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

! ID never IuS lieu Win lOV.
Think Of hose and dose and lose
And of ..'goose''-and yet Of choose"
Thnk Of an e !ud1, and nd, tGmn and bomb
Why, not paid with said pray?
We haye "blood" and food and good"
Wherefore" DONE" but gone and ''lone:"
| Is there any reason known?
And. in short, it seems to me
-Eansalore Magazine.
A gentleman whose liberality in no way
corresponded to his means found out one
day that there was some ale in his cellar
almost spelling, and decided to get rid of
it without delay.
The next morning when he was ramb-
ling over his estate he came across a
party Of workmen. Addressing the man
in charge, he ostentatiously presented the
ale to the men, and said they could go
and fetch it as they liked.
A few days afterward he happened to
meet the foreman again and Immediately
proceeded to extract from him in some
way suitable acknowledgment Of the
bounty recently bestowed.
the air Of a man who had granted an
unspeakable favor. Ibid you and your
men have that ale?'
"Oh, yes sir, thank you, we had it,
was the reply.
That's right, and now did you like it?"
ION; sir, it was just the thing for u.s.
was the vague response.
"Ha., that'll dc. then. But what do you
mean by just tine thing?'"
"Wcll, sir" said William, III it 'ad
been little better we shouldn't 'ad it.
and if it 'ad been a little worse we
couldn't adrinked it.'-New Yorker.
n,,rs 4lo
page Of the machinery, the vessel having
run aground considerable alarm TOOK
place, especially among the female pas
sengers.
"What is the matter? What is the
matter? For heavens sake, tell ME the
worst: exclaimed one more anxious than
the rest.
After, a short pause hoarse voice from
the deck replied:
Nothing, madam, nothing; only the
bottom Of the vessel and the top Of the
earth are stuck together.'
Rev. r. Perry Bush of Chelsea,
VINO was present in ministerial capac
ity at the opening of the convention of
the Massachusetts Embalmers' Associa-
ton at the Quincy house last Wednes-
day, consented in the absence of Mayor
Collins, who was to address the body, to
speak Il few words of greeting. He re-
lated an instance of a stuffy undertaken
and funeral
".As l entered the church," said Mr..
| bush. VI was greeted by the undertaken
in charge Of the funeral who said want
you to stand there pointing to halfway
UP the pulpit steps.
81 prefer to stand either at the ton or
the bottom,' | replied. Then l can see
my audience
You stand where tell you, was the
retort L am running this funeral
But you are not running me- I an
swered, and l will give you just one
minute to withdraw your order or get an
other minister And I took out my
watch and commenced to count off the
seconds. At the thirtieth he said: We'll,
stand where you darn please!
And I did, exclaimed Mr.. Bush
Boston Herald.
she had been promised a party, but as
her mother was sick on that day all the
company she had was two little girls of
her own size. One of her presents was
a birthday cake with seven candles on it.
After the children had eaten all the cake
Harriette went very quietly to her
mother and said:
Mamma. when is it time to eat the
candles ?'-Cecelia Colby in Little Chron-
icle.
-:O:-
The Night Before Christmas, in The
Darkest Hour, A Contented Woman In
Old Kentucky, being DESTROYS of going
to the theater, called on her friend, Sis
Hopkins whereupon the two decided to
visit Rudolph and Adolph with view to
inducing them to accompany them.
AS they were about to leave the house
there was a rap at the door and in walked
Francesca da Rimini, Twins Majestics
and the Utopians, who had been ut the
Palm Garden, and also had dropped in
for a friendly visit.
Lets organize a party and all go to-
gether,' said Francesca da Rinlini. after
the intentions of the others had been
made known to the newcomers.
Every WE'LL" acQuiesced A Contented
Woman, apparently satisfied with any
arrangement which might please the 9TH
ers. where shall we goT'
They talked the matter over. naming
the various attractions, but could arrive
at no decision.
II have it," finally spoke up Sis Hop
kins, ''let's 90 to see \ Modern Mag
dalen Way Down East"'
And they did.
I g. ~