Show What Chinese Chin e Laugh At Wu Ting rIng Fang the Chinese minister on being asked the th other day if it there wore any Chinese humorists replied that thai there were wera some seIne very v ry good jokes in Chi Chinese Chinese nese nose literature says saya tho the Philadelphia L Record C Crell Jell rell one on said his vi visitor Well VeU said Mr Wu We this Is a famous Chinese story There was once a traveler who stopped at the house of a friend for refreshment He aked for a cup of o tea The efi friend dar had no o tea but said s he would J fd send hIs son FOn to borrow some som from a neighbor Tho The wife put a pot of water on the fire to boil Jon Time The son did dl not re in return turn and several everal times it becam became necessary sary sarr Sal to add cold water sater to that boiling in m inthe inthe the pot Finally the wife said Ihas Than much as the tha tea does dOM not seem sec m to be forthcoming perhaps you had better of offer offer offar fer far your guest a bath |