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Show JUST FOR FUN Thanksgiving. Alan had played the entire day wth Little Brother without an Impatient word. After saying hls customary prayer that Light his mother Bug- ! Rested that he add: "I thank God 1 was not luipattnet with Little Brother today." This ho did with much fervency, fer-vency, after which he remarked thut there were ttouift other things he would like to thank God for. and forthwith he closed his eyes and tuvid "I thank God I offered my candy to mother before taking any myself. "I thank God I offered my candy to Littlo Brother bwforo taking any myself. my-self. "And I thank God there was eomo left." Llpplncott'8. Speaking of Puns. Dr. Fenner was the most famous of medical Jokers. His coachman was a man named Miles, who had been with him for many years. Mr Mlls was the youngest of twelve. Said Dr. Fenner one day: "Miles, what a pity you never eaw your eldest brother!" "I did. sir, often" said Miles. "But you couldu't," replied the doctor. doc-tor. "Why not, sir?" queried Mllea. "Because," said the doctor, "there were always ten Miles betweeu you." Tit-Bits. A Financial Deadlock. "Who Is that man who has been Bitting behind the bar day after day?" inquired the stranger in Crimson Gulch. "That s Stage Coach Charley. He's in a peculiar predicament. He went to town last week and got his teeth fixed. Then he come hero, and belu' broke, ran up a bill on the stren'th of his J7 wortli of gold flllln'. Charley won't submit to havln' the nupgts pried out an' the proprietor won't let him git away with the collateral, and I there you are!" Washington Star. Where She Balked. I Miss Flora McFHmscy of Madleon Square was complaining that she had absolutely nothing to wear. "1 draw the line, ef course," she said, "at the hobble skirt." Concealing herself beneath an Inverted In-verted washtub hat. however, she managed man-aged to walk up Broadway without being recognized or attracting any particular attention. Chicago Tribune. Natural History. The clove Is a starting thirds Exciting anyway: It don't exactly scare you. But it takes your breath away! Puck. - |