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Show Just to LaugL. "What did father say when you told him of our engagement?" asked the girl. "Well er really, dear," began young Poorman. "Oil. j'ou can leave out the swearwords."" swear-words."" "Then, there's nothing to tell you." Philadelphia Press. "Bov', " called out the driver of the eight-horse team, reining un with a flourish in front of the countrj' road house, "come out and hold my horses a minute, will you 7" "Hold 'em yourself," answered the boy on the porch. "I ain't no octopus." oc-topus." Chicago Tribune. A traveler was startled by hearing on a lonely road ono night this piteous appeal: :Will tho kind gontloman please help a poor, unfortunate man? I havo nothing in tho world but this loaded revolver." Harper's Wcckb'. MODERN NOVEL. Mother How far have 3011 got in that novel. Bessie? Bossie Only to the ninth trial marriage, mar-riage, mamma. Yonkers Statesman. "Yes, we arc going to move to dscnpe housecleaning. ' ' "And so are we. If 1 must confess it myself, I think it will take the new tenants two weeks to get rid of all tho rubbish wo are leaving behind." "The same hore. Our house will need a mop and soap from cellar to roof. By the wnv, where are vou going?" "15 1, street." "Win-, that is where wo aro leaving." leav-ing." "Well, f declare! Where arc you going?" go-ing?" "11 B street." "WI13-, that's where we arc leaving." leav-ing." "Groat Scott! '.' "Phew!" Tit-Bits. |
