The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
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In Washington they give you grace
According to your rank Of place.
In San Francisco they demand
That, being called, you show your hand.
In Denver they are so polite
That you must either drink or fight :
In Omaha they merely grin ,,
But in st. Louis they exclaim: :,
Where is it from that you have came:'
In Joliet they always say:
How long do you expect to stay:'
While in Sheecawk you cut no ice
Unless, bJove, you've got the price
Chicago Record Herald.
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While waiting for the train the bride
and Bridegroom walked slowly up aEl
down he platform.
Il cont know what this joking anI
guying may have, been to you,' he re-
marked. but it's death TO me. 1 never
c~pel fenced such an ordeal"
Its perfectly dreadful" she answered.
Il shall be so glad when we get away
from everybody we know
"1hey'rc actually impertinen7,' he
Went on. why, the very na:iycs--;'
At this unpropitious moment the
wheezy cid stationmaster walked up to
them.
BE you goin' to take this train?'' he
Its none of yonr business retorted
the bridegroom. Indignantly, as he guided
the bride up the platform, where they
cCndoled with each other over the i'm
pertinence of the natives.
Onward came the train. it's vapor curl
n o1 = h<>l 11.+ %I>t,s
destination that day, an express-nearer
nearer, it came at full speed, then in a
moment it WhiZZed past and was gone
'Nhy in thunder didn't that train
stop yelled the bridegroom.
Cos YOU sed twarn't none of my
biziness. l has to signal if that trains
TO STOP
And as the old stationmaster softly
stroked his beard there was a wicked
twinkle in his eye.-London Spare Mo-
mentS.
recent issue Of a musical journal pub
IShed in LeipSic contains this. ADVERTISE
ment: "Wanted-A skilled musician, who
can compose before warm weather be-
gins tragic opera in one act. The au-
thor Of the libretto will place at the dis
rosal of the composer house, which is
furnished with a piano, and which is sit
uated near the sea in a most idylic and
romantic country: furthermore. the COM
poser will be well fed and supplied with
AL necessary fuel; \ poor but gifted ar
fist ought to be- able to make his fortune
i'll place like this, ana under conditions
such as are here proposed. Those who
apply for the situation are requested to
send biographical notices Of themselves
to the office Of this paper
There was once an italian tenor at
Covent Garden by the name Of Tasca
who, l am sorry to say, sang his own
praises better than the scores says Mr..
William Parry, the stage director at the
Metropolitan Opera house, to a writer in
the Saturday Evening Post. y :
For this and other reasons he was
strongly disiiked by all the workmen.
One day he came to me and said. with
great show Of mystery:
Tell me the exact spot.
II could not for the life of me under
stand what he wanted.
"'You know well enough what mean,
he persisted. Show me the spot where
Tamberlik sang the high c. There is al
ways one spot on the stage that is better
than all the others to stand on when you
sing. Where is it?'
"'I'll show you later I replied. But
remember. never a word; it would COST
me my place il it should leak out
Then l drove a brass tack into one Of
the stage boards, and he was overjoyed
when l solemnly pointed out the exact
prospect of a joke ut his expense. That
night he carefully stood on the tack and
sang the high c. Rushing into the wings
he exclaimed, Beautiful! Wonderful.
Ever afterward. no matter what part OF
the stage demanded his presence, he
would rush to the tack when the time for
the high G. came, and there deliver it,
The Lebanon Valley railroad gives en-
ployment to Il great many eastern Penn
sylvanans as train hands, says Lippin-
COTS Magazine. a passenger conductor
instructed new and inexperienced
brakeman that when stop was made
at a station he must call out from MS
end of the train, for the information OF
travellers. the same name that he 1.-THE
conductor) did at the other.
In due time 4 stopping place was
reached. The conductor shouted, Read
ingS' -,
man.
The gingham- shirted boy had made a
break to pass the ticket seller at the cir
Gus entrance. but that gentleman had
caught him and rudely thrust him back
Poor little devil" said a seedy.lookins
man in the crowd. If I had the money
i II guy ulLl Il llChel Sell.
The crowd looked sympathetic, but
said nothing. while the boy sobbed as il
his heart would dissolve.
I've only got nickel, little Teller,
went on the seedy-looking one IAN that
won't do you no good. Say he contin
ued, turning suddenly to the crowd. lets
do one good act in our lives. Let's bu,
him 4 ticket"
1t looked for a minute as if collec
ton was to be started. but benevolent
looking old gentleman nipped it in the buC
by slipping half-dollar into the hand OF
the boy, who promptly disappeared into
the tent.
Il thank you a thousand times for tina
kind act. SIR said the seedy-lookine
man.
You seem to take quite an interest il
the little fellow" remarked the benevo
lent one.
We'll. l should think ought to-" an
swered the seedy-looking man, proudly
That's the only son I got!'-Indianapo
lis Sun.
Ready to Marry.-Friend- s,
you are to marry George Slimpurse?"
Sweet Girl-"Yes, IN few weeks now
1t will be case of love in cottage