Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-09-01
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Patience-Is her husband in trade?
Patrice-No; he was sold out by the
sheriff last week-Yonkers States
man.
PA. what is a genius?- "a genius
is clever person who can steal some
body's originality and not be found
out."-Chicago Post.
Yeast-why is a woman's pocket
like the North Pole? Crimsonbeak-
That's easy. Because the man doesn't
live who ever discovered it.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Little Tildy-Don't you get awful
tired doin' nothin', mister? Languid
Lannigan-Turrible, sissy, but I new
er complains. Everybody has dere
troubles.-Puck.
TeacherIWillie, give me a sentence
In which the term hook-and-eye is
used. Willie-Me an pa went fshin'.
Pa told me L bait m hook an did
Baltimore American.
you can't take two from two and
leave one, you know" no" replied
the South Dakota Judge. but I've
often taken one from one and left
two.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Little Dick-Uncle Richard, what Is
chagrin? Uncle Richard-Dickie, cha.
grin is that feeling you ought to have
when you kick at the cat and fall over
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
This book of poetry is my first"
says candid western poet. land il my
friends and fellow-citizens will only
help me to pay out, promise 'em it
will be my last,"-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Mae-So you've broken with him.
Ethel-IeS. He was entirely too
hard TO please. Mae-Gracious, how
he must have changed since he pro-
posed to you!-Superior (Wis.) Tele-
gram.
Artist lat work)-Now give me your
honest opinion of this picture. Wis
itor (who fancies himself a critic-It's
utterly worthless! Artist (dreamily)
-Ye-e-s-but give it all the same
London Punch
Boss" began the beggar, won't
you help poor" See here" inter-
rupted Goodheart, 81 gave you money
last week" well. gee whiz. Amt
you earned any more since?"-Phila
delphia Ledger.
II spent last evening in the COM
pany of the one love best i'm all the
world" said young Sapleigh. "So?"
queried his friend Binkins. and
didn't you tire of your own company"
Chicago News.
Can you gimme a bite. ma'am?"
said the ragged hobo. I'm hungry
enuff ter eat boss" Il regret to
say replied the kind lady. that we
are just out of horses: but Ill call the
dog. News.
"one of the most important things
In life," my son. said the father. "is
to know when to grasp an opportuni
ty.' And another" said the wise
son. 'is to- know when to let go of il,
| suppose. '-Philadelphia Ledger.
Biggs-I went fishing yesterday
Butts-What did you catch? Biggs
Nothing. Didn't even catch a nib
BILE. Butts-Allow me to congratulate.
you, old man. That's the first truthful
fish story ever heard.-Chicago
News.
II suppose you will marry when you
grow up" said the visitor pleasantly.
NO replied the thoughtful girl inno-
Gently. Mamma says papa is more
care than the children. so I guess the
| care OF my children will be enough for
me without the care OF a husband
Chicago Post.
You say yUu would like to- be cap
tured by brigands?" Well" answer
ed Mr.. Meekton. II don't know that I
would exactly enjoy IL. But II some
brigand were to demand ten or ffteen
thousand dollars before he'd give me
| up. IL might make Henrietta think I
amounted to something. "-Chicago
Record-Herald.