Evening journal., 1907-12-19
Personal and Pertinent

A. w.atful faced little chap with a crutch boarded a
Fourteenth street the other day. accompanied by
man. evidently his father Smouldering brown eyes A.
umina,Cd tho little face wien by hours of PAIN
as he smiled up at the tan man at his side who broad
of shoulder and strong of face smiled back encourage
ingly troop of small boys noisily invaded the car
Reckless n their good sprts one of their number
was roughly pushed against crutch, causing to fail
TO the door The mans eyes blazed with anguish
than wish anger as he exclaimed harshv ere carefuli"
The sturdy nrch,ns. awed at what had occurred
sided In seats opposite. The man looked their
heads into space The child looked first at the boys
then with questioning eyes back at the Father"
he Whispered, as he lightly touched his sleeve would
you love me better IL was like those boys? The
gave startled elance across the aisle at those boys"
insoient i'm their perfect health and boyhood vgor
uglty grasing the hand nearest 10 him said NO son.
love you better than all the word-iust you are"
Washington star.
WHAT you don't know what's the difference between
murder m the first degree and murder in the second de-
gree" sud colored politician his Fifth ward
Court tho other day 'Lemme explain IL to you.
deeree murder is when YOU deliberately wash yourself
put ON your best duds your low cut vest patent
leather and stovepipe and then goes the ball
with the intent to nail your rival and you nails him
right there ar the swell society affair where everything
is first ,lass Then it IS first degree murder Second
degree murder is when Won come home in dhfv.
slobhy working clothes and right are with tho
vu ON your snoes ana le smear ON your lace nits the
fellow Sou lad i'm your house across the head" And
what's manalauehter! asked the enlightened companion
OF the coiorod politician That's when you slice him
with your razor" the reply-Phiadelphia Record.
Clarke Williams New york's new Superintendent Of
Banks, said the other day Of a bankrupt:
1T is wonder the poor fellow went under. when
it becare necessary for him borrow, the securities
that he offered quite worthless. This fact was
pointed out TO him. and he produced other bundles Of
securities less valuable possible than the first lot
Mr. Williams laughed.
''ie reminded me-" he said. 'of waiter whom heard
about tie other day. This waiter was summoned
grily by guest
Look here waiter. she guest grumbed, these oysters
that YOU have brought bad
4 know that Sir, the waiter answered; but we have
given you three more than ordered TO make up
it. Washington star
''Why" inquired the promoter, "do you pay rent in
stead of owning your homer"
because answered the constituencies person Il have
found tha It is easier stand Off landlord than the
holder of a mortgage note Washington Star.
A journalist art a dinner was talking to William Dean
Howels about literary fame.
But, after ALL" said Mr. Howels with his gentle
smile literary fame is not very highly regarded by
the pcol lie, IS tf remember when was in san Reno
some years seeing in French newspaper notice
that bears upon this question
1T was notice inserted by a rat-ttap maker Of Lyons
and it said;
10 Whom It May ConcernAI Pierere Lott of LYONS
inventor OF the automatic hegs state that he
is not the and that he nothing I'm COM
mon with, one Pierre Lott, writer Washington Star
Is your sister ia? inquired the gentleman caller
Yes" replied the youth Of the house; but you can't
her"
"ob Is She slckg"
None She aip sick She's an locked herself in
SOS nobody Fin see her"
How 'idguious, Is she indisposedg'
Nope shes In the bath.r-Judge.