The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-15
JOKER'S BUDGET
By Paddy


1t is claimed that the price of hen fruit
has advanced SO per cent since last Saturday
night.
Our old friend Pat went on a parole
lately, and it is stated that when told of
his good luck he FLUSHED.
Paddy the pig, has been transferred from
the old prison and is now putting in his
time roofing out stumps on the lawn.
The Weeping Willow has left us and
gone back to the old prison, but we still
have ''Lizzie' with us, SO Suds. is still
happy.
Paul and his friends have formed part
nership and embarked in new enterprise;
bat they should have invested in few
towels before they hung out the light.
Sam, the Warden's automobile teamster,
has been transferred back to the new prison
and is now engineering mop in the front
Offices during the early morning.
Me Friend Mickie jumped overheard
out of the choir boat the other day and
refused to climb up on deck again after
life preServer had been thrown to him.
1t is no use; that smile of Supt. Robin
SON. won't come off. He was handed
coffin to look into the other day. and he
did, but the smile increased as he examined
it.
Harry, Supt. Robertsons clerk pulled
down the losers end of the bet. The snow
got here first "but' said he, eff | could
have only been handed that one little word
with three letters in it, would have beat
the winter and won the bet and would
L. ~ IL
'sThis is the cell block and it has 512
cells and is four stories high said the
usher to some visitors the other day.
Gracious said lady. edo you mean
to tell me it is four stories high?' Sure,
said the usher, Count them. Do you
think | would tell ie?''
The choir boat has been out in another
storm. 1t started out with enough help to
sing quartette, but it had not been sailing
long before its crew was reduced so that it
had only enough left to complete a duet,
and by the time it came to anchor after
making the trip it didn't have enough of a
crew left to swing lonesome solo.
Shop F won the prize last month. When
Billie, the foreman, was asked if the men
had to extert themselves to win, said:
Say it was that easy it was just like
stealing cookies from choroformed in
fant; and as he turned to go, said if you
want to make some easy money, just plant
your roll on shop winning the prize from
now on.
Bill Legs prizes himself loose from joke.
Said he fell off sixty foot ladder the 9TH
er day. "Gracious!' said Mr. Robertson.
h,,rf koJ No
said Bill, Il didn't hurt myself at ALL -
''That is strange ''Do you mean to
tell me that you fell off sixty foot ladder
and never hurt yourself?' s'Sure, said
Bill, 81 fell off the bottom rung.' fECall
the wagonl' said Supt Robinson.
"What is the matter with Duke?' asked
Buck as he saw the office boy burning up
space between the kitchen and the office
the other morning. care you thinking of
kidding Mr.. Raymos race horse into run
ming race with you and doing little
practice before hand?' "No,' said Duke,
81 just thought of little song and
hurried down here to sing it, ''What
is the name of the song, Duke?'
ooh! Its No Disgrace to Run When You
are Scared. -
Gracious sakes.' said visitor the 9TH
er day as she came into the reception room
'what misfortune befell that poor man, or
was he thar way from birth? l don't see
how he lives he hasn't any mouth to eat
with and no eyes, even his nose is hattened
out, my heart is touched when l see any
one so dishgnred. ooh! that is nothing
madam, said Usher Brennan, ''that man is
normal in every way. That is Pat the
porter he is stopped over and it is the top
of his head you see and not his face. =
and then Pat was told to go home.