The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-21

Is yer cher bin a-boatin'
In de ship widout de keel,
En- seen de rod a-hendin'
70 de clickin' OBJ de reel?
De trow dcy call dc "castin.''
En- when dc "Strike' yes feel,
De line she go a-sizzin'
10 de clickn' oh de reel.
Yer begin ter wind 'er in den
Wild all YES nigga zeal.
Fer YES like ter cotch's or bass, sab,
Wild de clickin oh de reel.
From abery nook and connor
Natur's mcl'dries roun' me steal,
But nun oh dem am in it
Wild de clickin' OBJ de reel.
Washington Times.
The swan is said to be excellent eating
when young. but as it is one of the long
est lived OF all creatures, it is well to
learn. if possible. how old your bird is
before you cook it.
\ gentleman in Lincolnshire. England.
sent :! dead swan to the Athen::euin
club. addressed to the secretary. \ Spe-
.ial dinner was to occur that week and
the committee without question turned
the bird over to the cook.
At the dinner the swan. resting on 4
gre.t silver dish, was Il delight to the
eating the bird. no knife seemed sharp
enough to cut it. and. Of course, eating
it WAS ont Of the question.
n few days later the donor met the
secretary and said: Il hope you got my
swan all right
THAT was IL nice joke You played Oil
u.s. returned the secretary.
".Ioke! What do you mean?"
'Why, we had the thing boiled for
thirtnpn hnur< and nvn,, thpn wa Inirht
as well have tried to cut through the
rock OF Gibraltar''
You don't mean to say you had the
swan CCOEed!
'Nhy, Of course"
Man alive. l sent it to hc stuffed
and preserved as !, curiosity ia the club.
That swan has been in my family for
$50 years. 1t was one of the identical
birds fed by the children of Charles L.
you've seen the picture OF it. My ances-
tor held the post Of master of the swan
and keeper of the Kings cygnets-' Well,
l have no doubt it was bit tough" -
Youths Companion.
\ delegation from Findlay. O., came
to Washington last week to argue for /,
federal building. Two were farmers.
changed to sleeping car. One Of the
farmers protested
Il don't know about this here sleeDin'
car business he said. Il hain't in ia
vor Of this delegation putin Oh TO sucl,
STYLE.
WHY. gol lurn We, .Jin," said the 9th
er "grcultnrist, taking his colleague
You re going off at half-cock- This
hain't no, sleepin' car. They hain't !,
bed in sight,"
Professor Henry Morton. president Of
the Stevens Institute of Technology in
Hobokcn. recently honored by Mr. Car
negie, once had a church experience
with two. students One Sunday il pair
OF freshmen wandered into the church.
not knowing that it was President Nor
tons place CT worship. They kept quiet,
and seemed properly devout throughout.
unit! the time the collection box was to
he passed. when they saw to their hor-
ror that Professor Morton himself was
passin5 the box.
Got any money!" said PaulSen to
Inglis.
:Quarter. You got any,
NO.
Nearer and nearer came the collection
Finally, when it was but one Dew
away, Damon Inglis rose to the needs
OF l'ytiliaS Taulsen.
IL stake you, old man-that'll be all
right; watch me- he whispered, and as
me box appeared before him he made
sure to catch the presidents eye. Cp
went the quarter conspicuously between
lannon's thumb and foretinger; then he
drOpped It. and, with a sweep of the
hand toward his companion, he held up
two fingers.
'Two,' said Damon, and the Profess
>or understood.
There is a doctor of divinity in Yves.
1'hlladelphia who has acquired a great
reputation for raising funds for ecclesi.
astlcal AND charitable purposes. The 9th
er day little girl swallowed Il cent and
the frantic mother told the nurse to run
for Il DOCTOR
Yes said the little girls brother
aged .; go for DR.. D., nulse.''
NO, my son. said his mother. Or
D. is, ii doctor Of divinity, aud we
want Il doctor of medicine"
but pa says DR.. D. can get money
out of anybody. ''-Philadelphia Tele.
graph.
Several senators were discussing in the
cloikroom Yesterday their experiences IL
getting rid Of objectionable visitors. The
talk recalled an episode in the life of tn.
ANtS L 1VNl VI lL0 supreme court,
whose temper was OF the most irascihl.
kind. He had given instructions to his
servant on certain morning that he
was not to be disturbed. Presently ther,
came ring at the doorbell and an az.
sressive book agent appeared.
II want to see Justice Field,'' he said
You cannot see him. was the reply.
u must see him.
impossible"
The conversation grew more emnhot;c
until finally the persistent book agent !,
demands echoed through the house. 4:
that moment Justice Field who had been
attracted by the alteration, appeared at
the head of the stairs.
William" he said, in fercely angry
tone. "show the brazen, Internal scoun
drel ", to me, if you cannot handle him
The book agent made no further effort
to break into the Justices presence
Washington Post.
After a sermon by an old colored
preacher in southwest Georgia one of
the brethren said to him: