The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-26

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Robbins-"I imagine so. He said he
wished | had sent for him sooner
Puck
There's a burglar in the house," she
gasped. Il have never yet uncovered
my head for any man." her husband re-
Joined. with an affectation of hauteur.
Puck.
"Darlingr' he cried and threw him
self at her feet. The naughty damsel
shivered. as in apprehension. THAT
low Princeton taclller she muttered,
striving to be calm.-I.ife.
She Geading)-"Mic are fond of
music, and will get as close to it as
they can" He-"Just cut that out and
I'll send it to the girl in the next
fiat."-Yonkers Statesman.
Recruiting Sergeant-"Do you know
anything about the drillY" Recruit
CAV coorse. Didn't Oh jist tell We OF
wurked in a quarry these foive year
past Y'-Philadelphia Record
Beginning early: Bridegroom
'Where shall we go, dearest-Niagara
Falls or Washington" Bride-"We
might go to both places and see which
we like best. Brooklyn Life.
Elsie-"When all the boys sing to-
gether it is just charming. But why
don't you have sololsts in your glee
club" Teacher-"They prefer to di-
vide the responsibility. Princeton
Tiger.
Wickwire-"I like Timmins' stories.
He has such a light touch" Simmins--
Yes, that's one thing in Timmins' ia
vor; he rarely strikes one for more than
two or three dollars indianapolis
Journal.
"Mr. Grumpy" said the chronic bor-
rover, I'm financially embarrassed
to-day. Can you help me out?" Cheer
fully" Then Grumpy kicked his caller
through two offices and long halfway.
Detroit Flee Press.
Household Diplomacy: Eyes, I al
ways give Dickie a maglc-lantern ey-
cry Christmas" why do you do
that?" 1T keeps my husband at home
for several nights trying to make it
work. Detroit Free Press.
Il never do anything by halves" re-
! marked the man who was hurrying
J along the street. That's all right,
mister" replied Meandering Mike who
had just overtaken him: "a quarter or
r seventy-fve cents II o."-Washington
Star
$ Henry-"Did it ever occur to your
mind that some of the greatest works
of literature have been wrought out in
l prisOnY William-"Yes; why would
u MT it be "A good idea to send about two
: dozen of our rising young authors to
l. ailY-Indianapolis Journal.
81 had the worst kind of luck in the
n Klondike," said the returned gold
y seeker. Didn't you find any gold?'
:. asked his friend. "Oh, yes, | found
q gold. But every time | had three of
n a kind | was dead sure to run up
, against full house."-Puck.
Tom-"Did you give Miss Gotrox IL
Christmas presentY' Jack-"I tried
to. Offered her myself, you know"
o Tom-"And she refused you?" Jack
II suppose that's what it amounts to.
She said she didn't believe it was right
e for girl to accept very costly gifts"-
$ Brooklyn Life
do you know why it is that so many
explorers seek the Arctic and so few
: the Antarctic regions?" well, l thinl;
d! could make pretty good guess
= "Why?' THE Arctic regions are not
quite so far away from the headquar-
&c ters of the managers of the lecture
~ bureaus. Chicago Post.
4. Mrs. Hymen-"I am afraid you dc
n not think so much of me. Charles, as
you used to. / can remember wher
you declared | was worth my weight il
gold" Mr.. Hymen That's what
cr still say. but you must remember tina
e. you have lost at least twenty pound,
ne the last year. Boston Transcript.
'h "What do you think? My Wife
~ father told me before we got married
IL that he would give me handsome
re present on our wedding day" "Ant
didn't hep well, | waited over
week, and as he didn't mention tn
subject, | asked him for it; and all h
a. said was: Why, didn't l give you m
Il, daughterg Philadelphia Bulletin
- - "Of course" he said, reilectively, -
-, am not making any complaint about il
- All desire to say is that can't under
IN stand it." you can't understan
what?" inquired his wife. why ca
you put gilded spheres and gaudy fal
RIGS all over a Christmas tree six fee
ms high and four thick for seventy-fv