimed, "when am I goin' to git time to see tho town?" Answers. Stumped the Orator. Timothy L. Woodruff, at a dinner in New York told a number of election elec-tion stories. "Then there was a Cosgrove.' he said. "Cos?rovc made a good stump speaker. While Cosgrovo was speak-In? speak-In? In a hall In Sracuse one night, somebody brayed. Cosgrovo stopped short, glared aud said: "Who brayed there ," A links chap In the front row piped mildly: It was only an echo, nlr. Go on with your speech, Mr. Cosgrovo," New York Press. Many Widows. A Mormon's wife, oomlnjr downstairs down-stairs one niorninff net the physician physi-cian who was attt-nding hfr husband. "Is he very 111?" she asked, anxiously, anxi-ously, "He Is.", replied tne physician, "I fear that the end Is not far oft." ' Do you think." nhe asked, hesitatingly, hesitat-ingly, "do you think U proper that I should ho at his bedside during his last moments?" "Yes. Dut I advise you lo hurry, madam. The best places are alread hefng taken." Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Intended to Pay. A bashful yonnj; lover walked Into l he house of his sweetheart bearing |