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Show An English Joke. Tickleribs la a practical Joker, but he Is very much afraid of consumption. consump-tion. The other evening ho began coughing and went to the telephone and called up Dr. Whiteye and tol.l him he was sure he was in the firnl stace of consumption. ' Now it might be stated by way of paresthesia that Tickleribs hail played a good many Jokes on the girl at the central cxllojui-e, o soon as she heard what he said she rung up a music shop where ayoung man Is In the habit of practiclugup-on practiclugup-on a bass horn about that time and tnldhiminher swette-t tone that she would like him to blow a short, sharp blast right lu front of the transmitter of his telenhoneas soon as he beard the bell tinkle. Tbe young man goi ready. Oh, I fancy you're mistaken," said the doctor. "No, I aiu't. Lose no time. Come over at once." "Hold on! Cough In tho telephone." tele-phone." The girl, who had besn listening, Jerked out tho plug connectlngTIck-leribs, connectlngTIck-leribs, put ktuat connnctlng the the brass burn In Its place, and tinkled the bell, according to previous pre-vious arrangement. The young man dropped Ibe receiver re-ceiver from its hook and blew a terrible bhut. The girl Immediately Immedi-ately restored the conoectlon, and the doctor, after recovering from his atonls liment asked: "Did you rough?" "Yes; ain't it pretty badl" "I should say so," exclaimed the doctor. "What shall I do?" "Why, you are turning to a Jrk-ass Jrk-ass very rapidly, and you had better begin ypur new way of living at once. You have symptoms of the consumption of oats and baled hay." 'Whllothe doctor wondered and the patient raved the telephone lady spilt her sides with laughter, and the Ignorant young man tooted bis bora In Ignorance, of what he bad done. z. |