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THE ATLANTIAN
HER SECRET.
One day a pastor was calling upon
a dear old lady, one of the “pillars” of
the church to which they both belonged.
As he thought of her long and useful
life, and looked upon her sweet, placid
countenance bearing but few tokens of
her ninety-two years of earthly .pilgrim
age, he was moved to ask her: ‘ ‘ My
dear Mrs. S. what has been the chief
source of your strength and sustenance
during all these years? What has ap
pealed to you as the real basis of your
unusual vigor of mind and body, and
has been to you an unfailing comfort
through joy and sorrow? Tell me, that
1 may pass the secret on to others, and,
if possible, profit by it myself. ’ ’
The old lady thought a moment,' then
lifting her eyes, dim with age, yet kind
ling with sweet memories of the past,
answered briefly: ‘ ‘ Victuals. ’ ’
EQUIVOCAL.
“Do you approve of kissing games?”
“Well, I have always set my face
against them.”—Baltimore American.
THE BANANA BABY.
4 4 The ‘ Banana Baby ’ is the latest. ’ ’
4 4 What’s the banana baby ? ’ ’
‘ ‘ An Eastern physician has reared a
marvelous child on a diet of bananas.”
“Marvelous in what way?”
“In mentality. Why, the little fellow
can answer an almost incredible number
of difficult questions.”
‘ 4 Wonderful, indeed! One would nat
urally suppose that a banana baby would
be apt to slip up once in a while. ’ ’—
Youngstown Telegram.
SMART BOY.
‘ ‘ You 're an honest boy, ’ ’ said the
lady, as she opened the roll of five one-
dollar bills, 4 ‘ but the money I lost was a
flve-dollar bill. Didn't you see that in
the advertisement?”
“Yessiin,” replied the boy. “It was
a five-dollar bill I found, but I had it
changed so that you could pay me a re
ward. ’ ’—Cincinnati Enquirer.
GOSSIP AHEAD.
“We ought to have a most interesting
year with our card club. ’ ’
44 That so ? ”
“Yes; three of last year’s members
are suing for divorce. ’ ’—Detroit Free
Press.
THE TEST.
“Do you love me very much, mamma?”
Mamma (a widow)—“Yes, of course,
my dear. ’ ’
4 ‘ Then why don’t you marry the man
at the candy store?”—San Francisco
Chronicle.
Mrs. Watkins— 4 4 1 don't know yet. I
am looking around for something that
will look as if it cost ten dollars that I
can get for ninety-s:ven cents.”—Som
erville, Journal.
Keep me warm that they may know
me when they find me. Keep me wise
and prudent that no pirate in the seas
of lovo may deceive me.
Infinite, great Spirit, reveal Thyself
to mo as a Friend and the Maker of
friends.
Do this, O Cod, to keep me human.
Amen.
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MENDATION. “What sort o’ meenister lme ye got-
Bridgct left Ireland with an excellent
letter of recommendation from her last
mistress, but on the way over the letter
fell into the sea and was lost. Not know
ing how to find work without her recom
mendntion she appealed to a friend to
write one for her and he gave her the
following:
To the General Public:
Bridget Flaherty had a good reputa
tion when she left Ireland, but lost it on
tlio way over.
SIMILARLY MINDED.
(From Tid-Bits.)
The village tailor only received oc
casional orders from the vicar for such
articles as hats, collars or handker
chiefs. 4 4 You see, ’ ’ remnrked (Tie vicar
ten, Geordic?” asked a Scotchman of
his friend.
“Weel,” said the friend, “we seldom
get a glint o’ him; six days o’ th’ week
lie’s inveesiblo, and on the seventh he’s
incomprehensible. ’ ’
Along our pathways sweet flowers are
blossoming, if we will only stop to pluck
them and smell their fragrance. In
every meadow birds are warbling, calling
to their mates and soaring into the blue,
if we will only stop our grumbling long
enough to hear them.—Minot J. Sav
age, D.D.
Customer: “That ice cream freezer
you sold me doesn’t do the work you
claim for it, at all. ’ ’
Salesman: “No? Perhaps you—er—
one day, having called with hw usual (lidn , t U80 the , )cst quality of ice . It > s
order, “when I want a suit I go to
London. They make them there. ’ ’
Calling again a few days later, the
vicar remarked that he had not seen
the tailor at church lately.
“No,” replied the tailor, “when I
want to hear a good sermon I go to
London; they preach them there.”
The physi-ian was making an exam
ination of the young man and after ap
plying the stethoscope lie said:
“1 see from your heart action, tlmt
you have had some trouble with angina
pectoris. ’ ’
“Well, yes,” admitted the young man
rather sheepishly. “You’ve got it all
right, doctor, except that ain’t her
name. ’ ’
very important to have the ice
cold, you know.”
very
ALWAYS.
Naylor—“Hello, old man! Are you
moving?”
Taylor—“Goodness, no! Wo wouldn’t
be taking all this stuff if wo were. We
are just going camping for a couple of
days! ’ ’—Puck.
Instructor of class in physiology—
“What do you know concerning seba
ceous follicles?”
Boy at foot of class (making a wild
guess)—“Sebaceous Follicles is the name
of the senator from the State of Wis
consin. ’ ’