The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-31
The Story Teller
A Man Whose REST Hold" ID the Relating
Of Anecdotes.

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A Man whose REST Hold" Ia the Relating
Of Anecdotes.
"You remember chat fellow who
wrote-whats-it s-nameP You know he
made some money on one OF the
Western railroads; forgot what they
call it,"
"Well, what of himp"
"Why, not long ago he was in
what's that town in Wisconsin, You
know
'Don't mind the name Of the town;
what did he doP'
"What the deuce is the name OF that
town. A big politician came from
there. You know him. Well, this fell
low
(Which fellowP"
81 can't think Of his name. It's
good joke, and | nearly died when
heard II. He'd come up from that big
plantation in Louisiana, kept by-by:
Who's that big banker In st. LOUISE
The man who built q line Of steam
boats from Keokuk to--to-rll think Of
the name in minute--the town at the
mouth of-you know that river In Ar
kansas. Anyway, he'd come up on the
that road that runs at the west bank
Of the Mississippi from that place OPP
posite Cairo. Consolidated with the
Cairo and Fulton Road. What's the
name Of that liner"
Don't know. Never was in that
country. What did your man do that
was 80 funnyp"
<"Why, he'd come up from that plan
tation on this line TO tho town in Wis
consin, and struck for the.-that-hotel
on the corner OF Jefferson and that
other street Named after French
man. Strange can't remember it.
Don't you know the housep'
"Never heard of IT, Don't know
anything about 1t. Go on with your
story"
well, he got there and perpetrated
the best pun you ever heard on tho
landlords name. The landlord got off
u pretty good thing on this mans
name, but can't remember what it
was. Anyhow, this man asked the
landlord, why are you like an insur-
ance company but I've forgotten what
it was; why are you like an insurance
company" Give it upp
Eyes, l give it up"
"Well, sir, the answer is the funniest
thing you ever heard. IL broke me all
up when | heard it,"
"What is itp"
"Why. If could remember the name
of the landlord, I'd know it in mo-
ment. Who's that fellow that invented
the pshaw that machine for making
whatre they calledp You understand,
something about stairrods."
Never heard of him"
"'lts the same name except the last
syllable. Funny don't catch it,"
"Is that all of your soryp"
"Wby, yes. You see il could re-
member my mans name, and the in
surance company, and the landlords
name, I'd bust you right open with the
best thing you ever listened to-. BY the
way, we had little party at our house
last night, and the queertst thing is
that didn't know I'd forgotten to in
vite you until my wife asked why you
wasn't there. Good one on you. wasn't
itP said TO - that fellow loaned
twenty-five dollars to on your guaran-
tee, what's his name, fat fellowp Never
paid it, and wish you could let me
| have tho money"
Don't remember the name; don't
recollect the circumstances, and didn't
know you had wife. I'd heard you
would have a party, but couldn't re-
member the number of your house.
should have forgotten to come il you'd
invited me-" and the bored man de-
parted in dudgeon.
A vast proportion of society is made
Of vacuum in memory, and some of
the shining social lights Of Brooklyn
will compare pleasantly in CONVERSE
tional ability with the genius here por-
trayed. - Broohtw Eagle.