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Show HE KNEW A BETTER PLAN Tobe Sagg Naturally Unable to Under-stand Under-stand the Situation of the Unfortunates Un-fortunates in Russia. "There hain't nuth'in special In the paper today," replied nn acquaintance acquaint-ance who had been Interrogated by Tobe Sagg of the Fiddle Creek neighborhood. neigh-borhood. "Except that it snys 4.000,-000 4.000,-000 folks will starve to death in Rooshy this winter If they don't get help." "Well, they ort to starve If they hain't got no better sense thnn to slick right there In Rooshy when times is that a-way," was the disgusted disgust-ed answer. "When tilings gets to such a pass with me that it looks like something has got to be did I hook up the hosses to the wagon, pour a gourdful of water on the fire, call the dogs and take the family over to Okln-homy Okln-homy to visit my wife's kin." Kansas City Star. Irish Blarney. A lady reader reports the following neat compliment paid to her by her Irish gardener. Having called hlin Into In-to the house to give him some Instructions, Instruc-tions, she saw hlin looking al a photograph photo-graph on the center table. "Yes, It's mine," she said, "but I fear it Halters me a little." "Scbure," replied the gallant Patrick, Pat-rick, "it would have to flatter ye a great deal to look as well a.s ye do In my eyes, mum." Boston Transcript. Methuselah probably lived to a ripe old age Just to spite some girl who hud married hlin for bis money. Some people never stop to count the cost because they realize they haven't got the price, anyway. If a man doesn't repent tlie cute things his bnby says It Is a sure thing that be hnsn't any baby. |
