. The chief. ng about this mniiature mountain of paper,with the express purpose of selecting therefrom those jokes which were destinedto grace the pages of our illustrious Annual. Presently Putter is seen to lay his Hand of Fate upon a ])iece of bluewrapping paper. He read it and rerear! it. Then he knitted his brows with dis-may, for the joke was not conceivable. Now if this aint a fine example of the ignorance of the human intellect,to hanfl such a thing as that in and call it a joke. He ought to be shot. Whos guilty of that outrage? questioned his assistant. Lud Loddenkem-l)er. answered the
. The chief. ng about this mniiature mountain of paper,with the express purpose of selecting therefrom those jokes which were destinedto grace the pages of our illustrious Annual. Presently Putter is seen to lay his Hand of Fate upon a ])iece of bluewrapping paper. He read it and rerear! it. Then he knitted his brows with dis-may, for the joke was not conceivable. Now if this aint a fine example of the ignorance of the human intellect,to hanfl such a thing as that in and call it a joke. He ought to be shot. Whos guilty of that outrage? questioned his assistant. Lud Loddenkem-l)er. answered the editor in disgust. He has a sense of humor like the Sphinxof Egypt. Listen to this trash that Dutch Hubcr had the nerve to call poetry. Tee diddle diddleTee diddle diddleI know a man whos got a fiddle. Ill bet Huber that that was fine. After throwing out those jokes deemed entirely improper or lacking ofInn nor, these are the jokes ];icke(l by the editor as considered worthy of note. Fred C. Williams, 17. 67. 68 OUT OF SCHOOL. I saw him very plain. As he stood there in the rain, And by heck!\\hen I saw him stanching- there,AI! I did was stand and stare. At his neck. I saw a spotted tie, Round the neck of the poor ,c;uy. Dont you kno-\vThat I thot it sure was mine,\\hich I threw away one time. Long ago. He had a Roman the color of his hose, \ery red,—In his hand there was a cane,\\ hich Id like to use again On his head. The picture Ive portrayed, In these verses that Ive made. Like a perhaps just one of me,As no doubt I chance to be. Out of School. Herman K rickenberger. THINGS WE LIKE TO HEAR— \irginias sneeze. Eva Hustons laugh. Charles Millers soft melodious voice. John . arguing. Erwin Trittschuh address the stafif. Irenes minutes of the staff meeting. A Girl calling us by our nickname. .Mr. Wiedorn complimenting the football team. You are wanted at the office. The poor joke editor wields his penTill the ends of his fingers are so
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