Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-28
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An Idle Moment

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An Idle Moment
Margaret Durham was the latest ar
rival at Miss Simmons select boarding
school, and, being pretty and we'll
dressed, she was popular.
Would she be an usher at the
monthly musicale? Margaret was
horribly shy. She never could do it
or, never! But the chosen five elected
her for the sixth, so the evening found
her IA perfect ffutter of white frills and
pink bows (this was the pink
musicale), awaiting to receive the
early Corners. Each of the hardened
five bore forward an imposing auditor,
and Margaret found herself inquiring
of very ancient and elegant old
gentleman in a voice scarcely audible:
Sir shall l show you to a seat?"
What, what, what?" demanded the
elderly party, irascibly, holding his
hand to his ear
Sir" screamed the flustered novice,
shall sew you to a sheet?'
Then five lace handkerchiefs We're
crammed into five tittering mouths,
while Miss Margaret bolted from the
scene of her discontinue, and the five
were left to do the honors.-Harper's
Magazine.
The nerviest individual that ever I
encountefed,'' says ex-senator Mason
of Illinois, was a chap that dashed
into an accommodation train running
from Chicago to Evanston on an &C.
casion when l was occupying a seat
near the door.
Just before this person appeared in
my car the other passenger or two and
myself had heard a yelling in the
train shed. in the confusion of which
We heard some one shout, Stop thief.'
We'll, when this person did scamper
into my car he looked about for an IN
slant with every appearance of a
hunted animal Then he dived under
my seat. exclaiming:
Sir l rely upon your honor!
Lippincott's.
A prominent attorney of Kansas
City succeeded in getting his client out
of bad situation by means of an al
ib, which the attorney presented in
SO novel a way that it was little short
of maSterful.
At the end of the trial the attorney
was overwhelmed by congratulations
from his colleagues of the legal fra
ternity To these Fluctuations there
were added those of the learned judge
himself, who observed
A fine alibi, that, and mighty well
put
Well" modestly responded the law
yer. Il myself think it was rather neat.
OF those that We're offered me it was
by far the best"
A man found that his wife had
bought a few puffs of false hair. This
displeased him. SO one day he hid in
the hall outside of her room, and just
as the lady was adjusting the false
puffs he darted in upon her.
Mary" he said reproachfully, why
do You put the hair of another woman
upon your head?'
John retorted Mary, with a glance
at her husbands shoes, why do you
put the skin of another calf upon your
feet ?'-Everybody's
what beautiful woman Mrs. Ray
nlond ISL he exclaimed as he entered
the sitting room. II have just had
such pleasant talk with her in the
bookstore
His wife locked up from her sewing.
john she exclaimed, "Whece is
your collar?"
He put his hand to his throat. 81
must have left it at the barber shop.
Yes, that's it. l went to the barber
shop, then to the bookstore. Why"
he ended lamely. "Mrs. Raymond
would think it very careless of me to
appear in public without my collar,
wouldn't she?''
Rather said his wife. perhaps
you'd better call her up and tell her
just how it happened"
He went to the telephone.
Hello, central; hello. Hello. Is this
Mrs Raymond? Yes? Well, really,
it was very stupid of me, Mrs. Ray
mond; but you know, had1 been
thinking of something very important,
and quite forgot to put on rpy collar.
I--oh-ah-goodby!''
He suddenly hung up the receiver
and gave utterance to a mild excla-
nation.
john exclaimed his wife.
''She says she hasn't been out ee<the
house today he groaned.-Harper's
Magazine.
4 friend of the family had been
summoned to testify, fmuch against his
Will to certain domestic disturbances
in Chicago household
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