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Show Dorothy Donnelly, starring iu "Madam X.." "came near being solved by a kiddle I know, who approached his father with this: " 'Father, do you like mother? " 'Why, ye, of course.' " 'And ah? likes you?" " 'Of course she does.' " 'Did she ever say so?' 'Many a time, my sn.' " 'Did she marry you bvcauae she loved you?" " 'CortalnJy she did. "The boy scrutinized his parent closely, and, after a lon; pusp asked: " 'Well, was nue as nearsighted then as she Is now?' " Young's. A Welcome Threat. "What has become of that man who used to threaten to shoot people who didn't drink with him?" "He left Crlm?on Gulf lon aeo." replied Brono.j Rob. "People came pouring In from nil over the Stato to be threatened by him. u did a lot to boom the town, but his money couldn't hold out." Washington Star of the Union Pacific, said of recklessness reckless-ness at a recent dinner In New York: "Recklessness in finance doesn't pay unless. Indeed, it be the cautious kind of recklessness that Let;ler, the baker, was noted for. ' Legler bent over his counter, work-Inp work-Inp away with a pencil and a piece of wrapping paper, when Mrs. Llscum entered en-tered for a loaf of bread. "Noticing on the paper a lot of familiar fa-miliar names, Mrs. Llscum said: " 'What are you fitrurln? there, Mr. Legler?' " 'Well, ma'am.' says Legler. 'I'm just putting down the names of all my friends that I run lick.' " 'Is Harvey Llscum's name there?' asked Mrs. IJacuni. " 'Yes,' baid the baker. 'Yes, I got It down.' "Mrs. Llscum went home and (eld Hnrvey. He was enraged. He snatchod his hat and hastened to the bakery. " Legler,' he shouted, 'is it true what my wife te'ls me that I'm on the list of the men you can lick?' " 'Yes.' sold Ielor, calmly, 'I've got you down, Mr. Llscum. " 'Why, you little shrimp,' roared Liscum, 'I could wipe up the floor with you. I could eat you alive!' " 'Are you sure you could?' Raid tho baker. " 'You bet I'm sure!' sail Llscum, sbaklnr hl3 fit in Legler's face. " 'Well, then,' said the baker, sadly. 'I guess 1 11 cross you off the list' " Placarded. A pretty good Joke was that played on a rotund alderman, who wandered nbont the streets bearing a placard J on his broad back' inscribed: ! "Widened at tho expense of the corporation." cor-poration." Tit-Bits. Considerate. Magistrate (to prisoner) If you were there for no dishonest purposes why were you in your stockinged ' feet? ! Prls-nner I 'eard there was sick-neta sick-neta in the famllj-. Punch. His Inexcueauie Error. "The eternal question of 'How she ever came to marry him,' " smiled JUST FOR FUN" What He Knw. "You can tell me the name of the twelve apostles. SHmT" said the pretty pret-ty Sunday school teacht-r on0 morning. morn-ing. Sam's face fell, and he shifted his weight from one foot to the other. "Can t do It. ma'am." he said, sor row-fully; and thm hi eye brUhten-rd: brUhten-rd: "but I can call off all the pitchers In the league team." bo volunteered. Harpers Monthly. Rocklettnest a"d Caution. Robert S. Lovc-tt. the new president |