The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-05-06
.RETELL|NC A JOKE
1t Seemed Easy, but the Attempt
Was a Costly Failure.
so THE VICTIM TRIED AGAIN.
After He Studied the Thing Over to
See Where and How He Had Made
His Blunder He Sprsne It Anew,
Only to Receive Staggering Jolt


His BIunder He sprsns II Anew,
Only to Receive a Staggering Jolt.
Richard Smith and John Jones were
great friends. They were alike in
many respects. but there was this diff
ference between them-that Smith was
an ardent churchman and was inclined
to take things seriously. while Jones
did not go to church very often and
was inclined to take everything more
lightly.
One day these two friends happened
to be strolling along together. when the
| conversation drifted around to this diff
| ference between them. Smith had
been telling Jones that his course was
/ all wrong and that he ought to change
! his views and 90 to church. giving his
reasons therefor. To this Jones listen
/ ed attentively and seemed much i'm
pressed.
your argument seems very logical"
said Jones when Smith had paused,
but" with a twinkle in his eye.
there's one point you did not men
tiOn which has just occurred to me
| and on which | should like a little en-
lightenment."
What is it," said Smith. I'm be
very glad TO explain it If | can"
1T is this" replied Jones. How
does It happen that man may be
church member and a heather at the
same timeE"
81 don't understand you" said Smith.
How can a man be church member
and a heather at the same time? You
are joking. You know he can't"
But say he can. Take yourself, for
example l will emphatically assert
that can prove in eight words that
you are heather. and. furthermore, l
can convince you Of it
Il know you can't do anything Of
the sort You are trying to put up
bluff. And to make you back down l
will agree to this-if you can prove
either in eight words or in eight hun
bred that / am a heather to my salts
faction l will give you a pair OF gloves,
but If you do not prove it you must
give me a pair. l hate TO take the
gloves on such an easy proposition. but
it will teach you a lesson"
"All right It's a CO. said Jones.
Smith looked surprised. He really
thought that Jones would back down.
We'll. how do you intend TO prove that
/ am q heathen?"
Are you a wOman?"
NO"
you must be a he. then"
Smith looked stupefed for an in
slant. Then he laughed: "Ha, ha, ha.
That was a clever one. You have won
the gloves all right and have proved
your contention to my satisfaction.
But I viii get it of on some one else.
All. there is Roy Green! l will spring
it on him"
So they Joined Green. who. like
Smith. was a churChman. Smith
plunged Immediately into the subject.
Jones has just proved to me that a
man can be a churchman and yet be
heather"
What absurd nonsense" said Green.
1T cannot be proved. OF course a
heather may attend church. but it
can't be proved that all churchmen are
heather"
Il thought so a few minutes ago
myself said Smith excitedly. And
so sure am l Of this that l will agree
TO give you pair of gloves if l cannot
prove to your satisfaction in eight
words that they are heather. but if
do you are TO give me pair
"Doner' said Green. 1T will be al
most like robbing you. But if you are
willing l am"
'An right" said Smith.
Proceed to prove it," said Green.
THE men aren't women" said Smith.
NO" said Green.
Then they are hes. Ha, ha.''
"But that does not prove them hea-
then"
Smith looked dazed. Il guess I made /
a mistake
Green chuckled. Il guess you did. .
Fork over those gloves"'
And Smith had TO buy two pairs.
Smith went home chagrined. think
ing where he had made his mistake.
By and by ii came 10 him. IL would
go better TO prove that he was hea-
then as Jones had proved it to him in
that way. He would get back those
gloves yet!
The next day he met Brown. Now
Is my opportunityF' he thought. and
accosted Brown.
Brown" he said. Il heard clever
one the other day, and that Is how a
man can be a churchman and hea-
then at the same time. You know that
I am a churchman. But did you know
that l can prove that am heathenT
Brown chuckled. You don't have
70 prove il TO me-" said he. 81 am
perfectly willing TO concede it
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