The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-17

agcr, as he adjusted his glasses, to the
| smart young man.
''Yes, sir" replied the clerk.
| ..A e.; from illness"
'Oh, you're honest, at any rate. Most
| men would say they were.
Il haven't been absent from illness for
| nearly year"
You haven'ty' The old man looked
| surprised.
no, sir. 1t mas been with me all the
| time
What has?''
''Il!ness Of some sort "
| "!}ut YOU said that yesterday
| illness, sir''
The old man thought the matter over
for minute Or two, and then he said:
Yes, sir; l see. You're rather par
| ticulur in the use Of Words
Yes, sir. Study to use them correct
ly.'
"Of course; and Pm a trifie careless.
Now, please see if this sentence is correct:
Hereafter you will be absent from my
displeasure.'
! "le-eS. sir
you will also be absent on account of
my iispleasure.'
! "Ie-es, sir"
land because of my displeasure.'
| "ie-eS, sir
quite right. I'm glad that I have
you understand me. The cashier will
pay YOU your wages. Good day.
York News.
"'Wen, what kind of run did you
have?" we asked the young man as he
debarked from his airship. Great,
was the reply. Il ran over three plan
| Of kho;r
bits and Clipped a big chunk out Of oul
own moon."-Syracuse Herald.
| always" advises the pompous person
who has accumulated several millions
Railways say, L WILL Never allow your
self to be dismayed by the outlook. Over
come the outlook. That's the way tc
succeed"
"One, then,' comments the poor per
son to whom he addresses this homily
''should always say, 4 will'?"
| Yes, sir
II do.''
"Will you lend me half million to
get my airship in running order ?''-W
D. Nesbit in Lippincott's Magazine.
! -:o:-
'What is this "a la on the meenoc
f0r?' asked the country cousin.
"Sometimes it is there,'' replied the
other country cousin, who was city
times to excuse the prices they CHARGE
Indianapolis News.
Rev. Henry NJ. Wharton on 1.-THE Boy
i hood Home of Mark Twain" The "love
" little city Of Hannibal" according tt
! the writer, rs the home of some Of tho
originals of Mark Twain's characters
| Perhaps one of the best known is re-
i ferred to as follows: THE prototype OF
! Col. Sellers was a wseIlknown neighbo1
| told Of this man that in public address:
! he once declared that though he and hi
audience might not live to see it, thu
| time would come when a traveller might
take a train in Hannibal which, without
| change Of cars, would land him at Puge
! Sound. OF COURSE the villagers laughed
him to .scorn, for they had in mind only
! the little putting, wheeling steamboat
and the stage coach of that day. Yet il
is literally true that an express trail
! passes Hannibal every day bound, with
out change, for Puget Sound. Another
i characteristic incident: A number of citi
zens were standing in front of store
! word was spoken, all being awed int
reyerential silence, when suddenly tin
voice of this weE-known resident wa!
heard to say: Gentlemen, give me you
attention! The man who says there i:
no God" is a damned fool"
Messenger-Hello. Thoity-n mine, where!
yer uniform? Amt yer messengerin' NJ
! more?
Ex-Ditto-Naw.
] Messenger-Clerkin'?
E&Ditto- office beyin7-- Phi1a
delphia Press.
The Canadian postmaster general Will,
in London recently and walking with :
friend said: 1--WE will ask the next thre,
people we meet if they have ever heart
of Canada" The first of the three, all O;
! whom were Londoners. answered No
The second, who had been around Lon
don seventy years, said he was sure i
was nowhere near the Strand The thirt
was a cockney flower girl. and of he
the postmaster general asked: @'Are 80,
familiar with Ottawa" ~Familiar Will
who?'' she replied. ''Yon just 50 alon,
or III smack your dirty faice!''
HE GOT BEBTOR.
| A very recalcitrant debtor
| Received a calorifed lebtor,
| Twas from his physician,
Who said: Il am wician
TnU91 INV for curing yO1lr tQht0r -