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Show Joke on Tom Sharkey j "Htorloa on Tom Hharkoy are el-waya el-waya abundant." anya an eastern aport now In ChlcHKo, "and tho brat ot It la that they are nearly alwaya true. Tom la a rich mine for good alorlea, and never a week paanea that be dooa not do eomcthlng orlglnul and hllarloua. "Tom waa living bupplly at Slieopa-bead Slieopa-bead bay lust luuuuer. and ono ploaa-ant ploaa-ant nlKbt waa hunored by a v lull from J'atay Corrlgnn, one of the moat flend-lah flend-lah practical Jokura In tho eal. During Dur-ing the evoulng CurrlKan looked at ,'Tom'a ereat hulk and maaalve thnwa, and then ahook hit bend aorrowfully. "'And wbnt'a tho matter wit' ye, Patay?" dumanded Tom. "Why, Tom.' auld I'aUy, 'I waa feeling blue w hen I looked at you, and lrealtod that you haven't long for thla world.' " 'And why ao, ratay?' j "'Why?' replied I'alay. 'Well. Tom, ll'a caay to aie. Your lunge are not developed largu enough to till that big cheat of youra, and you are doomod to die of conHiimptlon unleaa you take prompt meimurca to enlarge your Iuiiiib.' "'Wlrra, wlrra.' moaned the aallor. 'And how can I enlnrKO me lungs? '"Oh, thut a a cliuh, Tom. (lot up ovory morning about 4 o'clock, go out In the open air, and about with all your might for half an hour. Juat roar "Ha, ha. uh. uh, uh," aa loudly aa you can, and It will bo wonderful to aoe tho way your lunr.a will grow.' "And at 4 o'clock the licit morning the quiet ot ttiat peaceful neighbor hood 111 ahattcrcd beyond repair by a brawny man. who, taking up a peat Hon right In tho nil. hllo of a realdunre block, hellowed. Th. uh, ah,' la a Tulro llko aoren lulls till tha local nollco force woke up and cam tearing tear-ing after him." |