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Show TUST FOR FUN V , I t Terrible Mistake. ' "Whats all the excitement over i there on the comer? Somebody ft hurt?" m "Worse'n that. Ono of th' boys if has Just discovered in the sportin' U columns that there's a mistake oi 1 two points in McGoochy's battln' record." Cleveland Plain Ooaler. fl -- A Protection, I "Any man looks stupid -when he wears a monocle," said the cxitl- Ical girL "That's -why so many of uc fel-s fel-s vear 'em." replied tho candid I youth, "If we happen to look stu- , pid -wo blame the monocle." t "Washington star. jw h "j America. Jjj J Young Mr. Hlghup Going II ' abroad you sar? But have you ll . seen America first? tl ' Mrs. Blase Oh, yes; thore's U ! hardly a spot In New York wo If haven't visited, Puck. w i Lonesome. VJA QuJzzy Billy Hallo, Joel "What's m tha' wbeelln' the borrow on Sun- - 5 j day for? ll! Jo Ob, the miflBls, tBhe's away, 11 and tho dawg's deliL and a fellow i looks such a fool walkin by hln- lljta Bolf-Tit-BIts. Hfi J fc A Large Exception. H U " "I always agreo with my hue- I9R h band." Ejf) "Very sweet of you." vi'll " "Except, of course, when he is mA 1 a the wrong." Pittsburg Post. Somewhat Different. "Jinx lied to me yesterday in order or-der to get off to the ball game. Ho said his wife's mother was dead." "I think you are mistaken, I heard what he said." "Then what was it?" "He said he would like to atleud his mother-in-law's funeral." Boston Bos-ton Post. ' An Artist. "You had to refuse tho request ot those men? ' "Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. "Were they angry?" "Not at all. I showed so much grief at not being able to oblige them that they went away sympathizing sympa-thizing with mei" Washington Stai. Creating An Impression. "And your husband gave $50,000 for that old boon? ' "Yes," replied Mrs. Cumrox. "To hhow bow much you caro for .literature, I suppose?" "No. To show ,how little wo care for $50,000." Washington Star. Would Anger an Angel. "My grocer's the maddest man you ever saw. The inspector of weights and measures made him a call this morning. "Ha! Caught him giving fourteon ounces for a pound, eh?" "Worse than that! Found a mlBtako in bis scales and he'd been giving seventeen." Browning's Magazine. .1 |