The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-06

gaze,
Do you not know the games delayed
by you for matfOn and for maid.
Who've stlcked up, waiting summer
news,
A line of bran new peek-a-boos?
Indianapolis News.
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Johnnys dog, Tige. was nuisance.
His pet theory must have been that
all things were created to be destroy.
ed-at least, so his practices indicat.
ed. Johnny's folks were anxious to
be rid of Tige, and at last they decid-
ed to work upon the lads affections
with lucre.
Johnny" said his father one day.
"Ill give you s. II you'll get rid of
that dog"
Johnny gasped at the amount swal-
lowed hard at thought of Tige, and
said he would think It over.
The next day at dinner he made the
laconic announcement: PA, / got rid
of Tige."
well, I certainly am delighted to
hear It," said the father. Here's
your money; you've earned 1t. How
did you get rid Of the nuisance?"
Traded him to Bill Simpkins for
two yellow pups" answered johnny
Hollands Magazine.
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hut n
takes after me-" Mr.. Nupaw asserted.
"He is as bald as | am, his eyes are
brown as are mine. he resembles me
In features, he"
Also" cut in the wife, as the kid
set up a howl for his MONDAY meal.
"he goes after the bottle about as Of
ten as you do"
Mrs. Nupaw did all the talking for
the rest of the evening.-The Bohe-
miau.
One day Robert Herrick. the novel
ist, was impressng upon his class in
English literature. in the University
of Chicago. the importance OF reading
what had been written with purpose
and had character and power. He con
trasted forcefully such literature with
the light, vapid. frivolous sort that
seemed to appeal to such large per
centage of readers.
He then asked each student to tell
him frankly which kind he was read
ing. After nearly all had confessed
TO something light, he came to tail
Westerner, who showed tendency to
evade the question.
ut cant be possible, | hope" said
Herrick, that you are not reading
anything"
"No, 1t is not that" replied the
Westerner. The fact IL, | am read
ing our latest novel. and | can't de-
eide to which class it belongs. Lip
pincotts.
During Lenten lecture on the poor
Jacob A. Riss said: THE slums OF
New York. wher / first came to know
them as a police reporter, were dis
heartening. indeed. To clean them
seemed as hopeless as cleaning an Au'
gean stable. 1t was like the case Of
a slum boy whom | heard about the
other day Jackie said this boys
mother. your face is fairly clean, but
how did you get such dirty hands,
'Washin' me face, said the boy
Kansas City Star,
Aunt Chloe had been at her new
place only a week, but during that
time she had talked necessarily, to
any of the household who would listen
to her of the many and divers virtues
of her different husbands. THE hus'
band | has now" did so and So the
husband | had then" said this or that;
"the ole man I has" and the one |
used to have" were words frequently
upon her lips.
one Monday morning, when the mis-
tress went into the laundry and found
Aunt Chloe hard at work over the tub
but stilr holding fort on her hus'
band, she ventured the remark: "You
talk so much about our husbands,
auntie, that ! am quite curious to
know how many you have had"
"Why. this here man wot ! has now
he's my second. is only had two
was the reply.
The mistress passed on into the
house, but an hour or so later found
occasion to again go to the laundry
Upon her entry the old darky straight
ened up, and began to laugh softly tc