Reading Observer 05-1917

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zoologJ T E:R:!lulf ! 10 Ei:J.g.t, wh~ is tJt
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I1ogul. r girl!" 'h. (CO)'I)),
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~ dOh " tuppoM any
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Aun t: .. WilIa, .liolV' ~! it 1,hU you ·ir. 8U~b
• b'~ boy .n -\h' Ume! ',. WUlf.:" I .In'~ 1
1'ro .,Ieep plrt 0( . th~ bhM."
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It l~ t.he w4tn,fi who I bo»ti 01 hatifl, •
1mnd ' of her 9"iI Y[ho ill al,!ah. \ler1 ' ~WY ,k
SlVe , p~ of it to Mr ·huab'iilli.
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" And pray, J!\adam ," l'ked Ih. official,
.. why do lOU think your..1 entliled to • ~n·
"IOn! "~ f< My husband and I have fought I a.U
throug the war," stud she.
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l;iou£e, I hur. 'rot Do wnmg 'Gr.ent Scott! And
v-e 11"~ four miles aput! , had ,1:~ i~ea a.ny(lne coUld hear h iAI that diStIIJ:~e
Jtlck$on' "Heaven b.cSB hlm! He IIjb6*!5
e01lfidence 10 me "" hen the C~OUd6 were. dell{
and threat-cning." Wilson:" In what WJlJ ' ; " ,
JlI.cksan· H He l~l'lt mc 3D .mbrella.." '
· \' Job'?ny I roam ed your fa lh", btcau .. h.
eni!d me 'from ,drpwmng/' rlld rus mother~
,"' Jill · het tho n t.l1'nt's wh) .. dao's always tellill. l
IDe not jo go lli (or ISYiimmm'," -aa.id Johnny.
The ,Squira (in command): H Wbat'e that
' Oll S&1!
Can't fonn fours! Why not.?" Pri·
la te Mullins: "~Coa there's only three of us;
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'f)'le Squire; II Well, then, confound
) ou-form a. .triantle! "
'ft'II.cher: 0 And why are )OU 10 Ide,
Frnnk!eT " ban~: II If you plc.u e, teacher,
It .s mbtfier'. washing·day; she lost the lid of
tl:e oopper, 10 I n~v~ Q6en sH.Un' on the top

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Toaclu!r. "The "1I!~nc.. 'My father had
trJon<"y' is in the past tense. Now, M~ry, whal
t cn ~ ""auld you ~ 8peakin~ \ in if you .a&id,
'My father hall money I!.
Little Ma.ry:
"Oh , that l\'otl1d be prEtence."
T,llor: "When will you pay rIi. abot bill!"
Srnl~.hkin$~ "Upon my soul, old ~ehAPI you remInd me of my little nep},.,w." "I do!

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a BeeDUfe you n:sk mC! questions that

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(or the Ute of me I can't an ....er."
<I John.
I don't believe lOU paid any att-4!n '
tlon ~b.tG\'er to the sermon La-day." "How
could I, my de.rl I '11'... tr)lI1i to figure out
holt' I 20nl going to pny for the new hata and
~ O WDS YOll aD4 the girls *re wearlng. 1O /
'The officer ~of the dQy~ dUTmg his .. tour of
du ty, p,"~d ' ~ "quest!on . . . . try who w~. l
ne w I OCrl1j~. , tI If you sbould 6ee an nrmed
p:t!'l.; approaching, what . would you dot"
1\Qk-t'rl the omcer. 1/ 1;urn out the gUGfd, s·r."
"- \ 0110 lady, .topping to glye a. penny tQ a
be;;/!, !lr, was mo:ved to inqwre f~e c.u~ of h '!
<ios~l t'Jtinn
The ' poor man, doffing his hnt,
ft niSwet<:,d!
I w,& s.l~ Ily~ like yoa, lady, 8 '
gHln' rlwev yut SJlrns tet the' poOr In' needy."
The h~b$nd wns &eeJD<3 b18 ooioved Wife o f!
for Q. holldn y. ." Ma.gglf!', dta.r, H he Mid,
,. b,::J <l n't yau b e-l t..6 ,t at!! Ec>me. fiction with you'

