The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-19

An amusing story is told OF the bish.
ton Nowbray some months ago. A
brougham awaited him at the station,
and he stepped into II, expecting to
be taken at once to his destination.
To his surprise. however. the coach
man sat motionless on the box. with.
out the least intention, apparently. OF
leaving the station.
At last the bishop inquired why he
was waiting.
wei. sir" said the coachman. IL
was told to wait for the bishop or
Sodor and Man. You've arrived. sir,
and now I'm waiting for the man
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Camp Meeting John" Allen, the
grandfather of Nine. Nordica, was for
many years picturesque figure
among the Methodist ministers in the
state of Maine. He was a good deal
of a wag At one time. having gone
to Lewiston TO attend quarterly
meeting, he was approached in the
street by several young men. Camp
Meeting John" said the spokesman,
who was the devils grandmother
The DEVILS grandmother replied the
old man in the quick, sharp tone so
characteristic OF his speech. The de.
wills grandmother-how do you ex-
pect me to keep your family record?''
Exchange.
Harper's Weekly tells Of woman.
recently moved from the suburbs. who
was very fond of her first brood of
chickens. Going out one afternoon,
she left the household in charge Of
her S.year-old boy. Before her return
thunder storm came up. The young
ster forgot the chicks during the
storm, and was dismayed, after II
passed, to find that half of them had
been drowned. Though fearing the
wrath to come, he thought best ia
make clean breast of the calamity
rather than leave 1t to be discoverc l.
Mamma" he said, contritely, when
his mother had returned. Mamma
six of the chicks are dead Dead!
cried his mother. Six! How did
they die?" The boy saw his chance
Il think think they died happy,
he said.
James X Hackett, who is at present
In London, says he found one funny
story In recent number of Punch
Here 1t is:
An old boy who had just recovered
from hard, spree met pal and wa'
telling him about it.
at was awful he said. I'm al
right now, but for more'n weet
there were big green beetles wit.
canary birds heads crawling all owe
me-
Hold on yelled the other olt
soak. brushing at his shoulder, Iol
amt got over it yet. There's one o
the blamed things now''"
Employees of the government II
Washington are required to answer
page of questions. One question Is
; What are your martial relations t
which the answer should be elite
married, single or widowed. On
employe answered: They are hell
The court appointed young lawye
to defend a Georgia darkey, but afte
the prisoner had looked the lawye
over, he said: mo, Mister Jedge,
g. reckon not. De las time ! got In d
penitentiary ! had man dat look de
lax him to defend me, so desc leav
: him out de case en- gimme ten year y
Hollands Magazine.
r An old negro who lives in the coul
| Try came lnlO toWu anu S"" -" '''
tric fan for the first time in his lii'
t The whirling object at once attrac
5 ed his attention, and, after intent
t gazing at it for several minutes, sho'
+" ing all the while the greatest astonisl
4 ment and curiosity, he turned 10 VI
5 proprietor of the shop and said:
& Say boss, dat suttenly Is a live
S squirrel you got in dis yeah cage B'
o he's shorely goin to bus his heart
?. he keeps ON maxim dem resolutions
a s"-Exchange.
4. "Once," said Senator Pettus OF Al
d bama, when was spending an
& ening at the home of friend In 81
K, ma. as we SGT in the dini'g room v
heard a fearful scratching sound fro