The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-08
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IL Aaf srssii AL ihs cricket.
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ihs mo,as auayt yvonae No, dear,
bui lbey ksrg pcople TO far away 70
eHaniue one rioihcf critically,
Yoar fuend uAaber ~ - sEiiFi,
hnA hns Yss. ihsi fellow can draw
anything. lHdendl ! have beard 4
sasd thai b. hasa't drawn sober
breaia ~ sears
--Edisof-l haiod ~ refuse scsib.
bler's poem Il vas 5 good one. Sab.
Editor Thrn uhy did you refuse ~
Editor WAY, be said Il | dldu'i take
H. b. wonld kill himself.
Tommy. said ibc young man 70
hs prospective broihcr.in-ls~, aged
GYe. aill you be sorry when ! marry
yout sistcff Yes. answered The little
fellow ~ b. sorry for you.
- s'posc, said Uncle Eben, dat M
on. 0 d. pcrsisions Of Providence DAT
makes = uAa witoai mueb sense want
10 talk whole lot mn give hisself
Hway, 90, be won't fool anybody.
Bra gley tells me he's doing won.
derfal work eith his present employer.
didn't know he was particularly
strong ID business He isnit He's
merely strong IN talking about bust.
mess.
City Nephow But, Uncle Henry,
you left the banquet table too early,
Yoa should have waited for the bon.
mots and the rcpariee. Uncle Henry
--oh. don't worry, bub. was salts
fed. You see. don't drink nor
smoke
You may no, remember me. Miss
Summers, be said, but was engaged
10 you once. lndcedi the Summer
Girl replied coldly, you have quite a
memory for faces No, he replied,
CHANGING At her fair hand. but ! have
for The rings ! buy.
Pond Mamma Well, professor,
how is my daughter getting on with
her vocal lessonsl Professor Why,
dou'i you notice her Improvement.
Fond Mamma Well. We weren't sure
whether she was improving or we we're
getting more used 10 il,
Dick You didn't take the pretty
haindressser out rowing this afternoon
Iack-No. She talks too much shop.
Diek--Shop! How IL thati Jack Why,
when ! told her how glorious the waves
looked the other evening she said they
looked just ike marcel waves.
--lt seems queer, remarked the
thoughtful thinker. that hammocks are
used only IN the summer, What's
queer about i'll queriod the dense per
son. The experience Of the average
man would lead him TO believe they
were built for the fall, explained the
thoughtful thinker.
Aunt Lucindy was in deep distress
over the loss Of her son Jim, and
neighbor sought 10 console her, say-I
ing: Don't grieve for him, Aunt Lu.
cindy He has gone 10 a land flowing
with milk and honey. With a dismal
countenance, the old darkey replied
Jim never did like milk, an honey
always made him sick.
An incompetent servant had been
discharged by her employer. Very
well, mum, she said. III go. But III
be askin' for a reference. A refer,
eneel echoed the lady. What refer
encc can honestly give such worth
less girl a. youi Bridget bridled. It's
Q civil thing I'm askin'. she returned.
ion kin say | lived wild you four
months That'll be reference enough,
mum.
In a jury trial in small town not
many miles from civilization the rural
gentlemen into whose hands the fate
Of the plaintiff was placed were SO
slnbbornly divided that they were
some 70 odd hours in reaching a YER
diet. As they left the court, after re-
turning their verdict, one Of them was
asked by friend what the trouble
was. Waal, be said, six Of 'em wanted
10 give the plaintiff 1900, aud six Of
EN- wanted 10 give him 5000. so we
split The difference aud gave him 500. |
"A Scoiehman and his four children
entered fine fashionable restaurant
IN London. Sandy ordered bottle Of
lemonade aud five tumblers. The
waiter brought them and stood some
distance away To watch the proceed.
ings. Sandy poured a little lemonade
into each glass aud then produced a
large bag az pastries and gave each Of |
the children ono. The waiter did mol
like 10 see THE behavior in high class
restaurant aud called the manager,
who addressed Sandy thus, DO you
know who amt Ma, replied Sandy.
I'm the manager. oh, are youf
said Sandy. Then why the dickens is
the ban no playingi
IAN orator and q lawyer who lives
at 6aiesbarg. III, wrote book which
bis publishers, in order 10 give the
author an exact idea Of bow i, would
look, made % into dummy with the
regular cover, bnt with blank pages.
The proud author vent 10 Chicago aud
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