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Show GENTLE TAP OF FAN FATAL Man Dreaming of tbo O.ye of tha Guillotine Died When His Wife ToucfcM His Nfck. Arthur MncLaoK'nlln cf Detroit la re-Fponsib'.e re-Fponsib'.e tor this story sent me by my friend, Leo D. Bro'.v.i. of the Ooa-mopolitau Ooa-mopolitau Boo!: corporation : "A Ueno gent had, on a Saturday night, become fry much absorbed In 'The Tale of Tv o Cities.' Particularly was he impress ."A with the description of the guillotine and the mlsfortunntes upon whose necks It descended so devastating! dev-astating! y. Tlie vlslo 1 preyed upon his Imagination. "Next day his wife nslsted that ho accompany her to church. He drowsed during an inordinately long prayer and dreamed that the guillotine was about to descend on his bent neck. Wife, npon resuming her seat when the prayer was over, noticed that her husband hus-band was asleep and still leaning forward, for-ward, his head resting on his hands on tlie pew ahead. And so, with her fun, she tapped him lightly upon the back of the neck. . Whereupon the gent fell dead." What a fearful lesson for wives! W. O. T. ln the Philadelphia Tubllc Ledger. One Golfer Makes Good. The young golfer, a hopeless novice, possessed good Intentions. His first Job after joining a golf club was not to study the game, but to study the club rules. He was a stickler for obedience. obe-dience. , He went round the course alone at first, having no desire to worry his friends with his bad play. When at last they saw him returning they were surprised to find that he was wheeling wheel-ing a big wheelbarrow. "What on earth have you got there?" they asked. "Turf," replied the novice. "I'm going go-ing to replace It." Two Ways. First Motorist Ever been pulled ln1 Second Ditto How do you mean-by mean-by a cop or a rope? The man who attempts to flatter you Is either a fool or he thinks you are. |
