Life — January 18, 1900 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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OUR HAREM KEEPER. Rajah Mura, Surely you're a Heathen dog with luck to burn, ‘There in Sulu, Where the hoola Dancers do their pleasing turn! Ralaing hades With the ladies, Like a prince you draw your pay ; From the harem You will scare ‘em, It Intruders come that wa; There you linger, With # finger Raised to warn the nervy wight Who would dally With his batle When your Loss 1s out of sight, Like the Sultan, You exult tn All the xavage pomp of state, And you file your Pay-claim, while your Uncle Samuel pays the frelght! Rajan Mura, Tam sure Luckter heathen ne’er drew breath, It Thadjer Job, old Rajah, I'd be tickled haif te death t —J. Getcher Gunn in St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Tue way In which native togic triumphs over inculcated dogmas 1s neatly tHlustrated by a true story Ihave heard, A litue child, between three and four years of age, whose parents were firm bellevers In Christian Science, had become @ good deal imbued with the doctrine of that sect. One day she was left with her aunt, a non-believer, Meeting with a falland evidently a good deal hurt, she cried bitterly. Her uot, having in mind her training, said to her: “ Are you hurt?” “No, Lam not hurt," she replied, somewhat petulantly. “ Then, why do you cry?” “Tam crying because [am mad” “What are you mad at?’ “Tam mad because I can't feel that Taint hurt!” — Boston T. anscript ubGk your honor," sald the prisoner, “ before 1 enter my piea 1d like to ask few questions.” * You have the court's permixston. 1 go to trial, will I have to wit here and Ist lawyersask hypothetical questions of the Jurors?” tainly.” “And then hear ail the handwriting experts?” “Of cours “ And follow the reasoning of the chemistry and insanity experts?” ry probably." “Well, Judge, your honor, I'm ready to enter my plea."* What Is tt?” “ Guilty." — Washington Star. Ronen J. Benerre, fatter and more Joyous than ever, came East from hix California home the other day, delivering lectures along the way, and ending witha visit to his son, who by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. ‘The Inter- ompany, Bream's Bullding, Chancery Jane, C,, England, AGENTS. national London, 1s attending one of the Eastern colleges, and who has some of his father's gifts in Mtersture. Mr. Burdette ts thoroughiy attached to Pasadena, and speaks of tt In glowing terms. He 1s pastor of a church there, and says he greatly enjoys his work. While In Philadelphia he recetved a letter from the Governor of California, saying that he had bis commission ready as chaplain in one of the regiments, and was very anxtous to know whether he would uccept the place. “Of course you will take It?” # friend asked. “Well, I don't know,” was his response. Itall depends, Just now I am waiting for the war to close.” —Saturday Evening Post. “He asked me to marry him." And you accepted him?” “No, Idtot that I was, [asked for time.” And what ald he say #"* He nald he'd give me a year. “Ant And what did you say?” “T saw my mistake. I sald two days would be plenty. But he wouldn't hear tt, Ie sald no woman could make up her mind tn such a short time. Ile really insisted upon my taking six months, We finally compromised on thirty days.” “And then?" “Me marrted that putty-faced Bimberling girl the very next week." — Clecedand Plain Dealer. “Lond GuaSVILLE told us of D‘Orsay’s being at a dinoer at Disracti's, which was not of @ kind to sult the fasblonatie gourmet, and where everything had been cold. At the eed of the dinner there was brought 1u some haif-melted te. in a dish, “Thank hei something hot. ven!" sald D’Orsay, ‘at last we have get / — Str Algernon West's * Remintacences.” AGENTS—Mesara. Brentano, pera, Waris, WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! THE WILSON DISTILLID Baltimore, Md. Established 1823. ‘Works, Camden, 5. [Srensroons 150 Varieties. 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