The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-16

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.Fred-John's wife helps him with his
literary labors, doesn't she? Freder-
icka-7 oh! yes, she cashes his checks. ::
II wonder if he knows my sister has
money" "Has he proposed?" HE
has" "He does" New York Herald.
""Do3 you believe in love at first sight,
Chris?" 'Sure. If more men took
closer look they wouldn't fall in love"
Philadelphia Bulletin. :.
"Wnl you marry me?" he asked. 81
told you once that would not" she
answered. Eyes, but that was yester-
day." he urged:-Tid- Bits.
Its a small village" $50 small
they call shop a store?'' ooh, small.
er than that. They call store an en-
porium." New York Sun.
HE proposed to her as a joke"
"Yes?' 'Well, she accepted him. He
does not regard himself as humorist
any more" -Brooklyn Life.
Jaggles-A new summer drink has
been named ping-pong. Waggles-So
they're going to force it down our
threats, eh?-New York Sun. =.
Too late we learn to grasp the elew.
Twixt that which is and that which
was;
And the man who's always 'going to-
Is the. man who never docs" +
"Jenkins holds his head mighty high,
this lmornin'. What's happened?"
Gust tput mortgage on the mule an
sold mockin' bird for $1O.-Atlanta
Constitution.
pa" said little Willie, Il wonder
why bad actor is called a ham,"
Perhaps" replied his father, "it's be.
cause he's so often served with eggs"
Philadelphia Press.
He-Do you mean to say the plumber
has not been here yet? SheGNo-isn't
it shameful? And we such good Gus
toners; our plumbing is nearly always
out of order!-Brooklyn Life.
Foreign Visitor-Your American So
ciety has no castles with haunted
rooms. American Girl-N-o, we haven't,
admit; but (brightening) we have
plenty Of scandals.-New York Weekly.
Traveler-1 sent you half an hour
ago to the railway station to find when
the next train goes. Porter-Yes, sir,
and to be sure and be exact I waited
till it started-it was just 12:37-Poli-
chinelle
Il don't believe you love me bit"'
sobbed his wife. But I do, darling!
/" Don't tell me! It's unnatural
you should. No man could love a
woman who wears such old hats as I
do."-Answers.
Judge-Have the letters been duly
examined by the handwriting expert?
Prosecutor-Yes,y your honor. Judge
now be examined by the insanity ex-
pert.-Ohio State Journal.
Clerk-"Mr. Shipper was in while you
were out; he said he'd. call again to-
morrow. Proprietor kind of him.
Clerk-But he wanted to collect a bill.
Proprietor-Very kind to say when he
would call-Boston Transcript.
Now that my engagement to Edgar
is broken off 1 wonder if he'll ask me
to return the jewels that he gave me?"
IF he doesn't ask for them I'd send
them back at once-for in that case
they're not enuine!'-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
''Of course you've read Homer's story
of Ulysses and Calypso haven't you:"
mo, really can't say that I have.
There's so many books keep coming out
now, don't you know, that just SIM
ply don't pretend to keep track Of them
all."-Chicago Times-Herald.
Mr.. Stingum-By the way, Sharpe
says he saw you in the Bongtong cafe
yesterday-Nuritch Cadd-Yes, but
cut him. Did he tell you that? Mr..
Stingum-No, but he did remark that
he expected every minute to see you
cut yourself Philadelphia Press.
The automobile had broken down
and the chauffeur was busy trying to
discover the trouble. The impatient
owner of the machine at last broke
out: Hurry up, Felix; there are a lot
of people crossing the street that we
are missing."-Yonkers Statesman
Mrs. Waldo (of Boston}-I have
letter from your Uncle James. Pencil
ope, who wants us to spend the sum-
mer on his farm. Penelope dubious
ly)-1s there any society in the neigh
borhood? Mrs. Waldo-I've heard him
speak of the Holsteins and Guernseys.
presume they are pleasant people,
! Boston Christian Register.
Life Worth Living.-Gecrge-W
life is worth living, after ALL. Jack
What's happened? GeorgeI went to
railway station to see my sister off.
and by some chance Harry Handsom
was there to see his sister off, and In
the RUS and noise and confusion we
got mixed, and Rugged his sister and
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