| Show I FRAGMENTS OF FUN 1 I S M tt QIU Pathos It I surprised the lie shiners shimmers an and amid le boym around 10 the tho tIme other othor day a U to seo Tim come among I them f In lii l a quiet quieta a way and amud to hear him hum say fr Boys flu I 1 want rant to sell sel m my 1 kit k 1 Heros Hero's cos two brushes a n hull huH box of blacking ln a good stout SlotH hox box and anti the outfit goes gocs for two Coins awa away avay Tim Timm queried on one Not aclY boys bos hut but I want n a quarter the time kind lelnd Just nowr Gum on oil 1 a CUIS 51 in n S I I I I I I I i I I I 1 I a I other t ii cr ci Not to today a but I 1 must have a quartet quarter he hue answered One of oC the time lads Jails passed over OWl the change c and took tool Ute the J kit I and Tim rIm walked straight to the room counting of or if a daf dally daily paper put down his mOlo money and alil saIl said aJ me I r n a sue guess pencil pencil s I J kin ln write li il it i If you'll Sf give With th slow moving slow 10 lingers fingers lie hue wrote Tote a ii death notice It I went Into Inlo the lie paper almost a as he wrote wm-ote ote It It but hut yo you might not ha have hae e seen seem I It lie le wrote Died Ted Ted red of scarlet fever aged three ear Funeral gori gon on up Ui to lo lii le lct left L won ca cashier Was as It I your OU brother a asked l c S the time theca Tim tried to tu brace up but he lie couldn't The Thu big t. t tears al came up iii his chin chum quivered au and amid he lie pointed to the notice oh on un the thC lie counter and gasped S. 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blossoms Fred If Ir you wish ish my dear ear But honestly now non woul wouldn't nl you ou rathmeL wait walt till ti June June an and amid let me inc get ct you ou sonic omo orange blossoms S s. l livery one is affected by politeness Once a gentleman wont to lu Milton the theauthor theauthor author authol of Para Paradise is Lost a n man said sid to tu be lie unsusceptible to Mattery arid and anc fald said 5 5 Mr Mm 1 Milton they lucy ta say tay you are the only man in mm England land ho tho ho can cau l liol mIot ot be he Haltered flattered Do th say y that a asked ask Milton IHo his face beaming with wih smiles mits I tem lerv Even 11 Milton l was as touched wIh with lal hat lial- Mr It is Lewis of time the Detroit Fi Free Pi Imes ess g gives CS this Instance of nat fluttery flattery l' l Can tan I r see sec CC tIme thc lady laly of Iho tho house inquired a u peddler lol of oC an ol old woman Well IVell Vel yes cs you OU can if you ou aint blind snapped the tho woman who hail had a answered the hue lw bell bel Oh beg heg pardon madam You are arc time lady of time the hous then thol Yes Ye I J Jam am What hat dyer take me for fOI Di Did yet Cl think I was wa time the gentleman gentle ulan man of the time house or 01 the time next door loo neighbor or 01 one ole of oC the farm hands hand or 01 the cat or ur the hue Ice chest I didn't know Iwo madam but hut you OU might be time the youngest t daughter Oh Ohm lid did dil yet yer Well t eJ that hat was H too replied the time lady lacy of the house What hat dyer want an sir aim Hil Thom Then the pe peddler lel displayed his Wae wares and when he left heft lef that doorstep doorstep door door- step tcp half holC an hour later hater his face was full of or plea pleasure ure and amid his hiI pockets were full ful of or mone money He Hc un understood human humal nature and ha had made a good sale Hale June Sa s. s Gathered waists are cr very much worn this Ibis winter If I tho the men would gather sath r the time waists waist Carefully and ant not mint squeeze so like btu blazes the be bo o they would not riot worn so su much S Some me mon men go gu to work worl gathering gather gather- il hug ing a waist JU as the they hey would go to work wash washing I Ig sheep hEI J or 0 raking and binding They Ther ought to gather as ft H it I itus it us as eggs done dOlo up in imi a fun tun- shaped nel-shaped nel br brown wJ pu paper pel at a grocery grocer PUJo-i PUJo ily ity Squelched Is b the ca cashier in Iii asked a pompous pompous pom pom- pc peddler a U as he Iw entered a bank No Xu sir sh was the 01 reply m of or time Iho tellei tel tel- lei hem Well 1 I am am dealing In iii pens supplying sup sup- plying the Now England banks lanks pretty prelly largely 1 and 1 I suppose It Will Wi bo be proper tom for 01 me mae to deal eal with wih the tho ca cashier I 1 suppose it f will viii wi said Id the tIme teller Very C ery well wel I J will wH wait wal Time The pen pe took a chair chai and amid sat composedly for fOl a ri f full rul hour waitIng wait wait- wol- wol lag Ing for 01 em the tIme cashier B By that time lame he began begam san h to tl grow uneasy but hut sat at twisting twisting twist twist- ing In his hiM chair for about t ent twenty minutes min min- utes ama and all seeing seeing-no 10 prospect of oC a change in imm his Imla circumstances a asked ask l l the tho teller leler how soon the cash cashier lei would be beIn in Wel Well eli I dont don't kno know exactly sl said the waggish h teller leler hut but I expect him himIn himIn In Iii about eight weeks weel s. s lie Il has Just justI gone to Lake SU Superior and tol told me he tic thought he lie should come back In mm that I ti time nm e. e S Pe Peddler thought he would not watt walt I II j Oh Ohm you OU ma may stay slay If It you OU I wish Ishm h said I time th teller leller very vel blandly We 0 havo o ha no objection to 10 you here In the thu time day and you rou can cnn probably find findS 1 some place In fn town tow where the they will be S glad slad to lo keep you Ou nl nights S The pompous ped peddler ler dl disappeared j i without another other word 5 i iL 5 5 5 r. r f fJ S J L j 3 S. 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