The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-09

IN silence wait from week to week,
Eacn wondering. modcstly afraid.
nose place it really is to speak.
Washington Star.
HOW was the bride given away?,
by her compleXion."-Chicago Rec.
ord.
"aziey-"ls it good to eat at night be-
Tore going to bed:' Lazbey-"Be def
lhlte, man, is what good to eat:"-Rox-
bury Gazette.
ola Bachelor-'Now that your sister
has married, it is your turn" Young
lady-"ls that mean as an offert"--
Lustige Blatter.
"Ihous hast a pretty wit" uuoth the
monarch. AYE, and a dry humor." re-
pied the jester. Whereupon the king
pushed the button.-Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
CorrOborated. New-Yorker Are
Phiiadelphians as slow as New-YOrkers
think they are" Philadelphia (sur-
prised)-'DO N~ew-Yorkers think we're
slow:'-Truth.
1T is sad said one girl. that so
many men nowadays have a great deal
more money than brains" YES"
sighed another: land SO little money at
that."-Washington Star.
kitty, why has our French Revolu-
ton Club called IN extra meeting!"
"Oh. Nan, we are sc bothered: we can't
find u whether we're read two vol
umes or thrcc.'-LOuisville Courier
Journal.
Belle-"You know Jack Giddiboy, Of
course: don't you think he is just out
of sight," Sadie-"Indeed he is. a
very personification of the old saying.
out of sight out Of mind. '"-BostOn
Courier.
Il understand your daughter has
given up bicycle riding" Yes. She
sold her wheel as soon as she found out
she couldn't veal higl-heeled shoes on
it with any degree of success."-Chica-
90 Evening Post.
IIoaX-'Timley went to Alaska pros
pecting for gold, and found lead in
stead" JoaX-''.Ah! In large quaint
ties. | suppose, and valuable Hoax
NO: in small quantities, and fatal
Philadelphia Recor3s
Mamna-"What TO you mean by
taking that piece of cake? When you
asked for it didn't | say no." Tommy
You did: but last night | heard papa
say that when Il woman says no she al
ways mean yes.'-Truth.
Dolly hear Mary Antique was n
great belle at the dance the other even
iny. She told me she danced every
dance. Polly-Oh. yes. Mary's just
the kind of Il girl to be Il belle at a leap
year dance.-IIaryard's BaZar.
She-Oh, yes; | know that you hin
that woman is a silly creature. whose
head can be turned by mere finery.
Jie-It is sure to be turned II some
other woman passes with the mere
tinery on.-Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Greene-Of course, you e q all
vour husbands stories? Mrs. White
twife of the popular author)-Oh, dear,
no.! They are nothing to the stories
he sometimes tells me after he has
been out of an evening.-BOston Trans
cript.
Office Boy-There is a man outside
who wishes to see you. Business NAH
Didn't | give orders that l was not to
he disturbed? Office BOy-Ies, sir; but
this is a very ~mild-looking man. l
don't think he would create a disturb
ance.-Truth.
Maud hear proposing parties are
all the style this winter. The girls 40
the proposing and the II who pro-
noses the best gets the prize. Have
YOU been to any: Ethel-No; out 1
had a proposing party come to me the
other evening. How do you IKE my
ring?-IIarper's Bazaar.
Relletield-A cynical writer remarks
that a wedding always brings happi-
ness to two, the florist and the clergy
man. Bloomtield-IIe forgets the IA
thor Of the bride, especially if the poor
man has half a dozen other daughters
ON his Misunderstanding Chronicle
Telegraph.
..,rhe natural history class Will now
write down the names OF twelve Arc
tic animals said the teacher III no
n]otonous tones. Little Johnnie dashed
off rle following and handed his STATE
proudly to the teacher: TX seals i've
noIor hears and one walrus.'- New
York Evening sun.
"yYillie," said the clearinghouse
mistress TO her young son, Il was
ashamed of you at dinner. You Kept
vonr arms on the table during the en-
tire mcalr' YES, mamma, WIS inc
ho~pcful's reply: Il didn't want 10 give
tbo boardcrs Il chance to say there WIS
nothin' Oh the able."-Ionkers STATES
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