The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-10
FUN OF TIE WORLD.


At a small country church newly
married couple ware just receiving some
advice from the elderly vicar as to how
they were 70 conduct themselves and 50
always ike happily.
You must never both get cross at
once; & is the husbands duty TO protect
his wife whenever an occasion arises
AID a wife must love. honor and obey
her husband, and follow him wherever
he goes.
'sBut, sir" pleaded The young bride
Il haven't yet finished" remarked the
clergyman. annoyed AZ the Interrupt
ton.
she must
Sat. please. sir" Gu 6osperauon}
can't You alter that last part2 Aly has
band is going 10 be 3 nostnan.
II was a dry season in China The
Eicer0y. Earl Ii Hung Chang. was cali
ing GA the American minister. M Con-
ger. and he spoke Of the weather.
Yes. said Mr.. Conger, 1T seems 10 be
dry everywhere. 1T is dry ia ms c0un-
Try. roo. I read ia one OF our papers
tie other day that IN many places ia she
West the people were praying for rain.
" hat said the earl, Edo your people
pray 70 their God Tor rain
oh. yes. said the minister. they
often pray for rain.
And does their God send it when they
pray Tor it2 asked the earl
Yes sometimes their prayers are au-
sWeFed aud sometimes they are not
All the same like Chinese JOSS. hey
salQ the earl with grin and chuckle.
\ woman who atlended q rummage sale
at Evanston. H. the ether day. pur-
chased Jeweied comb. and in order 60
place the same IN her hair she removed
the expensive new hat which she wore.
one q the clerks promptly picked Up the
nat ana sold i Tor hfry cents; ana when
the mistake was discovered she pur-
chaser of the hat refused To give Il
up. Meanwhile the woman's husband
picked up a great bargain in the shape
oI so landscape. for which he paid
only $3.50 lie triumphantly unwrapped
his purchase upon his return home aud
showed it TO his wife For Heavens
sake. she exclaimed; you've seen that
picture every day for ten years. 7 took
it cut Of the library ana sent It to
the sale. I wanted To set rid % H.
z 2: K
cheap-Jack Leeds butcher brought his
cart to standstiu in Lady Lane An
old woman looked with longing ewes III
the pile of bones and gristle which the
butcher loftily referred "a IS Joints
and steaks. but was evidently very
threepence for a scaleful OF selected
bits
- Ere. have 'em at tuppence." growled
the butcher.
IT'S too much, said the woman.
" Ave EN- az a penny
Still the woman hesitated
There was "A look of pity, mixed with
disgust, on his face as ne murmured pa
thetcally.
SIN too much? Ere. 'ang it. III turn
my back while yen sneak en-.
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a certain American state governor was
noted for being as tender-hearted as a
and the way he pardoned con-
yicts WAS something awful lie was wait
ed upon by committee OF the Iegisla-
-ure, who very fatty and IN no uncer-
tain way told him that this wholesale
1ardoning must stop
"Guv-nor Bob" looked at the commit
Tee. tapped bell, asked for his pardon
clerk, and when he came. said; Make
]ut pardons for every man IN the penl-
-entiary.
The clerk bowed and withdrew.
Then the Governor looked at the com
nittee. who were staring as II they
thought he was going mad.
Gentlemen. he said firmly. Z am
governor Of Tennessee, and If this com
nittee or any other ever seeks 10 inter /
ere with my constitutional right To par
Ion. II sign every one Of those pardons I
which the clerk is making out Good /
norning,"
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There is nothing SO democratic as fair
minded ignorance. il respects person +
10 more than does death il is being
ole just now how a member of a GER
ain weil-Known club in Philadelphia
anne across a striking example of this
here had been a theological discussion
q the sm0king-room and 10 sustain his
rgument this member called one % the
brary assistants. a fellow # must lee
wned. but newly engaged for the place
is Justin Martyr in the library ask
d the casuist. II don't know. sir" re-
lied the attendant - don't think he
a member. but III ask the porter
his story sounds somehow as lf IL
'cre not quite new. bat there is am
ther one. truly an Old ore. about che
tie Dean Burgon, vhlch Us somewhat
long the same lines. lie caught him
III one day. when talking Of the nature
{ man as distinct from the tower orders
{ creation Nan. he declared. els
rogressiFe being the others ere sta-
onary. Think. for example. of The asst
lways and everywhere IL IS the same .
-eature, and You never saw and never /
III see more perfect ass than you see
the present moment"
Mark Twain. Yes. ] remember that
1ec6ote. the SUNDAY school superfn-
ndent said. with the old pathos De his
bee. and the old sad look n his eyes
was about simpie creature named
iggi1, who used a. haul rock for old
when the lameutcd Judge Baeiev trip 5
q and fell down the court house stairs y