The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
SPINNING WHEEL.


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5 SPINNING WHEEL. s
THE MAN BENEATH THE BED.
What cosmic whim has fathered him
Or m;de his tribe exist,
Cannot i'c ted by Scion old
Or learned ethnologist;
lie seems a cream yet myriads deem
And hy the score are looking for
The Liam beneath tie bed.
irIri:nS mind Of womankin?
Industrious search doth wage
Sht alter night to bring to light
MS r'1nOred parsonage.
And though with will they're hunting stu,
~ heir efforts have bet l.d
re Aope uncrCWned: they've never found
Ike nam beneath tie bed.
Tlis is time when acts sublime
axe cue to sex OF Eve.
aug who shall say, in coming day
~ IT deed they may achieve:
VIZ one of her. to Christopher
tu.uMhuS genius Wed
" III !neeu of zeal. and yet reveal
Boston CovI;v".
Wi.tca-"Do YOU know, I'm il. Il C>:an-
(.;r;."
'Iiltcu-"Well. what is it,
Wiitcn-"Dr. Boss gave me some stat
fc~ ry appetite. and it was SO cffectual
that it cost me- nearly twice as much t.
.!Tt as before. What puzzles me IL
whether ought to pay the do:tor o.: he
OiSht to pay me something. -BoStOn
Transcript.
At /; small seaport town 4 star actress
OF the third magnitude appeared. rs il.
l.ut
Il cannot DO justice to my<;lt.' she
>.i.l to The manager, ii ! do not have x
:inlr?i light thrown Oh NE when arl>ta-
~ the lr;icony.'
ave ANT get 10 limeiicht, miss, hui
:. !h!nH we could get You a SHIPS blue
light" replied the uhlig;ng MANAGER. anA
4 thi:; the lady agreed.
me l&d vino went to the shop e. by
the tiuelight brought hack Il 81 |na} rock
Ct. winch was given to him ly mistake.
The rrcmpter tool; the rocket in good
faith.
K"cmeo-"1Ie je<t< at sears viii" :,*v";
feels 4 WuuEN.'
Outlet appears. Plon!p1c: lights
match.)
But, soft: What light through yon-
der window hrcaks?'
(ThiS was the match lighting the fuse,
arise, fair sum-
ne sun. or rather, the rocket. did rise,
with a terrific hiss Juliet was Knocked
on fire, and the thcatcr was filled with
sulphurouS smoke, while the audience,
which was fortunately 4 small one, made
4 stampede to the doors.
Since then Romeo and Juliet has al
ways been looked uron in that town as e
dramatic work that could not hc VIII
messed without personal uanycr-New
Little Charlie Eat supper)-"G Grandma,
t d" }; your glasses make things look bis
Grandma-"Ycs, dearic. Why:,
Charlie-."Oh. l only thought if they
did. maybe you'd take en- off while
you're cutting the cake. '-Polichinellc.
.Footba]l is NY gamc,' remarked the
"Hoot! Il isn't in it with the golf"
answered the tea vaddj.
Eastball to: ne. retolted the pitcher
l'rizc lighting mine" said the mug.
SardS for me-. suggested the poker.
Me, too,' said the coffte-pot and the
cnoks kitten in chorus
"Pshaw. Yachtings the ONLY" 70
mar ked the gravy boat.
"Target practice for me- replied tee
range.
"GnrlinS>' whispered the upstairs
maids tonss.
'LadicS," said the potato mashcr.
i1unting. limited the puachcr
'PoNze,' hiccouGhed the water taHk.-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
-:O:-
Fricnd-"How does it come. Pushing
ton, that you, who have SO frequently de-
nounced monopnlieS and combinations,
have sold your factory to tho trust -
Manufacturer well. I-ah .-liscov-
cred that the best place to tiShS the orto-
pus is from The inside. life.
Two welldressed gentlemen visiting
London strolled in the vicinity Of Il hand
some new structure.
"Wonder what this is?'' Gueried one.
casting his eye about for a cornerstone.
An. there is an Inscription Oh the wall.
Latin-funny place to put it. Post No.
bills Let's see. I've forgotten most OF
my Latin. What do you make out Of it:''
The other adjusted his eyeglasses,
critically surveyed the inscription and
Hum! Post means 'after.' Of course;
but 'noblls' gets away with me. Nobils,
nobils-no. III have to give it up. Let's
inquire next door,
:. Thereupon they sought out the intel
lllgent custodian Of the building, and put
1uSli NueSl1OIl.
What does that there inscription
mean?' the man repeated after them in Il
nltying tone. 1t means Just exactly
what it says, and 4Os fine into the bar
gain if You 20 posting any bills about this
place.'-Tit-Bits.
Mamma-"Ethe], 1 must really forbid
you touching that lobster-you know it
does not agree with YOU" Ethel (resigr-
edly-"Fery well. mamma, but it docs
seem as If everything in this world that
IS nice is either wicked or indigestible.' y
Life.
A lady went into a pastrycook's shop
the other day. On the counter were dis
played all sorts of toothsome dainties.
The only attendant was a little girl
about 10 years of age.
Isn't it great temptation to YOU. my
dear?' asked the lacy, ito see all these
nice things? You must always be want
ing to eat them"
"Oh! no, ma'am,' was the answer:
lit is enough for ME to see them made.'
illustrated Bits.
A QUERY
A hibulous fellow named Nat,
Who was just getting over a bat
Viewed his busted chapeau
Cryinp n il-o To