The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-09
Fun Of the World.

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( OF tbs novelist was telling how, IN the
island Of samoa, the cid lady had taken
T walks VITA a native chseftain who lad
/ killed thousands and eaten hundreds
+ *Oh, Fanny" exclaimed the novellsts
mother in horror. you know il was On
+ " elsven."
Eg
Talking OF the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts. Lord Houghton said: MISS
( Coutts likes me because I never pro
posed to her. Almost al the young men
Of good family DID: those who did their
duty 10 their family always did. Mrs.
Browne (3Iiss Coutts' companion used
TO see 81 coming and took herself out
Of the way fer ten minutes. but she only
went into the next room and left The
door open, and then the proposal took
place. and Immediately il was done Mss
I Coutts Coughed and Miss Browne came
in again"
gss
Doing businss on certain upper
Broadway corner are two crippled news
boys. One lacks a leg only from he
knee down, but the other has SAD use
for double crutches. They both came 70
the stand at about the same time. and
in the natural order OF things. one
would expect them to De bitter rivals
Yet, 10 judge BY the answer made bv
one of them a few EVENINGS aro. r.
would seem not The lad with the double
crutchas was heard to ask the other:
why is IL yer don't seem 10 be dom
yer limit TO shout up d. trade now
SHppy2' Slippy replied, wrlggl.ng shyiy
All cheese il, chummy, I only got 90
boiler fer one leg"
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The other day a Londoner said to a
countrvman:
'Tn bet you anything YOU Ike yoa
cannot spell three simple words that 7
shall give you within forty seconds
'I'l take that on. Now. what are
they2" said the countrymau.
"WeU here goes" said the Londoner.
as ne pulled cut his watch; London"
london"
WATCHING"
''N-a-t-c-h-i-n-g"
"Wrong" said the Londoner
''What2r exclaimed the countrymsn.
in surprised tones 1--WE spelled the
words you gave me correctly. I'm GER
tain I'm not"
Times upFr the Londoner said, trium-
phautly why don't YOU spell the third
word-w-r-o-n-g?
Eg
Soon after singleton's first babv was
born Mrs Singleton went upstairs one
evening and entered the room where her
husband standing by the side Of the crib
and gazing earnestly at the child AS
she stood sim for moment auched by
The sight the tears filled her eyes, and
she thought:
con. how dearly Charlie loves that
boyt"
Her arms stole softly around hls neck. +
as she rubbed her cheek caressingly
against his shoulder. Singleton started
slightly at the touch.
Darling" he said. dreamtly, -voicing
his thoughts. st Is incomprehensihle 90 /
me how they can get Up such crib for
two dollars.
EEs
''You had horse standing out here2'
said the boy as ne entered the corner
grocery. and was asked what he wanted.
''WeH2" queried the grocer
'5He was hitched 20 a wagon2"
Eyes"
81 came along with a later IN my
hand"
mot a doubt az IT,"
And. to see If the horse was alive, ] /
hauled or and plunked him"
'I see. And he was alive2"
"'4e was sir He reared NJ and then
went running of as hard as he could .
90. and he's mile away. and the wagon
is all kicked TO pieces by this time"
'And. Ike a truthful. honest lad. you .
came in 20 tell me OF 81 and get your .
reward?" queried the grocer
That's it sir. You've got some big i
auuiee there. and II Won think"
There there. run along. hub The /
horse and wagon belonged to The hard I
ware man next door. and if you 20 in 4
and show your integrity he'll probably /
reward Won with a box Of carpet lacks"
81
The man Grace FstelIe is soon 20 mar
~ is uneuestionahlv one - the ugiiest
man in town. That. however. is not
matter Of any Importance whatever,
for ne IS good and kind. and wealthy,
and as he fsn't woman nobody hold
MS lack Of personal pulchritude AGAINST
him. Grace Estene loves him Just as
dearly rs n he were Anunous OF Apollo,
or a matinee hero. bat as she says her
self there IS no cali for people a. say
such hateful things az Isabel said when
she heard of the engagement and rhe
VIII never speak ~ Isabel again as long
as che lives They met al luncheon an1
Grace Estelie ddied her back hair with
her left hand TIN Isabel cav the new
ring differing on g.. ane made inQnir-
ies. Grace blushed.
'Yes" che said. I'm going TO be mar
RED
oyvbo tor asked 1sabls-uooo6v out
s-de RI Boston or a book ever sad 20
vhom2''
ITO Mr. Fillmore" answered Grace re- .
tela proudly.
,,lfr FUrroreY" echoed IsaheI 'dr
EHmoret why. g. D. en- eiec'ion hetf
Uncle John f. one ~ these chaps who
who ere given 20 the UsF ~ gnotatione
IN their everyday tax ard hs came ore
s7v AFTER several years ~ absence 20
visit his relatives Tie was Quite pney
reotrf. After he and greeted BIS brother
and his e'ster-ln-law. he inquired f1r che
baby Margie
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the UtIe airls mother. "Go 20 and sue
price her,"
g. Uncle John vert So TIE bedroom
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