The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-02

family did not appear to be over s. years
old and was as strong and healthy look
ing as anybody. As the large family
passed out Gatekeeper Holmes jokingly
asked the woman IL she had any more
children.
Lord. honey. these am all dats left.
had some mo but er chmly fell on en-
and killed some of en-" replied the wo-
man candidly.-Macon Telegraph.
A darkey was suing railroad company
for damages-caused by the killing OF his
cow There was strong suspicion that
he had purposely driven the COW on the
track.
did you not drive the animal in front
| of the engine?" asked the lawyer for the
road.
| mo, sub, ! didn't"
You'll swear that you didn ~
/ Eyes. sub ten times over.
! He won the case. but as he pocketed
1 the check tor his money some one over
/ heard him say:
! Dat wuz a narrow escape | had, tell
you; but ! toll him de truth. 1t wuzn
me what driv dc COW in front or dc en-
/ ginc but my brother-in-aw--he de one
done it. / mighty glad dat. lawyer stop
! when he did, kase he wuz right III de
/ fambly"'-Atlanta Constitution.
Have you written to your niece?"
ITO Mary
Yes"
mo. 1 haven't Fact is, cant remem-
Der how she spells her name lately. It's
either Marie, Marye or Marie
Definition.-Tommy- what sort of
| a fighter is Cyclone fighter?
Mr. Figg-I don't know much about
fighters but | suppose he is one who goes
blowing around.-Indianapolis Journal
Facilitated Transit.-"What, bridge
across the Styx?'
Charon. the former boatman, winked
Significantly. "Bycycle." he rejoined, with
laconic brevity. Good roads movement,
YOU know."-Detroit Journal.
zone great trouble wifi folks said I'm
Gle Eben lis dat dey's Ii BILE ter mistake
de smalles' speck on dab serenity Tor ae
pint whah patience ceases ter be VIZ
tue.-Washington Star
Browne-Did you ever see man who
really wanted the earth?
Towne-Oh yes.
Browne-Who was hep
Towne-A tirst-trip passenger on al
ocean lner.-Brooklyn Life.
! Quite Likely.-Brown-What would vol
do if some one should leave you 100000
Jones-I suppose I'd realize how little
hundred thousand really is.-Iruth.
Little Harry had a picture book Oh an
; imals and his father sometimes DESCRIBED
Y the traits and peculiarities of those rep
l resented One day in describing hare
I among other things he said that the mar
e had no tail to speak Of Next day
J, asked.
I Harry. what did l tell you about TIL
hare yesterday?
h oh" replied Harry, you said he ha'
t d tail but it wasn't to be talked about.
c CLARA said the mother of a little
= vear-oId miss who was entertaining
V couple of neighboring little girls of he
: own age "why don't you play somethn
" instead of sitting still and looking misera
n ble?'
..Why mamma. we is playin';' was tn
I reply; ives playin' that ives grownu
h womens.
: "Tommy" said his mamma one da,
n slip up stairs quietly and see II papa
: asleep
i Tommy soon returned and said "ie
nj mamma he's all asleep but his nose
FIossie aged T. heard her mamma -
- that the new cook spoke broken 1nGlS
p and running to her father, she eNclaime
'h .Oh papa &c cookie is a broked En-
y lishman an she tant talk plain.
Rchard-Tom is not 50 bad chap,
- ter all. At least, there's nothing mei
II. about him.
:, Robert-Oh, get out
~ Richard-I mean it. lie told me he III
:" a supreme contempt for the whole crow
Now. isn't that generous when he real
an ought To keep it for himself?-Bost
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