Show I The Solemn Man and the Escaped Joke The man with the paper laughed up roariously I I Whats the matter asked the sol emn man Vhy heirs a story of a horse that got into a hammock I dont see anything funny In that remarked the solemn man Nothing funny In IU exclaimed the man with the paper Why Just think of it A man who has been enjoying a quiet snooze leaves his hammock to go In to dinner and when he comes out he finds < a horse has usurped his place He tried to get the horse out but cant do It Horse is all tangled In the netting you know nnd they 3 llnally they have to cut the hammock to get the horse out The solemn man cbnUntiel to smoke solemnly I C Wliiifs so tarnation funny about it he usked at length it might be worth talking about If the horse had usurped the hammocks place and it I had been necessary to cut the man down or If the hammock had usurped the mans place and it had been neces i Ban lo cut the horse down but asI I understand It the horse merely usurped I the mans place and It was necessary f to out the hammock down which was ay I the reasonable and pioper thing to do I f The man with the pnper looked at I lie ooiemniii man and gradually edged away JL suppose his keeper IK In the vicin ity he muttered lo himself but T dont into I to take any chances Kfiu nas City Journal |