The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-02-12

PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS
Fair 9 the eyeE|yyet 4 has . heart
stone-the, peach, -Drs1's Magazine.
Il Nearing the Top. lis she gres &
.actress7'' 'ttGreat7 WI, / guess VIII {
that woman can anol1 not to lose he
diamonds. ~ Y. sun.
1T don't believe In allowing domet
tics to get tn" upper hand. make M
servant keep her placer You ar
lucky. Ours never does 70 more tina
three weeks.'-American Grocer.
when asked her to marry me sh'
began to shrink like-like q danne
shirt. That's an odd comparison
What do youmean?'' "Well, it, true
She got up all around my neck Dem
crest Monthly. !.
-Pedestrian-''Well, sonney, CUES
I'll have my boots blacked, ;, are, yo'
ready?" Small Bootblack-"No sor
I'm Reddy's brother, but kin shine 'en
up fer yer just the same. "-Binghamton
Republican. Z "a
81 have thought Of oneor twoclever
things IN my lifetime, said Willie Wish
ington, 's.but1 didn't say them. . s8s Why
not9' .'It would have been such q dis
appointment whenever I opened my
mouth Observation-Disclosures Post.
= why, j haven't been able to. make
a fire in the stove here all winter. It
doesn't draw" Landlord-"So? Then
It must have saved about $50 for you in
fuel. In such 0case I'm afraid I'll have
to raise the rent on you?
Batter
Couldn't Help Himself.-The two
men had talked for time on the train.
''.Are, You going to hear Barkins' lecture
tonight" said one. & eyes," returned
the other. ''Take my advice and don't.
hear it's IN awful bore. - 81 must 60"
said the other, I'm Barkins IN. Y.
Sun.
b -Butcher-"Come, John, be lively
now; break the bone III Mr.. Williamson's
chops and put Mr.. Smiths ribs in the
basket for him." John (briskly)-"An
right, sir, just as soon as I've sawed of
MIR. Murphy's leg."-London Tid-Bits.
Mary had little lamb
Twas served upon plate,
And OF that dainty morsel she
Without shudder ate.
m Y. Journal.
"A little Rebuff. Miss Martha,
admire your housekeeping so! 1t is
very sad for a man to have to sit down
alone in his room evenings!'' ''My dear
sir, you can't impose on me. You know
well enough that you never do that"-
Fliegende Batter.
He Kicked.-The mother and aunt
of a Chicago fve-year-old had spent the
greater part of their time at the stores
downtown for several days, and he had
got tired of it. "Well," he said yester-
day morning, in the tone of q deeply
Disguised young man, II suppose you
two are going shop-lifting again to-day"
Chicago Tribune.
eassuring.-''O, it frightens me,
John, to think how terrible it would be
if that great lion should get out of his
cage" ''That's why took back seat
Now if he were to get out, he would be
quite satisfied, you see. before he could
reach s."-FGegende Blatter.
"A Tender-hearted Man.-Secretary
of the Relief Society-''Are you the
wife of the laborer Muller? The rich
Mr.. Knicke has just called on me to
represent your restitution and to ask
that we should do something for you.
He says that you are to be turned out if
you do not pay your rent within
week." THAT is true" "And who
is your landlords" 1.-THE rich Mr..
Knicke. "-Fliegende Batter.
A TURKISH DloGENEs.
A L.borer Who Preferred the Cesspool to
Public Onlce.
There is reason to believe, writes DR..
Buckley, that, except in the supernat-
ural elements, the story of "Arabian
Nights Entertainment has been paral-
lelled over and over again in the history
of Constantinople. One of the Sultans
not so very long ago was in the habit of
going about like the famous Caliph
Haroun-al-Raschid in disguise. On one
occasion, passing place where man
him say to himself in loud voice:
''Persevere, my soul, or I Will plunge
thee into deeper filth than this"
+ A ew hours afterward an officer ap-
preached the unfortunate man, and said
to him, ''Come with me-" Horror took
possession Of the laborer, who, when
found by the officer, was dressed like a
gentleman, and was taking his ease
a cafe. He tried to ascertain from the
person who had him in charge why he
was wanted; for some went into the Sc
MI %1,o ~ h.
eminent and never came out, b t no
satisfactory answer could be given.
After being detained for long time in
fearful suspense, he was at last brought
into the presence of a very high official.
and detained there. Finally he was
taken into the very presence of the Sui
tan. The Sultan was astonished to see
the man, who had been covered with
filth a short time before. so well dressed
and intelligent in appearance. He said
to him: "Are you the man whom saw
at work in a cesspool?"
81 am"
"How is it that find you dressed in
this way?"
81 am well paid for my work, which
is very filthy and disagreeable, and af-
terward cleanse myself and take mine
ease."A
but what did you mean when you
said: Persevere, my soul, or l will
plunge thee into deeper filth than this!''
The man trembled, knowing that at
word his head might be smitten from his
shoulders. Speak! said the Sultan. He
answered that a man often says in anger
what his heart will not acknowledge.
But what dost thou mean?''
He hesitated, and the Sultan reiterated
his commando: "What dost thou mean?
What deeper filth is there than that in