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Show BUILDING OF A WITICISM. Point of Joke the Same Though Under Changed Conditions. Tho Bohemian hnd an nrtlclo entitled, enti-tled, "How a Joko Is Mndo." In It Marshall P. Wilder, tho well known humorist, cites this Btory as an Illustration Illus-tration of ono method. "Hero is a story with a Joko In It nbout Labou-choro, Labou-choro, tho genial editor of London Truth. When ho wan standing for tlio borough of Northampton for tho English parliament a llttlo. girl came up to hor father and said: 'Papa, who mado Mr. Labouchoro?' 'Why, Providence, Provi-dence, my dear,' answored tho somewhat some-what astonished parent 'And what for, papa?' Inquires tho child. Now that Isn't a bad Joko. It was natural, anyway. Hut listen to ono of mlno, which really has tho samo point, though It Is brought out In n dlfforout way. A child and her mother aro on tho cars. Opposlto thorn sits a young man dressed In tho height of fashion. Says tho child: 'Mamma, what Is that?' and, as sho asks tho question, sho points to tho young man opposlto. 'Hush, my denr,' answors tho mother. 'Hut, mother, I want to know.' To quiet tho chtid tho mothor whispers In her ear: 'Ho is what wo call a dudo, dear.' Tho child persists as usual in gaining somo moro information. 'And who mado him, mamma?' 'Why, Providonco, dear, of course,' ropltos tho mothor sotto volco, whereat tho child oxclalms: 'Oh, mothor, doesn't Providence llko to havo fun somo-times?' somo-times?' You sco, tho stories aro really real-ly alike. At all events, tho point Is tho samo." |