The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
IN THE HOME ron iSrIRx JOKES.

Silence reigncd IN the funny editors
| sanctum. II was also raining out Of doors.
| but that Is another story. The editor had
received a cathode rays OF salary. which
was invisible to the naked eye. and he had
gone out to spend II. There was sudden
futtering in the pigeon holes OF his desk.
and then tho Jokes that had lain there be-
gan to crawl out and huddle around the
electric light TO get warm. They we're n
miserable lot to look at. II was ritiahle
to sec how they tried to hide their asc
from each other by pulling their new
dresses ard coats closer about them. Tor
any one could see at a glance that their
freshness had long since departed.
One Joke alone sat apart from the others.
This Joke was lying at case right In the
middle Of the desk, tho coveted place OF
honor. He was on the finest Irish linen
paper and typewriter. He glanced with
a superciious expression at the old Jokes
| clustered abou. the electric light. shrugged
his shoulders and smiled contcmp,uously.
He was the new Rocntgen Photographic
Process Joke and he had just come from
abroad.
'Humph" exclaimed the Mother In law
Joke. as she pulled threadhare shawl
closer about her scrawnv shoulders. some
people put on a heap OF airs Every toke
has his day. my fine scientific friend. as
YOU VIII discover TO your cost before long
WHY. ! remember when was coneidered
the funniest Joke in the paper. There
wasn't an issue OF Punch that was not
| In and"
Don't notice him my dear" sa'd the
Summer Girl Joke. You are simply draw
Ing attention to YOUR own age and -"
We'll. you are a tribe rasse yourself.
snapped the Blocmer Joke. and how YOU
can so about In this weather In last sea
sons bathing drose is more than L"
Come off"' cried the Goat Joke.
''t wort" screamed the Boomer Yoke
and YOU ara Just horrid TO suggest such
| a thing. don't wonder. though. seeing
that you've been living on vulgar circus
posters and tomato cang all your"
Don't say anything against the tomato
can put In the Weary Wraggles Joke.
1T is my stock IN trade
"Stockin' trade isn't SO bad" said the
bargain DAY Joke. but it's old All Of
them are. Why. I heard only to day that
the Roentgen Process Joke was as old as
| scientists had
II hat is not SO" exclaimed the Roentrcn
| Photographic Process Joke from his place
in the middle Of the desk. IL am brand
| new"
And anv one can SOC through you AT n
| glance" Uttered the Riovc'e Joke: ''yon
T, give me that tire d feeling"
II don't approve NJ cathode light humor
myself" said Tho Undertaken Joke
Well. I'm read anyhow" cr'ed the
! Roen,een Photographic Process Joke,
anrrily
Indeed" cited Tho Amateur rhotor
rainier Joke. II heard YOU were cclor'ess' -
| What does that mean" riped the Pre-
coc'ous Child Joke from Harper's Drawer
Why reai red. read YOU idiot, Mont
Won see'" said the Bordins House Steak
Joke in n tough tone Cant YOU see
through little thing like that"
~ cnn" cried the Roentsen Photographs
| Process Joke IN triumphant tone hut
| draw the line AT YOU Mr. n " peefsteak
The rest OF YOU are So thin that Won arc
not worth looking through. Tho dust on
vou nigh, he hard TO penetrate hut ~
| The old Jokes drowned his voicesat this
! point with their autterine They were
terribly angry. and they were preparing
IN hur' themselves upon the Roentgon
aristooras when the door opened and tho
/ funny editor came in They few back to
their pigeon holes and Law nu!et The
"dior picked up :he Roentgen photographic
Process Joke glanced AT IT trownod and
| tossed 1T into pigeon hole with the others.
| "Whoor" thcv all cried in chorus, ~
| told vnu SOL told you sou
! And then tho funny editor sat down and
wrote brand new ioke on tho Lost Collar
Button. turned out the light and went
| home
The Roentgon photorrapb'c Process
!, Jokes career was ended New York World.