The sea coast echo., 1898-03-26
HUMOROUS.

their lot II IL was only a lot OF money,
When q telephone girl breaks he,
Engagement it is another case of "rinu
,ff."
The funny man who falls from a
ligh-grade wheel gets off good
hing.
Some people use jackass TO draw
conveyance and others employ
awycr.
The road to ruin is kept in good re-.
,air at the expense of the travellers
ihereon.
She Il hear you have just got mar.
led; is il too late to offer congratula.
ions? He-Oh, yes; l was married
ihree weeks ago.
fThis may be getting near to Ma.
nre's heart" murmured the belated
,amper-out, ''but Natures heart ap.
pears to be chilled marble"
"Henry, do you believe in the uni
,ersal brotherhood of MANI" "Be.
ieve in it? / should say SO; down a,
he seashore last summer had thirty.
i've sisters"
Bacon--It's all very we'll for you to
ak; but why should he say l was
,onfounded hog. Hamm-Come to
hink of it, it was an entirely unnec,
sssary remark.
Bookkeeper-Mr. Tulpenthal, the
cashier has run away with your daugh.
Ter, but he didn't take any money.
Head of the Firm-Mercy! what bad
aead for business
"Baby isn't nearly as good as she
was in the summer. why not?"
She used to get so much fun during
daytime out Of Watching her father
,lap his bald head"
''Did you hear what Whimpton's
little boy said when they showed him
;he twins?" "No; what was iti''
"He said: There, mammals been
yettin' bargains again
"Can 1 change here for Bristol?"
.aid the old lady for the fifteenth time
"You can il You like, ma'am," said
the official cheerily, "but you'd better
aot IL you want to get there"
"Aren't You taking Mr.. Harvard at
disadvantage by asking him to stay to
dinner in his business clothes?" "No,
auntie, Jack is one of the most extern
eoraneous diners / ever knew"
sir" said the naughty Lady Con
stance, ST can read you like book. :"
"Oh, then, tell me-" cried Reginald
le Sentless, breathlessly, "do I marry
the rich heiress in the last chapter?"
"Mr. Asbury Peppers, then you
won't admit that the child is the faith
sr to the MANI" said the boarder.
NO." said Asbury Peppers, II won't.
The child, for instance, howls when h,
is full.
81 am trying to think" said the
Sultan, ''of some new atrocities to in'
aict on the conquered provinces.
"Yes," said Tewfk Pasha. Glow
would it do to enact few Sunday
closing laws?"
Hungry Higgins see the paper
says we oughtn't to never begin /,
journey before breakfast. Weary Wat
kins--Does it have any advice fol
US blokes that has to make journey
TO find the breakfast?
Weary Walker - Hello, Dusty,
where'd yer get de pistol? Dusty
Rodes-Bought it while de man wa.
sleepin'. Weary Walker pulling trig
gerl-'Tain't no good. 1t won't work.
Dusty Rodes.-Dat's de reason / goi
il.
| "Mr. Asbury Peppers, The day i.
done,' the youngest boarder MUIR
murel sentimentally. "That's right, :
Asbury Peppers admitted, "but this
night is pretty raw. After which ali
hands shivered and went in off the
front stoop.
She-So many men marry for money
You wouldn't marry me for money,
would you, dearest? He (absentlyl-
No, darling. I wouldn't marry you
for all the money in the world. And
he ma, vels now that she did not speah
the last time he met her.
whats the matter?" asked the
penurious landlord. .'The plaster's
fallen off the ceiling" says the ten.
ants son. well, I hope you are
satisfied The first thing you did
when you moved in was to complain
that the ceilings were too low"
"You orter have seen yerself smirk,
in an primpin' when We asked the
lady fur piece o. pie" remarked
Meandering Mike. Anybody nd :
thought You considered yerself beau
ideal. "That's wot I am" replied
Plodding Pete; "I'm a hobo ideal.
''If it wasn't for one thing" said
the footpad, 'T'd blow your head of. !
whats the thing that holds you
backp" the victim asked. ''This
street car ticket that you've got to gel
homeon. 1t proves that you told the
truth when you said you had no
money. I'm married man myself. +"
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