, 1904-09-14

TWO YOuIR htu SOt III al
ing scrape recently. They are well
meaning fellows but like risky young
colts, must occasionally have a little
snort. They board at a hotel located on
Five Mile Beach. One of their chums
who is rather inclined to keep early
hours was the object of an attempted
prank. Our two young men retired to
their rooms the other night at about II
o'clock only to discover that their chum
was still out. Desiring to have some
fun with him, a practical joke was sug-
gested. Both put their heads together
and soon began to hatch a plot. IL
didn't take long. First they unscrewed
the electric light bulbs from their sock
cts in the hall and hid them, leaving
the hall in darkness. Then they Sc
cured a chair and laid it IN a position
where the unsuspecting victim would
surely stumble over il upon entering
his room. Next they placed a good
sized valise in such a position that
when he would attempt To untangle his
legs from the chair, he would fall COM
pletely over the valise and land into a
bucket of water conveniently placed.
In theory the plan was in perfect work
ing order, so they retired to their rooms
and awaited the appearance of their
victim. About one O'Clock III the morn
ing a loud noise resounded through the
hall. observation-disclosures
Something doing sure, thought the
tricksters tumbling out of bed. They
rushed to the door of their Dol eXpec-
ting to see their chum sprawling out on
the floor, but impossible No, true.
1t was a middle aged lady lying on
the floor gasping for breath. The boys
hastily retreated and turned pale. The
lady let out a scream that awoke every
sleeping person on the hall. Assistance
soon came and she was helped back to
her room ,vowing vengeance on the per-
son who carelessly left chairs, valises
and water on the hall floor. Half an
hour later the intended victim came in,
but everything was quiet and he never
knew what a close shave he had. The
boys are no very anxious 10 discuss on
the success Of their little joke.
While strolling along the strand the
other evening we found an old Whiskey
flask, firmly corked lying on the beach
where the tide had laid it. On opening
it a piece of paper with the following
inscription on it was found:
The sea captain walked up to the
game counter. ~ want q pack of
cards. he said.
"What kind ?" asked the clerk.
Cant you tell by my looks that
Pm a seaman
81 can"
"rhen, y said the old salt, as he mer-
rlly tossed a twenty-five cent piece up
IN no aCttnfap tI(NS.A
deck"
There is a good looking young man
boarding at one of our hotels who from
all actions and conduct we should i'm
agine was madly in love. About six
times a week he receives dainty per-
fumed letters from the city of Brotherly
Love addressed in a feminine hand
writing. He always eagerly reads
these letters which generally cause his
face to undergo a rapid transformation.
over his features spread a dreamy far
away look and he gloats over the days
spent in roaming through the streets of
Philadelphia with his loVe-past the
city hall and in pleasant parks. Often
III these minutes of abstraction he does
pOiiN HoSNi thlhSS. INON lDlS IGllON
has a roommate, a quiet sort of a fell
low, who has never entered into the
thralls of love and cannot understand
the 'silly" actions of his chum. They
both wear black clothes which was the
cause of a complication one day last
week
Our love struck young man, after
reading several times one of the dainty
missives just received, went to his room
and placed it in the inside pocket of
his black coat, as he supposed. His
chum next entered upon the scene
donned his black suit and started out
in town. Feeling a letter in his coat
pocket he casually pulled it out and
examined it, then opened and read it.
His curiosity was satisfied. 1t was his
chum's love letter placed by mistake
in his coat pocket. The letter was re-
turned TO its owner who nearly tainted
when he saw it in the hands of his
chum. All love letters received by the
young lover will be carefully taken
care of in the future. 1t was awfully
mean of his chum to read his letter
anyway.
VERBATIM.