The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-09-20
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Short

Al a recent ponIeai m~%fknS ia f@k"
land. the speaker made q jest aud. lad
ing that bis audience had missed the
point OF 1t. said playfally II had
hoped, gentlemen. that you would laugh
at that" A palliative voice eaEss
through the silence. Il laughed, mister"
Then everybody did
A wellknown Scotch author and a
young friend Of bis had spent the whole
day On the llnks. aud had had sonae
close and exciting matches. As they left
for home. the elder man remarked DO
you think you could play again 10 NOR
ROW, iaddief" SWELL" answered the
youth, II was TO be married to- morrow.
but | can pat II ID"
Proprietors OF big concerns set ae~
eustomed 10 siient e~ofnfnendarion and
outspoken complaints. They are a gF~ss
deal like a certain restaurant manager.
To this manager a patron said o ar
ternoon: Where did you set thar
beef that you served ms for iunehY
and the manager. eonident that a eoan-
plant was Forthcoming, said hetiy
swell, sir. what wns the matter vita
the beefY' Nothing said the parrcn:
.'that was why ! asked
A certain Irishwofnan. on her death
bed. called her husband 20 her side.
Patrick" she said. 1--WE a last RAP
aulst 10 make Of ye@ 4 couldn't rag.
fuse ye annything MARY. daFlint.~ re-
sponded the sorFvwing husband PAT
rick said Mary. soieinBiy. 4 want -
sh'u& le&ve mother ride IL tbs carriage
beside ye 10 me funeriL" Ills tos
much ye're askin' Of ne. Mary cried
Pat ~springing 10 bis fees IN d~esfeFa.
ton Mary. however. was d~<~rmln@i
on this point and Pat nnaiiy yielded
10 her -iast rnyauisL ~t1i lave her
ride be me side he ~proanis~i. weeping
bitterly. but mark -. Mary. dariint.
twill shpoll the day fur me eatorseiy.
that II VIII
When Representative Saith 81 leea
was a ~neixiins attorney he ~as anx.
loas 20 make a reputation for himsels.
A prisoner was broashg before sh@ bar
Ia the criminal court il io~a. bat he
was not represented b. a ia~y@r.
~where Ia your lawyer Inquired tho
iudxs who presided. = have none
Responded the prisoner. why hayeaf
your ~Havcnt any neoney vifh Whleh
10 pay a awyeF. ~fo yea skns a
lawyerY asked the 5uixv Yes ynuf
honor There il Wai,sx . Snilth
John brown. Gsorss Green. said tiss
Judge. pointing 70 a iot ~ ygsnx ST
tprusys who were ab<suf th~ cssgs
walting for xonsfhlnk to turn up And
Mr.. Alexander Il out In che ssrridsr.
The prisoner eyed the bedding attos-
n~ys in the court, room. and after .
critical surrey ssrnk~d his chin and
sah: wall I guess ! wiil saks STE.
Alexander
Frank y. Doubleday. the Sew Yosx
publisher. wss Ia England last wintsr.
and had several talks wigh Husiyard
Que Of ths stories klpfnx
told him was this Il was in Care
South Africa. taking wIth pr.
Jameson. when the papers came with
The story 81 the revolution IN Panama.
The secession Of the canal sou~ and shs
o. this Republic of Psnansa.
This particular story said that sh4
~hobe scheme had besn engineered by
President Roosevelt. whlch Is untrue.
81 course. but that ia the way the story
jameson read lt aloud 10 sse.
lad when - had nslshest. said Cad.
that max my little sxpesss.
look foolish Doubleday thought
be story wss very good Next tire hs
.anss 10 Washington he told Il 10 tho
resident expecting 10 set a laugh. II
all to sss the Joke said THE President
artiy. and when Doubleday thought II
'ver be failed 10 se~ u. too.