The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-03-28


| wood, the eXecutiOner, as to the most
| rapid way of putting man out of OK
1 istence. Marwood expressed himself in
| favor of what he professionally called
1.-The long drop" and drove home his
| argument by remarking: There was Il
| Mr.. Peace, now, a small man; | gave
! him a sixzfoot drop, and / hassure you,
/ sir, he passed hOff like a summer heve.
/ -:O:-
! In an interview in Success, Henry NJ.
! Stanley describes the actual scene which
! followed his meeting Dr.. Livingstone
after the long search in the wilderness:
T What were your feelings when you
I first saw Livingstone?"
THAT was the happest moment of my
boy, and l could have jumped up and
| down, and shouted for pure relief if
| had been alone"
Your first wOrdS?
Were as commonplace as you can
| imagine. | hardly knew now to address
| the man before me, and | blnIIed out:
I DIR. Livingstone, / presume
es,' he said. @
81 thank God, doctor, that I have
been permitted to see you, l added.
81 am thankful that am here to
welcome you,' he returned
A Scotch divine once took into the pull
pit Il sermon without observing that the
first leaf or two were so worn and eaten
away that he could not decipher or an
nounce the text. MY brethren said
he, Il find that the mice have made free
with the beginning of my sermon. so that
/ cannot tell you whaur the text is: but
We'll just begin whaur the mice left off,
and We'll find ont the text as we go
along. Weekly Telegraph.
a well-known member of Congress, of
I1lbernian extraction, wore q broad
Washington Post, as he exhibited a
scrap Of paper that his wife had dug
from mass of his old papers in the
course of a rainy afternoons rummaging
1t was a note which his wife had writ
ten to him about thirty-five years before.
at the tender age of 6 or Z, and it seemed
TO be a repizF 20 the cOngreSSman's for
NAL proposal: of marriage, indited ia his
eighth year. 1t read:
II Doc luv You A Crate deel an i
wud marry You only ma she says You
are a low Irish"
Think of my winning out about fif-
teen years later in the face of such
parental discouragement as that.'' said
the congressman.
Prof. John Smelling Popkin was pro
fesser Of Greek at Harvard, some years
ago, and he was not without a nickname,
which he accepted as a matter of course
from the Students; but hearing it on one
occasion from man of dapper, jaunty,
n an IVA aspect, Prot. Popkin eS-
call me Old PopM He'isn't a student. OF.
Harvard college. - ..
= The Memphis Scimitar tells of lady
whose Christian name is Jane, and
whose little daughter is named after
her, engaged housekeeper, who is also
named Jane. -
Thinking that three James in one
household might occasion confusion. the
lady said to the newcomer, who was a
tall angular woman, with a rigid. air
and an unco;nnromising cast Of coun-
tenance: Il think, Jane, it will be bet
ter for me to call you by your last name
if you have no objection
Nom; | have no objection" said the
housekeeper, standing stiffiy erect, valise
in hand.
Call me Darling ma'am, if you pre-
fer. That's my name.
TOT
The songs of spring.
The songs of spring
They're full of JOY Astounding.
From feathered threats
Come liquid notes,
In geeful gladness sounding.
The songs Of spring.
The songs of spring
Could anything be sweeter,
Or tell us more
OF futures store
Than that of the first ''skeeter!'
Baltimore American.
What the Employer Said: 'Thank
heaven, I've got rid of that nuisance at
last. l had given him hints enough, but
it was no USE and finally | actually had
to kick him out Of the place.
What the Paper Said: ave hear that
Mr.. Benson Harding has severed his con-
nection with the Brownstone Improve
ment company. Boston Transcript.
James" whispered the good woman,
there's a burglar in the parlor. He
stumbled against the piano in the dark.
/ heard several of the keys struck
"All right said James. 'rll go
down."
"Oh! James, you're not going to do
anything rash?'
Certainly not. I'm going to help him.
You don't suppose he can get that piano
out of the house without assistance, do
you ?"-Ph Philadelphia Press.
81 am sure burglars are trying to get
into the house," said Mrs. Blink.
WELL" answered old Blink, sleepily.
'if burglars enter this house the Joke
will be on them. '-Philadelphia North
American.
Mrs. Grill--"Oh, DEAR I've sung to
this baby for an hour, and she hasn't
stopped crying yet" Mr.. Grill-.'Prob-
ably she has been waiting for you to
stop. "-Tit-Bits.
The Artist-''Isn't it perfect in express
stomp
The Critic-''Perfect. You have even
caught her look Of disgust at the smell
Of paint. indianapolis Press.
The peach Every body likes my fla
vor''
The apple-"Yes. It is just peachy.'