The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-11-17

bank off the coast of Galway. In the
twelfth century the Cistercian monks
Of Corsomroe abbey cultivated these
beds, and in later centuries the product
was so renowned for delicacy and fla
yor that Napoleon III. stocked the most
famous oysters beds of France with
them.
Two Sinners.
ut is very wrong to tell a false
hood" said his mother to little jim
ME, whom she had caught IN one.
'Then were both offul sinners, amt
we, nav" queried Jimmie.
Both What do you mean?"
why, you told Mrs. Smith yes
terday that you hoped she'd call again,
an after she wuz gone you said you
wished she'd never come again."
Testing Her Love.
what" she asked. with fervor.
"can do. Horace, TO prove that love
you with all my hearth"
Their honeymoon was waning. and
he replied without emotion to her APP
peal:
You might give me back all the
foolish letters | have written you, so
that I might have the satisfaction of
destroying them"
Dost Unto Dust.
A certain philosopher who flourish
ed during the chestnut and whisker
age, albeit of a general disposition.
came one morning upon his pretty
servant polishing his escritoire.
'Dost clean my furniture, fair maid
emp he inquired facetiously.
Il dust replied the maid
Whereat the philosopher laughed
hugely and gave her a sausage.-Lon-
don Answers.
A Crazy Compliment.
The superintendent of a lunatic asy-
lum was strolling round the grounds
few weeks after his appointment when
one of the inmates came up to him and,
touching his hat, exclaimed:
1--WE all like you better than the last
one, sir"
THANK you" said the new official
pleasantly. "And may 1 ask whyy"
well, sir" replied the lunatic, "you
see, you are more like one of usw
Not Like Her Ideal.
Il suppose you are proud of your
wife's literary success" said the init
mate friend.
Yes" replied Mr.. Stubbles. 'Only
l wish she wouldn't insist on making
the hero of every novel tall, athletic
man with wavy hair and piercing blue
eyes. Anybody can see that / am
short, fat, bald and compelled to wear
smoked glasses. Washington Star.
Her Pity.
But. darling" murmured the love
lorn youth, every night for two weeks
l have been on my Bonded knees be-
fore you. Have you no PITY"
81 certainly have, Horace" spoke up
the pretty firt as she reached for her
hand bag. Here's a shilling. Go and
have your trousers pressed. After so
much bending they must be awfully
gy."-London Globe.
When He Hedged on Faith.
Oars nuthin' lax faith" said
Brother Williams. 81 once prayed a
fat turkey off a high roost, but de
: hi 7
gwine home ter cook him, an 1 wuz
took ter Jail"
why didn't you pray your way out
Of jail?' some one asked.
81 would "a done it, was the reply. |
but l didn't want Providence ter
know l wuz in no SIGH place!"
Taken Too Literally.
WHAT exclaimed the head teacher !
% the stupid boy of the class he had |
,een catechizing. DO you mean to tell |
ne you cannot remember your own |
name?"
"N-no, sir"
"My name is Green, blockheadr"
Eyes. sir"
''Well, see if you can repeat it. What
$ my name?'
Green Blockhead, sir"
Pretty Thrifty.
Excellent as thrift is" said a Pitts
,urg millionaire, lit may yet be car
led too far.
Zones, for example, on hot after
loon entered a Pittsburg saloon to get
glass of cold lager. Pereeiving
NTH at the bar, he said generously:
-" Hello, Smith! viii you have o
eerg
1.-The thrifty Smith. as he pushed
way his empty glass, answered:
E" No. thanks. Jones. don't care for
mother beer. but you can pay for this
ne I've just finished if you like -
Detroit Free Press.
Too Late.
After the guests had waited for half
n hour in Berkshire church for the
ride TO arrive messengers We're dis
atched to the livery stable to try
, discover what had happened. The
made to understand that
e had omitted to send a carriage to
err house, acknowledged that all the
anne rested on him and aDOlopized In |