The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-01-09

Frsshets.
Madam, are you a woman suffra-
gist?" mo sir, I haven't time to
be-" Haven't time! Well, If you
had the privilege of voting whom
would you support" THE same man
I've supported for ten years." "And
who is that" my husband"
Appearances are not always de-
ceiving. Many teachers imagine that
their appearance does not Indicate
their profession but the following
story has a tendency to prove that
they are mistaken. A little boy and
his sister who had always attended
school with their parents and were
on their way to the public school
building to enroll. The superln-
tendent was also on his way to
school. and overlook the little ones.
As was his custom whenever he saw
school children he babe them good
morning and after returning ms
greeting the little boy asked: Are
YOU going to school too?" The sup
erintendent answered eyes, why did
YOU ask" The little girl meanwhile
whispered to her brother, "He is the
professor" SO the little lad SAID
'-Oh, l know now, you are a teach
err" The man acknowledged the
truth of the accusation but asked:
DO l look like a teacher?" The boy
said yes so the man asked him, "How
40 teachers look?" The reply was.
Just like you look"
Guest: Landlord, you may bring
me a sirloin steak. Let 1t be 1resn
and Juicy, broiled half through, but
rot too rare, very tender, and be sure
that YOU use fresh butter"
Landlord: "Why, if l had such a
n thing as that I'd eat it myself
Mr. Jones went into a photograph
er's studio to see the proofs OF some
photographs which his son was hav-
ing made. He seemed much pleased
and picked out n which ne salo
was an excellent likeness very much
like the son.
He said to the photographer, And
has the young man paid for the pic
sures?" The answer came, mo, o
yet"
The father said, every like him
indeed"
Thew were Quakers, brother and
sister, and had lived together many
years, but Reuben was now a very
sick a His time had come, mi he
moaned and tossed on his pillow.
Reuben" said his sister consoi-
ingly, "why dost the fear death. Thee
mast been a good brother, paid thy
debt and given to the porr."
True. true, Penelope, but low
ering his voice, 81 have been a bit
sly"
The definitions given by children
are al times very amusing
A little boy came to his mother
with a complaint the other day and
said: . Nav, Willie is a mugwump
and l amt going to sleep With him
no more
why, Johnny" said his mother,
what do you mean? A mugwump!
What is that"
"Why don't you know? But then
you women can't vote SO you ought
not to be expected to know nothin'
bout politics. Pa knows an he says
a mugwump is a chap what won't
take either side, an that's Willie all
over. He sleeps in the middle an
where do / come in?"
Just see, said Farmer Hayseed,
~ he read the rules and regulations
tackled on the door of his room at
the Hotel de Luxury, chow these no.
tel people try to bleed a fellow"
What is it pa?" asked his wife.
why one of these rultes says, Don't
blow out the gas and another says,
Gas burned all night will be charged
extra Now what's a fellow to do
What earthly objection can you
nave to that man," asked Mr.. Brown
of his daughter concerning the man
of wealth whom he wished her to
marry.
"He has habits which / detest," was
the reply. "When / marry | want
a husband who does not smoke, chew,
swear, belong to a club or stay out
late at night
After regarding his daughter sor-
rowfully for a few minutes in silence
he said, "My child you are but a
stranger here, heaven is your home.
A lady entered a railroad coach IN
which all seats were filled with the
exception of two of which n man
had taken possession. The lady
stopped near the man thinking that
he would CALAMITY turn one of hte
seats for her and thus permit her to
git down. Perhaps there was a look
of annoyance on her face since the
mar did not show a disposition to
show her any courtesy for he said,
"Why are you looking at me SO an
grily, do you wish to eat me up?"
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