Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1910 — LITTLE LAUGHS [ARTICLE]

LITTLE LAUGHS

AJoke on Mullin. James Mullin, an office holder at the Philadelphia navy yard, joined bareheaded walking pedestrian club a few nights ago—not as a matter of choice, howeyer. ft. In supervising the assortment, of Some old material in the yard during the day referred to, there was under his supervision a big colored fellow, who seemed to be shy a good hat. Taking this occasion to get a good joke off on his superior officer, he addressed his workman: “Sam, you seem to be in need of a good hat. I have one I’ll give you. Go over to building No. 24 and enter the private office, where you will see t. Panama hat which I have discarded. Use that. I would rather let you have it than throw it away. Sam went, but instead of Amlin* the office unoccupied, as Mull tn thought, the man on whom the trick was to be played was present, and when Sam told his mission he at once saw the plot and retaliated. “Well, Sam, I have decided to ask Mullin for that hat myself, but I will give you a good derby of mine that dees not fit me.” Handing the hat to Sam, he left for the gate, as it was time to quit for tho day. The derby was the property of Kullin, who took the joke very well, but is Buffering the loss of a $5 UaL—Philadelphia Times.