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Forasked ' the 1& d

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tea.cher, .. be.h"~D CaULltln a.nd cowIlrdlce! ",
J {}hnnf. who observes tl.nngs carefully J lor 8()
\ou thi ul a. tlerSOD, answered, . U Cautlon is
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t he other fellow's afraid"
-- .... , They tf!'l1 me -that Smith wu arrested to·
da.~ b ec a.w;e Fie dJ'owned hit; dog In the rIver,"
6a ld ~one~ . H How oould they a.rrest b"im for
drovm 1ng t-n dog in the
detnllflded
Dro ..... n I .. 'W hv , they cla.uned thZlot a ~un){en
,.b"'~ "obslr.u.ctea JlIlfjgn~Qn ..
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" It Va Qilla plt:&~b me !e ry mucb; Visa
S tout, · 1I!l\~d . Mr. JaiugIev, "il you 'Would go
to. the theatre wlth moe th18 eyenmg:' "H&'t'~
you se<!ured' the &eats! ,t lllqUlred Mlsa Ver3.
Stout. "Oh, c.ome I1U"." h. prote.ted, "yOu

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'he uu:l; .. }oQifll bo' 6'ending me' 050me letter!."
tlusb.od (Inth h ritallon), "Wby la It that
!"ou ,",omen inSIst on ha.mg the ]a6~ 'Word?"
Wife (calm lYl' " We don't.
The only ~ ••on
.,..(> g<!t H ls i be<:au!i(' '\";e alwaY'! have a dozen
UgUlU.ellt~ teft when you stbpid men a.re all
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• Here . take your ten dollus," stud be from
S ~. Loul!', "1 C:'lJ'J't brn,t tha t'"
'UKolhmg Un5-_ morning. butcher'" . exeept
'lhll.t yo.u migh~ ...end np t·hT!!e pennywortll of
b.-lne:; to rr:oke 60tlP " Butcher (vrhose 0'8.11y
(',I'Jll fo :- OJ den hit'S for rome bmo been a.
f rUltJes~ f!<rr'l'lni:l): " R -m·m·m J \&I'I.roosticaUy).
E.xpe.ctmg comp'!ny, I pre9Ume!'
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ynu ha.d fGur pen 11l.e~. and Jam !e -had 6Y~ 1 and i
y-::u took h!. and pl;t th-em to YOlfrs, 'W.h~I.
,\:O uld that. make!" Wl1il.e glulced at. JamIe ,
fl
blg · 'h on ~d , . algr~ ~ sl"t>.chinned
Se0t8 lad.
"Trr,u b!e ' " , he said, mth conviction. r
" Mam!na. , do you thmk '1 t IS trne, fl! pa.pA
n r~. t.hat teach-en do I~O t ha\'e to, v.ork as
hnrd flOW as tb.y , did when h~ ' 'Went to
f'IC~ool?"
"r expect It ll'i"
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SU?pose the r.cuon IS?"
II The teaobeu of
to·day do not have to teach your fat'ber. ,.
Mlstrfls . .r ~f1e. I 6aw you ld88ing a
~'oung man at t~ kneben door this :mo.rning.
I "..qat you to uDd.rst~nd lI,at I will not otoud
thl t sort of fhin~ at 11.11." Ma-tie: I I Pardon
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Humph'
I suppose you've been ~.,.ery... hcr~," ancerlq G :bsot1, a.s tb~ ~r~a.t e%.·
pl o!~!'
finf:. lred
relatIng
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expeneooos.
"~O l" repj~d tne globe-walker. "Not -every·
," h ore . For In.t.an c~( J haveo't yet vJslLed the
pboe the talu·driver told m.e to ~o to when I
I('lused to tlp hUll."
Pnvlte Cia:I, (to the medlcol
"r.:.:rnt fe·d, lur." 111 0
"Bu rnL feett How
ths d.eucF_ did you g.et your feet burnt' n
Prl\·. ie :C1~rk: or T~fOUgh marching, 6ir."
!J 0.: U Through. marching ! 1 never hca.rd
of 6t1&h & thing. liow Id id It bapFlen?
Priv& Le
Clnrk· " Th• . ~.i1. of my boots got roci
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be & ~\L"I!l~r (j<lw!lS'I' S. · He hll& iust ' Ionookod
o.~t th-e pi~ a.n h'l.t Kve:r.l key.. " l'l'oli
go dow"u ," sa:i~" ~olm, promptly. 1 "'Oh~ John,"
oh, boogged. " &n'L d4l!; ""yth~ "ob.!"
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BERKSHIRE VOLUNTEBR

