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Show "I have been hit by three automobiles, bud ef my lawyer tells me true, I'll gel enough money in damages to fetch tho whole family" for a cf d ,pn 8ta'' jmi' ef the balance of vuu kin eon-j eon-j Uuue to Kit run over we'll be able to buy a big farm an" llvj huppy ever alterward." Atlanta Constitution. It Depends. SeynvJur Is Dunrunloy what you would call a social man? Ashley Social? What do you moan by that? Seymour Why. I mean does he call on his friends often' Ashley Well, that depends on whether they owe him any money or he owes them. Chlcaso News "From George.'' Joweler Yes, sir, I will rngrave anything any-thing you wish on this ring without any extra charge. Young Man Well. Inscribe on it: "From George to Alice." Jeweler H'm! The lrdy is your sister, maybe' Young Man No, the fact la,, this i3 an engagement ring. Jeweler Ah. my young friend. I hnvo had considerable experience in engagement rings and would suggest , that tho Inscription bo simply: "From , George,' and then It will do for anybody. any-body. Red Hen. Grief. "Ah, little boy, I'm glad you didn't laugh when that poor man slipped on & banana and fell down." "Boo-hoo-hoo It wag my father!" "Cheer tip, little man he's not badly bad-ly hurt " "I don't care boo-hoo! It was my ranana he stepped on!" Cleveland Leader. Getting a Supply. "What did you do 'bout dat man who wag Btaudln on the curbstone callln" you names?" asked Mrs. Mlnni Brown. "I throwed a lump of coal at '1m," replied Mr. Erastus PInklev. "What did ho do?" "He stayed right .lar, hopln' Id make it a bucketful" Washington btar. ' Incorrigible. Lawyer Now, what did you and the defendant talk about? Witness 01 t'lnk about fifteen minutes. min-utes. L. No, no; I mean what did you talk over? W. We talked over Iho tillphone, f.orr. Boston Transcript. 'God doesn't lovo me any more," cobbed Mary to her mother one day. "Why, dear, God loves everjbody; what do you mean?" "Oh, no, He doesn't k-ve me, I'm fine, for I tried Him with a daisy." Metropolitan, 4 Mistress I don't want you to have so much company, "ion" have more callers in a day than I have in a week. Domestic Well, muni( -perhaps if you'd try to be a little nioie agrec-; agrec-; able, you'd have as many friends as I have Ideas. JUST FOR FUN Foiled. Two countrymen In Illinois were comparlug notes of their first and only viblt to Chicago. Tho first unm hcu been there twenty years before, and said he only stayed one night, for be couldn't sleep a wink. "Why not?" "Because tho gas was burning in my bedroom right in my eyes, all uight long." "Why didn't you blow it out?" "There was a notice hung up right by the burner: 'Uou t blow out tho gas,' Pud so l couldn't." "Well," said the other. "I was there la'n ear f.r the first tlm: and I had Hie sanio trouble. The light was burn ing all night, and I couldn't sleep at all." "Was the notice up not to blow out The gas?" 'No" "Why didn't you blow it out, then?" "Pecause they had put the durned thing In a bottle and I couldn't." Exchange. Ex-change. ! Th Joke on Her. The Friend Your wife doesn't appear ap-pear to be lu very good humor. Husbaud No; she thinks I vc Invited In-vited you lo dinner. Jean Qui ltlt. Prosperous Outlcok. "Since bcln in the city." the Hill-vllle Hill-vllle man wrote to the home folks, i |