The Columbus journal., 1909-01-20

tletoe a-purpose," explained Name,
but l was a-standin' right there end
Henry amt no gutter on game like
that. He"
Yes, l guess he kissed most every
girl there, be" 70 --s e..
why, Sally Potts, he did MOTT"
He did, too! He kissed me and
Mary Hopper and Sue White and /
seen him trying to catch Miss Hor-
ton, but she lodged, and he" -
We'll, what do you know about
that? The trifler to"
But amt that what the mistletoe
is there for?" ..... ri ...-.
Yes, but they amt no use of a
man maxim a hog of himself just be-
cause girls like Amy Briggs don't
have no more womanly modesty than
t. put themselves in their way all tn
time. That new MIR. MOrehOuse
didn't like it, either. l could tell he
was ashamed of Amy. the way he
acted. He's coming up to call this
afternoon. I'll fix Henry for Mercy,
there he is now and Well, what do
you think of that? Amy Briggs is
with him." s...
You see," said Mr. Morehouse, look
ing fondly at Miss Briggs, as they
were about to depart, Amy and I used
to be warm fr-er, that is We were
engaged once, and had a quarrel
you know. l didn't expect to meet her
at the party and she didn't know she
was standing right under the mistle-
toe waiting for me-"
The ideal" scoffed Name. when
the door closed upon them. ..
Didn't know she was under the
mistletoe!" echoed Sally, scornfully
Amt men the easiest, though?"
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Same Here.
Oh, have you strutted down The
street, all dressed up in your best
a lOng-tailed coat, a stovepipe hat. a
silken fancy vest-tO find when by a
glass you go, your heart is panied and
sore from learning that the hat you
wear is on wrong-side-before? So have
1! .-.E .... o..
oh. have you dressed up fit to kill
and called upon a maid whose heart
you seek to subtly win by calling
Cupid's aid, to learn, alas! when it's
too late and made up is her mind, you
might have won her but for this:
Your necktie's up behind? So have 1,
Oh, have you tried to get ten by
borrowing from friends and learned
that every one has joined the New
Years Never Lends?" And have
you eaten lunch at noon where beer
is five glass? Oh, well, of course if
you refuse, we'll let this question pass.
So have l! Let it pass. l mean.
Oh. have you told your darling wife.
when crawling into bed. that business
kept you very late-and covered up
your head-tO find next morning when
you woke, world of woe and care, be-
cause the sweetheart of your life has
found an auburn hair? So have /! of
oh, have you tried 10 write a piece
to make nation laugh-a ticklish
nothing as it were, chock full of Joy
and chaff-to find when all is written
rot and 1t is cold in type that you have
picked lemon that is very far from
ripe? So have 1!
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. Poor Setter Dog.
A Battle Creek (Mich.) man had set
ter dog upon which his heart was set.
The dog set on the electric line and the
motorman failed to set the brake soon
v-,;<l ~
tied the setter. The company refused to
settle for the loss of the setter, where
upon the owner set the law on 1t and re-
covered 500 and costs. which the COM
pany settled for the dear little setter.
The man better setter again.
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Married Man Fixed.
A citizen vas overhead to make an I'M
gallant remark on the street the other