Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-05-19
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us marriage failure?" You can
never tell till you've seen the wedding
presents. cleveland Leader.
my boy" asked the school teach
er, what is the chief end of man?"
why, the end his heads on" replied
the oungster-Baltimore Herald.
Her-Why do you prefer hotel food
to my cooking? Him-At a hotel
can always look at the menu and see
what I'm eating. Leader.
"See that man? Well, sir, he landed
in this country with bare feet and now
he's got millions" Gee whiz! he
must be a regular centipede. "-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Strayner-My heart goes out instinc-
lively to the cry of distress. Bulge
Well, that's the cheapest thing you can
let go out; that's some consolation
Boston Transcript.
Stubb-Time works changes among
the wealthy as well as the poor. Penn
Il should say so. These days the
chauffeur knows more family secrets
than the butler.-Chicago News.
Carrye-What did papa say when
you asked for my hand? Cholly-
From what the ambulance surgeon
told me when l came to he must have
said aplenty.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Clara-How did you break your hus-
band of suffering? Grace-Every
time he started it l began to protest
against his smoking. | never failed to
start his flow Of language.-Detroit
Free Press.
why, yes" said Miss Pertie Good
win to her intimate friend, Harry and
are going to have secret wedding.
Not soul is going to know Of 1t till
after it's over. Hadn't you heard p
Chicago Tribune.
She-To think that he should treat
me so! And he told me he loved me
with his whole heart. He-That was
all right; but you see since then he
has been suffering from heart failure.
Boston Transcript.
Little Willie-Say, pa, what is the
meaning of 'Noblesse oblige"? Pal
don't know, my son, unless it has some
connection with those foreign mobiles
who are Obliged to marry for money
Chicago Daily News.
81 can truthfully say" remarked a
st. Petersburg official. chat nobody
ever threw bomb at me- ITO what
do you attribute this faet?" asked the
sardonic colleague; popularity or I'M
Importance ?'-Washingto Star.
Does your husband ever boast of
his mothers cooking?" Boast! l
should say not Why, only the other
day saw him out in the alley playing
uuoits with some of his mothers
doughnuts. cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Those two men talking together
over there are worth good many
millions between them" Which is
the richerr 81 don't know, posi-
tiyely-but watch the bishop, who's
going to speak to them 'Why?"
"See which one he shakes hands with
first. Life.
Gunner think there should be an
authorship class connected with ev-
cry big college. / mean so students
would be enabled to write fiction for
money. Guyer-Fiction? Say, did
you ever see the letters that students
write their parents when they need a
cneck?-Chicago Daily News.
I'm afraid we can't use this sketch
of your life in this campaign" said the
boss to the young candidate. I'm
afraid the public won't believe you
came from the country?" 'Why not?"
Because you don't say you ever taught
school for a term and then came to
the CITY to study law."-Omaha News.
But don't you see, Miss de Muir,"
argued young Professor McGoozle,
chat you merely beg the question
when you take that .position?" Il am
sure. professor" protested the young
woman. her eyes swapping, Il haven't
changed my position particle since
sat down here, and | haven't thought
of begging you to ask me any ques-
ton whatever. "-Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Nayberleigh-Why, what are
Won crying about? Mrs. Youngbride
well. you know, John Is away on
a business trip Mrs. Nayberleigh-
Yes. Mrs. Youngbride-He writes
that he gets out my picture and k
kisses it every day. Mrs. Navber-
leigh-Well, that's surely nothing to
cry about. Mrs. Youngbride-Yes, 1t
is! Just to play a joke on him, I
took my picture out of his grip whtl
he started, and put one of m-m-motH-
er's in its place.-Cleyeland Leader.