Life — February 13, 1902 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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Tuk colonel was entertaining some of his friends with stortes of army life, and the talk turned to the tnilexibillty of orders, That reminded the colonel of Tm Murphy's case, Murphy had enlisted ia the cavalry service, although he had never been on a horse In his life. Ie wax taken out for drill with other raw recrults under command of a sergear and, as luck would have tt, secured one of the worst buckers tn the whole troop. pw, my men, xald the sergeant tu addressing them, © no one t#allowed to dismount without orders from a superior officer. Remember that.” Tim was no sooncr in the saddie than he was buried head over heels through the air, and came down so hard that the breath was almost knocked out of hin. “ Marphy,” shouted the sergeant, when he discovered the man spread out on the ground, “you dismounted 1” Laid.” Did you have orders?" “Laid? « From headquarters, 1 suppose? o, from hindquarters * “Take him to the guard-house 1” ordered the sergean' —Detroit Free Press * with a sneer, T $e19SORS AT WvLLy sale a magic pot, If certain rather common stones were mixed and placed in the pot, with a certain portion of water, and the whole shaken diligently for an hour, the stones would torn to gold — provided thatduring the hour the oper- ator should not think of & hippopotamus The fakir sold a great many for fabulous sums, and not one of the purchasers ever demanded a return of the money, The fakir knew bis business, He was in advance of tts age In psychology, in his skill in permanently Mixing tn his customers’ minds the assoctation of that old pot and a hippopotamus Boston Herald. AN Interesting story comes from the French Alps of Dau- phiny relating the futlle efforts of the Princess of Croy, who desired to enter the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse, ® habitation from which women visitors are rigidly excluded. The story runs that the Princess dressed herself Ia boy's clothes and accompanied her hasband to the fnstitution. The gates were opened to them, and the Prince sent his card to the father superior, with a llue fo the effect that he was ac- apanted by a friend. Just as they Were about to make the round of the bulld- tng the word was received that the father would like to see his friend at the same time throwing at her a large pear, The T'rinces was startled, and, thrown completely off her guard, tuadey motion to grab up her skirt, the absence of which over: looked tn her confuston, Then the father stopped smiling and sald with greu gravit “beg your pardon, madam, but ladies are not allowe! 1n the monastery. I must ask you to wait outside until ts Prince bas finished his Inspection." And outside she bad to go, the reverend father bowing her from the room with most elaborate politeness, Youth's Compa nics A Local clergyman was engaged In conversation with number of friends the other day, when each started telisz stortes of weddings he had performed, One of the pary had this to offer: Some time ago a great big fellow, roughly dressed, aos A wee mnlte of a young woman came to him. They had» witnesses, and, In fact, did not care to have any. less a bridesmaid and groomsman were selected from tie household, and the ceremony began, They bad promise love and obey and all the rest of the service, when ti Kiss the bride." the Prince and “+ Going upstairs they were re- ceived by the smiling monk, who cordi: avited them to joln him tn an appetizing luncheon, The Princess endeav- to mm: best of the situation, but she was any the more at her ease by the fact that the monk kept gaz- Ing sharply at her. At last he exclaimed suddenly : preacher announced : The groom, on bended knee, hesitated a little, tried toa: something and couldn't. + Kiss the bride,” satd the pastor. “Why, parson, Tdld, afore I come here at all," rept the groom, whose face had taken the color of a June rose, —Duluth News Tritvne PRovesson MCNSTERNERG of Harvard, Whose specialty 1s Psychology, relies to some extent on The polnt of a good story in enforcing his positions In abstract demonstratt He has one on the assoctation of ideas that wHl filustrate, A medieval magician—more accurately called * fakir nowadays —announced that he had tnvented and bad for “Catch It, young man!" smradealors t Britain. The Inter- ms Burldins, Chancery Lane, bngiand, AGENTS. For sale by all national N London, EUROPEAN AGYNTS—Messrs. Brentano, 37 Avenue de l'Opera, Paris, Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. on a pen i Suarantee of han absolute Dress Goods. 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