The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-01
&I1vERS, fro" STICK
~ by "Jtick"- Himself

No Cry-Baby for Her-She-Miss 1a O'Shea-came
all the way from London to visit her sister in New
York, and for another reason which she feigned to
make a side issued. and a side issue it proved to be.
II was to get married. 1a sold stamps, or did some
thing else. in the p. o. in London town and of all the
boys who called at the office in that English village,
was one Mr.. Leonard, an electrician from WORK on
a visit He threw his hypnotic gaze at her and she was
on in short order. Finally she was seized with a sud
den and arduous desire to visit her sister as aforesaid.
and it was so convenient that her sister lived in the
same town Mr.. l.. did. The ARRANGEMENTS were all
out and everything was in readiness. Only a few short
hours more and they were to be made happy-if some
thing hadn't happened-and it did. Mr.. L. called on
tia, and amid tears and great demonstration informed
his bride-not- to-b that his mother objected to the
marriage. tia went straight up and canned him right
there; that settled it; no cry-baby for her and II could
Mt be fixed. either. She tried to head off the crowd
which was gathering at the church, hut most of them
had arrived and were in the pews when the skiddoo
sign was hung out and the guests dismissed. While
telling some friends about the slip-up it was noticed
that she had been crying. too, whereupon TIA assured
them that she had tust been peeling a large onion
which had affected her. Let US hope, should this fall
beneath the notice Of any Of our young SWANS, they
will remember not to cry if Mama objects.
Discouraging orders have been issued by Capt. Kidd.
to the members of his company of the PennsylNan
National Guard. He threatens to punish anyone having
the smell of liquor on his breath before boarding the
train for camp. and the train leaves on July 4. too. OF
course he doesn't say how it will be after the train
leaves should there he any indulEing in the fire that
kills mems souls after they leave. But. think Of it
going to camp without a drink-and on the 4h of July.
a u lndl@ real hardship on the average soldier.
Forgot He Was Iame.-The story isn't all against the
small boy who can't work because his sore foot hurts.
but who can be as spry as any Of them when at play.
when one reads of Badly" one of the pet fire horses
of Everett, Wash. Badly" had a lame leg and was
laying off. He was out IN the paddock in the rear of
the station. lnping around on three legs when he
heard the gong tap and though he had a sub on in his
place on the truck. 1t was not for him to stay behind.
Without harness or halter Badly beat 1t for the
street. He saw the direction the truck was headed and
he knew that was the way for him. In his zeal to be
first on the job he forgot all about being lame and he
Hoped off at the head of the procession as he was
not handicapped with the heavy truck. The fire was a
small blaze that did no damage, so Badly" trotted back
home.
Both Ends to the Middle.-They are a wide-awake
bunch in Dewey. Oklahoma. Some time ago they de-
cided to celebrate the Fourth of July in that town.
and, true to their inclinations, decided to do it up in
style. In order to guard against loss by reason of rain,
an insurance policy against rain was taken out with
the Lloyds of London. in the sum of $4,000. If it
rains and spoils their fun they get the money. If it
doesn't they have their fun.
"Allusions to coloric drew a food Of savage ire.
must have been written in North Dakota in June.