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aucl B ScctlOUS to, bring
mewbe!-s aJe rertuested to !1.tteuS.

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for r e.::rults a.:ld members CatUe
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and Pq.Ylil~l Training, (or
,m,,"u'b,,,,. Cattle ~!a.~~ et Hnll. 7.'5.
I Strolet lllinge , 6.30 to 8.•0,
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:~r )(sllY' S Butta, 3.15, for
Company pu~de Cattle H:l.Il.

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tnSt.l'uction for recruiu a.nd
ILli. ;. i.:i !)lgualliug c1...u

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:::)h ootillg p1J.C~, Allred .

:-.t.tit-: Range is open to memon paymcut of 1 '. per..beu.U. fOJ

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,fo= th-e fift ieth tim.e was up
hfrore h ia .. olonel fil r breach ot dilc lpl tne,
'1 ":'- iJolonel gln,recl "Dl.drl't I teU you th6 last
t ' m~ 1}{lU " el'c lip in th e o rderly-room that I
1.i' ~H \yant.ed to 5.ce you ng31n! H he -saId •
•. Thu'!- qUite r igil t. "Sir " reph,!d tne culprit.
•, But tbe £ergcQnt ,\oulGn 't ool!c\'8 if."
At"!'p ng apph ~ n.nh for ' scrv ioo a!5,. gen.era!
hcusc m:1id iu nn ~d,nburBh family
& ra.w·
boned lri.h sirl of ,~thor forbidoigg wpoet.
" Do you love children? I ' IUked the- ·m.illreu
of th • . ho~3e "hen ,ati.a.d lbot I th<!' girl
\. ,)ldd lul L With cspect to n:O!t requi!'6~ent.,
"\Vo~I , mum, f responded tbe e~lt, "dh ' .
gr.m amile, .: th", an depends on tho w'S.s.'t .
After Ii' in~ in '. bou .. (or a we.~ ' lien..
,ook the k.y bock tq the liiudlotd.
WhaV.
'\ l'of'lg?" ~u5k-:fd t}!~ landlord . " bn't. · the
hO'..l13o good (mo!.1U~'"
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Tn .stEt," re?I:~d Eonee. Jf TM wtll iI ' a·.J.p"'~ f~r tho .Ine pI- the root. wh!<>h, heIlIt
. L'J!1t and teetotel, tak". x:.owt b ~t *Iwt.
l: yt'r), ohimney's , lit Dt1n.lmoker, &nd - IU ,. ·OUl.
41U't no ph.l!tI
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to I>"!p him He can't get th"t piMa ouL !Of
t..:!·e bou-se ooJon.e ."
Ja ~k: H So )OU -Arc. .engag.d to- MIlS Grol·
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Tom. : "I am, II Jack:
, . W~!I. 1 - b\<rdly know wl..'h~r to <lbngIllLu·
latP. yo u or IIOt. She ,i!o.l' VEry exacting . I bflar,
.D. lld :1 you .QHllry her lOU \ttll have t(> iive up

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Plant.out perpetnai. c,a.,~;iOII"
BelqOve weN rose
HKIe Up-Ded. for m.Jn:c....
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<\ ChlCagl> tn~n' And tl ·St .. Louis man had 8bet" as to "'w eh could t ell th~ bIggest li& in 50. but. wl,e'l lcrb,,,""

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larger
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