Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-16
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The English sense Of humor OF MA
ligned Us bciuG NudICa. ed and from
among the common people, is snriuE,ng a
nation OF iokcrs that are not 90 be cN-
celled. even lay jhe Irish. says the New
Orleans Piruyune Illustrated BITS. e Lon
don publication. noted more FOR .gs good
material than for it's great SIZE. has been
Offering prizes for the hes short stories
sent iu 10y ifs readers and rs meeting with
great response Some OF "a, specimens
are found below. DO you recognize any
OF them
Podgers was an old man who was just
getting over an attack Of rheumatic iev-
"r. during which ms wife had been in the
habit Of sitting by his bedside go comfor,
him. and often shed tears al his evident
suffering. when be was conVulcsceut h,
met one Of h.s friends, who asked
How are Won getting on. PodEers OF"
"Oh, badly. Don't seem 10 make much
progress And 30 is an because OF my
wife"
Dear me. ,ou surprise me Poogcrs.
She seems such devoted nurse"
'Ah, You don't know her. man The
doctor always said 'ha, a damp room Was
The very wors, thing for mo, and that
woman used to ST. and cry m~t to make
the air damp
A certain mothcr-.u-Iaw had stayed so
often with her daughter as ru quarrel with
the husband ard one day, when she aEgtr
came TO stay. she found her daughter lu
tears on The doorstep "l suppose George
has left tuu." she shifted Yes sob
Then shgrD woman iu rh. .aseH" she
asked. her ewes lighting .r ,EUo,taE,y.
'Nca--sub VINO D. is." -na demanded.
you sob "Gra,.ous," exclaimed the
moJhcr-Iu-.aw. "I ann sure { never gave
him amy encouragement.
Al one OF the safeguards gentleman
observed disqualified Jockey and a horse
Fun Of curiosity vncu 'hc two -up|rarnd.
and auN.u.s 90 know BOW t'yu such shrrw0
characters had uarrancd, tho gentleman
called the Jockey 10 him and inquired
n"w much De had got for his auma.
The Jockey opened bis hand and showed
d sovereign ana e for".
But isn't thai very "heap@
NO, SAID the j"rh'l, ne "'"a I"m'.
iGt ggnu'ma" i"'H TouGh. .h" dealer
and SAID.
80 you've gwen '"'HlN-."" ehlH,hEs
l'i ""Ih' ".. $50.
The dealer i@u hls finger "H bis nose,
and said.
Lame. Fe as sound as 1ou are. J
saw he was badly s0na. ana only imn'd
on consequence
reported what 'hD dealer said. |ho form
er gave "a tremendous ana s'gHiNNoht WINK,
and whispered.
Hes Hs lame as " '"o-IeEEca stool ]
hao hm padl} sh"a "H purpose ." make
lh'm p'h'Nt th"i 'Ha' Was '.' cause OF
L.- ."'fL"k.
when ih'S was communicated 10 lh"
dealer he seemed Tor lH' moment taken
abach "Ad HHhE ms N'aot 'urn. with "a
h'le sign ana Nh'"L "' H|N shoulders
me- HatH. Nu.'"F-
An. "'l. 4ts AID .'ENl-lt was bad
N"N'i'lkh.
Mf. Jones """ " '"uo.'N mousse ana had
run hp 10 '""A. '' nI~ return Journey
the ua1n came l"'" ."..@'"hr o''asIonlng
damage ana e''af- N' Jones Was shaken,
nut nor o'H'r"lS' huI'. ne Eol @ friend
I" Telegraph i"' i.I "".eIl ne o'o TO me
following erect. serious accident. Mr
Jones remains. N"ih.hL N.'' D.. m. lFain.
mus 9,l.o-S eo @rg '"'..'. wi. Jones re-
MAINS INNS ''. ".''." ana
""'i Una u''t,' GU, 'l''"'l arrived
lbHitaa "' t'huIHt Li~ '"I'l'S'. ihtI' was