Life — October 31, 1907 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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4 AMT AvT S€1550R5, AVE IT WAS THE REAL THING A Philadelphia property min was relating, respectful voice, his memories of Richard Mansfield. “If one worked hard," he said, “one got on with Mr, Mans field avell. He never rebuked me but once, and thea it was hardly my fault “ Ttwasaa sultry afternoon in the spring, and we were rehearsing one of the Mansfeld plays—I thin’ it was ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde'—and here and there I had to supply a clap of thunder Everything went well fora time. ‘Then, in place, a loud roar of thunder rumbled forth burried to me ** Look here," he unexpected Mr, Mansfeld with a hurt look, ‘do be careful, won't you? A ke like that would be very serious before an audience. That clap of thunder came in the wrong place.” “*T'm very sorry, Mr. Mansield,’ said I; ‘but it wasn't my thunder. It came from out —Washin gton Star, Dor Ji he author of many bits of humorous verse and prose, has always hat difficulty on first meeting people in getting them to accept his name as his own, They insist on regarding it asa rather old rscudonym. Recently the matter has grown worse and h rienced difficulty in establishing its right in articulate speech in front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Mr. Jenks was an involuntary witness to ‘a fight between two cab drivers. ‘The men were promptly arrested and Mr. Jenks was haled to court with them to tell what he had scen. The police magistrate was elderly, grail and short-tempered What is your nami Pudor Jenks.” “Once more, please “Tudor Jenks.” A sharp rap from the Court, and this, explosively “Witness will stop making a funny noise and give his namet™ Saturday Herald. has ex The other day, sked the Lawyer, Wiry did you resign from the vegetarian club? Twas expelled because I called one of the members a calf 1" Fliegende Haetter, VT SElSSeR5, AVE Nyllv) “Garrat Scort!” said the doctor to his servant. “Has no- body called during my two days’ absence? I left this slate here for callers to write their names on, and it is perfectly clean.” “Oh, yes, sir,” responded the servant, cheerfully. “A lot of folks has came, An’ the slate got so full o’ names that only thix mornin’ I had to rub ‘em all out to make room for more! Cleveland Leader, oaancae | Neeens 9 2% “E WOULD HAV INVITED THE. 07 THY BARN-YARD, BUT TGUESS R FOLKS PROM VARY Nor iste ESTED IN AQUATIC sPoRTS. Ar THe closing exercises of a Syracuse school a little girl was asked: “Wao is the head of our Government?” “Mr. Roosevelt,” she replied, promptly “That is right," said the teacher, “but what is his official tithe?” “Teddy!” responded the little miss, promptly.—Iasp. 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A DREAM Wishing to learn what his nephew would say, Uncle Charles asked little Fred, “What would you do if you stood at the root of a trce with your foot on the head of a live rattlesnake, tiger ‘was crouching on a branch above ready to spring, and you «. a wild Indian running at you with uplifted tomahawk?” “should wake right up,” was the unexpected reply.—Cirte “Tux Currk or ue Day" in the Boston Transcript tells this story:""Two of the * Clerk's’ neighbors were recently battling ‘over the Commonwealth Country Club links. All went fairly well, although bogey refhained practically intact, until they reached a tee overlooking a send. Each drove furiously, then cautiously, a half-dozen balls into the murky depths of that pool. Standing near by was a little girl, stupid but curious, After the twelfth ball bad plunged to rise no more she queried blankly but sincerely of the golfer: ‘Say, mister, what is the fon in this game?"" SeNator Morcan once threw down a magazine with a sneer, “Another nature fake!” he exclaimed. “Why, thee things are as absurd as—as absurd as"—— And then he laughed and said that it reminded him of an address that he once heard an absent-minded missionary make, ‘**In China, dear friends,’ said the missionary, ‘human life is regarded as of but slight value. Indeed, if a wealthy Chinaman is con demned to death, he can easily hire another to die for bi and I believe many poor fellows get their living by thus acting as substitutes." "—A rgonau. ‘Tar, musician was visibly annoyed. “But, hang it all,” he said, “I told your reporter three of four times over that the violin I used was a genuine Stradivarius, and here in his report this morning there's not a word, not a word With ¢ seornful laugh the editor replied “That is as it should be, sir. When Mr. Stradivarius gets his fiddle advertised in this paper under two dollars a line, you come around and let me know." —Southwwester#’s Book Gere: You will be the second person, my lord, who will have climbed to the top of this mountain. My Loxp: Yes, and who was the first? A post-card seller, who has now got a shop on the summit.” —Bon Vivent, “Ever been in Siberia?” asked the reporter. Er—yes,"" answered the distinguished Russian refugee; “I took a knouting there one summer.""—Chicago Tribune. Brentano's, 37 Ave. de l'Opera, Paris; London;" 9 Rue The test and iliusications in Live ere copyrighted, and are not to be reproduced without spec permission obtained in advance. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address ROAST MEATS hot or cold, are given just that “finishing touch” if seasoned with Lea & Perrins’ Sauce THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE. 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