The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-03-02
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a Canadian River steamer was re-
Gently the scene of an amusing blunder.
A lady passenger was taken ill in the
night, and the steamer did not carry a
doctor. The list of passengers was
read through and in there was the name
James Thompson, NJ. ID. The steward
ran to the passengers berth, and
aroused him by vigorous kick on the
door.
"What'S the matter? Is the boat
sinking?" came from within in star
tied tone.
"ThereS a passenger ill, and we
want your assistance, DOCTOR" replied
the steward.
"What are you playing at?' replied
the voice. 81 amt no doctor"
"Why you've got M. d. after your
namew
"Well l can put them letters after it
if like can't | ?" said the voice within.
HThat's my trade. Pm mule driv-
or."
The grey haired stranger bent over
the desk
care you the society editor ?" he ques
toned.
81 am the IDENTICAL said the flip
pant young man.
care you the person who wrote up
the Mum receptiOn?"
eyes. Anything wrong about it?
That's what | want to find out. Look
here. You notice that in speaking of
my daughter you used this paragraph:
she swept about the room with an in
herited grace that caught every eye
Now what was your purpose in writ
ing that?"
"Why, it struck me as great chance
for compliment to her esteemed par
ents, that's ALL
''Sure you didn't mean to insinuate
that her father laid the foundation of
his fortune peddling brooms?"
'Certainly not"
because did, you know"
Il didn't know it,"
Then that's all right"
speaking of brooms, will you Join
me IN little whisk?"
And they busted.
n young girl had an amusing eXper.
aence al baptism the other afternoon.
She was occupying the exalted position
of sponsor to little girl baby, and hav
E lng never served in such proud cap
acity before she was slightly nervous
and perplexed.
"What is your name 2" demanded the
clergyman performing the ceremony.
'Mary, sir" she replied at once, and
Mary was accordingly written down in
tiny book and the minister passed on
to the next applicant for the cere-
mony.
The worried sponsor listened eagerly
to what was demanded of her next
neighbOr, and to her horror she found
that the question was not at all intend
ed to learn the name of the sponsor,
but was solely concerned with the name
of the infant. The agitated godmother
hurrledy approached the clergyman,
1nterrupting the clergyman to ex-
claim
'Oh sir, Mary isn't the baby's name
at ali. The baby'S name is Rebecca
Elizabeth"
And amid the irrepressible laughter
of all assemb ed the baby was chris
tened Re5ecca Elizabeth.
II should never have dared to face
its mother" the sponsor said later, "but
l think the baby would have forgiven
me tie mistake and also blessed me
for it,
a young man who was admonished
by his father for his fODdness for dis
playing his watch and chain, the ia
ther telling him that one day he would
loose them, replied:
mo fear. l am much too wide
awake for that to happen"
y few evenings later the father off
cred to take his son to the theater,
greatly to the latter's delight. When
they had taken their seats the father
said:
care your watch and chain all right,
jack
"Of course replied Jack, laughing.
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