The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-30
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II this little world tonight
Suddenly should fall thro' space
In a kissing, headlong flight,
Shriveling from off its face,
As 1t falls into the sun,
In an instant every trace
OF the little crawling things
Ants, philosophers and lice.
Cattle, cockroaches and kings,
Beggars, millionaires and mice,
Men and maggots all as one
As IL falls into the sun
Who can say but at the same
Instant from some planet far
A child may watch us and exclaim:
See the pretty shooting start"
Life.
The Epworth league of Suffolk. N. j..
held foot social last week, which
consisted of the auctioning off of girls.
The girls feet alone were visible to the
audience, and were bid upon
The winner had the privilege OF paying
for his prizes supper.
All went swimmingly except for the ad-
vent of a blaze city youth from Pater-
SON. who had once been in New YORK
and who knew a man that had read
''Tr by" This specimen OF effete civili-
cation showed great disgust at finding
the girls pedal extremities were covered
by shoes and expressed his disappoint-
ment TO the horror of the Trilbyless
mountaineers.
For the life of me-" said the young
man. II don't see why a woman was not
born with the same capacity for swal-
lowing excuses that she has for ice
cream. indianapolis Journal
Homely Lady-Oh. l guess you can fill
the place. My husband is an easy man to
suit. New Cook docking at her)-Yes.
mum. / can readily believe IL. Homely
Lady Ito herself)-Strange she should
take that for granted, but probably she
knows a superior woman like myself
wouldn't marry crank.-New York
Weekly.
He-Were you alarmed, darling, when
kissed you so suddenly in the conserva-
tory last night? Darling-Not bit.
rather thought 1t was you.-Detroit Free
Press
A letter from a lady at an inland water
ing place to her husband contains the
following passage: I'm your last epistle
you sent me 200 marks and 1000 kisses. 1
should be glad in future IL you would
send me more money and fewer Kisses
Dorfbarbier.
Doll-They say he had to settle a quar-
ter of a million on his eldest daughter
because of a mole on her forehead. Jack
That was case of spot cash.-Life.
My wife wants a lot of statues to put
up in the front yard" said Mr.. Boodelle.
the eminent WIN ndu SNoppcu
at the art store on his way down town.
Send her three or four tons of the best
you've got and mail the bill to me- Good
day. Chicago Tribune.
Mr. wiggles-Didn't I tell you not to
tell waggles that we were going to move?
/ didn't want him to know IL. and to-day
he asked me when we were going to make
the change. Mrs. Wiggles Indignantly
| didn't say n word to him about IL. /
didn't tell anybody but his wife.-Somer-
Vile Journal.
They were sitting in the twilight and
he was explaining how he lost his money.
You see IL was this way; In the quarter
stretch my horse was two lengths ahead.
but he gradually lost ground. until in the
home stretch he was neck ana neck with
the young Ally" How lovely" she ex-
claimed. interrupting him and moving a
little closer. How lovely" he repeated.
Il don't understand. l had my money on
the horse that was dropping behind"
Yes. Harry I know. but ! was thinking
how perfectly beautiful IL must have been
TO be neck and neck" Then he gave a
protracted sigh. adjusted his position and
there in the silence and cleaning they
illustrated. I'm pantomime. a modern rae
ing term.-Washington Post.
Her Admirer-Well. Reggie. how's your
sisters cold Ell? Her Little Brother
Oh. that's all right. but she's got a jolly
big corn.-Mocnshine.
The giraffe has a tongue rs inches
long" said Mrs. Garrili And knows
how 10 hold IL. too" snapped Mr.. Garrili.