Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-19
TOO MUCH STUDY.
How a Notse Hamorisr Pat His
Foot 30 T.
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Ansisas Joke.


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paragraphs a4te le~n generously copied
D. admirers ifen "Hpn - copied tH
teusiveis, vent OCT iu.9 ths ireiefe neia'
has only relaained o snols ume- Upon rs
tHuiHe a. his pAfasf 4tnif 1-'lrs " nitn
q dla without ans sleat sh'" ~ pFi'7-
sosne 9n1 ASKED 1iui F" 4f o. stopper leetNf-
ns
oni "fiii he feii.tr1f y HAFe '~AeH ~
N idea that tDe territory beirnsiht 70 she
hamssist leetlFrr = pretty "en covered
oa see my style ~as "a hlte Vf"ste tef
tn commonplace people visited At hiss
aifcai alce b" as Ia a sos 7.+~9i -A''A7e-
ihe Institution a ~asn 3 "a very sood repair
stlil vas surprised 60 see couple oi
hogs come - ~andeflns in aItsf TIE door
was closed IL didnt seem O. MAKE any
difference O. the hoss, aiid have bAt little
cause Zoe believing that the audience cared
'Nel,' said an OLD fellow, turning 70 me
when the interest created by the hogs had
somewhat subsidized. 'git up an tell Us
somethlh, Your biis says that you
would MAKE dog laush. III. been some
TINE since We was tickled' an think We
can stand Our money = worth was ho'
- pow efIaiy heipej up py thls feilafA'
for anticipation, YOU know, sings nud on
fun. Does, sure as yon 1--we. Wei, when
every boiF seemed 70 De reaiy' hes"h my
lecture Didn't want To nash upon
them, but thought would gradually turn
up the light, allowing them u get used 10
the glow, and then throw up my arms ana
glare az 'em Ike headlight. had eH-
pected tnat tley would be easily pieased,
for before the performance began they
iaGsnei AT every thihs each "ther s'nd'
Dat II wasn't ihat way Nneh pesah'
Every particle OF hsht iAded Hom 'heu
races anu III oianS eN eNl'ee.ah'y they SAT
gazing at me as though they lh"ught IL
posSinle Tor me 20 Joit theii into eood
humor- tfied every thins 'hat the news
papers have ever useu' but win the eXcep-
tlon OF an occasional ya"n' heard no
sound Although the msEt was cold yet
the perspiraton came out ana stood upon
my brow Ike warts upon a toad.
No one smiled threw aside origl-
alitv aud thought that l would try them
with something that had done duty In
mirthfui way TOR hundreds OF years, bat
not single smile rewarded my research.
{ l told them an old joke that Dan Rice
found somewhere among the jewish
archives One Old fellow smiled in feeble
recognition, but the rest OF the audience
refused 10 accept any such modern inno-
walton. told them about the old mans
boot-about the cats great dread OF the
boot-lack; the mules anupathy 10 the
human family, but they gaped. The old
fellow who had expected 10 hear some
thing funny, suggested hat was an i'm
postor, and moved that be taken out and
showed against a tree. This motion met
with applause, and. horne upon the indig-
nant tide, was taken out. | don't now re-
member how many rails they split with me,
but Irecollect that when they took me down
from the cold air and let me resume my
acquaintance with the earth, started in
northwesterly direction and Travelled
with much dispatch About daylight l
met a man, who, after hearing my sad
story. said that ] must have made mis-
take. He said that he w-s a humorous
lecturer, and that until he got broke in, he
saw great deal of trouble You said
nothing about the clothes line in the back
yard, did GU" be asked. No replied,
Il forgot 70 mention it, 'Ah, that was an
oversight. Without the clothes-line, the