Show A 11 untold tale we ve had got settled down when a smile overspread the drummers face ace a grin began begin to draw the corners comers of his mouth right aud arid left and began 1 I think it was tire funniest thing I 1 ever heard in all my life bal hal hal hal hall sirl are you a drummer t inquired an 0 maa maxi with reddish gray hair who sat lit n front ot him yes 11 drummer from chicago yes and yon you want to tell us a funny atory eh 1 I 40 a its the funniest story I 1 ever heard related and too good to keep well sir ive a word to say to you continued the old man 1 I like fun ra my self elt up to a year ago I 1 was always on th the biln if anything tickled me id laugh tiu till I 1 fell down from weakness I 1 once laughed thirteen hours without a break at a story a drummer told me I 1 brought on heart disease from laughing and the doctors have warned me to be be very careful this mils story is mighty funny I 1 is aft lit it is sir got a roaring old climax to itell it yes pretty certain to convulse the audience I 1 suppose ill warrant it to then please excuse me and ill go 90 into the next car for a few minutes im certain its a funny story I 1 know tell it in such a way that I 1 shall have to bust hurt right out in spite of all I 1 can do if I 1 buat im a goner I 1 want to hear tho the story mighty bad but I 1 also want to live as long as I 1 can ean just excuse me iio HO picked aphis up his grip and andl left eft the be car and the drummers smile faded away and lie ile pulled out a newspaper and began to read somehow we like to ask fo tor r the story and somehow he lie seem to care rare about telling it by and by I 1 went into the other car and found the tile old man and asked were you really honest in what you said about your heart I 1 well no ho he replied what was your object simply to stop his yam im pm traveling in the same line of goods tor for a new york bouse house and I 1 wanted to hurt his feelings as much as I 1 could coul dill I 1 M QUAD |