The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03
FUN OF THE WORLD.


fore they are due
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Drclichon bought q photograph and /
insisted apoa his n1other-in-iaW having /
her voice registered by the Instrument
As the good woman refused. he added. !
maliciousiy.
Oh come. now. just 2 few words You :
can't think how much pleasure i VIII
give me 10 hear your v0ice-when you are
gone,"
&c
Narius Is r famous cyclist. and his SUI
periority IS uncuestiOneG BY all who know /
aim.
one OF his aeouaintances Informed him /
the ether day that he was trying hard 70 I
SO foster than he
Ny dear fellow said Nsrius with a 4
compassionate smile. I've tried TO do (;
that myself. but I've never been able to 4
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When Bishop Porter was asked. the I
other day. what he thought 81 woman I
suffrage. he made the diplomatic reply. I
NY dear madam. ! have gotten away I.
beyond that; I am trying 10 make the !
best terms with the sex that I can OBJ /
Iain- This brings to mind the mot ~
William N. Evarts when asked By a lady I.
If he did not think that woman vas the f
bes- judge OF woman. he replied. Not /
only the best judge. madam. but the best /
executiOner.
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y story Is told OF a conscientious min /
isterial golfer, who had been offered an
other pastorate. much better than the
one N held. and with an ideal golf course
attached The family were all eatnusias-
tic players. Happening n call one day
AZ the minister's dwelling, a friend n
the family and a golfer himself met the
daughter in the hall and asked her. is
Your father going to accept the olfcT,
''Wen. the girl replied. demurely. pa
pa is praying Tor guidance In the library
and mamma is upstssrs packing"
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In Paris they tell n story illustrative Of
the SHINES Of Mrs DE Wet An
English officer was porting out 10 her
how impossible il was for her husband
20 escape the Gordon OF troops which
were drawn round bin. As Mrs. De
Wet seemed unable To understand him.
the officer placed a dozen eggs IN a circle
on the table with a half-crown IN the
middle. The eggs he explained, point
ing 70 himself were the English. the
coin, pointing TO q portrait Of De Wet on
the wall. was her elusive husband. II
was an excellent object-lesson and 81 was
perfectly successful II SEE. said the
simple Dutchwoman. IN excellent Eng
fish. But where is De Wet And The
half-crown had disappeared.
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I their affection. SAYS a correspondent Of
The COrsicana CTex.1 News. My broth
or Jim found a siN-foot RATHER near town
caught under a bowlder and instead OF
using his advantage he sympathetically
released the snake. which thereupon be-
came a pet and followed Jim about and
guarded him as watchfully as a dog
one night he was awakened and. missing
the snake in it's usual place at the foot
of the bed. he knew something was
wrong He got up and lighted match
to investigate. and found a burglar in
the next room In the coils OF the snak..
which had its tail out OF the window ~
Ting for the police.
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But ] don't know you madam" the
bank cashier said TO the woman who had
presented a check The woman. how
ever. instead Of saying haughtily 7 DO
not wish your acquaintance SIR mere
ly replied. with an engaging smile:
oh yes, you do. I think. I'm the
red-headed old vlrago next door To you.
whose scoundrelly little boys are always
reaching through the fence and picking
your flowers. When YOU started for
town this morning your wife said. Now
Henry. If YOU want dinner NJ 20 eat
this evening. youu have 90 leave me 3
little money. / can't keep this house on
plain water and sixpence a day
Here's your money. madam. said
the cashier. pushing 81 towards her and
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The 11-vear old daughter Of a portly
lady seemed overioyed when her mother
promised 90 take her TO concert on the
following evening ard. rushing on % her
little writing desk. produced a dainty
diary and made a few notes in r..
II should dearly like 70 see what the
darling girl has confded 20 her diary
fcr sr EFr FHn MI
the child had gone 10 bed. what do
sou think2"
ooh. read It by all means" ne answer
Cd. It's sure 10 be something sweetly
innocent
So the portly lady. not without few
qualms Of conscience. opened the newly
biotted entry which read as follows.
''Tuesdav-Am going % the concert To-
morrow with mother wish ! could
leave half of her M home. It's - uu-
comfortable 20 sit on the edge % chair
all night"
a good story IS told ~ Noreiii Italr's
famous painter. which viii bear repetition
An authoress Of note was ga Naples and
very much desired TO know him. hut
could and no one % ACT as Intermediary.
So at last she took her courage in her
hands and resolved 20 Introduce herprlf
but not without qu8ime A. che approach
ed she found the studio door 0pen-onr
more cause for eEuharrassnneut-a E
pushing curtain % one side. stood be-
fore the artist ar work. who lookiaR 20
her absert-miudeGly said These lines
seem 20 be al right What 10 you saw
Ard 10 her ruurngrcd Response wrnt
on But THE eyes ~ tlte nuns 90 not Egit
mo. rray sit down moment, yours are
fust tne thing
win inward delight TIE lads sat down
and acted as model for an hopr and a
hair. during which writer and rrfiEt talk
al as fhoveh they had been frlenfe al
their lives A. certain point A1-lH
stopped abruptly took or hia glasses. /
pccred az Re handsome model. and SAID.
But eEcuso ne. vne are you
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