Salt Lake Herald | 1891-04-30 | Page 6 | Poor Me

Poor DIe The custom of pinning papers on tho clothing of unsuspecting persons forms a venerable April fool joke In fact it is so time worn and shows so little inventiveness inventive-ness that one is occasionally surprised afc finding it still considered funny Sometimes Some-times however even so ancient a pleasantry pleas-antry takes an unexpected turn A little boy was deftly pinning a bit of paper to an old gentlemans coat when the latter suddenly turned saw him and laid a detaining hand on his shoulder Whats that youre doing he asked gruffly What are you putting that piece of paper on my coat for Forfor an April fool sir stammered the boy too much confused to evade the question The gentleman suddenly marched him along to a mirror in a shop window There said he look at your own back On the boys jacket was pinned a paper I of startlingsize which certainly must have I rustled audibly as he walked Who did I understand you to say was the April fool inquired the gentleman politely and the boy opened his lips for one word more humble than grammatical IelYouths Companion