Reading Observer 06-1917

,

/

h ~t1e

crying, my

" '''hy

.4 JlIumv
bUll baok!"

man 1 "

Why don' t you klclt
only be hls (ur:p &&1\10 ... ·
Â¥aJsl.e'" fLsked a'
three t, 1'118 not old

II

II

old'

,n,(II,:n.,nt reply r

~'se_

It

home8Jck

a'most
,

sometimes.

I used to look at your ·
I ' dldn't f •• 1 homo.1Ck
up 111
U Must

Henry. ldrl)w.iiv.
The
~dverti.em,ent
Irtsh p aper
trado, lll i ge

S('hool
n ecrHc ..

Ne

1

Teacher

B ob bv,
's pell
tl ) e, neerile \ , School

There' s

neec;l In. "

, 'tB.m't.

tu e n~'
S al ~5mnn
m8<ih llle~.

no
0.

l\

motor Cll r now that can
"Cha nffeu r

I< T h at's
me trled to

~e YOJl sold

Doth lll g 1
ellmh 0. tree
U You saId
"p en to know
\\ ort h t.hree
em il sa. tb.e

for love I but 1 h&J?'
the ,"an she married 15

tJlou8&nd pOllndll"
"O f
or four tho'!ssnd POUDM 19

'!h.t she
•. ~ Mother)'
~t QUlet'
~ No,

III

me !:how you our lates t.

el Ullh any

.. 'fP om )

'1'

1 good nee(tlc

the nex t

;

baby

I~

60

mlschlef ' " Johnn y
playmg WIth the fiy·

m..

, ·p apers. that's

....

·1

... . . ';""

Bru!ldey
awfully a.nnoytn g, Mary.
Just &s- 1 It.m
1n the In,st touches on the
canvas (be wi.t.<.H.,d cat has to be.ve ~ . fit"
Mrs B
caught a glimpse of
t.h e. p1cture,
Old Gentleman
W ell, my litfle man, " how
ord - are-. you t ..
Ruffian .. My age
ro.i1wny t ravelhng I'm
I go to fetch the beer
Lo

Mrs
boy yon

thIck "'\11te
Coyer the

,;

brell~ -

and

I.llg together.

,

I
with Illwtr...
lion. ~n I fr~

on application
to Ihe maker.
I
of

J ' d only blow It

grotted

?dth

,*eanume

" Oh, but I

Johnny

dl!b
cut LD to
ple d Ish or
Do

would only be a good

First-Aid

happy It would make

me" DIck:
I wIll try It;

For your sake. mother,
know Dr experience Just

q

Soap,

II6w mlserable
b. , ..
.
klIow that folk. oan't
'Bobby
set married
Me d ead , Mr Smith 1 '"
lIT SPIlth"
course I do" Bobby:
'~..Th en wbat a.r&
dytng to get married for,
&8 SIster J Bne say(8 you lU"e!"
~

and brolAJl

CHRIsn.mollAS
" BIO S., L,Tb.,
Broad PI..a.l:D o
BRIS1'OL

Ell .... ~ . •, Ha.s FrJd catled on you ~ thin th e
last 'day {)r two! " I Stella .. Ye8 j but why do
you MlJ:! " Ellb. U H e told me .only 0. few days
'lgo r.h:a.t I was the only girl b e ha<fi
~ ever
n••~d, and I told , hIm ,to go ..nd get a - epu·

t.a.bon.. ..
Hnsband· I' Do

~on 'know that- e"ery time a
woman geta angry she adds a new wrinkle to
her fo.ce 1 U Wif-e I" No, I dld not \. but if It III
so, I presume' lt 18 8 'VIQ~ prOvlSIQn of Nature
to let the1world know what sort of a linsband
• w",!,~ lias! ~ I
rW.i1li@ !"/ .xcl&imed litil. EIoI..,
... wnat 'dld yop 4 ~I! that o~n door forT
Don't .. you know U!J.t will , spoIl t1!o cak.

