Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-31
SHORT STORIES

young lady orsanist in a certain city
was anxious to make good impression
On visiting clergyman one SUNDAY. 1lel
organ was pumped by Il Sclf-willed Old
sexton, vic had his own ideas as to how
long an organ voluntary shoaid last,
and 50 shut off the wind when lie
thought fit. on this particular Sunday
the orCaniSt thought she would fnrestall
any such accident by writing an appeal in
the early part of the service and giving
| it to Tie sexton. The old man received
the n0te, and supposed it was for the
minister. in spite of her frantic beckon-
ings he went straight to the pulpit with
the note. and the astonished preacher
morning Icy blowing away till l give YOU
the signal to stop.'-'Tid Bits.
1t was Il prot-acted meeting and an
excited fellow was telling how ''he lad
married a daughter of the Lord Sit
down." said Fat who was in the audi
encc. sit down-it will be a long time
before change.
Tie unconscious hunior Of the En9lisl,
peasantry is shown in stcry told by
the London Tribune. y lady bountiful
such creature comforts as the doctor told
her We're suitable for the old man. who
was diving and tenderly nursed by his
the old dame leaning over the fire "Ah.
Susan" she said. land how's Jonn?''
''IIc he SOan. mum. he he Soan.'' NUT
tered the cid lady. 'Leastways. I can't
say that for sartin sure But he did
that mortal cold up there that I had to
cone down to warm my hands. New
York Tribune.
Beach, Oakleigh Thorne. New Works
Motel raconteur, told a story about a
thea trical manager.
The day after the production of a new
mclDdr1ma, said Mr. ThOrnp mis- n
ager wrote to Ills leading man fol-
lows:
night was so bad that fourteen dead
heads have written to me demanding that
their names be stricken from the freq
list. "-ENchangc.
A gramnarian was talking about gram
NAUTICAL slips that. through their n.acni-
tudc, mert"d immorta!ity.
T!.ere Is one sentence, he said that
has lived for Il hundred years on accoun,
oc its tremendous incorrectnasS. In this
sentence every word, every single word
Is unslnnmatical It's hard to beat
isn't it,"
The sentence was spoken by little
Sifl IN q sheep pasture. Looking at tho
fiocks. she said to the shcperd:
Is them Sleeps yourn''
This sentence with every word i'll it
incorrect. holds the record il. its Glass;
Philadelphia bulletin
''Therc vas n teller in the town where
my mother come from whose name WAS
Tom Cook. Tom was pretty rough Sort
OF custom or AMI it was commonly be-
heved that he was in league with the
devil and he was too Well by and nv
the devil concluded he'd like Toms COM
pany down below. So lie called Tom one
morning and found Tom had lust got up
and was dressing.
Tom said he, you've lived in this
town long enough. 1 want Won to come
down to the pit and stay with me, So
make haste. I've got to keep the fires
goin' down there YOU know
- Then the devil took Tom by the arm
to hurry him and make sure of 'im Ton
didn't like the looks of the DEVIL and
the devils fingers We're awful hot Tom
tried to pull along. and at the same time
he said. Wait wait, can't you, until I
get my Sailuses on
The devil looked him all over and then
he grinned and he said: Yes I'll wait
till YOU get YOUR galluses on
He no sooner said that than Tom threw
the salluses into the fire. The devil saw
ned lost us man and went off in great
again New England Magazine.