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Show I JUST FOR FUN 1 Good Reason. M ' A young Boston lawyer who Is 1 1 going to bo married in April met H another young lawyer who was Hj married 'way last year on tho Hr' Btreet Thursday evening. They Hj : exchanged felicitations and lnquir-H lnquir-H H "The only thing that bothers H me," said tho about-to-be-happy H man, "Ih the subject of expense. ! Of course I'm not plunging Into j this thing with my oyes shut, M ( but" Hl , "Now, look hore." Interrupted H r the experienced benedict. "I'll tell Hj you an absolute fact. I don't spend H half the money I did before I was H mnrrlcd." H , ' I "You don't?" exclaimed the oth- H I or. "How do you work that?" H ' I "I don't have it to spend." Bob- M ' ton Traveler. Hi I Shifting the Blame. H) ' "Dr. J. IL Jowctt believes it is M the mlnlBtor's, notw tho congrcga- H " ' tlon's fault, if tho ch,urch doosn't ' The speaker, a aiember, of tho , fifth avenue Presbyterian 'church, smiled and continued: x "Dr. Jowtt once told nfe tnat lie sided with the old lady who r m ways went to sleep during ser-' H mon tlmo. H " rWhy don't j-ou tako snuff durt- H j Ing tho sormon?' the minister sallv H to her. 'That will keep youi H j awake.' H j '"Why don't you put the snuff H I 'In your sermon, 6ir?" retorted tho Hl old lady." Loa, Angeles Times. H ' A Tacto for Preaching. fiev. Charles F Aked at a dinner din-ner praised those clergymen who work without thought of popularity or wealth.' "There aro some people," said Dr. Akcd, "who seem to regard a minister's life as did a little Liverpool Liv-erpool boy. " 'Well, Reginald,' I once said to this boy, 'what arc you going to bo when von grow up?' "'A preacher, sir,' Reginald answered an-swered promptly. 'Thero are always al-ways such good dinners when tho preacher comes." Washington Star. That Boy. Tho mother heard a great commotion com-motion as of cyclones mixed up with, battoring rams and sho hurried hur-ried upstairs to discover what was the matter. There she found Tom-mio Tom-mio sitting In the middle of the floor with a broad Bmilc on his lace. "Oh, mamma," aald he, delightedly. delight-edly. "I've looked Grandpa and Undo George in the cupboard, and whon the- get a little angrier I am going to play Daniel in the lion's den." Llpplncott'8. What's in a Name "Who can give a sentence using the word pendulum!" asked the teacher. Llttlo Rachel's hand shot up. The teacher nodded, encouragingly! "Lightning was invented by Pen-i Pen-i lulum Franklin. Everybody's Magazine. |