The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-23
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Laugh With Us
Little Stories That Have
Made Many Smiles.

a connecticut man, while visiting
New York. decided hat he needed a
bulldog at his country home. and his
wife n son admitted that he did.
Unfortunately. however. the three
could not agree in a choice. SO finally
the father bought three dogs, the Sc
lection of each. from three different
dealers.
Aa~the family were Is spend the
summer in the White Mountains he
gave instructions to have the dogs
shipped to his destination there. at
the same time wiring the ~stablekeep-
er at the hotel to be on the lookout
for the dogs and to care for them
until he arrived. A few days later
he received this reply:
Dear Sir: Your three bulldogs ar
rived all right last night on the same
train. locked them up together last
night in a box stall. Yours truly.
Sam Wheeler.
Up. S.-We lave only one box stall.
"P. S.--You will have to buy some
more."-Everybody's Magazine.
The trial Of a notorious old moon
sinner was over and he had been
found guilty. The judge lectured him
severely on his long criminal record
and then sentenced him to thirty-six
NSdls i1liPl isOilIlSut. sdS ii6 tudL 'iS
court had no feeling Of anger toward
him. but only Of pity.
The prisoner listened etolidly M
said as ne left the courtroom: We'll.
I suah am glad he wasn't mad at me"
we had an Uncle TOMS Cabin
company at the cp'ry house night be-
fore last
"Ah." returned the facetious drum
mer. did the venerable drama seem
80 depict the horrors of slavery as
r;':.liy. and as thrilling as It used
to-"
Well. it depicted the horrors Of
Uncle Toms Cabin as wildly as ev-
cr."-Puck's Quarterly.
A large. slouchy colored ma went
shuffling dow the road whistling like
"a lark. His clothes were ragged n
his shoes we're out at toes and heels.
and he appeared to be in the depths
Of poverty for all his mirth.
AS he passed a prosperous looking
house a mar stepped from the door
wsv and hailed him.
"Hey. Jim: 7 got a job for you. Do
yo,, want to make a quarter"
mo. sah." said the ragged. one. ~
done got a quarter"
During a revival service at a col.
ored BAPTIST church enthusiasm and
spiritual fervor We're at high tide.
"~Eberybody dat wants to go to
he"hnn stan up" shouted the ex-
horter.
With one accord every negro i'm
the church except leaned to his
feet The preacher singled out the
reca!citrant for spiritual admonition.
"Looka heah." he began. docs All
undastan' dat yo' wants to SO to
hell?"
NO. sab" explained the back.
slider: but All done been baptized
in de Mefodis' church"
Ian sakes. man." corrected the
minister, won Amt beer baptized:
youse jes' ben dry cleaned.
The little hoy had brought home
perfect school. reports for several
weeks. and then his marks suddenly
took a tremendous slump. His faith
err viewed the last one in evident dis
approval.
How is this ?" he asked.
Teachers fault said the boy.
"How is it the teachers fau1to"
''Shc moved the little boy that sat
next to me-"
"Can you direct me to SUBMITS
cascade?" asked q foot traveller Of an
old man who sat summing himself on
the stump Of a tree.
"Yass; take your first left and fol-
low It until you come to a fork where
there's a clump of huckleberry bush
es. and then strike off to the right.
Follow that road till you come tn
three corners. then strike off to your
left and you'll come to Cy Perkin'.
house. You'll know him because he
wears plaid overalls. Yaller and
green plaid. they are. an his wife
makes 'em for him. Some like EN-
an ome don't. Anyhow. you can
Judge for yourself. You'll laugh
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