The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-09
FUN OF THE WORLD.

FUN OF The WORLD.
An English contemporary tells the following good
OF muscular Christianity In smoking of hotel
IL Dublin. a huge priest scor-
stupidity about miracles Up the priest apd offered
II perform miracle He seized the blstant of the
sccsrs carried him TO the door. and kicked him into
The When the unhappy youth returned the priest
asked An did ye break your back" 7 did not
the answer Well It's mirscie didn't, answered
the priest.
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long ago Senator William Frye Maine
summoned prepare VIII for who was i'll
II necessary OF course witnesses and
they had BE- While awaiting their arrival
the invalid seemed and Senator FRYE thought
it his duty minister being present talk seriously
TO him he told very i'll. and that II
likely that he would soon depart from life. And
you ready this great changer Frye asked
him. I win be-" the reply. those d-n
witnesses get here"
Brton consequential species once descended
the British embassy wasains1sn demanding
his representative Hes in replied Henry
LaboiIrchere. who then attache Then
said the Friton. pompously seating himself the
end of half hour the query. ''Whsn-er-dO-you
-er-expsct Lord Lyons back?' oh in six months
So said the obising Lahouchere he left FOR Eu
rope this But you said you'd wait know.
like contradict you
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Speaking of Texas" said young lawyer who
lived in the Lone Star State Orleans Times
Democrat peculiar conversation heard
in a grocery few years in Of the smaller
of hi. ard the story viii amply illustrate
the pecuares OF the vernacuar in certain remote parts
happened be in the grocery store in ques
ton when little girl in 10 buy some eggs and the
following conversation carried on between the sirl
the keeper OF place: you eggs asked
the little girl amt said amt the storekeeper
piled whereupon little girl replied after this fashion:
you you amt you. ask you is you is you
Amt you? "
Philadelphia clergyman who had nsslected all knOwi-
of nautical affairs was asked to deliver IN address
be audience of sailors
discussing the stormy passages Of life
Thinking could his remarks more pertinent TO
his BY etspho1cay using sea expressions he
Now friends you know that when you at sea
in a seorrn the thing you anchor"
A half concealed smoker spread the and
the clergyman knew that he had made mistake.
the services OF his listeners came 10 MIN ana
said: Mr. - have you ever been at sea,
The minister replied
No unes. it was while delivering that address.
The agitated young man began:
Mr. Brockton you may have noticed that
been frequent caller at your house for the last
year more"
YES. replied the busy merchant. L have you
there then and remember
You will not surprised therefore. when tell you
marry your daughter
Let me anticipate any objections might have Mr.
Brockman. I OF good family. am not dissipated.
have good business abundantly able to support
a wife. All 1 ask is
But young man
7 can bring testimonial, to prove all say have
wanted other SILL and
And never shall want any other girl From the
first has been case Of"
Look Young man, let me get IN word "hieh
one Of my daughters do you WANT
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Berlin lady by her physician TO ore OF the
well known cures" ia Germany he gave her Litter
which purported be prescription for her treatment
there which she presented TO the doctor st the
cure" 1t read as follows 'Rup. fens. iediesa, y $
ord ent H. chihrist MKT chen seihra berd efed or
nein eel naus : h. r Ian gsamdam. t soihr sat
ter weimo natero hehatun dervi ellie eht. und ct
ver.a-N D. E N. The doctor perused the lines again
and saw that when in their proper order
ran as follows
.Rupfen sic die Cans ordentlioh ihr nix Ziehen
abr die Federn sehr anEssrn dsrnit ihr
gate swell Montate Ruhe sel-ieicht gesunde
verstanden? In English these words mean. Pluck
the old goose thoroughly There Is nothing the
matter with pull the feathers one By ore
very slowly 80 her husband have couple OF
which he may perhaps be restored
TO health. Do you understand
The doctor shook his hesd obviously her. and
ordered two months exercise. baths waters
and
Egy Ez
II is stated that during the civil several northern
soldiers were talking together before the advance
Cornth A raw recruit STEPPED ID 70 with
O, soied clothes in hand. and ssked DO know
where can get this washing done oh said one
one Of the practical jokers. we know Jsst 20 W
bundle pointing tc the headquarters Of
General Grant. you viii see short stout man who
does washing Take your bundle him IRE recruit
soon gained headquarters and stood n the
generals presence. 40 FOR you said Gen
Grant i was directed here b. coup. Th>y
told me- that you did washing. ard have bundle here
General Grants iurerturbshe face did not r-iax. He
IMPLY asked the question c4uif goa identify those
AGAIN." Yes VERY well you shall have the
chance Tuning orderly he directed him % ell
guard where the 3okers stand
ne ready 10 enjoy his discontinue let hin ten1fy
this mans bundle Of clothing srd make them wash q
thoroughly. that the w-rk we'll dons We
told that The general obsysd - the letter.
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