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Show A VALUABLE DISCOVERY. A poor man who could neither read nor write approached a political boss to ask a boon. "Well," asked the boss, as the man's genuflections genuflec-tions Anally attracted his attention, "what do you want?" "I have here," was the reply, " a small peanut-stand, peanut-stand, which I crave grace to establish in the sunshine sun-shine of your protection." "Oh, very well," replied the boss, with a kind-ly kind-ly wave of his hand. "By the way," he continued, as the poor man started to take his departure after af-ter stammering his thanks, "there is one little matter I forgot to mention. I am making a collection col-lection of backbones, and should like yours to add to my cobinet." "Alas, and. again!" ejaculated the poor man, beating his breast. "Woo Is mo that I should bo compelled to disappoint your highness, but I have no back-bone." "You what?" "I have no backbone. It was removed when I was but a child." The boss burst into happy tears. "Come to my arms!" he cried. "At last I have discovered J God's best gift to bosses and absolutely spineless candidate!" From Harper's. |
