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Show A Good Riddance. Little Willie had been permitted to '' enter the sick room to view the small stranger who had arrived a few days lliefore. He looked the little one over with' tlia disapproval natural to a deposed de-posed monarch. The nurse brought liaby's bath tub and filled it with water. Then she started unwinding the baby's outer wraps, preparatory to liathing, while Willie stood watching the procedure with interest. Suddenly Sudden-ly the light of understanding illumined illu-mined his face and he rushed to the loor. "Hey, Sis!" he shrilled down the etps, "come on up quick, they're going go-ing to drown it." National Monthly. Woman's Affections. "Wealth is man's worst enemy." "That's why women love him for the enemies he has made, I suppose." Philadelphia Ledger. Kitchen Repartee. Mrs. Brown was in the kitchen helping Nora, the cook, prepare supper. sup-per. "It's an idle saying." she remarked to Nora, "that 'too many cooks spoil 'the broth,' what do you think?" "Sure, ma'am," she replied, there's inothing to worry about there's only 'Tvan cook here." National Monthly. Suppressing the Evidence. "I honestly b'leve," remarked Aunt Sarah Jane, "them Oldhams is gitten to be regular agnostics. They don't deep the family Bible on the center table in the best room no more." "Well,'' replied Aunt Ann Eliza, " 'tisn't their religion they're hiding. Qfs their age. Them Oldham girls is -gittin on." Water and Milk. "Mother," asked Tommy, "is it right io say that you 'water a horse' when the is thirsty?" "Yes. my dear," said his mother. "Well, then," said Tommy, picking tip a saucer, "I'm going to milk the at." Ladies' Home Journal. He Knew Differently. Counsel May it please your W7or-lehip. W7or-lehip. I brought this man from jail -on habeas corpus. Spectator There's a bloomin' whop--per for yer! Why. I m'self seed the -jiore fellow come in a taxi. Acquitted. ' "I whs talking to IVgby this morning morn-ing about the latest superdreadnought. lie didu't appear to be much interested." inter-ested." "I should think not. lliggby mar-lied mar-lied one." A Pertinent Outcry. "Mamma, when people are in mourning, do they wear black nightgowns?" night-gowns?" "Why, no; of course not." "Well, don't they feel just as bad at night as they do in the daytime?" Lucky. '11 bo hanged if that cheeky plumb er nasn-t charged me carefare for his men. "Well, lh-ir . i.ht i. cheap enough; they might have CODao tBllu8....Bo8loB Transcript. |