The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-12-08
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IF this is your Indian summer, P"
growled therefugee from Mississippi,
blinking disinally and drawing Ills
rain coat tighter about his shivering
form, II know what Indian it was
named after" a. ,t...--
well ?" said the curious citizen.
''Rain-in- the-face. - at ff..
20 TO CHEER A sADpENED SOUL.
Good gracious, Bridget! 1 never
dreamed that when l gave you an
afternoon off you'd come back lug
ging one Of the funeral. wreaths. !"
81 'Oi am goin' to sind it to me sis
ter's husbands aunt, poor soul: She
has been sick foiye weeks, an 'Oi
think it might cheer her up" 8
BETTER THAN "A WASTE BASKET ="
Mildred-W What's the poetic fire.
one reads so much about a
Charley-It's generally the fire in
the EDITORS CRATE, if he can afford to
have CRATE in his office. =,
't OFF FOR THE HONEYMOON,
Bridegroom. Pm afraid we will
look so happy and contented that
everyone will know we are just
married
BestiAlan (consolingly). Don't
worry, old chap; it win only be for a
day or two, you know - =
~, AN 1RREPARABLE BREAK. ftv'
After he had kissed her and pressed
her rosy cheek against his and patted
it she asked; 6V 80 ~ q nc q
"George, do. you shave yourself r.
2YesP' heSreplied. IVA ~ 3
II thought so, she said "Youi
face is the roughest ever Then
she stopped, but it was too late, and
he went away with a cold, heavy lump
/ in his breast y H. y sF
I LIGHTNEss.
/ you should put your mind ON your
work, said the candid friend.
| Il do" confessed Willie Wishing
ton: But never can tell what mo
.ment something irrelevant is going to
come along and brush it Off "
/ HIS GREAT WORK. z ~
First Professor Isn't it strange
about old DR.. Hardbee he has taken
to going to all the dances and after.
noon teas in town. Do you suppose
his mind eau be affectedl?H
! Second Professor, ooh, no; he is
] gathering material for his new work
Do Women really Reason ?"
stfENTIFfcAL1Y EXPLAINED.
''"There is one thing in the compli
Gated philosophy of our existence tha
I have solved and confirmed by Ions
observation. Reople who are. quicl
to. anger are just as quick to get ovel
it,
\ "How do you account for it, pro
| fessor l.; 81 W.
."I have concluded that they get SC
hot that their wrath melts suddenly
away I'm ferFid heat n
IL HE BURNED IT. Ss$sis4 is4
+, Dawson tsga e sn !. lawfully s1tra7agant
4 chap: 1s.! = " SfSfi isRf p
/ eyes, he is.''s..a+ y..i. ~ ..!.s
| ! :, Isas hs got much money back Of
Tim afraid he has more than he
has ahead of him."
/ !. -. HIGHLY SENSITIVE.
:Iim going to report that post office
CLERK, indignantly exclaimed the
young woman with ink on her fingers.
\ "He always seemed very polite, P"
said her companion.
:. "Well, he isn't. What business
has lie to try to 'criticise my writing +?
|. When went to mail lot 'of poems
The asked if they weren't second-class
matter. =" > > ,r'a7 AN4
+ :" UNNECESSARY QUESTION,
"Have you beyn getting your hair
cut y" asked the observant boarder,
as he rubbed his hand over the cross
eyed boarder's s head in that peculiarly
exasperating Way'somesmeh have.
x "No, = replied the cross-eyed board
l,er, savagely. q Ave been having my
shoes backed, .g.s, ansf sss ,, "a
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