Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-12-17
ANECDOTES FROM AMvwHeer.

They are telling a good story on y
prominent citizen Of a New York town..
who tried to repeat a joke to his wife
and found the joke was on himself. 1t
seems that h citizen was in a down
town hat store n evening. after clos
Ing hours. and the proprietor from
some incentive said: Il will give to
any man here a new silk hat II he will
swear on his word of honor that never
since his marriage has he cast q lam
gushing glance, or the eye Of love, on
any woman other than his wife"
A young man stepped forward and
said: Give me the hat"
Are you ready to so swear?" asked
the shopkeeper.
Il am" replied the young man
firmly.
take the hat" said the halter. who
then added: when were you married.
by the way?"
Last night" replied the young man.
This was the joke-the Joke on HI
hstter-which he prominent citizen
ran home and repeated to his wife with
After he had finished the wife did
not seem to appreciate the humor as
| keenly as had been anticipated by the
husband.
why don't you laugh?" asked the
/ latter. OOnI you see ~ III luAstty
Il was thinking" replied the wife.
Why didn't you bring home the hat.
dear?"
.Well, darn 1t! A silk hat never did
look we'll or me-" demonstrated the
prominent citizen.
Strangers in New York always notice
and comment OF the childlike curiosity
Of the crowds on Broadway. New
Workers. will stop and look at anything,
from the hoisting of a safe to the up
lifting OF a fallen horse. and they chase
fire engines like boys.
An Incident of this sort Is related by
one of the older bankers. When Rufus
Hatch was in his prime there was a
little restaurant down town where the
men of finance took luncheon. Hatch
went in one day and found every table
occupied. He was In a hurry. There
seemed to be no chance. So he said
to the mar in charge. loud enough to
be heard all over the small room: Per
rible accident down at the Battery"
WHAT" asked the manager.
Full rigged ship has just gone down
in the channel. with a lot OF people on
board"
There was an immediate rush for the
door. Tables were deserted. and the
men who were eating ran pell-mell
down Broadway. Hatch sat down m
ate a quiet luncheon. Then he paid
his check and went out. The street
was full of people running toward the
Battery.
whats the matter?" asked Hatch.
ship gone down with a lot of people
on board!" gasped the unner.
"Gracious!" shouted Hatch. rs that
SC? I must see that" and he, too. ran
down the street. hoaxed by his own
hoax.
One of those hedgling orators that
frequently are let loose during these
political campaigns was discoursing
tervidly a few nights ago on a street
corner in New York. He was new at
the business and was more Than slight
ly attacked by stage fright. Mcclellan
was his theme.
He was nursed in the cradle of de-
mocracy!' shouted the young man OF
the candidate. Then he worked off the
line for half a minute. when again
came the phrase:
He was nursed at the cradle OF de-
~nocracy!"
Once more he started on n new tack,
but 1t lasted less than a a minute.
when h old phrase was repeated.
Say. for heavens sake. get the can
didate away from that bottle!" yelled
4 man in the crowd.