Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-08
TOO MUCH
FOR WIN PIE
Ne Gould Stand The Weather
Talk No Longer.

HAS not this been beautiful DAY,
Mr.. Wimple?" asked the doctor across
the table, pausing impresstvely De
tween each word and syllable. HAS
not this been a gorgeous day? Have
you not felt inspired by the day? y.
/ think it has been a superb day!
ITO one who knows the law. SAID
the lady who had studied occultismr
"every day is a perfect day"
"But surely" said the argumenta'
tive young man, surely, Mrs. Spratt'
there are times"
mo such thing as time!" exclaimed
the occultist, rolling her orbs. Don I
you know where it says that thou-
sand years is but as yesterday and
Eyes, yes" said the A. Y. M, but
at the same time it says that Methu.
seIah lived for nearly thousand
years and"
"O," she replied, later translations
give an entirely different meaning TO
the word.
"But all the same said he, heres
the earth revolving In space every
20"
"There's no such thing as space"
said she, shaking her head.
rs there no world then?" ne de-
manded.
"Ah you're young" she answered
him, speaking in the tones of tomb
<'bat when you get to be as old as
am You will know that nothing is real.
All-all are dre-e-e-e-e-e-eams!'
Mr.. Wimple checked a temptation
to say. "Wake up, them while the
a. Y. M. wagged his head over his
soup in a scornful, sardonic sort OF
way.
eIs this soup dream?' he sudden
ly asked. is food dream?" he con-
tinued, charging his premises with a
wave of his spoon. IF so, Mrs. Sprat,
why do you eat?"
And he looked around the room as
if to say, There's a sticker for the
old girl."
Some food" said the witty person
els nightmare Tee-hee-hee-hee! Tee
hee-hee! Tee-hee! Tee!'
Il did all the cooking at the camr
this summer" said Mr. Wallaby Gag
erly. 81 can cook bacon and eggs
20, / think it has been a lovely
day." exclaimed the doctor, turnine
to his neighbor "A grand day! In fac
one might even go so far as to saj
that 1t has been a bully day! Every
breath in-vig-o-rat-ing! Every breatl
a living ioy!"
1--WE know so little despaired tn
Uccultist. "Ah, if we only knew til
law! All, if we only had faith"
Faith" said the trite one, moves
mountains"
But" said the witty one, while al
hands but Mr. Wimple sniggered al
ready in anticipation-"but it doesn'
pay the rent! Tee-hee-hee-hee! Tee
hee-hee! Tee-hee- Tee"
Il can make coffee, too" said MI
Wallaby.
"Now, take dark, gloomy day,
slowly chanted the doctor, "and some
how, in some mysterious man-ne
we all feel dark and gloomy, but
day like to-day has been"
('Did you go shopping to-day?
asked the lady with her hat on. Yes,
said the lady with the soulful eyes
"and, 0, those salesgirls get wors
and worse!")
That's it, exactly" exclaimed tn
occultist. Its just how you feel"
mot at all" replied the doctor
with the air of man who was there
by proved his point. "Not at ALL"
"For instance" said the arguments
tive young man, "if had headach
and were to feel that my head wa
going to split, would 1t split?"
What have suffered from hea(
aches" cried Grandma Grampus, lif
ing her nose from her food, 'nobod
knows but myself"
"They don't seem to care whethe
they wait on you or not, said the lad
with her hat on.
land they are so insolent with
tool" said she with the soulful eyes.
"There was man oace, said tn
witty one. "who boosted that he nevt
had headache in his life. Tee-he
hee! Tee-hee! Till finally someo1
told him that he had no brains
ache. Tee-hee-hee-hee! Tee-hee-he'
hee-hee Tee-hee Tee!"
"Fgapjacks, tool said Mr.. Wallab
Mr.. Wimple arose, excused himse
left the room, seized his hat, clapp'
II on and hurried down the stree
Five minutes later he strobe into Il
presence of Miss Pettiger Ike mi
who will no longer be denied.
why, MI Wimple!"
II want to ask you a question
Lucy" said he.
4.Er-yes-Charlie?'
How much do you suppose
takes to run house?
aust a momept" she whispered
she ran into another room, kiss
her mother, murmured, He has dc
IT." cut a caper and ran back aga
she sat down on the sofa, max
room for him beside her, and turn
10 him with beaming countenan