The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-10

.... I'VE" xOrk Soufn4
Earning an Honest Living.
What are you doing for Q living nowa
sp'
Writing humorous poetry for the ,maea
ss.n
Humorous poetryi I didn't suppose yos
Id write anything funny"
o. my STUFF IL fnnny enough for the mag
les."
Where do you get your Inspirations
My room overlooks . graveyard me
ska State Journal &c..
Pride.
re are people who hold themselves 30 high
md they're right, for they act a. their On
stincts teach 'em)
t IL for year you should try and try,
18th q ten foot pole, you never could reach EN-
show us prouder pair, II you can,
prouder pair In the whole creation,
q the leading lady and leading man
{ q village dramatic association
Boston CourtsR.
A Disastrous Eject.
hydcian-How did the sedative powdaI
'ct your wife last night, MIR. SMITH
lr. Smith-Disastrously.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Wasn't she abb
Ileepf
ir. Smith Sleepi Why, the baby erie,
m midnight until morning, and she aisp
ough it alli-New York Sun.
Her All Too Solid Love.
Sc. Louis maid threw her lover1a kiss,
A 80. Louis kiss which they Drag on.
hit the young man on the side Of the head
And knocked him cold OF Of the wagon.
he coroner said It was hardly worth while
To proceed TO impanel o Jury,
nee no man could stand being hit BY q Kim
The size Of the map OF Missouri
Detroit Free PresA
Didn't Care for It.
,thel-Did you 60 to Italyi
Larriet-Oh, my, yesi We stayed thar
, month";
did you think of the La
omit
it's awful. I tried some Tn,
B night was there, but it doesn't suit m,
10 at an.--Life.
His Literary Taste. Ill
The boy Is but fortnight old
And isn't much on letters.
The babe rejects most soornfuily
r. Haggard and his betters.
he viii not look at Henry James,
At Stevenson he growls,
But morning, noon, and eks at nighk,
Hes much sngrossed with Howis.
New York Evening Bun
His Past Life.
riss Decollete tsarcastically)-I Ike
2 Of introducing people, M. Airbraka
lr. A-What's the matter with iti
Iiss D.-Why, you tumble the names N
can't understand any Of than. whaI
kss you do iti
fr. A.-Habit, Mis Decollete, habit,
IRE you. I used to be q brakeman on
senger acknowledgements Critic.
- They Go Together.
When April sheds her tears,
The garden sass" appears,
then around the market stalls ~ roam
roam, roam,
Until q choice we make
Though, g. . rule, We take
urnbers and Jamaica ginger home. homa
home. Boston Courier.
A Talented Writer.
There Is q man" he said, "who you woult
rcely think Is making q handsome moons
bis pen."
I certainly would not, /" was the reply; IN,
g anything but literary"
But he does; he Is asdime museum frsal
writes with his toes. a-New York Sun.
The Height OF Selfshnsss.
An unpopular youth Of Cologne,
With pain I'm his stomach did mognA
he heaved great sigh
And said. 81 would digh,
But the loas would be only my ognA"
--LlsA
A Mutual Friend.
know Dumisy, DOM you,
Iwnt
yes.
a. q man how doss h
ke youi
rown- Sometimes for Ave- dollars end
letimes for ten.-New York Sun.
Epitaph ON q Goal Dealer.
Beneath this sod <hsre sleeps . man,
Freed happy from iffe's fetter;
Friends, kindly let " hope he's gone S.
Where business win be better.
--washington Critia
A Spoiled Dog.
mGha Man-It's q mystery 10 me how
dog you sold me was brought up II
II eat anything but porterhouse sesak
won't drink anything bus bear. Whsrs
you get HINT
bought him Of q tramp. Omaha
rid
What Are the wild Waves sayin9s
He AoAted In 20 the wave Of her hAnd
And tenderly pressed his suit
But all on . sudden he hoatsd out