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Show Sillily Itlllltm llml Ilsek A(lk From Iindon Tit Hits A gooe) story Is told of a man called Wllllint, who Is engaged as a window cleaner 'to certain big hotel In London. One morning Ulllhni Instead ot doing do-ing his work was reading the paper,1 ami as bad luck would have It, the1 manager looked In Uhsts this? he said William was dumb Pack up your things and go slid the manager Bo William weut to the once, drew the money which was owing to him, nn 1 then went upttalrs and put on m Bunday clothe Coming down to say ' Cloud by ' to Ihe other aervants, he happened to run scrota the manager, who did not recognize him In hi beat coal ' Do you want a Job; atktd th marugcr "irs sir" said William t 'Can you clean windows? ' Ics. sir" ' You look a handy sort of chap. 1 only gave the last mun 22 shilling, but 1 II give you 2S ' 'Thank you, sir," ild William; and In half an hour he wa bicki again In tho samo old room cleaning! the window thla time, and not read-' Ing tho paper A TOUCH OF SYMPATHY. Ilootter Say, old man,, let's klckii 1 m getting tired of being henpeckedi myself, V I'qaitl l Hi OrrmttiMfc "Hubby, dear 1 can't wall lo tell' what I'm going to buy you!" i "Darling wife, what Is It?" ' Well, I m going to get a sliver card) I ray, a bronze Hercules for th man- lelplece, and a new Persian rug tot put In Ihe front of my dressing tabls.1 What are you going to do for ma, Toottey?' "I've been thinking, Jane, and have made up my mind to get you a new-shaving new-shaving brush 4? lujir iu..i. "We'll either have to get a new girt or a new Ice man, George." ' Let It be a new Ic man then. What a the trouble?' "Tht Ice man Is so good looking that he makes Maggie nervous. Yesterday Yes-terday morning she got so mixed up that iho tried to get him to pot the' Ice In the stove oven" Cleveland' Plain Dealer. lulllns lirt Haas, Ulla The gentleman who lodges above appear very attentive to you,! Hella-Ah, ye, I am even engaged' to him. Hut yet I am tortured with doubt. Would that I knew whether he love me for myself alonel nils Ilut why In the world should he marry you otherwise? Delia-Well, to tell the truth, he owe my mother six months' rent. Cere far LltMw.ljhU. ' I can recommend Ihe traction cars as health restorers," said th leas man ' I got on one this afternoon, and In a half hour a ride In created my weight considerably" ' How do yoo account for It? ' "Well for ono thine I tondercd the conductor a two-dollar bill and received a bushel of coin In exchange." Philadelphia North American. Amer-ican. Itartrsqa Opportunity 'The theater ones a great deal to tho Bhakespcarean drama," raid the girl with the dark glasses and th ponslvo expression. ' Yea," nnswerod the young man with wide eirs; "some ot the best burlesques I ever saw were on 'Hamlet' and 'Ilomeo and Juliet ' "Washington Star. Nut lieu t'lnartera. ' What did her father say?" 'He said he couldn t understand why I came to him all his property was In his wife's name "Cleveland Plain Dealer. FAMILIES BUPPLICD. Ellas Hayrick Wall, by gum, lb city fellows do beat the wTirld. I wonder won-der what they'll charge fer a wit an' about Br children Chicago Inter Ocean |