The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-09

| pcrs this tribute to the soft hearted
shcrin We had lots to eat and lit
| tie To do she said. why, do YOU
know sheriff Ent serves better meal.
than most of the Berwick hotels?
| feel better than | ever did and am
stoutcr We telephoned home when
ever We wanted to and found out
every thing was all right. 80 we Just
settled down TO have good time
Exchange.
Early In Baron Huddlcton's career
at the bar he shared rooms with an.
other barristcr. Bodkin went one
evening to take tea and wine with
the future baron. and he particularly
noticed the dirty. slovculy appearance
of the clerk who waited upon them.
and Of whom the host had for the
once assumed exclusive possession
Bodkin strongly advised middleton
to insist upon "a change in the treat.
mcnt of the Youngsters person and
appearance. and said II was scarcely
decent to have a person in that dingy
condition about him. II do not much
like to interfere was the reply, "hc
looks upon MIR. +. as his master and
at the utmost | cannot claim more
than half of him
Then" said Bodkin, Il would at all
events make him wash my half Of
his face. bench and Bar
To illustrate "A point he was making
in an address he was delivering the
other day Bishop Potter told the fol
lowing story. Not long ago ! was
staying with a friend in country
house up ON the Hudson. On Sunday
morning as | passed through the IL
brary | found a small boy curled up
in IA big chair deeply interested in a
book Are you going TO church,
Tom / asked, No. he said. Why,
n'iihs num- h' AiitN
your job "-iarper's Weekly.
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During the early days OF Big Tim"
Sullivans service in the house of
representatives there occurred a dis
cussion between him and Representa-
tive Alexander OF Buffalo, touching
the right OF third representative
to pose as an authority ON finance.
Sullivan insisted that the member In
question had every right to speak as
an oracle. What is your definition OF
an authority" suddenly asked Alex.
ander. My notion of an authority
instantly retorted Big Tim," lis a
man who bluffs beyond my limit
Exchange.
canny Scot was brought before a
magistrate on charge of being
drunk and disorderly. What have
you TO say for Yourself sir?' demand
ed the magistrate. You look like a
respectable man and ought to be
ashamed to stand there Il am YER
ra sorry, sir, but | came up In bad
company fra glasgow" humbly re
piled the prisoner. What sort OF
company" "A lot of teetotalers,"
was the startling response. DO you
mean to say that teetotalers are bad
company" Numbered the magistrate.
Il think they are the best Of com
pany for such as you" "Beggin' yer
pardon sir" answered the prisoner,
''ye're wrong; for | had bottle of
whusky and | had to drink it all by
myself. lf."-Exchange
When the present Lord Mayor OF
London, Sir William Treloar, presi-
dent of the London branch of the
United Kingdom Commercial Travel.
ers' Association, attended the annual
dinner of that organization he told
story of his early travelling life.
Forty years ago, he said, ! called
upon an upholsterer in Southampton,
whose daughter, a very nice looking
girl rang the bell for her father As
soon, however, as she recognized the
visitor she gently called up the stairs
You need not come down, pa, it's
only commercial
When she returned to the shop the
girl remarked, with a pleasant smile
took you for gentleman
Il apologized" added the story tell
er and expressed my regrets that
my appearance should have deceived
her. And 80 We became excellent
friends, The Strand.
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