After dinner stories by famous men : . o Jim Fishers fo de pasweek. Jim Fishers? Why, Martha, I thought JimFisher was married. Is he a relative of yours? Nom, he aint zackly no relation, missy. Yousee, Jim was my firs husband, but he aint no rela-tion. JAMES WILSON, Secretary of Agriculture, tellsthis story: About noonday a farmer met a boy who wasstruggling with a load of overturned hay. Comehome with me, feed your horses, and eat your din-ner, and we will come back and put it on thewagon, said the horny-handed one. Im afraid pappy might not like it, rejoinedthe bucolic youth. The farmer urge
After dinner stories by famous men : . o Jim Fishers fo de pasweek. Jim Fishers? Why, Martha, I thought JimFisher was married. Is he a relative of yours? Nom, he aint zackly no relation, missy. Yousee, Jim was my firs husband, but he aint no rela-tion. JAMES WILSON, Secretary of Agriculture, tellsthis story: About noonday a farmer met a boy who wasstruggling with a load of overturned hay. Comehome with me, feed your horses, and eat your din-ner, and we will come back and put it on thewagon, said the horny-handed one. Im afraid pappy might not like it, rejoinedthe bucolic youth. The farmer urged, and finally,although still protesting that he was afearedpaj)j)y might not like it, the boy unhitched and ac-cepted the invitation. An hour later they returnedto the scene. Isnt this better than staying here hungryand tired ? exclaimed the farmer, as he tossed afork full of hay on the wagon. Yes, but Imafeared pappy might not like it, was the rejoinder. Where is your pa])py, anyhow? Pappy, hes under the hay. 46 After Dinner Stories. WILLIAM H. CRANE, the actor, says lie firstlearned what true love isby accidentally overhear-ing a brief conversationbetween a young man anda very pretty girl. Andyoure sure you loveme? said she. Loveyou ? echoed the youngfellow. Why, darling,while I was bidding yougood-bye on the porchlast night your dog bit apiece out of the calf ofmy leg, and I never no-ticed it till I got home. MISS :MAUDE ADAMS has a favourite storyabout a certain Miss Johnsing and an uncertain Culpeper Pete, once known to her« The man,says Miss Adams, was an unusually bashful col-oured person, and she goes on: Pete became enamoured of the dusky maiden,and not having the courage to pop face to face,called up the house where she worked and askedfor her over the telephone. There was a longnervous pause for him, for the wire was busy.*Never did darky perspire more freely or roll hiseyes more ludicrously than when * central finally By Famous Men 47 yelled, Heres yer party. In t
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