The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-17

She threatening breach of promise
suit)-Do you intend to deny. sir, that
you proposed to me? He-No; l intend
to plead insanity.-Fun.
aren't You the beggar that gave n
pie to last week pei guess am, mum
but I'm willin' to let bygones be by.
cones. 1t amt In my heart to bear no
malice"
Borem- Scribbler. they tell me, ia
now quite literary light. must call
on him. Wigwag-Evena literary light
may be out when you call-Philadel.
phia Record.
The Don-And what part did you
take In this disgraceful proceeding of
holding Mr.. Waters under the pump
Undergrad (modestly>-His left leg.
sir.-Tit- Bits.
"John. how dare you come home At
one o'clock In the morningT "W-w.w.
by. Mary, you can't 'spect me to stav
out all night on dollar'n forty cents."-
Denver Times.
Twas Ever Thus: "Oh, yes. he edores
me. I've known 1t for a fortnight"
"Then what's bothering you? ?" whats
bothering me? Why, I've got to wait
for him to ind It outw-Brooklyn
Life.
Billtop-You must be doing mighty
well, old man. to be able to charter
yacht. Capton-Not at all; I'm doing It
to save money. Flows thatY" I'm
going to keep my wife at sea for a
whole month"
Daisy-What do you think? Clarice
went out and sang at an entertainment
In a private insane asylum. Edie-Did
she say whether they showed their in.
sanity much? Daisy-Oh. yes; they en-.
cored her three times.
Mistress Nurse. you really ought to
dse thermometer In baby's bath to get
the right warmth! Nurse (airily)-O.
that's all right II the waters too ct
he turns red: II it's too cold he turns
blue. That's all you want to know.
mum!-English Humor.
ut is sad to see this mercenary spirit
so fiagrantly manifested in politics."
said the earnest citizen. "Yes," an.
swered Senator Sorghum. II have
fought against It all | could. but it's
no use. l can't get people to vote my
way without payin' em."-Washington
Star.
Mistress ito cook But why do you
want to leave, Mary? Cook-I don't like
the cookery, mum. Mistress-Why. you
cook the things yourself! Cookies,
know. mum. but I'm only plain cook;
and thought when came here that
you would make some tasty dishes now
and again, mum.
Magistrate-I am told that you have
already been convicted fourteen times
on this same charge. Aren't you asham.
ed to have to acknowledge to thatf
Prisoner-No. your worship. don't
think no man oughter be ashamed OF
is convictions. Magistrate-Two
months. without the option of a tne.-
Pick-Me-Up.
Its little annoying to have to get
up in the middle Of the night and look
for burglars" said Mr.. Meekton, "but
Henrietta seems to enjoy having me
d" So" what would you do IL you
really found burglar7'' "Well. I'm SO
kind-hearted that I'm afraid that I
would be too lenient. think I'd open
the door and tell him that IL he didn't
60. out quietly Henrietta would come
down and attend to his case"
He was thoroughly happy when he
entered the front door with package
In his hand and exclaimed: "I've got
something here for the woman love
better than all the world" "John," she
said sadly. II don't object to extrava-
gan.e ordinarily. but ! do object to you
buying expensive presents for the
cook." But then. you zee. she judged
him By his appetite. not his heart
Denver Times.
A Georgia singer complains that the
printer murdered his verses In cur.
rent publication. He says that no
WRITE:
A little wife to wait.
In the rosy twilight late.
With the blooms-thick at the gate.
But the stanxa appeared In print a.
follows:
A little wife to wait,
In the rosy twilight late.
With the broomstick &C the gate.
Constituticn.
Pat had secured lodgings In the town
and gone to bed early. The wind was