THE
Uod.r th ..
weekly

'" 01\.

mamma.'11 ~"

frThat's the

ing by
&t

the

lend
to answer
t, Re.adin~

thisg"

;Y8r&

"'PU...· Wi\lie. .. If it' • •spoiJI lJiIo'll let US .~t
."_we want. o't."
I'~
The,. ...ere both m gaoT. .,.;.. for ~S •
...IdI, Ii>8 other fcJr atetJini!; .... eoor. As they
~ -to otlier 'ODe _"8 ill til .. ""orci..
nrd
tBe .......-stea!or aai4 with • sneer'
1, \Vh:at tiae is it! H
U JtilkiJIg~time"
the
w."t.ch-ste'ler a:nswered.
'
~

~~,~l~!;~:::.'~~

LIGHT

, " Steen ll.....~:

"'Y!)1ll' moth.... lJoIIa. 0>6 ,...n
. ·b.~e been ~ty ~. and
I
~hall be ~... .to puBish you."
Son. "Wh--wby cua't mit. puniAh me
dad! I don't Bee ,.,b.why· yon should
d·do all the 00d '}obi! - I
I" Cl Do 'P.u know,. my dear, " said the JDnng
husband, If thelle's . ~g 'Wr0D@ . wit.h *be
cak.! It.. Jdoeslt'~ taolo> right... "Th'" 18 all

J

JOur

lQ'~DahOllJ" -

...&nawez:od

bnde

tho

trllimpbtmtty. "far it say. III my naw coolt;ery

IKtok

that it

18

deticiGua."

.MI.tr<!58: "W@y are

,

,...U ' ""

wz:I dlrty!
the example of your
fri~nd Ma;y 'f>"er the ",ay! Hill . _.... tells
me that ~q"Washea ber face thrtlO limes a
drJy " ~est.i.c. I I I t:!a.rcsay she does, eon1J1denng
sWeetbesrt IS a sweep ", •
',I il"0u'U -tlnd rill bard to dioeourage" a&id
th ~ pen! nt suitor meJodr.amatie&lly. 'l*'Some
day I'll ~e yoo admit you 10 •• me
t.h~n-not tln dten-I "'tirill die hap.p y." 'H I'll
say, It n6wi," r eptied the heartl... girl. .. I
do~ t mJ'nd~ t.ei1ing a lie for .a. gDOd. end. u
a W'OOId 100 siy I was bofd1" n.sloed the
b8Ji'dre:sser.s . cusSGmer, trucmlentJy.
elWell
Slr,.! ' %epJied the dip~matte huber, .... without
goutg 60 f.&r a.s
at, I . e&Il oon:filtenfly Inform
you, Mel,on tOO' be.t,8Uth<!rlty, tha.t in. 8 ~eDeral
there !a plentiy of room at the-top.'
Mr S. ' ,(snapp"
) . ~Don't be correetiDg
tba,t boy a1wBYS. ..<ab. Let N..tut. take ita
course, WOIl?t you I I Mrs. S. ~ing \:.. 8iSldo
the o.no). "I'll 0 Dotbl'D g of the MK"t. I
don't m telliJi. that
y WOlD&ll .Mall 1m... ., nch
a ,husband as I've ott if I can. preyent 1£'"
A f!)rm,,1 fa. hlO &hie 'Visitor thus add1'f>lJ1!ed
• very litit)e glTI
Bow &J"e yon~ my dear f ., r
HVery- w~ll , than , you,".!he replied . ... The
. ~ tor ~en adde? , .. Now, my dear, you
&hould aSk m e bow l! am" ." r doo° t- want. to
~ kno .... ," the child re lied, 8lJlI.ply a.nd bo~tly .
The Lady of the Hon"" (to husb....d. who

Yfu

Wby" don't

~l1ew

!E

J ohn

tenor t'

of

h38

!tirer•.

-cr

HCge ,

off en.cc lU-"
So.
",,'KS , O<

sre:J.ling
a n.ti.

...y

("4

hlld been scW,mg

d.fference WJ.tb a Jlelp:h-

hour)' ~4 You're So
Utis Why. you've

~f

the Royal Fly·

has been .fined 40, at Strat..

the speed :Unlit
,
••",a tto". IS sclh,ng off her pedlgr eo
l:er Y01Unou thsbire e,tal>a.t

Besant, F.n
C ~'!.rnbrl(lge

~ , Fellow

ulnrked " .. That', • a

sneQkmg "

of St.

