Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . y eveningfell into a deep mud-hole from which hecould not climb out, and shouted for help. A passing laborer, hearing him, lookeddown and asked who he was and then re-marked: Weel, weel, ye needna kick up sic a no be needed afore Sawbath, an thisis only Wednesday nicht. Getting Even * A WASHINGTON man was walking:through a park one day last summerwhen he came upon a youngster on a publicbench wearing a very pained countenance. Whats the trouble, son? asked thepedestrian. Are you hurt? ;| No, sir. Have you lost anything
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . y eveningfell into a deep mud-hole from which hecould not climb out, and shouted for help. A passing laborer, hearing him, lookeddown and asked who he was and then re-marked: Weel, weel, ye needna kick up sic a no be needed afore Sawbath, an thisis only Wednesday nicht. Getting Even * A WASHINGTON man was walking:through a park one day last summerwhen he came upon a youngster on a publicbench wearing a very pained countenance. Whats the trouble, son? asked thepedestrian. Are you hurt? ;| No, sir. Have you lost anything?I No, sir. Something is the matter with vou. Whatis it: I am sitting on a bee. Sitting on a bee! Then why in the worlddont you get up? I have been thinking, explained theboy, that maybe I am hurting the bee as he is hurting me. Spring Poetry WHENEVER its spring* I seem to write lyricsOf birds on the wing;Whenever its springI describe how they sing In fool panegyrics;Whenever its springI seem to write lyrics! Carolyn Wells. 294 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Too Heavy a FineQLD Joshua Taylor,whose fondness forother peoples chickenshad more than oncebrought him into thecourt-room, was recentlyfined fifteen dollars by anAlabama judge for theusual offense. Joshua was startled outof his imperturbabilityby this unusual amount. Yo Honah! YoHonah! he cried, liftinghis eyes as if to callHeaven to witness that hewas very much dollahs fo steal-in dat chicken! Why,Jedge, I could havebought a better hen fosixty cents! ; ThoseRea ise^peas are out of our own garden, Jacklly! Splendid! Vll match you for the odd one He Got It, AnywayDOOK education had a small place inPhelans hard life as a miner. When hewas nearing forty he made a strike in a cer-tain claim he had taken up, and became amillionaire several times over. Having been obscure all his life, he wasmost susceptible to flattery, and his friendssoon learned the trick of getting money fromhim. A miners club was organized
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