The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-25


With much embarrassment, he re-
piled: of you please, your majesty, l
should rather not repeat it,
The queens curiosity was now thor
oughly aroused, and she said: "Come,
l insist
The chaplain bowed low and made
answer: "Since your majesty insists,
the parrot said Go along, you ugly old
woman"
Queen Victoria laughed heartily, as
she said: "Well, am glad there is at
least one voice in the kingdom which
is not afraid to tell me what it thinks
of e."-Ladies' Home Journal.
When admiral Dewey heard that the
names of "Yale' and Harvard" had
been bestowed on auxiliary cruisers, he
jokingy proposed that the Leyte and
Callao, which he had captured, should
be named respectively the "Massachus-
etts Institute of Technology" and the
philadelphia College of Physicians
and Surgeons"
They tell a rather good story about
H. r. H., the prince of Wales. A
couple of weeks ago he was taking a
walk in st. James park before break
fast, when he found himself followed
by a well-dressed but craZy-lOOking
old woman. Having seen this woman
before, and probably guessing what her
object was, the prince resolved to take
no notice of her, but continued his
walk until obliged to turn homewards.
The woman Immediately stood before
him and curtsied. The prince raised his
hat and tried to pass on.
81 have grievance, your royal high
ness" began the stranger, producing
from her handbag closelywritten
parchment.
Zach, madame, these is not re first
time l have been taken for the prince
of Walesp' was the reply in gruff voice
with strong German accent.
After flashing a glance of deepest
scorn upon him the old lady put away
her precious documents, remarking: II
have the honor to have known all the
members of the royal family, and if my
eyesight were not becoming bad nova
days | should not have made such an
astonishing error as to take you for
the prince" The prince of Wales again
took off his hat, smiled and proceeded
on his way.-Baltimore American.
A lady in Chicago whose husband
was addicted to Publications whenever
he could secure the necessary, had a
paddock put on the closet where the
family medicines were kept and kept
the key in her pocket
But one day when she went out he
was overcome with such desire that
he took a hammer and pried the lock
away from the closet, after which he
RECALLED himself with the Family liq-
uors'' to such an extent as to entirely
lose his fear of his better half. After
this he went out and met his lady who
was very much surprised to see her
husband screwed up and exclaimed:
II don't understand this. l have the
key to the closet"
!StaShO, mdear?"
"Why, certainly, Here it is
"Yesmedear, and here's the lock.
They blong togedder y'know," said the
happy man, as he handed over the lock.
At the entrance to the cemetery in
little village in Livonia, Russia, the
minister one morning met widow at
the funeral of whose husband he had
of1iciated about week before. The
widow, who was a stout peasant woman
was wheeling an immense barrow of
grass sods. The art of sodding being
an almost unknown science in that
country, the minister was naturally
somewhat surprised to see the load
and consequently asked the woman fol
what purpose she intended it. She
seemed somewhat reluctant to answer
but finally admitted that it was in
tended for the grave of her husband.
"But it is already getting late in the
summer. my good woman" said the
minister.
eyes, your worship, but if I water il
plenty, it will yet grow this year"
81 don't understand why you want
grass to grow on the grave. I should
think flowers would be more appropri
ate.'
eyes, but your worship, promised
Ivan that would not we'd again unit
the grass grew on his grave"