Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-31
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The dream Of suffrage had been realized
There were female police. After Il des-
perate struggle one of the brave lady
Snele-handed.
you do | shall shoot
There was an ominous click.
Don't shoot. lady" said one of the
porch climbers SIIavelv. 1--WE won't resist.
nut / gust wanted to tell yer dat during
de row yer h!lr got musscd an yer hat
The lady cop flushed with cmbrarass-
ment.
'Gracious"' she exclaimed. .'wE,rc can
going along the street like this Wait
here until l return"
And the porch climbers slipped off in th.
shadows. while the lady cop went to
lind Il mirror.
A GLASGOW steamer was laboring in II
heavy sea, the waves sometimes sweeping
her decks. but the officers had assured the
passengers that there was no danger, ana
all seemed reasonably calm with the ex-
ccpt!on OF one mcck-aFpcarinE little man.
VINO. every lew minutes. would approach
an officer and anNiously inquire if he
thought the ship would founder
No, tell YOU. one of them finally OK
claimed, with impatl,ncc. ''What is tn"
matter with YOU? Look at those other
people-they are not scared to death"
"Oh, I'm rot scared" the MIN replied:
but if the ship was going To founder. |
wanted to know 4 little ahead Of time.
on, wanted to tell your friends Sood-by
and all that
"Well. not exactly" the man said. h"Si-
tatinGly; the fact is. my mothcr-in-iaw
quite sure to sink. wanted To say Il few
things tc hcr."-EIarpcrs Weekly.
The chairman of the committee was ad-
dressing II meeting OF the teachers III
stitute.
My friends the schoolworl is the bul-
house of civilization; 1 mcan-tll-
The chairman here became slightly
The bu!housc is the schoolwArk Of
An invisible smile began to make itself
felt
The WAREHOUSE is the bulSchool of
He was evidently twisted
THE Schoolbul is the houScwark --"
An audible smoker spread itself over
the faces Of the audience.
The cOvScnOOl--
He was getting wild 50 were the hc;rr-
crs. He raorpod perspiration. grittcd his
teeth. ard made a fresh effort.
The schoolhousc. my tricnds--'
A sigh of relief went up. A-h-h' NJ"
hr has got his feet under linn again. lie
Sszrd sauvely round. The light Of tn,
umphant sclf-coniiGence was cnt!ironrd
upon his brow.
rs the Wulbark-
And that was all.
On Mount Tom in Massachusetts. there
is a friction system operating two cars on
a cable. As one car goes up the other
comes down. The grade is an cNtraordinar-
lily steep one a fact that frequently calls;
forth anxious inquiries relative to TIL"
safety of the system from nervous tour
lists.
one afternoon a Lady from Boston seat
er herself i'll the rear OF the car that VIA
about to make its ascent of the mountain.
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that she WAS extremely anxious rs to tht
outcome Of h-r tcmcrity.
rs this car perfectly safe asked she
of the conductor.
1T is considered to DE- madam" was
the reply.
.'iIave there never been any nrri,I.nt1:''
None to speak Of, madam,-that is, no
serious ones.
The lady sighed unclSiIy. II WAS "on-
drring." obsctv,d she, what would he
com" of me If the CABLE should break
when we were just reaching the top Ol
the mountain.
That would depend uron how YOU bad
spent Your raSt life" madam" quietly re-
piled the conductor.-IIarpcr's Weekly.
The travelling man who had not visited
tl town for a year or two, seated him
self II tue hotel dining room
''What has become Of the pretty girl
that need To wai5 on this table" ne ASKED
unfolding his napkin and looking up with
4 genial smile.
n have always waited on this table
sir" friGidly answered the witrcss, pac-
ing til" bIll of fare before him.
The historian deems it best to draw
veil over the dinner that WIS brought to
that travelling man half an hour later.
\ perscv"ring youth had called several
times at tho home of "A Young lIdr, to
n" met each time with mot at hnan.."
| pom one occasion he had Sc"U hnr>e,0
in Just before hc reached the G,t". Has
ring was answered by her small brother.
Jimmy. I'd like to see ynirr sister.
I'll" determined young man said
she amt at home" Jimmy said sur
VcyinG him diSdlinfuly.
Pint I Just saw her come ill.," TIM
youth protested.
can't help that. Tell Won what Ill 10
though" jimmy said. CCuricSC"rdingly.
YOU give me YOUR pack -; cigarettes.
an Ill send her down.
"You ar" too Young IT, smoke. Jimmy"
"no ! yet en-" Jimmy said, aGGrCS-
Sivcly. half closing the door.
Here they are" with the con cil3tnG
reply. and the box was handed over.
Leaving the visitor seated in til" parlor,
Jimmy disappeared. to return in few
minutes.
Shell he down soon he said
How did YOU work that. jimmy" the
youth inquired.
The boy surveyed him with an amused
grin.
''Aw | told her il WAS the fellow she's
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