Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10
GOOD SHORT STORIES
By Smith d. Fry.

had been buried, he went to dealer in
tombstunes, and asked him to make
one small monument suitable for all OF
his seven wives. When he went to this
cemetery To view the completed work,
he found simple little marble shaft
with his own name at the bottom, on
the base. on one side OF the shaft he
saw the names OF the dear departed,
In regular proper order. On the other
eide, he saw a figure l. and beneath II a
hand. with the index finger pointing TO
the figure I Being unable to discern
the meaning Of the cryptogram, ne
sought the stone cutter. who asked:
Haven't they all gone 10 heavenT'
II truly believe that they have"
"Then therre seven up explained
the artisan
You have all heard OF the excitsble
negro preacher of Richmond, Va. who
declared "Dc sun do move" on one
occasion Jackson was urging his hear.
ers to 'Jne de army OF de Lawd," ana
he repeated his enlistment appeals
again and again. until one old black
nanny called to him
Use tined de army OF de Lawd long
time ago"
"yo has, has yo'?" shouted Jackson.
What church has you jned In de army
OF the Lawd7"
Use Jined de Baptiss church." said old
nanny.
Den go hain't lined nothin' but do
navy OF de Lawd" was the awful warn
ing OF the preacher
One OF the down east cartoonists re-
Gently pictured an old farmer couple
looking over the picture OF foot race;
t,rt ns.1 for ha A..
and wearing tights
Wonder what sort ~ a game this
Is, says Uncle 81,
Pears 10 me" said Aunt Sue, that
| It's one OF them skin games that we
sometimes read about"
one OF the children Of Israel had been
| surgicaly treated for appendicitis. On
| the sixth day afterwards, the resident
| physician of the hospital called on him,
| told him that he was doing nicely and
\ was practically out OF danger, although
| in need Of great care for some weeks TO
come. The patient then asked.
Doctor, would you mind telling me.
vot iss dot appendicitis vot you took
away from me2'
Now the resident physician had lit
| tie Marmoset pet monkey, and Just
| then. the monk hoped up on TO the foot
| OF the bed, The doctor smiled as he
said;
THAT is the appendicitis running
| along the foot board"
"Iss dot so?' he exclaimed In sur
prise. dot iss ferry lifely appen-
| dicltisdon't ST. II he hadn't been took
out he would hat killed me- Doctor, amt
it?'
Yes: you were in bad shape, or We
wouldn't have operated on YOU. Well
you're doing nicely, and I'll come In
again to see you this afternoon
The monkey remained on the bed. an
finally began running up and down the
iron railing. The patient was nervous
and he cried
"oh, you dear little appendicitis, dom
be so funny. Don't you see dot YOU
mother is a sick man, yet?"
| Mike Malone was the stalwart porte
OF q hotel IN the Mississippi vale,
much frequented by travelling men. II
knew mis- business well and made n,
mistakes, untll a new hotel clerk cam
there with his Chicago ways and words
He gave orders In q manner whicl
bothered Mike for half OF the Tins
they were SO terse that he didn't under
stand them. One evening after dinner
the new clerk rang for him. and whel
he came. ordered. Fire number 40:
A few minutes later Mike knocked a
the door OF No. 49, and when an elderi
gentleman came TO the door, he said
You're to be fred. VIII we go peace
J able?"
"You are to build me a FIRE, my goo'
man not fire me out"
"The clerk said you're to be fired, an
out you CO." so he collared the oil
man and ran him down stairs. Befor'
he got him out of doors, the proprieto
appeared, and rescued one of his old
est customers.
The new clerk was then fired.