The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-08

when her mistress, who was standing
near by, exclaimed in disgust: ''Ch. yes,
you can make more noise than q female
sewing-circle now, when eggs are only
eggs We're thirty cents dozen, you
never said a word"
Moral.-Work done at the right time
is what knocks.
THE LOVE-SICK COUPLE AND THE
MAPLE WORM.
A love-sick couple were sitting I'M
der the spreading branches of a maple
tree. DO you trust me, my love?"
Election and tone of a six-months-old
calf DO I trust your" cooed the
maiden, as she nestled closer. while
you are near I think of nothing else but
you" Just then a large and active
worm that had taken up it's abode in
the tree. remarked to itself: This is
getting too sicl1ish for me- will just
drop down on the back of that girls
neck and show the young man that she
can think of something else while he is
near. 1 will also make temporary
break in that dream of love"
Moral.-As you grow older you will
find that some unpleasant practical ex-
perience will knock sentiment galley
west and crooked.
THE SNAKE AND THE CHRISTIAN
SCIENTIST.
A Kansas bull-snake out hunting for
breakfast spied a nest in which there
snake, not knowing that the egg was
made of chinaware, swallowed it. Short
ly afterward, hearing Christian scien-
fist proclaiming that all ailments were
purely imaginary, the snake, who was
having a deal of trouble in trying to di-
gest that egg, said: THAT talk sounds
pretty well, but if I could perceive that
my gastric juices were getting any &C
ton on that COMPOUNDED thing that
took for an egg this morning, / would
take a heap more stock in your re-
marks
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN
WORDS.
A tramp. sauntering along the road.
stopped at the front gate of a yard and
was about to enter and call for hand
out, when suddenly a large br1ndle-
commissioned bulldog appeared on the
porch, and looked the traveller over
without making a sound. Good day
said the tramp, as he hastily smut the
gate and got a move on himself down
the pike; you haven't opened your
mouth, you pug-nosed son-ef-a-gun,
but there are times when actions SPEAK
louder than words"
A hungry coyote, seeing some chickens
roosting in a tree began walking around
under the branches, looking longingly up
toward the fat fowls that were just out
of reach. And as he looked he grew hun
grier and more anxious, until he neg
tected to watch where he was stepping
and stepped into steel trap that had
been set there by the owner or the lows
And an old wolf, hearing the coyote :
howl of pain, came up, and. taking in
the situation at once. said: IF you
ever get out of the situation you are
now in, young fellow, you want to re-
member not to keep your head in the
air so much that you can't see what
you are stepping into
THE JACK RABBIT WHO HAD PRO-
FITTED BY EXAMPLE.
A jack rabbit which had been captur-
info an
returned to its native haunts. 1t was
noticed hereafter that no other Jack rab-
bit on that stretch of prairie was in it
to lodging and doubling and getting out
OF tight places. An interested contem-
porary called on the first mentioned rab-
bit and besought him to tell where he
had acquired his skill. THAT is easy p
said the first jack rabbit as he gently
famed himself with his left ear; 4 was
captured while young, and trained by a