Evening journal., 1907-11-04
PersOnaI.and Pertinent

They were wandering through the orchard one poetic
autumn day.
Everything in the universe speaks OF you'll" he as
serted ferveny The winds Of heaven sing Of you
see your attributes in every work Of nature"
"lndeed@ she questioned oncouragingly
An yesi tho very apples at feet represent you.
What could be appropriate than this Lady appe-
fragrant beautiful and sweet?'
But" she asked demurey, are you sure that am
always agreeahe?"
NO" he replied sadlyi "I was passing the house yes
terday when you were speaking TO the milkman You
did not But even then nature dd not fail To-
mirror you" And with deep sigh he handed a crab
sneakl" she vociferated you are also mirrored"
And hinging him Spy she hastened away.
fow quick steps brought him to her side. Believe
me" he protested lin all moods you a williams
test Of devotion? with a honeyed smile she turned ana
gave him Observation-Disclosures.
visitor had already spoken at considerable length
when he said to the children attention had begun
to wander And now want to tell you Of boy
HE had good father and MOTHER the visitor con-
tnuod when he fourd several pairs eyes had
to their survey OF his they did all that Law
thoughtess ana sensh he frittered away his time od
never thought OF the future
"ro day instead Of filling an honorable and useful
position IN life where do you suppose he stands, chill
lie before us shrilled all the little boys and
girls IN prompt ana joyous unson-Youths Companion.
A hard-headed old Pittsburg manufacturer who made
his fortune as he expresses it. with his off,"
ner concert the first he had attended. The next
day ne happened to meet an acquaintance who had
him the night before. who asked;
7 suppose you enjoyed the concert last night Mr..
yes Il took me back to the days Of my youth" the
old man said with reminiscent sigh.
All summer days in the country. girl in a lawn
mo, the days when worked boiler shop in seran-
ton'-phiadelphia Ledger
ladder leaned against a store front on a business
rs was far fhati a
was easier for one TO go under it than pass outside it,
under ladder star reporter paused minute or sd
notice the ladder and walk around or under h.
out OF the thirty who passed only seven avoided the
supposed hoodoo by going These seven must
have done il from superstition because il would have
been easier for them TO under the ladder. as did
the other twenty three The star reporter himself did
not pass under the ladder-washngton star.
it no longer possible to be gentleman or a lady
now that nearly all the rules which regulated the con
duct OF these characters are dsregarded2 The gentle
men and ladies Formed on the old pattern armed
with rapers those the new, with explosives-it is
impossible for the former to face the latter without
cognized and the characters are generally being re-
modelled to suit the circumstances OF the time The
remaining gentlemen and ladies Of the old style are
regarded as museum pieces" interesting but Of no
practical value to themselves or to ohersLondon Truth
OLD Genteman-we. my son, and who is this little
wllie-Aw, dats my cousin.
old Genteman-Your first cousin?
Willie should say not! / had about thirty before
he born.-Chicago News.
Yes it must be a terrible thing 10 90 through life
without your limb. but you must remember il will be
restored to you in the next world"
i knows Il will. mum. but dat don't encourage me
fer it wuz cut on when baby an II won't come
widin couple Of foot OF de ground Life.
The professor Of English in OF Western col
leges noted for being very absent minded IL was
his custom to call the roll each morning before the
lecture one morning after calling a name 20 which
there response he looked up and peering over
his spectacles asked sharply:
'Who s the absent be-. b vacant chair see ba-
fore Z szse-Lippincotts Magsslna