Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-31

Matched year ago."
This is the conversation that took
place. according to Chicago paper
between the girls with the twO-StOry
plane hat. on the Wentworth ave. car:
Seer Jen."
"Watcha wanta me?"
"Wanta askeesumpin. Ooze cummin-
out chOOr house t'moranight
'AwquitcherfoOlin:"
"AintafoOlin. Oozeacummin?
"Awk:l moff. Aintnobodycummin
'InObettern that
'Batchadollar thaint"
"ISetchadollar thiZ.'
''Awka moff,"
Seer Jen. Joomeentellme lima
Tyre"
"Srite. OoZe binastuffin yuh?"
obOddisbinstuffinme. lnO wottim-
"Awka mof! Nothininnit allsame.''
"s5awl OVertown."
"WOtsawlOvertOwn?"
"BOuchOoantOmjackson."
"OoZee?"
Gore shoe don't know"
Gore 81 don't"
"BetchadoO."
Say! Juno LilsimmOnso
"HettidoO. rllo. Ear sware Iga
toff."
Well. g'by."
"l;by."
Joseph Letter was in New York the
other day. He had luncheon at Il fash
ionable restaurant
During the luncheon the subject of
widows arose, and on this interesting
topic many original ideas were eX-
pressed. Mr.. Letter said:
Some widows are to be pitied; 9TH
ers. again. are to be felicitated My
father used to describe Il widow of the
latter sort.
"SEe lived in Maryland; she kept a
little village store. Her husband was
Il worthless fellow. He never worked
and he drank Il great deal. A worth
less fellow, ] repeat. but nevertheless.
when he died suddenly, many persons
made calls of sympathy and coincidence
on the widow.
My father did not CALL but one day.
stopping at the store TO buy some trife
or other. he thought il was no more
than right 10 say in a feeling tone:
You must miss your husband a
great deal, madam
Well, sir said the widow, it does
seem strange to come into the shop and
find something in the tin"
Charles NJ. Schwab. like most men Of
wealth, gets innumerable letters asking
him to subscribe to charities. When
Mr.. Schwab is assured of a charity's
usefulness, he subscribes, but often, Of
course. he has to refuse to give to char
tiles about which he Is dubious.
Not long since Mr.. Schwab received
a letter from stranger in London.
Knowing as do your generosity"
this stranger wrote, Il have put you
down for a C 40 or 5000 subscription to
our miners widows fund, Christmas
is approaching, and we propose to give
a fowl and "a Christmas pudding to
each miners widow on Christmas Eve.
In this good work your donation will
help largely"
Mr.. Schwab replied to the stranger
as follows:
Though know nothing of you or of
your fund. ! respond gladly to the call
you make upon me. /, too, am inter-
ested in charity similar to yours. 1t
is an American charity, and, since it
stands in need of funds for Christ
mas treat. ! have not hesitated to put
you Down for a subscription of 5000 to
II. Thus no money need pass between
u.s."
Il met with a rather amusing expert
ence In Boston the other day." said a
man as he pushed his chair
back from the Thanksgiving table and
prepared to light UP. you've been
told that In Boston they know all
things that are worth knowing along
with several things that aren't. have
what approaches passion for oysters
and can rarely resist the temptation
to eat them when I encounter them.
was making my way from the Revere
House to the depot. and in one OF the
llleyways peculiar to Bd3sDn the sign
Oysters in All Styles Haunted itself IN
my face. had fewsminutes to spare.
% I went IN and caiied for an oyster
WHAT" exclaimed the girl behind
the counter.
An oyster cocktail. !. & repeated.
You know what "a 6yster cocktail io,'