Show nuisance at the table stoy sto y of the man who always tried to oe be funny especially be fore guests in a story by mary stewart cut ting in the woman s home compan compall ion ton appears the following characterize charac teriz alion ct a man who made himself a nuisance by always trying to be tunny funny mr brentwood was well born well educated and successful in affairs he ile had in the eyes of his family one fault he had a masculine sense of humor of a homely almost rural type at which his family winced ancon troll ably mrs brentwood even from the earliest days of their marriage hal been wont to implore her theo dore when they were expecting corn com pany not to be funny certain jokes or mannerisms of bis his ai at the table were of dally daily occur rence hardly noticed any more when they were alone they sprang into startling prominence when there were g guests bests he ile always said people come from miles around to hear us drink boup SOUP he jovially inquired if he might borrow the butter or it if ellen the waitress could spare him another slice of bread he ile made puns on the vegetables and he had a habit of look ing with sudden suspicion at any dish handed to him no matter how famil lar and asking disgustedly what Is this strangers always in him particularly to their enter tain ment certain ancient inherited anecdotes could be endured by his wife and children even if with ach ing strain but there was a bathtub story mr brentwood hod hd in his early boyhood migrated with his parents to what was then the edge of the pral nes ries beginning mendaciously you know we e never took baths when I 1 was a boy that though it was amus ing nearly went beyond the pale of refinement and an awful toothbrush story which positively did it if people laughed at his stories mr brent wood became practically antram meled another common table remark by mr brentwood was that ahat he never had any use for potato salad because cold potatoes always reminded him of cold feet it was also his habit to admonish people to eat slowly and distinctly he got this from the old saying read slowly and distinctly |