The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-23
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candidate for several offices, and not
long since tried for slandering the late
President Mckinley. is q bit Of d joker
in his way. He tells a story about the
nom-de-plume Cath" used by George
Alfred, Townsend.
What does that name mean?' q
young lady parislioner asked OF DR..
Swallow.
1.-The letters are the authors initials,
c.. A. Townsend" answered the clergy
man.
Put what does the h stand for?'
persisted the lady.
That's where he's going to When he
dies" said DR.. Swallow.
The lady was Mortified, and asked
timidly, rs he really such a bad mar
as all that"'
certainly not. You misapprehend
me-" answered DR.. Swallow. The n
stands for heaven
Representative Kyle never neglects
an opportunity to give a sly slap to
Ohio. He relates this incident, which
he AYERS occurred in Pickaway county.
There is in the country a certain
crossroads, Where a patient teacher
struggles daily with the development Of
the young idea. One morning she was
giving the school a lesson in geography.
What is a cataract? she asked.
There was an absolute silence in re-
Spouse and she explained the meaning
of the word.
What is a cape"
This was better. One of the children
knew 1t was a point of land jutting out
into the water.
What is a strait?'
"Over in a corner a hand went up.
I know, teacher said a small boy.
Well, what is it?'
1T beats three of a kind was the
triumphant r
Senator Mason is the possessor OF a
fine voice. He exercises it frequently
when at his home by singing melodies
that strike his fancy. The other day
he received a compliment upon his vo-
cal abilities. At least, he thought it
was a compliment until it was ex-
planned to him.
Il was out at my summer home" he
said, and as usual I went around sing
ing. One day my daughter came tc
me.
Father she said, Mrs. X. thinks
you have a splendid voice
Il was quite tlattered.
What makes you think SOP 1 asked
"Oh, she told me the other day tina
you sang heavenly
WELL, for d minute I wanted to senc
for Mrs. x. and ask her if she wanted
any passes. Then my daughter fin.
ished the compliment.
"'She didn't say it was heavenly, but
she said the same thing. She said il
was unearthly.'"
Manager John r.. Stetson, although
an excellent business man, was no
Well Versed in dramatic literature. Or
n occasion he financed a revival O.
Macbeth" in one of his theaters ant
paid, as usual, very little attention tt
the mere matter of the play, so long al
the n was all right. He ven il
through the stage door in a bad humol
n evening and took a look at the per
Torrance from the wings during thu
. third scene Of the first act. Then, turn
ing angrily to one OF the stage hands
he asked:
why are those women sweeping
there when the curtain is up? TIL
!, stage manager must be crazy!" Then
yelling at the female figures on thu
5 stage: Hey! Get off, there! Get off!
Why, Mr.. Stetson," said the stag,
manager, running up, they are thu
witches!-part of the play, you know!'
Don't like that kind of play. VIII
wrote it," ss.
shakespeare, Mr.. Stetson," answered
the awed stage manager.
We'll, when he comes round her,
, again tell him We're through with him
! pay him his royalties and let him got
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