jot the Bounce, Not the Girl
busily applied the poultice.
Once more the little fellow opened his
1 banker, while talking to one of his
mouth.
clerks, said:
“ j ___ »»
„Arthur, a man never amounts to
But the uplifted switch awed
uCb in this 1Jfe until l,e is um rried.”
»1 think so myself,” the young man into silence.
In a minute more the poultice was
replied.
•Glad you are ready to agree with hrmly in place, and the little boy was
uie, Arthur, for I have taken quite a tucked in bed.
There, now,” said his mother, ‘‘the
liking to you. How old are you*” ’
, old sliver will be drawn out and Eddie’s
•Twenty-one, sir.
■Plenty old to m arry, A rthur, and j ioot W*B be all well.
As the mother and «rand mother
1 would advise you to begin looking
moved triumphantly •* away
around.”
«7 * a • shrill,
••I have been looking around, and I 8ma11 voice came from under the be 1-
luvefound a young lady, and she has j clothes:
Y on ve got it on the wrong foot!”
promised to be my wife.”
“G'xxh I hope she is worthy of you.”
Great Advice.
“I think she is, sir.”
Doctor, to first patient—Suffering
"Glad you think so. Who is she, from indigestion, eh?
Arthur?”
“ Yes sir.”
"Yourdaughter, sir.”
“ How about tobacco?”
The young fellow does not work at the
“ Well, I smoke.”
bank now.
All, and you’ll have to give it up.”
She Has a Musical Ear.
Same doctor to second visitor—
"Come here, Frances, and let mam­ Stomach trouble, eh?
“ Yes sir.”
ma tell her little girl about heaven.”
“ How about tobacco?”
'‘That’s where the dear Lord lives,
“ I don’t use it.”
isn't it, mamma?”
“ Well, you’d better smoke.”
“Yes; and it is such a happy place.
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"Will everybody sing, m am m a?”
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Miss Brainie, fresh from medical HARDAV ARE,
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, Where They P ut the Poultice.
* here is a time to keep silence, but it
evidently was not the right time in the
use of a boy mentioned, who lives in an
| "itario town. He got a sliver in bis
J 1"1 and, in spite of his protestations,
bs mother decided to place a poultice
"'er bis wound. The boy vigorously re­
puted.
1 won’t have no poultice,” be de­
clared stoutly.
"Yes> you will, E ddie,” declared
mother and grandm other, firmly;
,f|d, the majority being two to one, at
An Unforseen Predicament.
A Pole sent his son Isaac on a visit to
his bride-elect. The young lady's
father bad a rather shady reputation,
and before the son’s departure the Pole
addressed him as follows:
“ If the father of the bride has only
committed a slight offence you must
ask for 50,000 marks, but it lie stands
charged with a serious crime you must
demand 100,000.”
The son started on his journey, and
in a few days there came this telegram:
“ Father hanged, how much now?
Isaac.”
How He Demonstrated It.
“ Do you know Harvey Jones and his
wife?”
“ Yes.”
“ As a married couple they’re not hal
' 'me the poultice was ready,
bad.”
lithe poultice was ready the boy was
“ What do you mean by that? 1
lljt, ami he proved so refractory th at a thought you didn’t like Jones.”
11,11* was brought into requisition. It
“ 1 don’t.”
arranged th a t the grandmother
“ Well, explain your remark then.”
"Id apply the poultice, while the
“ He is thoroughly hud, but his wife is
il'er was to stand with the uplifted a splendid woman; and, as she is Id-
1' at the bedside. The boy was better half, they are not half bad-
that if he “ opened bis m outh” be
See?”
"Id leceive that which would keep
“ Oh. yes.”
II 'I'hct. As the hot poultice touched
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he began.
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