Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-14


"No, I'm not going up there any more,'
said the young man III response to a ques-
ton from a friend, according to the De
trOit Free Press. 'It is evident that /
am second best. and that George has the
inside track. Who Is George: Blessed if
| know. | wish did.
Il thought | was getting along famous
ly in that quarter. but l have been dis
illusioniZed. | called on her the other
night and found her swinging in the ham
mock under the trees in the yard. Thought
| would give her d surprise, so | stole out
where she was.
"She was asleep in the hammock. or pre-
tending to be, and it struck me that | new
er would nave a better chance TO impress
upon her the fact that she was ali the
world to me.
1T took me some time to get my cour-
age up. | realized that a forward move
on my part might destroy all my chances.
She isn't a girl that one can take many
liberties with. and she has always held
me at arms length.
But she made such a pretty picture "
ing there asleep in the hammock that I
simply lost my head. Without stopping
to reckon the cost, l bent over her and
kissed her. Then [ fell back aghast at
what | had done. But all she did was to
smile and murmur:
"'Oh. George.'
"Well, my name isn't George, so I fed
"You say God can see everything, don't
you, mammal asked a very forward
youngster OF his mother.
Yes. Clarence she replied.
We'll, | bet he can't" the irreverent
boy asserted.
His mother promptly took him to task
for his unbelief, but when she stopped
talking he said, doggedly:
well, l don't care. He can't see the
| hI1ttQT mt IN This hroal ar1 7 1-norr
be can't"
He got some more butter.
Blood" said the A~nglomaniac, sis
thicker than water
$50 it is" yelled the imperialist. Lets
wade in it."-Town Topics.
Il like to see our clerks fastidious about
their personal appearance said the junior
partner, but l must say that new book
keeper goes 10 extremes. Every time he
wants to speak to his best girl through
the telephone he first goes out to get a
shave"
zone of the most impressive lessons of
my childhood was to lay by something
for a rainy day exclaimed a wet tramp
as he entered a wayside cottage and
threw himself down beside the kitchen
stove.-Richmond Dispatch.
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Mamma was putting Baby Julia to bed
when she suddenly asked:
w mats Gods other name, mamma?"
He hasn't any other name, dear"
Yes, he has, but | can't remember it."
The mother tucked her in bed and start
ed to leave the room when baby kicked
the clothes al off and jumped up in bed,
saying:
"Oh, mamma, I know! [ know. It's
Damn. That's what it is"
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Weary Wraggs-"So de woman started
for Yer wild an axe, and yer skipped? Do
yer t'ink she meant murder?' Trotter
Long-"Weil, I'm willing ter give her de
benefit Nv de doubt; but | thought she
meant work!.'-Puck.
Many years ago, when Lord Dufferin
instructed his steward to build a stone
wall around a famous ruined castle on
his irish estate, in order to protect it
from vandals. On his return home, sew
eral years after, he found TO his amaze
ment that the old castle had disappeared,
and in its place was a circular wall in
closing nothing. Sending for the stew
ard. he demanded to know why his or
ders had not been carried out. The stew
ard insisted that what he had ordered
had been done. But where is the cas-
tle?' asked the marquis. 1.-THE castle.
me ord" repeated the steward. THAT
ould thing, shure, l pulled it down to
build the wall wild! Do We want me to
be goin' miles for matheriais with the
finest stones in Ireland beside me?'' In