The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-07
HAMS CHEsTNUrs.
True History of the Jokes Told I'm New York
by a Georgia Democratic Orator.

True History of the Jokes Told In New York
by a Georgia Democratic Orator.
New York Tribune.
The Ark had boen out OF sight of land
q little over three months. 1t was get.
ting monotonous. How docs she headp
said Noah to Shem. who had just come on
watch.
'.souwest By west. little west"
'All right" said Noah. as he shifted his
quia aud resumed his examination OF the
chart.
bait"
speaking of bait, interrupted Ham.
reminds me of the co!ored man who was
fishing Oft the dock. alongside small col
ored boy, when the boy fell overheard. The
Ham" said Noah. sternly, "do you
know how Cain escaped being hung for
murders"
mo; don't remember"
"Well, his defense was that Abel had
tried TO ring in that old story on him. And
the jury rendered verdict OF justihabis
hcmiclde."
ward pause. presently there was dis
turbance in the cattle department
sounds to me If the bull was making
trouble" said Ham, And speaking OF bulls
reminds me of q friend of mine who under.
took TO tame bull. He tied D rope round
his waist"
Yes" interrupted Japhet; II remember
that story. Tubal Cain set 1t 60 music.
The bull belonged to his brother-in-law.
YOu needn't tell it,"
Ham subsidized again.
'Seems to me- Ham," said Noah. looking
up from the chart. THAT you're kind Of
an ass"
"Ha, ha!' said Ham. eood-naturedly,
reminds me OF what a man down in Meso-
potamia said to fellow who was braR-
ging about his mule. He said
Never mind what he ssid." interrupted
the buzzard, and the whole business.
Methnselah used TO play marbles IN his
youth with the man who made the remark
about the buzzards, and he told the story
twice week for $50 years."
WELL said Ham, Il think this is rather
rough on man who 10 doing as we'll as he
can. l don't pretend that these stories are
new, but we've been go long at sea. with no
company but the animals, l thought they
might sort of eDliven us"
There's where YOU mako a bleeding er-
ror," said Japhet; these stories are so stale
they need disinfectants. They are liable
to breed disease and get us quarantIned."
Silence ensned for some time. At length
| suppose We shall have fish for breakfast"
Speaking of fish," said Ham," reminds
| me of farmer friend of mine who went to
hotel on his wedding tour and struck
"Merciiul heavens" cried Noah, rising to
| his feet; have we got TO listen to these
| chestnuts all night The man who found
something dead in the bread was the pre-
historic man himsolfs Adam found the
| story written In hieroglyphics In the ante
| room OF o cave bear. Ham. if you don't
shut up Pll throw you out of the Window
Ham was angry. but he took the HINT
| Weeks afterwards. as the family were 60
| ing ashore at Ararat, Noah said: Ham.
Raising his hand solcmnly. Ham an
| swered: II am going to North America,
| and shall tell those four stories to some
| body who will listen to them, if llhave to
wait five thousand years.
Sure enough, Ham came up from Georgia
| and told those stories in Tammany Hall
! Thursday night There has always been
| what Noah ''oussed" Ham for. If he told
| the stories in the ark that no did in Tam.
| many Hall the mystery is solved.