The Coconino sun., 1922-08-11
CHEERFUL CHIRPS
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come quick, my bunny is dead" "Why, he can't be dead" said Joe. "I saw him just few minutes ago through the window"
 "He is too dead" insisted Georgie, "a dog punctured him and now his inner tubes is all out!'' Rev. Frank Bloy of Mesa told the Rotarians last week about how dar- key preacher explained how come he took up a collection right after he preached a pow-ful sermon on saliva tion, which, he explained was free. When the collection was announced one of the congregation wanted to know why the collection if salvation was free.
 "You know" explained the preach CT, "watah is free. But when you get 1 it run into youah house you hab to pay for de piping. It am de same way with dis yere salvation. It am free, but I been pipin' it to you"
 Joe Jackson is frequently reminded of his Texas nativity, as when, the other day, he said of a pair of shoes that boy was telling Dayt Draine were too big for him, that they were as big as he, Joe, wore when he was 21. "Yeah," said Dayt, q expect you were that old before they caught and sh6d you"
 Now we are going to lean back in our upholstered office chair, place our feet on the mahogany, light perfect to and read some of the latest classics in the Police Gazoot while one of our kind friends writes the rest of this weeks Chirps. From here on they're all the contributions of our friend:
 While Walter Stevenson was at work on the fountain on the Normal campus, curious school-ma' am ask ed in passing what he was making there.
 "It will be a fountain when finish ed, Madam" answered Steven in his politest manner.
 "You think you're smart, don't you!" snapped the s. m., as she floun- ced off. And now Steve is wonder ing just what she thinks as she sur veys his completed handiwork.
 Dr. Miller thinks the young lady must have been confused in the rules of the game for when he said, "It's your move," she responded, "Pray do."
 That history is taught in our pub- | lie schools is evident. The other day casion to interview our townsman who bears the same name as the father of our country. Not knowing where to locate MT. Washington, he stepped in to Mexican pool-hall and put the question to a bright-looking Mexican lad: "Can you tell me where George Washington livesi"
 "You no can fool me-" quickly re- sponded the boy. He no live--he die many year ago"
 Says MT. Paul Coffin, Tt happens so often That fellows do rant and rave At the price of car
 When 'twere better by far If they'd only Durant and save" Doug Roome received a card from John Kerley the other day which bore the information that he was now at Redondo Beach watching the waves Tapping and the flappers waving. Doc Neville says tourists are usual | ly of three kinds-namely, those who possess good humor, those who are possessed by bad humor. One those who possess no humor. One | day last week he encountered a wo- man who combined the last two quail | ities.
 Have you any puppy biscuits p asked the tourist lady as she gazed dotingly at the yapping bunch of fuz2 in her arms.
 i "No, Madam-but we have some lovely animal crackers" answered Doc--always ready to please.
 "You impudent fellow. 1 shall re- port you to the management! and away she flounced, muttering things about disrespectful clerks-never hav- ing been so insulted in her life, etc Doc is still waiting to be called up or the carpet.
 "The trouble nowadays" says Frank Gold, "is not enough income and too much bill"
 GOT not enough pot and too much temper responds c. B. l VII SON ]