The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-18
ANECDOTES FROM ANYWHERE.

They are telling a good story on a
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 the 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 q new silk hat if he will
swear on his word of honor that never
since his marriage has he cast a Ian
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: "Nhen were you married,
by the way?"
Last night" replied the young man.
This was the joke-thc joke on the
hatter-which the prominent citizen
ran home and repeated to his wife with
much gusto.
After he had finished the wife did
not seem TO appreciate the humor as
fleenly as had been anticipated by the
husband.
why don't you laugh?" asked the
latter. Don't you see it is funny?"
Il was thinking" replied the wife.
why didn't you bring home the hat,
dear?"
Well, darn it! A silk hat never did
look we'll on me-" demonstrated the
prominent citizen.
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Strangers in New York always notice
fnd comment on the childIile curiosity
pf the crowds on Broadway. New
" n1'l.nIs will CT INN q. md la,1- , = ~, :, 4 ;,-
lrom the hosting Of a safe to the up
lifting of q 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 ana found every table
occupied. He was in u hurry. There
seemed to be no chance. SO he said
70 the man in charge, loud enough to
pc heard all over the small room: Ter
rible accident down at the Battery"
"Nhat?" asked the manager.
"Full-rigged ship has just gone down
board"
There was an immediate rush for the
door. Tables were deserted, and the
Tnen who We're eating ran pell-mell
down Broadway. Hatch sat down and
- " HtASI tu!ICiiCOiI. IIlclt he PAID
his check and went out. The street
was full of people running toward the
Battery.
What's the matter?" asked Hatch.
ship gone down with a lot of people
on board sasped the runner.
"Gracious!' shouted Hatch. us that
so? | must see that" and he, too, ran
the street, hoaXed by his own
hoax.
One of those nedgling orators that
frequently are let loose during these
political campaigns was discoursing
ferVidly a few nights ago on q street
corner in New York. He was new at
fhe business and was more than slight
y attacked by stage fright. Mcclellan
was his theme.
lie was nursed in the cradle of de-
pnocracy!' shouted the young man of
the candidate. Then he worked off the
Zine for half a minute, when again
came the phrase:
lie was nursed at the cradle of de-
3~nocraCy!'
once more he started on a new tack.
it lasted less than half a minute,
"hen the old phrase was repeated.
say, for heavens sake, get the cam
away from that bother" yelled
l man in the crowd.