The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
Elm OF TIE WORLD.

y ltuSfl-SS ara Seil now ilc ptilSSS VAN
cd behind the vanguard bearing their ss-
cred burdens.
Last SUNDAY she thought she would dis
cover how much OF this lesson the little
fellows remembered To her chasrin the
hrst boy she asked remembered nothing
1bout IL
Come now she said. s'sorne or YOU
surely remember what the priests carried
when they marched through the wilder
ness
But no one remembered until she reach
ed little Hally-
Now, Hsliy.~ she said. you know
what they carried. don't YOU
Hally nodded.
They carried the lunch" he said with
a look OF triumph AT his stupid Glass
mates.
II was stiil and sultry southern night.
sound travelled far. 50 when Lucy tthe
dusky deity OF our Kitchen. paused at the
gate 10 take leave OF her escort. their
voices came al too plainly 10 the unwil-
ling recipient indoors
Everything necessary and possible hav-
ing been said IN the way OF good night.
Lincoln Washington Jones stin fingered.
After a silence, his voice. fraught with
solicitude. inquired. VIVA Tor yoH sigh.
Miss Lucv2" No reply
Mus me hit sumpen' mighty heavy
trOubbn' you. Miss Lucy, mex you sigh
SO deep?'
Hit jes' dis-a-way, sometimes git 10
studyin', AMI bout mex up my min dat
dey amt nobody hub me tail"
"Ol yes, dey do. Miss Lucy" posi-
tivelyl
NO. dey amt nobody Iub me" Cnourn-
fully).
yes, dey is. too. Miss Lucy. I know
one dat shu lubs you, anyhow tten-
derly)
who dat?' (expectantly. vet coy.)
JESUS hub you. Miss Iucy."
gs
The train had just recommended its
journey toward Bedale.
What did the porter say was the next
station?' asked one passenger OF an
other.
Excuse me-" said passenger No. :.
you mean what is the next station. It's
still a station. you know"
You're wrong What il was wasa't
il? Is is was, but was IS not necesss-
rily IS"
Now you're getting ridiculous" said
the second speaker. irritably. What was
is. and what is is Is was is, or is Is
was"
Don't be foolishi What may be is.
but Is is not was. Is was was. but II Was
was is, then is isn't is. or was wasut
was. II was is. was is was, isn't it? But
if is is was. then--
Listen. is is. was was. and is was
and was is; therefore is was is, and was
was was, and is is was.
Shut up. viii YOU, I've gone by my
station already"
And there was silence for while
x x
An election petition was being tried.
and a witness was called TO prove "br-
berry
-One OF the gentlemen says 70 me.
Hodge. you must vote Tor the Tories,
said TIE witness
And what did you answer 10 that
asked the counsel.
We'll. says ]. How much?'
And what did the agent say?''
He didn't say nothln'. The other gen
ueman comes To me and saws, You must
vote for the Liberals. Hodge
And what dia you answer
II said. How much2 So. he arst me
what t'other gentleman offered, and I
told him five shuliugs
And what did the Liberal agent do2'
"He gave me ten"
Counsel sits down triumphant. and up
starts the other side
Did you vote for the iberals?'
NO"
Did you vote for the Toriesr'
mo. amt got a vote.
x x x
The commercial travellers. one from
Atherstone and one from New York, were
discussing the weather IN their respective
countries The Englishman said that En-
glish weather had one great fauit-its
sudden changes
a person may take a walk some day.
he said. attired IN a light summer suit,
and still feel quite warm. Next day he
needs an overcoat'
That's nothing said the American.
my two friends. johnson and Jones.
We're once having an argument There
were eight OF nine inches Of snow on the
ground The argument got heated. aud
Johnson picked up SNOWFALL and threw
it AT Jones from distance u not more
than five yards During the transit %
that snowfall, believe me ur not. as YOU
like the weather suddenly changed and
became so hot and summer-lke, and
Jones. instead Of being hit with snow
ball, was-er-scalded with hot water
x x x
A poor Scotchwouan lay dying, and her
husband sat by her bedside. After a time
the wife took her husband hand and
said.
John. were goin' TO part I have been
@ guide Rife 20 you. haven't u
John thought a movement.
'Well, Just middling Ike. jenny. rou
know anxious nor 20 say too much.
Again the wife spoke.
John" she gald family. ye riaun
promise 70 bury me ia The auld kirktar1
At Str-ay7n beside my mither. I could ns
rest I'm peace among unco folk in The dirt
I'd smoke o. Glasgow
s0NeeI. weel Jenny my woman said
John. soothingly. wen just try So in
Glasgis first. AM gin ye diuna be quiet
Wen try sc In sfravon."
x
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York Times ~ visiting go household
where grace was said ~ the tsh.e SEMI
occasionally. Ter curiosity got ne bet
ter ~ her and she asked the mistress ~
the hoese why they didn ohserre Tire
some surprise. we saT grace only wheu
We have reason - ~ taarkfaL .'e aeser
dream ~ giving thanks when re hsvc
only roast beef Or heefsfea.k. o. some .
simple thlnE Ike that B1t whenever I
we have game ~ rom~thirr rsaiir nice. !
then We say grace. fer itH worth While
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