Life — June 1, 1922 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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She stood looking at it awhile, shook her head and said: “No, I sha'n't give you any money for such music as that. I can’t hear any of the tunes, and besides, it smells as if there were something burning inside.” —Congregationalist. History in the Making “History,” said Lady Astor, “is more romantic to read than to make.” It is doubtful. At Chateau-Thierry there was a private driving an ammunition wagon. “T used to teach history at the Univer- sity of Kansas,” he said, “but I never can ow that I’ve helped make some.”—New York World. N an “Old Town,” all waterways are ‘open to you—quiet streams, wide lakes, and swift-flowing rivers. ‘Old Towns” are the fastest canoes made. The lightest and strongest, tool And the lowest priced. Easiest to paddle, and hardest to wear out. $4 up from dealer or factory. New cata- 9g, shows all models in colors, Free. Write for it TODAY. OLD TOWN CANOE CO. 1236Middle Street Old Tows, Maine, U.S. A. Old down Canoes The Philanthropist An old woman went up to the fish. hawker’s barrow and looked at his stock with longing eyes. She was evidently very poor, for when the hawker asked three- pence for a scaleful of selected bits she hesitated. “Have ’em at tuppence, mum,” growled the hawker. “No; it’s too much,” said the woman dolefully. “Have ’em at a penny, then.” Still the old woman hesitated. There was a look of pity mixed with disgust on the hawker’s face, and, turning from the woman, he said: “Here, missus, you sneak ’em.” —Pearson’s Weekly (London.) I'll turn me back while Growth He was a serious-minded youth, experiences,” he said, “illustrate a great truth in life. I shall write them—develo them into a treatise on human psychology.” He grew to manhood. ‘Probab mused, “I had better convert th into a novel. It would receive greater at- tention,—more people would read it.” Time passed. He wrote his idea into a short story, and the publishers rejécted it. Finally, he received his inspiration. He wrote a two-line joke, introducing into it his idea, and sold the joke to Lire. —Georgia Cracker. “My How It Is at College At one of the dormitories of a well- known college for women two young housemaids were comparing notes on academic life. “Well,” said Norah, dimpling, “the faculty has the brains, and the college girls has the clothes, but, believe me, the maids has the looks!” —Youth’s Companion. Logic “You want more money? Why my boy, I worked for three years for sixteen dol- lars a month right here in this establish- ment and now I'm owner of it.” “Well, see what happened to your boss. No man who treats his help that way can hang onto his business.” —Boston Transcript. Outside Interference “Mummy,” asked Muriel, indignant! “did_you hear what auntie said to me? “Yes, dear,” was the reply. , “Well, mummy,” shrilled the little maid. rebelliously, “I’m not going to be brought- ened up by another woman.” —Tit-Bits (London). Our Educational System A New York schoolboy has married his teacher, aged forty-five! We do not know what school he belonged to, but he doesn’t seem to have learned very ma —Punch. Lrttte Ermer: Papa, what are follies? Proressor BroapHEAD: Amusements that we have grown tired of, my son. —Weekly Telegraph (London): E is na mate: man; has | has a retar with him t comicbooks.com