The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-09

Miguel That is all the story
The south wind rustled the vines in the
patio. Margaret looked down to the grove
Of mesquite just beyond the big corral.
where a brown baby rolled in the dust
at the door Of Miguel's tepee. AHeyne'g
eyes followed hers. He understood
Copyright, 1906, by P. c. Eastment.)
HUMOR OF TIE DIR
DO you want me to tell you the secret
of success in lii0?' .Biked the serious
What's the use?" asked the frivolous
Free Press.
He-I saw. the prettiest girl in town on
the street this afternoon.
She-Aren't you mistaken, sir? I have
not been out today.-Boston Transcript.
PA. what are the wages Of SIM"
ell, the salaries of those trust Off
eials vary greatly. my son. Smart Set
Harry-vvhen a hen sets on an egg for
three weeks and 1t don't hatch, is II
Father-No. it is then ready for bum
actors.-New York Mail.
Briggsl see that young Tutter came
near being dubbed to death by a New
Griggs-what offense was he innocent
Noyelist-They say the dialect business
Mortal-That's what But who cares?
Novelist do. I don't know grammar
enough to write plain Engiish.-Atlanta
Constitution.
your little dog" remarked subbubs.
looks very odd. What did you have his
I'VE simply had to do it," replied Citi-
man, he wagged it so much and we live
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mo. my little girl. I can't lend your
mother any flour or oil or butter or fiat
irons or lamps or potatoes or anything
else that she sent you over for. but 90
back and tell her I have a lot of trouble
she can borrow. Baltimore American.
waiter-sorry. sir. but we are entirely
o'Brien-Then yez may bring me an
arder av toast.-Boston Transcript.
Some folks said Uncle Fben .ends
fault so much dat when dey tries to pay
a compliment DER friends think dey is
sarcastic an gifts mad jes' de same -
That railroad is in pretty bad shape.
Fierce. The ticket agent says that
even the dead heads have begun patron
izing other lines."-Cleveland Leader.
would you" she, asked. be satisfied
Well he replied. ''if it didn't involve
an exchange of Christmas presents
might be willing to try it.''-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
P P..re 77,,31, afraid Of Miss Isabel
could make me props Propose if i' 3 we're i S
alone with her.-New Yorker.
Has he taken up automobiling as a
mo, as a frenzy. Chicago Journal
do you think you would be contented
if you had a million dollars?"
In these days of strenuous investiga-
ton I think It would depend on how I
had accumulated the money.'-Detroit
Free Press.
War remarked the moralizer. SIS
more expensive now than it was a hun
'sThat's right rejoined the democrat
izer. They didn't have riots at home af-
ter the war was over in those days
Chicago News.
Professor-,A5ftter today; gentlemen. I
those absent to speak to me about it at
the end of the hour--Yale Record.
Looking always on the bright side has
a ruinous effect on what is called far
sight.-Puck-
ward of virtue were payable in advance
The bull had just entered the china
shop. Here he remarked. lis where I
knock tradition endwise." Carefully
as EARRING a saucer. he inquired the route
to the stockyards, and went his way
Philadelphia Ledger.
What silly verses that woman is recit-
ing
'.Ah-oh. yes--to be sure.--clever lines.
but horribly delivered. don't you know
woman must be a fool to bungle EN- So
MY wife. sir."-Cleveland Leader.
Her husband had died very suddenly.
seemed to be more cheerful. but suddenly
she cried cut; An you've, told me is very
true, but I'm sure I shall never love my
second husband as much I did my
first -Lippincott's Magazine
Il tell you what said the man who
was fond of moralizing. experience is
quite so" replied the wise one. but
very few ever live to graduate from it,
Cleveland Leader.
Aha exclaimed the villain on the
stage. the plot thckens"'
.'Huhi" grunted the disguised Mrs. Sar-
all Kastic. in the audience TN bet
cookie it won't jeil."-Philadelphia Led
ger.
Clerlz-Yes. madam. we have something
absolutely new in toys. How old is the
Young Mother--Eighteen months.-New
York Sun.
Mrs Upstart is insufferably snobbish.
and she used to be so nice.
well YOU see. she jumped from pow
erty to riches and 1t sprained her mind
Detroit Free Press.
Police Justce-Have you any means Of
identifying the prisoner as the man that
robbed you2
Mr. Tyte- Phist-Your honor. he had S45
of my means in his pocket when he was
arrested.-Chicago Record-Hera4d-