The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
STORIES o PEOPLE.

A very charming foreign actress. whs
has not been fortunate in her marriage.
was at Washington not long ago. ana
meeting an old friend. made sundry In
quiries concerning the welfare Of theAey
common acquaintance.
How ees Az" asked the actress.
"A? Oh, he died about a year ago..
And how ees BIZ"
"B? Why, didn't you know. He haD.
been dead these three years."
Has he. eendeed! And Eat good c, how
ees hep
Poor C.! He died last month"
All" said the lady sadly. .'eferybody-
dies-ferybody d~ies-except" with deep0
melancholy)-"mine huspandl"
This story Is told al the expense OF
recently appointed supervisor OF a publla.
school: One day she happened to be u.s.
iting a school where a young i~ncorrigiblo-
was undergoing punishment for q series
Of misdemeanors.
The teacher cited him as "the worst boy
in the school-one I can't do anything with
I've tried everything in the way Of pun.
ishment.'
Have you tried kindness7" was the gen
tie inquiry of the other lady.
Il did at first, but I've got beyond that
now"
AT the close OF the session the lady asked
the boy IL he would call and see her ON the
following Saturday. A boy arrived prompt
Fly at the hour appointed. The teacssr-
Shove him her best pictures, played her
liveliest music and set before him q de-
icious lunch on her daintiest china, whso
she thought 1t about time to begin her li4-
tie sermon.
My dear" she began, were you no3.
very unhappy to have to stand In the cor
ner before all the class for punishmentT.
H. D1o co ~ , ~ - ~ - A. L...E-nAnN
his mouth full of cake, that wasn't ms
you saw. 1t was Pete, and he gave me ~
cents to come here and take your tawing,ss
Miss Ethel having finished her own
shopping in Paris has just 1--WE francs Left
with which to get her brother a present
She decides upon a meerschaum.
II like this. How much is it?" she In
quired.
"Feefteen francs, mademoiselle." sass
the shopkeeper.
oh! that is too much. It is for a pres
ent. I will give you five francs"
The shopkeeper answered.: Zen Get
would be I Eat give re %prazenti"
~
A young woman of Is, upon returning
home after a long absence, was greeted.
by her old negress "Mammy:"
An SO. Miss Caroline, yer amt married
yit2"
mo. Nanny, and I've about given up
all hope
Wei, honey, it's powerful comfortin.
when We cease to struggle, but it will b.,
mighty disapp'intin' to yer nav"
The late Rev. walpole Warren was hear
ing the Sunday school repeat the cate
chtsm one Sunday preceding conflrmation.
when a boy from the class of small chill.
dren ventured to ask a question Of the
minister.
"Mr. Warren" he inquired in an anx-
ious tone, why does the multiplication
table make people wicked?"
The minister thought al first that the
child had taken occasion to PROFOUND :
%conundrum at a most unseemly time ana
was about to reprove him when the ear
%nestness Of the expression in the up
turned face assured him that the questiop
was asked in good faith and required .
reply.
Why do you ask such a question, Johnr
I never knew It to do &c." he said.
John turned to his catechism and read
from it with a mystifed air the question,
Did man grow worse as he began tAy
multiply?:'
And the accompanying answer:
HE did,"