The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-31
THE STORY TELHERs.
Jokes and Anecdotes of the Actors
Told Off the Stage.

Joseph Jefferson. the actor. thinks he
has discovered the most prievous stroke
the commercial spirit of the age has
yet delivered, says the Saturday Even
ing Post. A favorite little grandson
was recently displaying the contents OF
his pockets and explaining how he be-
came possessed of each article.
'tAnd the top-where did you get
that?' asked Mr.. Jefferson.
ooh, the big boys gave me that for
being it, exclaimed the youngster.
What" exclaimed the astonished
Eyes. When they first begin a game
of tag or hide and seek, or something,
somebody has to be it, so they hire one
of us little fellows"
But what about 'eeny, meeny, miny,
MOP" pursued Mr.. Jefferson.
''Oh, they say that takes too long. It's
easier to hire an it," explained the
boy.
Occasionally the smart city man finds
himself Worsted when he attempts to
impart some of his superior knowledge
mer Raymond Hitchcock, the star of
Henry w. Savage's Yankee Consul
was spending few months in small
town in the interior of Maine. There
came to this village pair of disciples
of the art of Isaak Walton, who had
every conceivable instrument Of the
piscaturial kind for wooing the dnny
tribe from their home. With great
down their paraphernalia in the coun-
try store and the following dialogue
took place:
I'VE want to put in about two weeks
in the woods" the young man explain
ed, land we want a good man for a
guide. OF course there are guides to
be had here?"
Lots of EN-" answered the proprie-
tor. You kin git all kinds of guides
here"
We'll, we want the best that can be
had for money, and we don't care what
it costs,'' said one of the disciples. We
came from the City to make a record"
YOU said the proprietor.
What are Peters special qualif1ca-
tions?" they asked.
why, he's the best liar in the state,
replied the proprietor. IF you can't
make a record with him there amt no
use trying for it with any one else. L
thought you We're just up here for the
but if you're out to bust records, why
Pete's the man for YOU"
DO you ever talk French nova
days?'' asked5a friend of Jeanette
Bageard, knowing that the Sidonie OF
the prince of Pilsen'' company is a
Partisan born.
cost me one-sixty," said Miss Bageard.
Il was travelling where, you know,
there are a great many French-Cana-
dams in the factory towns. 1 had no
way of busying myself on the train and
1 overheard little boy in the seat in
front of me talking French with his
mother joined in the. conversation,
and finally asked the Youngster to SIT
with me. The conductor had not pass
ed through the car until the boy had
changed seats and while we were hav-
ing a chat he went up and down the
aisle once or twice before taking tick
cts.
''Then the fact was developed that
while the mother had a ticket, the1
child's had been lost or had not been
bought and neither had any money.
The mother spoke in English.
1.-THE conductor waited minute and
then said, I'll trouble you for your lit
tie boys fare r
"'He isn't my little boy 1 said. 1
don't know anything about him..
GA fine chance you have to get away
with that said the conductor Ana
YOU don't know anything about his lingo
either, suppose! You must think I'm
deaf. dumb and blind. I saw you and
the kid sitting in the same seat and l
heard you jabbering together: NOW, II
YOU don't pay his fare you'll both nave
to get off at the next station
'sIt was a good case Of circumstance
evidence and I paid. No more French
for me and no more strange little boys
ether