Evening journal., 1907-09-27
Personal and Pertinent
RoIH on Am ANswER.

BOTH OF AN ANSWER.
Sweet maiden from the summer shores
with trembling lip and soulful eyes,
oh let me not my phrases mince
But tell me-"Dd you find your Prince?"
"Ah, mol" she softly sighs
And thou. my lad why art so glad2
Hast found the greatest earthly prize2
with Cupids chains bound serene?
Come, whisper, Did you find your Queen?"
New York Evening sun.
II was dihcut to hire competent or even incompetent
help in Eden Center and the commuters in that idyhc
spot had learned resignation
James" said Crawford Il haven't anything
Of that man who was to NOW our lawn Where do you
he is? There believe that's he now over in
Howe's orchard!"
is he standing ?" inquired Mr. Crawford.
Yes" said his wife, hes standing under one of the
big looking toward house"
THAT can't be the man," said Mr. Crawford He'd
be sitting or lying down.'-Youths Companion
He was a new deputy sheriff and had been out on his
first trip through OF the most unproductive sections
given him was an execution against man VINO llVed
the thinnest of land with dapdated
out-budings to be found in this almost barren
When the new deputy came in from his trip he asked
OF the experienced in the Office how make his
returns on the various papers lie was told TO write
briefly the facts he found and understood them,
the back of each
on the execution referred to above he wrote as follows:
NO property found TO satisfy within execution and
none will be found so long as he stays where he now
hves."-Iiarper's Weekly,
goods clerk IN large seventh street establish
ment narrowly escaped with his life day last week.
and every time he thinks about the awful occurrence
II makes him dizzy
1t was just after the hour. a large black
with perspiration streaming her checks
marched herself up the stocking presided
by the clerk in question and asked TO be shown some
hosiery.
Certainly" said the employe. but what kind
do you desire?'
Il par oh flesh colored ones?" answered the
black giantess she sank heavily down the STOOL
which groaned her a resting place
Why all right" cordially replied the clerk as he
reached up into box and brought down pair of black
stockings, which he passed, in fact. which he
tempted pass the lady of color. for the
tempt just far the simperng little clerk
because had the hcorice- pleXioned dame
caught the sight stockings which being held
TO her than she shrek and made a swipe
the astonished little behind the that
had she landed him with OF those washing tub
hands of hers IL would have been the hurry-up
for the clerk, with cot in the emergency a wndup.
ITO think" screamed the lady OF color "dat / hab
TO all de way down hyar rum Champain abernoo to
be resulted by dis hyar white mani betcher gwine
knock his debblish haid off, sho'y is he dar poke
IL rum hind dat counter"
And there doubt but what smoky hued giant
would have been good her word, but the clerk
explained aferward that his remaining
the counter because he had joined the Cross
| Society when mere youth, and he had conscientious
scruples about betraying his trust
At any he remained under the counter until the
! floor walker who is brave sodier-at least he is a
member the District militia-rsked his life by ascer-
tanning what the trouble was then he poured oil
the troubled by going behind the
wrapping up for the queen OF Champain a pair
OF the creamiest complexion stockings that ever came
of that with this parcel slowed safely
a=ay n a capacous shopping bag the lady Of color
depaTcS1 with deep grin Of satisfaction her per-
spring eountenance-Washngton staE