Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1912 — Taking Up His Offer. [ARTICLE]

Taking Up His Offer.

Man —Well, it’s just this way. If I buy you a pew coat I’ll have to wear njy old one another season. Wife You sweet, generous thing, you! * Brother Ekaw—“How am ye> ! goa gittin’ along in his new job as a Pullman po’tah?” Brother Smoot — sah! Dat boy kin make a few passes and put mo* dust on a pusson dan he brushes off, and it didn’t take him two weeks to learn to slam a do’ in de way dat nobody but a railroad man kin slam it. Yassah, Cla’ence is sho’ doin’ elegant.’’--—Puck. “De question befo’ dis debatin’ society,” said Mr. Erastus Pinkley, “is whether de fust egg comes sum a chicken, or whether de fus’ chicken comes sum de egg ’ , “I moves er amendment,” interrupted Mr. Wilkins Marigold, care lessly putting his thumb in the corner of his razor pocket. “What we is gwine to ’scuss foh a few minutes is how dat las’ chicken you all had foh dinner come fumade coop,” “You Hamericans say we ’are no ’umor,” said the loyal Britisher, "but I’ll ’ave you understand, sir, that Hinglish jokes are not to be laughed at!” Muggins—“My wife is the most careful housekeeper in the world.” Buggins—“Huh! How about mine? She kicked the other day because I got Borne ink stains on the pen-wiper.” “Spinks said you were a hopeless Idiot!” —“But I took up for you.— "Thanks old fellow.” “I told him I thought you were very optimistic.” “Here Is a .brochure by a chap who laims t- - h finder In a new world of thought." i <i-. .t the facts in the case were known, he has merely loet his way in the old world of thought.” Deems You are a bigger fool than I thought you were. Jeems—You have taken on some flesh yourself since I saw you lam. / : V: —" Miss Prim—l want a has band who will be easily pleased.” Miss Grouch —“That’a the kind TouHffet”