The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28

| From headquarters
| mo, sor; from headquarters"
He had returned home in the even
ing. tired and ready for a restful
| hour or two.
John, my love-" said his little wife.
sweetIy. did you post that letter 1
gave you this morning."
Yes, my pet said John. hiding
| his conscience stricken face behind
''Well, what is your answer" still
| more sweetly
'"Wh-what is what?" gasped John.
what is your answer. dear?" said
his little wife, clearly. THAT letter
was addressed to you"
Addressed to me?" exclaimed John.
st didn't notice it,
And then, like a foolish man. he
fell into the trap and produced the
letter from his pocket to see. The en-
velope was not addressed to him: but
long and severe lecture was, short
ly after.
Successful indeed had been the viii
lage concert, which was now almost
concluded The one rift in the lutte
the lunch rather too freely.
At last the far famed bass got up
to take his turn. His voice fell upon
that ancient classic:
lay me down in peace to Sleep.
But the pianist, so overcome with
emotion-and lunch-hung on the fin
al note so long as to rouse the vocal
lists anger.
Look here" at last shouted the
irate bass, whom do you take me
for? Rip Van Winkle?'
yes" exclaimed the newly married
woman to a bunch of her friends as
three months after our marriage my
husband made me ba-.e hot cakes for
him at every meal"
And yet" chorused her friends.
your husband is a strong, healthy
looking fellow"
We'll" asked the lady, what about
that?''
diet is dreadful, and that
But this husband is healthy.
was referring to my first" remarked
the lady complacently.
want a warrant" announced the large
lady.
yCu?' asked the prosecutor.
ct don't want any lip from you; want
a warrant I don't know what reason he
had
II think I understand his reason said |
the official feebly, as he proceeded to |
draw UP a warrant
The late Henry Labouchere was with |
the British legation in Washington for
ten years. One day a strident Britisher
clustered into the office where La
bouchere was and demanded an audience
with his country'S representative Id |
bouchere answered that the British MIN |
lister was out. and asked whether ne |
might not do for the business in hand /
he visitor replied that mo understaI- |
pers'' would do; he would walt for the |
minister's return. Iabouchere imperturb- |
ably smoked his cigarette, and after two |
hours prepared to leave for the day |
When will the minister return asked |
the visitor. 'I don't know exactly an !
swered Labouche-e. You don't! And |
this is British representative, Where |
has he gomez" ITO England. He sailed
from New York last Saturday"
Colonel G. NJ. Quarles, a tobacco plant |
er in Christian county. Kentucky. had a
negro man servant named Nose. Nose !
was driving his boss into town one day |
when Re suddenly remarked
"Marse Garrett. dey had me up befoah |
my church las night fur dancin'.'
81 don't suppose you were guilty, were !
you. Mose?" asked the colonel
Vas: sub; yas sub said Nose. u |
on me too; but l cnne clear My friends |
stuck to me close. and. after dem other /
ringers had done testified ag' inst me my |
friends all git up and testified dat though |
it was true I danced, I was so drunk at |
the time I didn't know what 1 was doin'. |
So 1 came clear-and the preacher scused |
me-
Louis Hill and party of officials were |
taking peek at the station agents Some |
where along the line in Minnesota. Al "a !
station we may call Oscarville. an agent. |
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