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THE CHEM AW A
AM ERICAN
A “ LO VELY” PARAGRAPH
W ith a heart as pure as dew drops trem bling in vio
lets, she will m ake th e home of her husband a p a ra
dise of en ch an tm en t like the lovely home of her
girlhood, w here th e heavy toned harp of m arriage
w ith its love stro k in g chords of devotion and fond e n
dearm ents sent forth the sw eetest strain s th a t ever
thrilled th e senses w ith the rh y th m ic pulsings of ec
static rap tu re.
W H E N T H E M USIC C E A S E D
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It is reported th a t a certain m usician, disgusted w ith
the ch a tte rin g th a t usually takes the place of listening
d u rin g a musical perform ance, arranged w ith his violin,
his violoncello, and th e rest th at the m usic should su d
denly stop in the m idst of th e loudest passage in the
piece.
It was done, and, clear and d istin ct above all the
loud ta lk e rs’ voices, these words were heard: “ W e
alw ays fry ours in la rd !”
CAUSE FOR COM PLAINT
A bookseller in New Y ork purchased a lot of books
at a sale.
F in d in g several sets of C harles D icken’s
w orks in th is stock, he decided to m ake a special price
on them , so he put all of them in the large show w in
dow w ith the follow ing sign in very big letters:
“ C harles D icken’s W orks all week for F o u r
D o llars.”
An Italian who had drifted down th at way w alked
up to th is window. R eading the sign he, said:
“ Dese countree allee w rong. A m ericana he work
ze w eek, ze zix; one, tw o, three, fo, five, zix—zix
days fo’ four d o l’!”
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