The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-06
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UNDIsMAYED.
Then am 1 measura6ly content:
Thus Pm assured I'm not Of those
TO whom she Is indifferent.
She often thinks of me, it shows:
In that l find encouragement.
Though !ong the way, that end may come,
So still IN hope the happy fate
"A: AND net yield to despair; as some:
The a%iae G Of the eo penduIu% %a'
Boston Transcript.
They were talking as they work".!
away under the string of electric lights
hanging from the trolley wire. Up came
the end Of rail.
This is a hard job for man tina:
| was intinded for whit Oh was
An sure, what was thct?"
"Whin moi mither STINT me ou1 IN the
wurrid, she intinded me for bishop"
"A foine bishop you'd make. It's \
wonder yere mither didn't ixpc St.
Peter to come down and beg ye 10 take
his JOB" o., ,
| as yu. anyway. Plat ko;nd Of a JOB do
}'Oi guess Old make about as good a
pOisnan as amy wan. Oh has friends
thOts been to Harry Halves for me-,
too
You a poisman? I knows job you
fill better than thct, an yed look io;nc,
too"
"Phat'> thot:'
Balm a corpse at a wake
The foreman and three fellow iaborerS
pulled them apart and the delayed Ow;
| car went on.-St. Louis Post Dispatch
Ostcnsibie Head of the Family
Maria. there was a canvasser here to-
day who wanted to sci! me a work On
etiquette and good behavior: Teaches i
you thought we wanted it,
Real Hcad-''lt's all humbug. John
II can't be taught in six lessons. I'ye
been trying to teach it to you for sixteen
years. and / haven't succeeded yet."
London Spare Moments.
Bridget, the pretty young maid-o all
work employed in Boston family. con-
tided to her mistress when taking service
that she had lately become engaged to be
married. She stated, however, that she
and Tim would have to wait two years.
and in the meantime she wished to be
earning money.
nell In maze HIS nrSC call. one
evening, the family remarked that they
had never known SO quiet man. The
sound Of Bridgets voice rose now and
then from the Kitchen, but Tins words
We're apparently few and far between
"Iim is not much Of a talker, is he.
Bridget: said the mistress of the house
the next morning. Il should scarcely
hay known there was anyone with you
last evening"
Hell talk more when we've been en-
ma'am:' said little Bridget. He's too
baShful yet to do anything but eat,
ma'am: when he's wild me!"-Boston
Herald
1.-THE SubbubS seemed to be having
some sort Of celebration last night
Yes, their silver Jubilee
Nonsense! They haven't been married
twenty-five years.
"of course not only about Twelve
honsekeeping they bourht t their " silver,
ware on the insta(ment plan and thew
made their last payment on it yesterday"
Philadelphia Press.
Rev. DR.. Poindexter s. Henson Of Chi
cago, who has been called to the pastor
ate Of the Hanson Place Baptist church
in Brooklyn, is well known as IL Chau-
tauQua lecturer.
One summer day when he was icctur-
ing he was introduced by Bishop VIM
cent. I'VE are to have Il lecture this
evening on Foois,' said Bishop Vincent,
"by one" 50
And then the bishop paused. The a1-
dience roared. When the laughter had
subsidized the bishop continued,
of the wisest men in America
Or. Henson arose immediately and
said: II am not half so big fool as
Bishop Vincent"
And then there was another whoop
from the audience. When the laughter
a f;Hne1. quoted down Dr. Hens0" con-
would have you think. New York
Times.
Pa" said Mrs. Methusalem to the
oldest of his race: Il wish you'd speak
to A1 %a;r s1s;0 He's been pulling Bill
Tempe See" quoth the patriarch.
how old is BIN now?"
He's 247 his mex birehday.''
"Well, you must make allowances for
TIL boy. ma. He's young yit."-Cleve-
she-"Mr Jones. look at that impulent
man on the other side VI the street. He
has beer, following us for the last ten
| minutes
Jones--"Why didn't you tell me before?
III teach that impudent puppy Il lesson"
Walking boldly across the street, Jones
says to the man:
Look here. Snip, am very sorry I've
not got the money to pay you for that
last suit. but you ought not to follow me
up and dun me when I'm trying to cap
ture that girl. She has got lots of cash.
| and ii l succeed You will not only get
your money; but also an order for we'd
ding outfit"
Sni p goes off satisfied.
Il am glad you called my attention to
that cowardly scoundrel. l don't think
he will ever stare at You again. had
great difficulty il restraining myself
Tt-Bits.
did make good tackle?' asked the
football player, looking up from his cot
in the hospital.
Yes" replied the nurse: "you bit off
one ear. two fingers and broke three
legs"
THANK heavens!'' murmured the foot
hall Dlayer. lansing again into uncon-