The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-18
ANECDOTES FROM ANywsss

EE& They = telling a good
prominent citizen Of a New Yos sssga
who tried to repeat a joke q hs. .soRs
and found the joke was on h,,as VI
seems that the citizen was II 7
town hat store one evening, a,t.S WI
iing sSss ours and the proprietor ,s
some incentive said: Il Will A.. &
any man here q new silk hat IL
swear on his word OF honor tbst fs s. "
since his marriage has he cad
gushing glance, or the eve &c ,1.4
any woman other than his VII. I'VE
I A young man stepped fnrn,aa,
said: Give me the hat.n "aNoEaSl
Are you ready to 80 swear, ~
tho shopkeeper. askll
tI. am" replied the youn, !
Take the hat" said the 49,.
then added: When were Won ma. y
by the way?" MARIE
Last night" replied the youn,
This was the Joke-the Joke ~ u 81
hatter-which the prominent ~ o,,t y
ran home and repeated to his Wiz s'a Ig
much gusto. Ha
After he had finished the MI.
not seem to appreciate the h,,,as. n Il
keenly as had been anticipated Nv Nj
husband.
why don't you laugh?" askaa s
latter. Don't you see 1t Is f,1nnS,.4 y
y 81 vas thinking" replied tha It'd
why didn't you bring home tha Nh
DEAR"
well, darn 1t! A silk hat news, 4,
look well on me-" demonstrated NJ NJ
prominent citizen.
Strangers in New York ALWAYS M
ind comment on the childlike cnriosS.
of the crowds on Broadway. WA
VIII stop and look at anythiss
from tho tiofsting of n safe To fha III
1iftingso OF @ fallen horse, and they ehss1
hresengines like boys.
An incident of this sort Is related M
one Of the older. bankers. When Rl,s.|
Hatch was In his prime there wa,s.l
little restaurant down town whera III
men Of finance took luncheon. Hail
went In n day and found every taS.
occupied. He was In a hurry. ThHs
seemed to be no chance. So he NH
to the man. charge, loud enoushto
pc heard all over the small room: 'sTe,.
rible accident down at the Battery."}l
l.E-Sf AA1N. 1ShCAA k1iS -IlldIluEer. 1.SasgV
"Full-rigged ship has just gone DON
in the channel, with O lot Of people n
board"
There was an Immediate rush Tor Il.
ioor.> Tables were deserted. and m,
men who We're eating ran peIl.msn|
down Broadway. Hatch sat down aRaI
ate q quiet luncheon. Then he Nh
his check and went out. The stras
| was full Of people running toward m
Battery. 4
What's the matter2" asked Hatch
Ship gone down with a lot Of peoIj
on board!' gasped the runner.
"Gracious!" shouted Hatch. rs th,d
so? / must see that and he, TOO, Ill
down the street. hoaaed by his oTn|
hoax.
One of those fledgling orators ttnsI
frequently are let loose during thsst
political campaigns was discoursiag|
fervidly q few nights ago on a street.
corner in New York. He was new al
the business and was more thar slight
~ attacked by stage fright. McClelsn|
was his theme.
"He was nursed in the cradle Of DEL
mocracy!" shouted the young man
the candidate Then he worked of ths|
line for half q minute. when again.
came the phrase;
He was nursed at the cradle Of de]
~mocracy!"
Once more he started on a new taA
but 1t lasted less than half a rnlnaAj
when the old phrase was repeateds
Say, for heavens sake, get theScahi
didate away from~that bottlet" yslles9
4 man in the crowd. sE4s