The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-10-11
would I be akin him to pray for rain
wid thin cocks o hay a-standing on his:

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would I be akin him to pray for rain
wid thin cocks o hay a-standing on his
!awn?''
The young man drew himself up to his
II have" he cried, IAN unsuilied char
acte:r, an ardent heart, q versatile mind
| and strenuous biceps."
The young girl yawned and seemed in
terested. He was quick to push his adj
| vantage.
II am the possessor of a town and
| country mouse, a yacht. a stable of thor
oughbreeds. and a box at the opera. :
| She hesitated and slight flush be-
| trayed that she was listening.
! Il have got" he continued. with a
certain ierceness, thirty servants, forty
pairs Of trousers, fifty ancestors, three
automobiles: six prize bull pups and all
| army commission"
Al! she had found her tongue at last.
>. And how many golf medals?' she
lisped.
The young man shuddered.
He felt that he had lost He had
played heavily and high, but she was
above his limit.-rt-Bits
"What'll you have?" she asked severe
~ at the breakfast table, for he had been
out late the night before and she had
net yet forgiven him.
Il Think he replied meekly. that
would appreciate a genial smile and 4
Pleasant word about as much as any
thing could now think of''-Pick- Me-
! Up.
The author Of wild Animals I Have
Known has gleeful way of wrecking
conventionality with some unexpected,
| jsk nrJN fro,
word. look or prank. When he had fin
lshed luncheon on Abs rock he went to
see how the painters were progressing
with his new house
Those window frames must be light
peacock blue on the outside he instruct
"a them: The head painter demurred.
He could not mix such color.
If mix it YOU can copy it, can't
YOU :; asked the naturalist.
| "Oh. yes"
Then bring your colors."
! In few minutes he was blending vel
low. blue and green in mastery way
and trying the effect on a piece Of board.
on painting.
| Did you hear the bluejay?" he asked
las hit the right shade he said, 'Bl-loo!
Blloo! That's it! That's itv Ladies'
Home Journal.
| us it true" inquired the friend that
the doctors who were called in consulta-
ton over your husband dsagreed?'
YES replied the widow. They ap-
What was that?'
| 10 make their bills as high as posi-
bic. ''-Philadelphia Press.
| Robinson Cooking on)-"Bad news from
the front, Tomkins. British surrounded
and many prisoners taken.''
| Tomkins from interior of his fowl run.
which he is repairing)-"What! more
blind, laundering stupidity? Well, upon
nee and the sweet simplicity of our gen
erals we are becoming the laughing stock
OF all Europe"' (Savagely nails up last
iath.) How on earth any body of intel
ligent men with eyes in their heads can
get themselves Gagged up in this extraor-
binary way beats me altogether!''
Robinson-''Say. old chap, how are you
going to get out of that fowl run?'
| Tomklns-"Eh, get out? Great Kru-
have ?''-Tit-Bits.
The Cause.-Dr. Dosem-"Troubled
with sleeplessness. Ell? Is your trouble
of long standing?" Patient-"Yes, and
| Of long walking. The baby's had collie
every ~, night for the past three months"
Mother (anxiously)-"I am told that
your husband plays poker every night at
the club-plays for money, too.'
Married Daughter-''That's all right.
He gives me all his winnings"
What? Do you-'
And he always plays with Mr.. Mex
door,"
What difference can that make?''
Mrs. NeXdOor makes her husband give
her his winnings, too and then she gives
| the money to me, and hand her what
my husband won from hers. and so we
both have about twice as much money
as we could get out of them otherwise"
New York Weekly.
Newitt-"So you tried the place told
you bout, Ell? Didn't you find that a
good stream for bass?"
flsher-"!t must be splendid one for
| them. 50 few of them leave it."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Willing to. Oblige.-Tramp-''L Lady.
could yer assist poor Teller toward
Bridgeport; wot's got rheumatism so he
f Hart hardly wa!k?" tady-'. {;
\ Scottish noble lord, famed among his
friends for his saving, or, as he would
have put it himself. his ca reful propensi-
ties. went out one day shooting in his
broad moors. accompanied only by his
keeper. After an afternoons hard work,
ne sat down to rest, and. ruefully contem-
plating his .'hag.' observed thoughtfully,
And to think that each brace has cost
me, first and last, at least Is shillings,
Donald:' Eth, eAr' answered Donald,
consolingly. then it's maircy we're
Hardship missed the many We did today,
for it's nice bit ye've saved, I'm think
ing!'-Sketch.
The attempt to have American women
drop golf for the English game of hockey
IS not likely to be successful right away.
Golf appears to suit them to tee
Boston Herald.
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''Children,' said the teacher, while in
struggling the class in composition, you
should not attempt any flights of fancy,
what is in you. Do not initiate any
| other persons writings, or draw inspira-
from tci1