The Ordway new era., 1909-05-21

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r..~z, by straps and
~ packed Ike Il
60 smal. boy s porkct
an adolrssrnr bi, Of tlu'sam or J"tsam
from the cI,y's wash was Offering his
Grundy wares for sale,
"POlPERS," plpcd this public corn
missIonairc. as business wancd
"PoIper. LADY," coaxIngly. To a Titan
haired stouugraphor who looked doubt
full
Journal. boy" said the young won
an. opening her handbag and closing II
after taking out her purse The boy
produced the paper and waited as lhr
girl fumblcd for copper. Then she
closed her purse. unlocked her hand
bag and pecred into 1t carefully. With
n resigned look she again closed the
handbag. opened tho purse. took out
n nickel and handed Il to the envoy
from the news district.
Il amt got no change" appeaI.ngly
The woman assumed not to hear.
shall | git 1t frum tn conductor"
suggested the boy.
i'os Sdlh lllt SltutEIliLtr.
Jaw. gwan wild yez." bawlcd the con
dHctor. middleagcd man who had
donned the toga virilis ere he had
Slipped into the coat Of blue with
brass buttons. What de ycz want {
be botherin' fer in this crowd Git"
The tadpole jumped off the back
end as the car slowed down for n
crosgiup 6artaJ ,I,,u 81, z.., -,
and slipped in between two fat men
on the front platform. He was still
there when the stenographer left tn,
car at Madison street.
"Poipers," he shrilled. when the
girl was safely out of the way.
Here, boy" called countryman
Give me a News"
Il amt got no change!" said the
boy.
Didn't tell yez l amt got no con
pers.' cried the conductor. making a
grab for the newsy as he swung clear
with another nickel.
"Poipers,"
"News'" growled a big man N n
slouch hat,
The boy looked disappointed when
a copper was handed over for the
paper!
kid, flip me an American" directed
a red-faced man with crows-feet about
his eyes.
II amt got no change!" reiterated
the lad, hanging his head.
"Aw, cut it," bawled the red faced
man. ID ye think | gist arrived >
Gimme them four cents! What'dve
want t do all at once, git rich? Are
ye buyin' farm"
Reluctantly the boy produced the
change.
"Git!" said the conductor.
The boy swung clear Of the front
platform and landed on the back
How much did yez make TODAY
Jimmie?' asked the conductor thai
night rs the two sat about the table
In the kitchen after supper.
only $1.63," replied Jimmie grin.
ming. They're gittn' t. be a lot O.
wise guys."
o o o
Eddies.
Are you suffering from embonpointf
Board!
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one OF the funniest things about ac.
cidental shootings is that the man
who rocks the boat is never the one
at the wrong end of the didn't-know.it.
was-loaded revolver.
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Thn Vn1nO -tr
young man that her ancestors came
over in the Mayflower. The Young
man, who was student of Darwin
innocently asked. Trees and all?"
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friend of mine wants tn knou
what pie-face is. know. There
was miller in our town who used tc
chew tobacco and let 1t leak ont nj
the holes in his face. A pie leaks out
OF Its holes like that, you know.
Reckless, Too.
II am the unquiet sister with III. ~,
Wild. beautiful eyes, sings Florence vii.
kinson In the current Century," we.r.
the same old frivolous, reckless cuss. tn,.
Flo; where y goin' T. be t'night ?-Buffsi,
News. 'i"''
BYRON WILLIAMS.