New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-08

Of the state lent his pass 10 s"oi' 'oN
slim friend of his the. other day, and when the
latter presented 1t to the conductor on the ua'ii
the railroad looked him over careluhs' anu
then with a twinkle in his eye said;
Good heavens Bill how you have shrunk'
He knew the owner and confscated the pass.
QUERY?
Pegasus was a flying horse
Did YOU ever hear of winged cow
OR n mule that steers on starry COURSE
With a kick of meteoric force
or ethereal SOW!
A rich man on his way TO an elevated station
happened to poor man selling pehciiS ne
gave him a five dollar gold piece instead OF
nickel When he discovered his mistake some
hours later he rushed back to where the heeuS
one usually stayed. only TO find that the man hdu
already gone home. He succeeded IN ge''lhs MS
address ana 70 his surprise found that he lived
in big house on a fashionable avenue. At'er
few minutes waiting an elderly gentleman APP
noared and esked what he could do for him.. The
generous one was dumfounded When he finally
found his voice he asked if he could nave the nNe
dollar gold piece he gave the beggar that morhhs'
The "beggar' said that he would look throush
his days collection. on doing so ne louhd 'he sou
piece and handed II back to Its rlghtui owner
who after thanking him, started Tor the ooor'
only 10 be recalled and asked for the sum "o
really intended 10 give. Ihat WAS MS "u'''''''
the old man explained. and he could not AFFORD TO
lose a picking. The gentleman thre" AL" "'Ne'
and took his departure hastily.
Are YOU familiar with the Mexican stuauon
only mp to o'clock this morning -D'''
Free Press
man who had been dining well crept nome a,
A. M and managed TO get into the library Oh
bic homo without meeting his wife. He liz all the
oh "a
big chair in the middle Of the room, reading lie
forgot n take off his overcoat and hat His wife
appeared in the doorway
Henry" she said severely what are you doing
here at this hour?'
Pm chic, reading book, m'dear.' explained
he 1--WE had ths-sh book for years and hic)
I'VE never had time to read 1t until tonight and
now I'm going TO finish it.
Henry" said his wife, moro severely, put
down that suitcase this minute and go to bed
QUERY NO. 2.
We ask again, did you ever hear
OF the melancholy hen,
That feeds on yewberries all the year,
And laws sad eggs for the omeets drear
That are served in Pato's den? =
"sav" said the wise guy" to the patient listen
er did you hear about that fellow who came In
ON a South American liner the other day, and
nobody could make him understand any one OF
seventeen different languages? They even tried
him with the deaf and dumb stun. but ne only
shook his head and said nothing. Finally they mad
TO send him back to the boat. and he'll probably
spend the rest Of his life sailing back and forth
between here and South America, as nobody knows
what country he comes from. bet could md
where he halls from-simplest thing in the world.
Just get a collection of coins from all countries
and place them before him, one after another.
When the right one came along he'd show his ma
tonaty right there. They all talk for money, you
know"
Girl Ito prominent acior)-I suppose there IL some
role YOU take special interest in.
Actor-Yes my dear young lady the payroll
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