The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

GLIMPSES OF LIE F..
Getting Even.

He had proposed and been rejected
Every well" he said, coldly, there
will come a time when your treatment
of me will be regretted.
81 shall never regret it, she re
piled.
"Oh. | don't mean you," he muir
INJURED hoarsely, 81 refer to the mar
you finally accept. "-Philadelphia
| American.
| Editorial Experiences.
A country editor, wishing to pay a
high tribute to an old soldier visiting
the village. wrote of him as the battle
Scared veteran. When the printer got
through with it il appeared next day
and the old soldier was referred to as
a battle scared veteran
| When the soldier read the paper he
| went up to have it out with the ed
itor The scribe explained that it was
an error of the printer, and he would
correct it in the next days edition.
When the next days paper appeared
the correction referred to the old sol
dier az bottle SCARED veteran,"
the printer being responsible as be
fore. The editor had to answer for this
at the pistols point. Louisville Com
mercial.
In the school of journalism.
what do you call piece of exclu-
sive news that you can secure?"
"A beat or scoop.
"A nd what do you call piece of
exclusive news that is secured by your
rival?'
IAN idiotic fake.
Sure Cure.
Hell understand you have been at
tending an ambulance class. Can you
tell me what is the best thing to do for
broken heart?
She Oh, yes. Bind up the bIoken
portion with gold band, battle with
orange blossom water and apply plenty
of raw rice. Guaranteed to be well in
month. London Tit Bits.
The Usefulness of Slang
"Are you getting good returns from
your business?' asked the young wom-
an g father.
"They're out of sight" replied the
young man ambiguously.
And as the old man thought the
young man was only talking slang he
got the girl. Journal.
Actor Roberts and His Daughter.
81 am glad to find that you are bet
ter" said Arthur Roberts doctor to
that famous comedian upon paying
him professional visit one morning.
"You followed my prescription, OF
course?"
Indeed | did not, DOCTOR" retorted
Arthur Roberts, "or | should have
broken my neck. i"
Broken your neck y exclaimed the
doctor in amaZement.
Yes" said Roberts, 'for | threw
your prescription out OF the window.
London Answers.
Teacher" what is Nantucket
noted?" Johnny-"For slippers.
"Why, no, it's noted for whaling.'
"Well knew it had something to do
with slippers. ="
"Do editors ever do wrong?" "No."
"What do they do?" They do write"
School and Home.
Hunker -Staggers has pretty easy
time of it.
Spatts-In what way? II
Hunker-His wife drives him to
drink and a cabman drives him home.
Town Topics.
"Well, here is the money you We been
me for" said rich uncle
to his spendthrift nephew. Use it
wisely, and remember that fool and
his money are soon parted.
II don't know about that, replied
the young scapegrace. 1--WE beer
coaxing you more than a week for
this. "-Harper's Bazaar.
She-How much paint does it re-
quire to "paint the town."
Hell guess you've got enough on.
Town Topics.
A lady of charitable disposition
asked a poor man if she could not help
him by mending his clothes. Yes,
madam" he replied. II have but
ton, and you would oblige me greatly
hv camipU q coat IN if ~