Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-08-05

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sentiaI 60 a Pun Appreciation OF the
Richness OF This Fan.
Hulloa, every body. did you ever have any
fun Now don; all speak at once. Per
haps you don't know hs much about fun as
You think You do Ii may be that you have
been 80 restricted by your environments
that you have never seen or had the real
crude article, and perhaps II will be new
suggestion 10 You WHEN tell you that fun
j. one Of those many good things which de
prcciates and is apt TO lose its germ by he
ing superretined
There Is no end Of fun in this world. The
city Of New York isfairly elfcrvescent with
IT, IL turks unseen in every alleyway, wait
ing 10 tickle you between the ribs and send
you of into commissions The most sedate
and sterile streets abound In latent fun II
you only possess n sufficient sense OF humor
To find Il out and overcome its inertia
There are Il few essentials, however, which
1t Is absolutely necessary that you should
possess before you can explore the ultimate
recesses where fun seeks seclusion.
You must bc years old. You must he
poor. You must bc ragged You must live
In the vioinagc Of Mulberry, Bayar,i and
Baxter streets OF course YOU can have
some fun ii you are years old or 9. but
! should advise you TO bo as near as pos
sible, because Mt that age your sense OF
humor is broad, unabridged and pure. You
must be poor ia order that you may appre-
ciate fun In its crude state; ragged, because
that gives you immunity from inJuring
your clothes-an abandon so t. speak. You
must live in Poverty Fiat 4" because there
yoa Will have the greatest scope aud the
most fertile field in which 10 display your
ingenuity. Being thus armed and equipped,
by both nature and fortune, you will go
forth In quest OF fun
What sfuny The answer may be summed
up in the one word, "Aggrayation. Per
haps you won't find the word given as
synonym In the dictionary, but that is sim
ply because Noah Webster didn't have his
fun in that way There is. tn be sure, a
time honored but most dclusive aphorism
To- the effect that ITO be good 4, to he hap
py." You and will readily discard such
sophistry We would remark TINT ..to he
aggravating is to be happy" For example:
The barber. NJ. Raven. has a nice. clean
window pane. He washes il every morn
ing in order that the passerShy may look In
and see how cozy and inviting his estab
lishment Is aud how his customers stretch
out ut their ease in his big, comfortable
chair, This is splendid opportunity for
fun. You 90 along and breathe on his win
dow pane, by pressing your face against
the pane till your nose is quite fiat and
breathing quick and hard you can manage
70 steam over quite large surface in a
short time
Then, when the barber shakes his fist at
you and makes "A prcteuce Of leaving his
customer, half lathered, to run after You,
you can indulge IN species Of 5-hne,r ex-
ereises, which Is very irritating is,
you elevate your hand to the level Of YOUR
nose, extend your thumb until il touches
the tip Of that organ and Yiggle waggle
your fingers This has been called cen
densed irony" and will surely cause the
barber great annoyance, while at the same
time, at your susceptible age, rendering
you lots of pure unaaulterated fun III You
wish TO further indulge your sense of hu-
NOR at the expense of the barber you can
write your name with a flourish on the
pane where You have steamed it,
You are ragged, and the natural mpripts
which your feet leave In the newly fallen
| snow show that you are harefooted Very
good. Can't boy laugh with his boots
off, would like To knowf Did ever a man
absorb any humorous propensities from
us nhD'a anu HetAhAAiNNE va anu 4 nave
heard of those people who can't tell n Joke
from a side Of sole leather. and they are
the misanthropes who look upon bare
footed childhood rs one lacking in fun and
devoid OF happiness.
Another source Of fun s this You get an
old tin pail, fill il with lime and pour In
sufficient water to set fire to the lime.
Then you fasten piece OF wire to your
pail and whirl il around your head furi-
| ously. This will not only frighten horses
70 the verge of madness, but is legitimate
source of fun per Sc
Again, you procure an old stocking-any
color will do-the length Is the important
factor. The foot OF this you fill with -four
| and, by the Nay, as the victim of this little
| joke rarely, II ever, gets the right perspee.
tive In looking at IL from hts standpoint,
| you would better have partner in your
enterprise, or better STILL four or five But,
hai hal see you catch my idea at once.
Yes. herein lies your opportunity TO get
even with the boy who wears better clothes
than you do. You flour bag him, 40 TO
speak. Your exquisite sense OF humor will
attract you toward some boy whose clothes
are dark-black preferred. This il, more
over, an instructive maneuyer. You are
exempltfying for the time being, In the act
of swinging your loaded stocking, the OPP
erations OF the centripetal and centrifugal
forces, and You unconsciously absorb a GER
tain amount Of practical knowledge there.
| by, much as the nursery babes do who
construct houses out of blocks labeled
RATS" etc, respectively,
Another rare bit OF legitimate aud highly
commendnblc sport l. this: You can walk
along very softly behind some nervous old
gentleman, till you see at a distance ahead
OF you one Of your Daniel boon oonlpan-
ions. Then YOU rush forward like ma
MAC and at the same instant Let out a yell
that will freeze the blood in his veins--to
say nothing Of his arteries and heart You
arr merely calling to your playmate, and
how can any man In his right mind take
offense at You for thati
Above all things, be- cautious. Avoid
getting into trouble Alasl yon are com.
| PEELED To bear ia mind that not every per,
son who has advanced somewhat beyond
your happy time Of life was ever endowed
with, or, IL 50, still retains, your ketn. un.
defge,l, unadulterated and unbOuuded
sense Of humor. New York Herald