Show CORPSE MADE A MISTAKE It was the traveling tra mans man's first trip to that part of oC Nebraska and he Wished to make a 11 good Impression upon the I owner of ot the big general store tore The drummer was not long om on politics tics but thinking that as Nebraska was the home of oC Bryan DInn the prospective purchaser purchaser purchaser pur pur- chaser would be more or less Interested In saving the country ho ventured Yell Well Nebraska has furnished a great man n. a man who runs for the Presidential nomination every time limo he hehns has hns a tl chance The rhue shifted the liberal chew of or tobacco to the other side of oC his mouth and his was a rather sickly smile Yes I gue guess he has done all an of or that but whenever his name is mentioned men inca d It reminds me of oC a a. stor story In a a. little Nebraska town an old man was killed In a n railroad wreck The rho hod bod body was taken to tho leading undertaker undertaker undertaker under under- taker and someone said th that t It was the father of oC a young man working In the big mill The supposed relative was hastily summoned und and after aCter viewing the remains sadly nodded his head and anil sal said that the body was that of or his fath fath- er cr He Instructed theu to prepare the bod body for fOI burial and ordered one of or the most costly c caskets In the establishment Later In the afternoon after arter the body had been proper properly prepared prepared pre pre- pared the young oun man was wa sent for Cor again to come find and see that everything was vas satisfactory satisfactory- a The bereaved son slow slowly approached the casket and after taking a tl glance he quickly stepped back Why h he exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- claimed that man IH IR not m my father Cather Ills His chin cluin has dropped and a pair of or false teeth arc shown My father Cather had sound teeth The un undertaker was stupefied After Arter mopping his brow bro ho recovered enough to 8 say JWell ell I cant can't help that I followed tel fol lowed Jawed your ur Instructions and hold a n. bill for tor against you ou ou Which will never be paid by hy me broke In the thc other I cant can't afford to pay other relatives relatives' funeral expenses and with that he turned around and walked out After Arter a a. moments moment's tearing back and forth across the room the undertaker walked over an and looking down In tho the coffin coflin said saIl You blasted old fool If IC you ou had kept your mouth shut you would at least ben given a decent burial Kan Kan Kansas sas City Journal |