THE
CHEMAW A
AM ERICAN
DESPERATE
For three successive nights Newpop had walked the
floor with the baby. On the fourth night he became
desperate and bought a bottle of soothing sirup.
Why, James,” exclaimed his wife when she saw
the bottle, “ what did you buy that for? Don’t you
know it is very dangerous to give a child anything
like that?”
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“ Don’t worry,” was her husband’s reply. “ I ’m go
ing to take it myself.”
A N IM P O R T A N T P O I N T
A man who had made a huge fortune was speaking
a few words to a class at a business college. Of
course the main theme of his address was himself.
All my success in life, all my financial prestige,”
he said, proudly, “ I owe to one thing alone—pluck.
Just take that for your motto—Pluck, pluck, pluck!’ ”
He made an impressive pause here, but the effect was
ruined by one student, who asked impressively:
\ es, sir, but please tell us how and whom did
you pluck?”
A K N O C K -D O W N A R G U M E N T
' A northern attorney, after acquiring a large South
Carolina estate, formed the Eureka Debating Society
to encourage free speech among the negroes of the
neighborhood. On his next trip south he was con
fronted by the proud winner of the society’s prize.
“ Now what was the subject of the debate, Sam?”
asked the attorney.
“ De subject were, What is de mos’ benefit to man
kind, sah, de sun or de moon?” answered the negro.
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