The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
FUN OF THE WORLD.

I o. that EIeCLIpLl. S<-1A C+AlAlIL o}A
( mighty near Il made me think OF
poker game 1 was once in
What kind OF 3 game was thatG' asked
the attache who has had his salary Tais-
ed several times for laughing in the right
4 place. We'll. ali j can say about II :
! that if the other fellows hadn't been too
( busy stacking the cards and dealing on
the bottom / never would have soften :
! chance TO ring n a cold deck
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! Towards the latter part OF RoSsettl ;
j he rarely left his house and gardenS ne
depended upon . close circle OF iriends
FOR society. and in his own way was q
sociabie man. hut he preferred 10 see MS
friends and acquaintance By appointment
and Woe-betide .he too intrusive stranger
On day an enterprisiug man called MO
/ was duly armed with letter Of introduce
: ton, and the servant was nearly yieleinz
I 70 the impuisive stranger. whereupon tne
/ painter OF .'Dante's Dream" leaned over
the banister and said in a firm. hleillfiu-
/ Gus voice. Tell he gentleman that am
not al home"
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The children of a certain family during
its prosperity were left in the nursery in
/ charge OF servants. When the adversely
7 came the servants were discharged and
/ the parents lived with the little ones. One
/ evening. when the father had returned
/ home after a day OF anxiety and business
( worry, his little girl clambered on his
knee, and twisting her arms around his
I neck. said:
Papa. don't get rich again. You did
not come into the nursery when you were
rich, but now we can come around you
and get on your knee and kiss you. Don I
set rich again. papa"
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The twelve year old son OF AZ Irishman
of Philadelphia was thought TO be 81 with
smallpox. but after an examination the
doctor assured the father that Jamesie
had no symptoms OF smallpox, but was
suffering from an attack OF German meas
les. At that the old man grew very
wroth. and began 10 pour the walls OF his
wrath upon the head OF Jamesie. How
often have OF told yez 10 kape aps.
from thin Doooh children" he demand
ed. See phhwat yez get fer playin' Wild
thim- Now, OF s'pOse. yeZ u be taken
TO IN German hospital, an it'll serve yez
roight. ye young hla guard"
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Two young men sat through the first
act at a local theater. then adjourned 10
a neighboring tavern for refreshment.
The acting was bad. and would have ex-
cused the use OF stimuiants BY any but
the players When about 70 re-entcr the
building only one could produce his re-
turn check.
IT'S all right" said ne OF the check
sir1y. You remember him: he's with
me-
Yes" answered the gatekeeper. more
doubtful than polite. but he may havs
given his check to some other person.
But he didn't" was the convincing re-
ply Hes q stranger here and hash
an enemy IN the city"
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The experience Of teachers with their
younger pupils especially. 70 whom IN
line and In the most literal sense. fur
nishes some amusing chapters. A teach
er had been reading 10 her young pupils
an account Of a man who had lived for
some years upon the frontier" When the
story was reproduced by the child 20 her
surprise II read that ne had lived fer
some years on his front earl Another
teacher read that a gentleman had occu-
pied for some time fine country seat.
Upon asking the children what was meant
/ by a fine country seat q dead silence
reigned till one little fellow said ne
thought he knew and to the inquiry OF
the teacher replied. a milking stoolH'
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In a certain skirrnish an officer get a
slight scratch on the leg. The wound was
matter OF great glory 10 him and he
nursed il through after days. growing
lamer with every fear that the memory
OF his bravery might pass out Of mind.
One day. late IN life as he sat nursing
his leg and bordering the glorious past.
a young man visiting the family Tor the
first time approached and sympatheti-
cally remarked:
Lame, ColonoiTr
Yes. sir. after a pause and with IN
expressibIe soIemnity; Il ana lame
Been riding, sir?''
'No"-With rebuking sternness-" have
not been riding
"A slip down or the pavement"
mo. sir" with actual ferocity.
Perhaps. then. you have sprsined your
ankle sir"
with a painful sicwness. the old man
lifted his pet leg In both hands. set Il
Z carefully down upon the floor. rose slow
" from his chair. and. looking down
( upon the unfortunate youth with mingled
pity and wrath burst forth IN the sublim-
itv Of rage:
Go and read the history Of your coun-
try. you COMPOUNDED young puppy
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Not 50 very long ago MI and Mrs Phil
May were entertaining q large party OF
friends distinguished in the worlds % iit-
erature ART and fashion. and during the
I evening there called a visitor who made
a very difldent entry. The great cHrfc1-
turist was standing near the head = tne
stairs talking 20 lord MountmDrres and
Z Lady Edith Franlkiin when bis man infi-
mated that Mr.. Brown had called.
show him IN - said Mt May
"Ee wont come. SIR he's not n even
Ing dress and he's standing ia the Iobbv, %
Mr May. who often cannot tx the ieen-
tity ~ people he knows pretty well show
Cd no CLEAN Of recognition on the mention
or M Browns name. but in hfs usual
F kind way he went 20 the top q the stair
. case and ushcred la the reluctant visitor
I who vsinlv endeavored % excuse hin
self. Addressing tTo or three listing
uished friends vi1o wcre standing near
Mr May determined % place the new ar
rival az his ease. and IN the heartiest WAY
said.
Let ne Introduce my old friend. NJ
Brown
The Introduction had be,n rnsd~. when
sfrs. May hui ried n her husbands ride
and. almost couT1lsrd with laughter. ard
. s~rtarraesTaerf whispered. WHY phi
thar nan Is rou~ taHor, ~ his csfs1
about Your ri5ing breeches. N fsa oil. e.
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The colonel. or tCdd Dsddy~ - - zas
usually called. hsf a habit - rsrrffnr
round the camp az RIOS: unreasonable
hours. ssnfries had 70 - conffauaify en
the alert Tor nothing would have given
E ~Cld Daddy greater satisfaction fha- -
. have ruurced On eurse iuck1ess ore uts
might think THE midnight hours suftahfs
for a quiet Eno7zs-
Paddy BrannlFan maze nat mistake
once. Thefe o. tfs qufet moonlight b.
sat. al unconscious a TIE roionei's pres
snce. his rife lad aTainsf fhs t-at I'm
( ssif hurird ir siguher Genfiv the ~
vas lifted from Is place Pr scnas Errf
angel swoke PsfdT ia tire ~ sse -ss co.,
rrei rHakinR BE wav 20 fre Esarf fent
Facds missed - rife ~ orr~ ard FOL
trHrd ere aicrei vita ERE ezufisn ~ :