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Show Misinterpreted. William Shaw, the secretary of the famous Christian Kndeavor society, said In a witty after-dlnuer address In Uoston: "There la a little Hack Hay girl who Is much interested lu her auntie's Christian LCndeavor work. The little girl was writing a letter to ber brother broth-er at Yale one day, and in the midst of the epistle she looked up and said: "'Auntie, bow do you spell devil?' "'Devil!' cried her aunt, with a shocked smile. 'Why, child, don't you know you mustn't use such a word as devil?' " 'I!ut, auntie,' protested the little llrl, 1 want to tell brother about your Christian aud devil meetings!' " Excellent Plan. "I see," said Mrs. De Jones, while Mrs. Van Tyle was calling, "that you have a Chinese chauffeur. Do you Cud him satisactory?" "He's perfectly fine," said Mrs. Van Tyle. "To begin with, his yellow complexion com-plexion Is such that at the end of a long, dusty ride he doesn't show any spots, and then when I am out In my limousine I have his pigtail stuck through a little hole lu the plategtass window and I use It as a sort of bell rope to tell hlra where to stop." Harper's Weekly. A Lottery. "Is that picture one of the old masters mas-ters you were telling me about?" asked Mr. Cumrox. "Yes," replied the art dealer. "It is a genuine treasure; absolutely authentic." authen-tic." "Ill buy It. I already have three Just like It. and somewhere In the bunch I'm liable to hit the original." t Generous. Jack When 1 met my pretty cousin at the train I was In doubt whether I should kiss her. Tom Well, what did you do? I Jack I gave ber the benefit of the doubt. Merely a Brother. Young Lady Please show me some ties. Clerk A gentleman's tie? I Young Lady Oh. no. It's for my j brother. - When He Can't Be Overlooked. Somehow or other we never take much notice of the coming man till he lets there. |
