The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

making jokes siill less am ! given %
repeating other peoples jokes of news
paper wittiesDg
Bat when. without preliminary
study Or f0refh0ugilt, that Joke came
into being ID my brain. knew it was
the best Joke / had ever heard Or
rather. since I had not spoken H.
and therefore had not yet heard T. ]
knew II Was better than any joke ]
had ever heard or read
And 1t was absolutely original no
train of thought had led up 10 II no
previous conversation had suggested
II: like Minerva. Il sprang fuii-armed
from a great head
Being my own joke. and such an ex-
ceptionsily good joke. ! began 70
think over my aequaintsnees with a
view Of selecting one worthy to be its
FIRST bearer
Beauehsmp was my dearest friend,
but then BeaueAamp was an English
man. and 80. of course, could not be
expected to see the point o. q purely
American Joke ike mine Dorothy.
ny faneee. was q perfect dear. but.
well that pretty curly head o. hers
really lad no room - 1t for anything
but her friyolous pleasures and her
lore o. me- Dawson was the editor
q comic paper 50 be was out 0f
The question Parker. my brother-ln-
law, was a minister. and a man of
really good taste IN Jokes. but some
how, felt sure my joke was in a
class above him. And 50 ] thought
over al my friends until / came TO
Ferris
"Just the one I raid to myself.
@Ferris writes such delicate. Witty
Ferseg. bell appreciate the full favor
Of an exquisite joke Ike this Of mine"
had just co,iclu6ed that I would
20 AT once 70 Ferris's house. and giye
him fbe trea. had IN store for him.
when my sister Eleanor entered the
library, where ! was sitting. Now. my
sister iE an extremely up-tO-date young
woman, and as the day was a triHe
cl0r1y, she WAS wearing a trim cloth
s1ir, which held itself prcadly aloof
from al earthly contact. and a bat.
gloyee- and boots which would have
bee1 glad TO own.
was unable 10 resist the ternpta-
ton 70 try my joke on her. although
Eleanor is 80 very progressive that
she takes even her own mentality
seriously
''slstcr," said i with touch Of Sc
verify in my tone. for street wear
nothing is more improper than a rainy
day skirt
Eleanor's eyes blazed. How ignor-
ant you are. she exclaimed. "Eeyrys
body wears them. and they are entire
~ correct have no patience with
o woman who would drag d cloth trair
along muddy sidewalk. or tire her
self out trying 70 hold Il up. Neither
have / any patience With man who
can approve of such an old-fashioned.
mistaken notion And with a pro-
gressiye slam Of the street-door, she
WAS gone.
! chUckled softly to myself over the
lum0r-bllndnesg of women. and wish
certainty Of more successful ex-
pertinent betook myself to Ferris's
house.
Ferris. old man. said /. without
preamble, I've made q joke, and, as
it's the best joke ever made, I'm go
Ing 70 tell It to you first Of anybody"
Do" said Ferris. looking intelligent.
as be often does
Well said /, slowly and very sob
erly, 'it's fashion note. you know. a
burlesque fashion note, and it's this:
For street wear nothing Is more lm-
proper than a ralny-day skirt"
"GO on" said Ferris.
"GO onT ! cried. There's nothing
more; that's al there IS to It"
But you said it was q joke" said
Ferris, the intelligent look dying out
Of bis face
1T Is a joke! Oh, don't you see the
pointY
There isn't any point," said Ferris,
calmly, 4and besides, It isn't true.
Lots of things are far more improper.
I.cok at the ladies' evening-dress Of
Ny-lhy y~T
Eyenlng-dress isn't worn in the
daytime" ! said, euttlngly, and with
great disgust at Ferriss stupidity,
went away
As / walked down the street / met
Daisy Day, and. with sudden de-
fermlnatlon to tell that joke to every
person should see until somebody
appreciated It, ! turned, and walked
by ner side.
Good morning. Miss Day" / said,
and glanced severely at her smart
rainy y-Gay skirt Don't you know that
for street wear nothing rs more Inn
proper than rainy-day skirtl It's a
joke ] added hastily. for saw an
expression Of mortal offense stealing
over her pretty, babyish face.
"Oh. IT'S joker she exclaimed. her
face clearing and her dimpIes spring
ing into life. "And what a good one
on, Mr. Abbott, you are so, cleverl
just love your jokes DO tell me an
other. But wait until learn this one.
40 that can quote It correctly. 1t
isn't correct to wear a raIny-day suit