THE JOKERS CORNEIL WIT AND WISDOM ORIGINAL AND SELECTED the wooden scepter art an apt antwon by a bullit at the th afro american hull the stuart lawyer the alaby r E root met in an april rain lu aily I 1 lad bad on nn urn UM rella I 1 the loss of 0 her own was my pain gain ibrus I 1 it a fortia fortunate nate fellow lucky luchy ahad I 1 had uni umbrella brelia her love of 0 a bonnet vv a c doomed imas I 1 was a fortunate felli when hen on her horizon I 1 loomed her love of oc a bonnet was doomed doo nied her gown would have followed like likewise whan on hr hir h r horizon I 1 loomed thankfulness shone in her eyes her gonn so n would have followed ilko ike wite had I 1 not appeared as her savior thankfulness shone in her eyes no time that tor for formal behavior irad had I 1 not appear appeared d as hr har savior 1 I should not nol be tellin telling you this no time that tor for boimal bahaa lor 1 I asked to be paid with a kiss I 1 I 1 should not L telling you this too sad is the end of my tale basked I 1 asked to bo be paid with a kiss lany kuony curses curbes descend on her voil veil too sad Is the end of my tale grateful site she ws was I 1 am sure burc many curses descend on her vell veil she was as black as a moor grateful site she was aas I 1 am sure ill neer be again she was as black as a moor wo we met in an april rain new york world the sigart 1103 1 i loa i r many lawyers nowadays utterly disregard honor and honesty in the means by which they elicit evidence or invalidate the testimony of 0 those opposed to them lia in illustration of which we need only adduce the following specimen of cross questioning lawyer mr jenkins Jen kina will you have the goodness to answer me directly and categorically a few plain questions witness certainly sir lawyer wll well mr Jenkin sis there a female living aling with you who is 13 known in the neighborhood as mrs jenkins jankins witness there is lawyer Is IB she under your protection witness yes yas lawyer lawer do you support her AVIt witness ness I 1 do lawyer have you ever boen been married to her witness 1 I have not here several jurors scowled gloomily at mr jenkins lawyer that Is all mr jenkins Jen kina opposing counsel stop one moment mr jenkins Is the female in question your mother witness she Is poston post an apt answer I 1 A I 1 teacher johnny you may tell me what is meant by capital punishment johnny speaking from experience what a teller feller gits ter fer com In inencia encin his sentences with small letters up to data ilow how she got in and now madam said the professor how did you come to get in into to the new journ allm well ale replied 1 ir I poisoned my husband and five children and was acquitted on the insanity plea after which I 1 wrote up a three page story about 11 mostly exclusive it was a great pie aleci cc of work I 1 nuro n uro you cleveland loader leader lu iiii her time A good joke on a COM cornea M from cumberland gap and is told by th the e Middles borough news A teacher told one of boys to name all tho the 11 presidents residents and when lie be replied lie ho the teacher said when I 1 was as old as you I 1 could name all the presidents in their order the boy replied there were only a few presidents then louisville courier journal