The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-08-23

diltINiIu, anu lQe cuSS came.
Yes" rejoined Mr.. Hutton, land the
framed-on my desk.'-New York
Times.
BE truthful" said the teacher.
"Always?' asked the boy.
ALWAYS" answered the teacher.
Never tell a lie?"
Never"
Not even white lie?''
Not even white lie.''
Huh calculated the lad. scornfuliy,
its a mighty good thing for you you
amt boy with my dad for a father
''Why?" asked the teacher.
"Because.' replied the boy, IF you was
my dads little boy. an you'd heard what
he said about Aunt Eliza comm to visit
us with her children, an. Aunt Eliza had
asked YOU if You weren't all glad to see
her. an you'd told the truth, like l did,
you'd think there was place where your
trousers was mighty thin after dad had
finished with you.'
He went back to his desk. and as he
sat down with great care there was an
expression on his face that showed the
great lesson Of truth had been at least in
a measure, lost on him.-Tit-Bits.
"Whc' asks The Candid Friend,'
glossy peer. imma culately tailored, riding
an almost priceless horse in the Row of
morning, or walking down Piccadilly, his
hat at an angle which defed the laws of
gravity? Spontaneously witty, with that
talent for repartee which is as rare as it
is delightful. Lord Hardwicke was the
best of good company, and one of the
unforgettable social leaders of London in
the last quarter Of the Nineteenth CEN
fury. No one will have forgotten his IA
nous answer to well-known tailor who
had been asked to stay in the house Of
a noble patron. and complained to Lord
Hardwicke that the company was
mixed: Good Lord, man. you didn't
expect to find 'em all tailors?'''
Nov. dear" said mamma, giving final
instructions to Elsie. who is going to take
tea with a playmate. when you are
asked if you will have something you
must say. Yes thank YOU and if you
don't want it you must say
"oh: You needn't bother about that, -
Elsie interrupted. Il don't expect to re-
fuse anything. '-Philadelphia Press.
a Sunday school teacher in Carthage,
ILL.,. has class Of little girls and it is
her custom to tell them each Sunday of
some little incident that has happened in
the week and request the children to
quote verse Of Scripture to illustrate
the story. In this way she hopes to i'm
press the usefulness of Biblical knowl-
edge upon the little ones. Last Sunday
she told her class Of a cruel boy who
would catch cats and cut their tails off.
Now, can any little girl tell me of an
appropriate verse?' she asked. There
was pause for few moments, when
! one little girl arose and in a solemn voice
said: ''Whatsoever God has joined to-
sethcr. let no man put asunder.'
Quite a Number.-"Willie, whom did
George Washington marry?"
The Widow Gusts, ma'am''
Had he any children?''
Yes n-the Sons and Daughters of the
Revolution. Life.
No. sah,'' said Col. Bludde Of Ken
lucky. the government, sab. is adoptin'
entiahly tn wrong co'se with the Film
pinos. What it should do, sab. is to
send shipload Of Gawgia watahmelons
an. shipload of Kentucky CON whisky,
an assuah the natives that melon, mint
Julep an manifest destiny are synony-
sab, an every one O. those insuhgents
would drop his gun an come into tn
fold. Yes, sahr'-Baltimore American,
a Misnomer:-Mrs. Noozy-"1 think
it's the most ridiculous thing to call thai
man in the bank teller" Mrs
Chumm-'Why?" Mrs Noozy-.Be.
cause they simply won't tell at all.
asked one today how much my husband
had on deposit there, and he jns:
laughed. "-Philadelphia Press.
! 'Long life to your HONOR said an
Irish beggarwOman on receiving a coin,
land may you never see your wife q
ow!'-Tt-Bits.
! Willfully Misunderstood of nv
latest photographs" said the camera
fiend, Il took fifty feet under wafer y
''Why did you 60 to the trouble of taking
them there?' remarked Pepprey. at
would have been ca sier 10 just tie a stone
to them and throw them in."-Philadel-
phia Press. :
| Miss Passay-"I dread to think of M.
fortieth birthday" Miss Pert-"Why!
Did something unpleasant happen then /?
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