Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-12
4 GOOD JOKE.

tuellSSnulu HICKORY IRE, enjoying Inelr
otiaSna cum d5gnitatats without any inter
rlption, for neither of them had spoken
a word for at least an hour, and that.
considering the sex Of Miss Patty, was
certainly very remarkable. The Colonel
was sitting cross-legged in great arm
chair, with his pipe in one hand, news
paper in the other, spectacles on-fast
asleep. Miss Patty was moving herself
Gently backward and forward in a low
rocking chair-sitting as straight as an
arrow-knitting. Close at her feet was
Miss Puss, her paws folded gracefully
under her, doing very composedly, and
ovincing her satisfaction by murmuring
forth q monotonous though rather mus
ical p-u-r-r, while Mr.. Carlo was
stretched out at full length on the rug in
front Of the fire, and like his master
sound asleep.
At length the Colonel, rousing from
his nap, took off his spectacles and
rubbed his eyes, then, glancing them at
a huge pile OF papers that lay on the Ia
BILE near him, said, yawning at the same
time most emphatically:
81 wish Henry was here to help me
about my rents"
"Well, I really wish he was," an
swered his sister.
81 can't expect him this month, yet, "
yawned the Colonel.
Hadn't you better send for him,
then ?" said his sister.
Upon this the dog got up and walked
toward the door.
"Where are you going, Carlo?" said
the old gentleman.
The dog looked in his masters face
and wagged his tail little, but never
said a word, and pursued his way toward
the door; and, as he could not very well
open it himself, Miss Patty got up and
opened it for him. The Colonel seemed
perfectly satisfied, and was composing
himself for another nap, when the loud
and joyful barking Of the dog, an
nounoing the approach of some one. in
duced him to alter his determination.
Presently the door was violently opened
and young man gayly entered the
room.
"Why, William Henry, is that you ?"
said Aunt Patty.
Harry. my boy, I'm heartily glad to
see you," said the Colonel, getting en-
tirely out OF the chair, and giving his
nephew substantial shake of the hand.
Pray, what has brought you home so
suddenly"
"Do tell" said Aunt Patty, peeking
over her spectacles.
ooh, don't know, said Henry. GO It
is rather dull in town, so l thought I
would just step up and see how you all
are getting on"
"Well, I'm glad to see you; sit
down" said the Colonel.
$50 do" said his sister.
But Harry, instead of doing as he was
bid, hoped out Of the room, but soon
hoped in again, with bottle in each
hand, and, giving one Of them to the old
lady, he said:
"Here, aunt, is bottle Of first-rate
snuff for you-and here, uncle, is one Of
capital Maraschino.
"Thank you, my boy" said the
Colonel Positively, it does my heart
good to see you in such fine spirits"
"And mine, too" said his sister.
"What did you have to pay for this
snuff"
Here Carlo began to Jump upon him
SO he was not obliged to hear the ques.
ton, but busted himself in keeping of
the dog.
"Dewn, Carlo ! shouted the Colonel,
a little sternly, and down went the dog,
with look SO humbled and detected
that the Colonel began to feel sorry that
he had spoken so cross. So, stretching
out his hand, he patted the dog affec-
tonately on the head, saying:
why, Carlo, poor Carlo, you needn't
feel SO bad; I only wanted you to be a
little more polite"
Carlo pricked up his ears and showed
ether signs of returning animation,
though he did not Immediately recover
his spirits, but he looked up with an ex-
preston that seemed to say, "You need
make no apology, sir" and settled him
self in dignifed silence under his mas
ter's chair.
In the meantime, Henry (anxious,
either to help his uncle or himself, can
not say which) had broken the seal from
the top Of the bottle of cordial, and
drawn the cork, while Aunt Patty got
some glasses.
"Well, my boy" said the Colonel,
whose good humor increased every mo-
rnent, "what's the news in Boston
Anything happened?"
"No-yes," said Henry, bursting into
q violent fit of laughter. eyes" con-
tinued he. as he had recovered himself.
81 have got one of the best Jokes tc
tell you that you ever heard of in you,
life."
"No!" exclaimed his uncle with ami
nation.
"Do tell" said Aunt Patty, taking g
pinch of snuff.
Now the Colonel was noted for his
extraordinary relish Of a good joke,
even though he was sufferer by it him.
self
"Come, let's have it," said he, filing
his glass.
ella, SUI" said Aunt Patty.
"Well, you must know" said Henry,
hardly able to keep from laughing,
''that, while I was in town, met with
an old and particular friend of mine.