THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
13
L.ADY IIAZZARD
Jack Hazzard, the comedian, has a letter from a friend
in Boston, which he treasures. The letter contains a
bona-fide account of an answer made by a grammar
school pupil in Boston during the course of an ex
amination in English.
The youngster, a boy, was called on to spell and
define the word hazardous. This was his reply:
"H-a-z-a-r-d-e-s-s a female hazard."
SLIGTIIL.Y "EMBARRASSING
A HOT TIME PROMISED
The public is invited to sympathize with a quiet
and retiring citizen who occupied a seat near the door f
of a crowded street-car when a masterful woman en-
tered. Having no newspaper behind which to hide, f
he was fixed and subjugated by her glittering eye. j
He rose and offered his place to her.
j Seating herself without thanking him she ex-
I claimed in tones that reached to the farthest end of
j the car: "What do you want to stand up there for? f
j come here and sit on my lap."
' 1 Madam, ' ' gasped the man , as his face became scar-
let" I fear I am not deserving of such an honor."
"What do you mean?" shrieked the woman. "You
i know very well I was speaking to my niece there be- I
hind you." j
A Missouri pastor looked over his glasses and shook
his uncut locks. j
"Carrying out my original declaration," he said, :
"I am about to call the names of those persons who
are now asleep in this congregation. John Stackpole! "