Mesa free press., 1898-07-08
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POnIASS, J4IupSOn r. "YOu bet there 10.
That's where ali mine went."-Detroit
Free Press.
Sportsman (who has just shot at a
ouck)I think he'll come down, Dun
can. Duncan-Ay, sir, he'll come down
when he's hungry.-Punch.
He-Twenty-fve dollars for a hat! It
Is perfectly ridiculous! She-I know it
Is. out you said that was all you could
AFFORD Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Why do you recognize that old duff
err "By their fruits ye shall know
them" "EhT "He has a daughter
who's a peach. detroit Journal.
He-The worst Of bicycling Is that 1t
brings one In contact with all kinds OF
people. She thinking Of her bruises)
1t certainly does! Especially the first
week or so.
Brown-What would you do If some
one should leave you hundred thou
sand dollars? Jones-I suppose I'd be-
gin to realize how little hundred thou
sand really is.-Truth.
did Miss Fqavilla seem pleased when
you asked her to 60 to the theater p
PLEASED! She wanted to keep the tick
cts for fear something might happen
to me" -Chicago Record.
do you think there will be any poets
In the next wOrld?" asked the assistant
editor. where else do you suppose
they've all gone tor exclaimed the
editor.-Yonkers Statesman.
A woman's first instinct when the
house has been broken into by bur-
glars is to try to convince her husband
that the robbers took some Of the
canned fruit-New York Press.
Uncle-I don't know about lending
you any more money. When lent you
money two months ago, you said you
only wanted 1t for a little while.
Nephew-Well, I didn't keep it long.
1--WE sit up very late every night to
read" "DO you belong to so many
clubsY' "No; but IL we didn't read
nearly all night we couldn't answer
Bobby's questions" Chicago Record.
Hax-I see new town in North Da-
kota Is called Leisure" Jax-What's
the idea Of that? Hax-The town is
making bid for the patronage of the
people who marry In haste.-Philadel-
phia Record.
MRS. Strucket affects the antique in
her house DECORATIONS" eyes, she
told me the other day she was heart
broken because she couldn't get the
shades of her ancestors for her parlor
windows
"And you wouldn't begin a journey
on FridayT "You bet wouldn't" II
can't understand how you can have any
faith in such silly superstition" mo
superstition about Saturdays pay
Chicago Journal.
Literary editor-What vivid &C
count is given in "Quo Vadis" Of the
burning Of Rome! Fire editor-Yes, but
It's incomplete; there isn't a word
about the loss Of the insurance COM
panies.-Chicago Tribune.
"Can change here for Bristol?' said
the old lady for the fifteenth time on
the Journey to the guard. you can If
you like, ma'am," said the official,
cheerily, "but you'd better not If you
want to get there. "-Nt-Bits.
Bacon-I was down to see Nailor to-
day. Egbert- is he getting along2
Bacon-He appeared to be making
money fast. Egbert-You don't say SO.
Bacon-Yes; he was mailing a quarter
to the counter .-Yonkers Statesman.
'sWhy do youtinsist upon taking your
wife out for such long walks in this
rough weather. 1.-THE doctor has told
her that she must be very careful not
to talk when she is out in the cold air."
"Say, who is your doctor -Cleveland
Leader.
"You seem to be going home in very
cheerful manner for a man who has
been out all night" Eyes. You see, my
wife Is an amateur elocutionist, and
she's saving her voice for an entertain
ment tomorrow night. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Hunston-I'd Like to go shooting to-
morrow, If I could only get dog that
was we'll trained. EthelEOh, I'll let
you take Dottie, then! She can stand
on her head, and shake hands, and play
dead, and say her prayers, and do lots
Of thingsHPuck.
Watts There Is no such thing as tell
ing the quality Of whisky that you
taste these days, is there? Lushforth-
No. The only test is the feel. Watts
The feel? Lushforth-Yes. And you
have to wait till next morning for that.
Indianapolis Journal.
Walker-I'm inclined to think that
the curfew law, keeping children of
the streets after 8 o'clock Is a good
thing. Wheeler-It doesn't make any
difference to me. I never hurt myself
to amount to anything running over
one of them.-Indianapolis Journal.