Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

tIetO2 a-purpoSe, explained Name,
but l was a-standin' right there and
Henry amt no gutter on a game like
that He"
Yes, guess he kissed most every
girl there, be"
Why, Sally Potts, he did MOTT"
HE did, too! He kissed me and
Mary Hopper and Sue White and 1
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?''
Eyes, 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 Mr.. Morehouse
didn't like it, either. 1 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."
You see," said Mr. Morehouse, look
ing fondly at Miss Briggs, as they
were about to depart, Amy and used
to be warm FER, 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, thought"
Same Here.
Oh, have you strutted down the
street, all dressed up in your best
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
|!
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 neckties up behind? So have |!
Oh, have you tried to get a 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 a glass? Oh, we'll, of course if
you refuse, We'll let this question pass.
So have L. Let it pass, mean.
oh. have you told your darling wife,
when crawling into bed, that business
kept you very late-and covered ND
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 I!
Oh, have you tried to write a piece
to make a nation laugh-a ticklish
nothing as it were, chock full of ioy
and chaff-to find when all is written
rot and it is cold in type that you have
picked lemon. that is very far from
rHQe? So have I!
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Poor Setter Dou.
a Battle Creek CAIich) man had set
ter dog upon which his heart was set
The dog set on the electric line and tie
motorman failed to set the brake soon
enough, with the result that the car SET,
tied the setter. The company refused to
settle for the loss of the setter. whei o.
upon the owner set the law on it and "a
covered 500 and costs, which the COR,
pany settled for the dear little setter.
The man better setter again
9 Q 9
Married Man Fixed
citizen was overhead to make an -
gallant remark on the street the oth,s
gay he said his neighbor was speaking
10 him about the heavy expense connert.-I
with keeping family. and asked: ..Dr't
You find ii SOP NO use my Wits
temper for a furnace, her feet for n r.
frigerator, her company manners for sl,-
gar, and then we have tongue all tie