Gil Saturdo.v
J{e
the late SIlJ 'Wal t e r Be.sa.nt.
bad attamed th e alle ot
1850 as EeruOJ'

a so\erelgn
lease to run
of Ba.wpton.
telegrnm 3D -,

we. e kl ped

In

walertn

I

tho

boys who h ad ,,;olun teereo to
(arm~r; 1O SOutl] B uc kloghamslure
1\ a.nonal Ser\ Ice e.chemc h u\ e Jl,I~r;

th elr'tnsk The boys wJiI do pleco·
paid the sta nd ~d 18 [e of agrlc ulhas

been I caused

to

Irl~

pr esence of l<l.rgo numbelS of

(;O~l. lind \\el r s

In one dls-

oi POUD{IS' \, o{th of !ish 1n1 ... .
, and rCl1Â¥ds arc offored for
oi tbe artirna.\s
,
J
I•
who owns largo esta-tcS" ~Jl. t 18
arr a.nges a rent aud1 t
t h_s :vea ... hIS a.gent hn~
coucerned tbat l'ls lLord·
ho ld t he dlDn e r oWing
,

Tram\..; &VS r ep o rt

sho· ... th ~l ilie" trame,
>:

tOO, -n nlch 1S a. r.ecoT'fl,
The pa.5&engers

~~~~'..a~~~::';":'~~~~;'d~
Tl;cord

[)!

lDcr ease of

of t...1-, ,.. A. rill \ Sen lee
G\OUCest!"r Callal on

'OIIlO

like

.

Co:rpS,

In
S",btlr·
shunting I f.l l,\Q.v t ruc ks ,~heli A
rio,," r tl ...... :!L. .. end tl r '4&s!1.:l
e
also ano t hc l Hor se. w~t.b lL into ,
.Both nor;:,t: s \Hr£: deov. ned . .

J ohnnIe (fhmkty)

the featlier a.nd a.

character It 18 the ~e,

I
l

.. Ves, mother"

f(

week' "

and only the sm.1l
the
for

I not

not
Idoes
that thiS

lnean
.hUB been

wa.nt some

An American was being shown over an old the J:ilun IDllIll11.
ch \lroh beneath wlHch hund reds of ,people

were IO te rrcd

"A great

I~nny

people sleep

be neath tlllS roof," sfl.ld the glUde J Wi th a !
t
t
wave of hIS ha.nd
.. Is t hat sol H exchumed
~u
th e I American
Sa.me way o;'er In our coun· I t ~3 th °t &reb
try ,Why d on't )O U get Do more mf.erest.Ing l e':.c an d Do ~~ w~
preaclsel'?"
11
'. M
IS an
ye g
.
H amburgh IS a. very
1-- rather r aw 15c:" l ant g l.rl was t old to orde r nm of free ra.n.g&,
tue famIly vege tnbl e.., a.t the greengr ocer's well
After boolilDg what wI's asked for the tr ode.
man quen~d Cl WItl your ml8 t ress w ~t.nt any

di

jj

horsertwh sb to dfl.Y?

Some Just

1l1,

ni oe nod

fresh' "
TOSSing her he a.d. Ma.ry JBne 'lSud
U No t mcl oed i we wnnt no such tiling, ' I know.
My mas tOr keeps a motol cor "
H Wll y
don't ye buy your mea.t off me
now'" asked an ITlsh butcher oJ one of 1\18
old cUlStomers w ho bad r ecently Caken to d ea.l
m g at &D Opposlhon shop
I< Be;orl a I . ,
reo
plied t be old woman, t. the last I got from yez
I could, "l thou~ ..slret.cllln ' 'H, - 'u v soled my
boot.!s Wid It"
HAn ' wlJy d idn't ye, thm't"

asked ihe butc-Jwr. sarca.stlcally
.. So 1 wuo
r could ' uv gotten tacks ~ go through (t."

it

I

BENCll,
I

<ATURDAY - B eCore ~r.J or 0 W Darby·
Griffith (111. the eball) ~1.~l or OeD 1 Waddmg.
, . ton. 901 ,Wallo! Tbo1'!1t.cn. Col J ~ ,liro.d·
, bent. C.B.; and:u~ C E) Key."
·.
'BRf.l;KlNCl WI S DOW • •
r F,.den ck BlIl1co and ~J).rthur RIChardton, both
of BeeDbam, were c~nrged ,vith brc~km~l the WlO·
do",- 01 Oapt. Wilham - W.r~a'k ro" uence at:
B••lIham on MAy 20tli.-Mr. q W, Lnt,ley [~(d

I '

lher hl\d been n. oQl\slde.r.able amount' 0 dRma~e
m I~~ d(stnck-'.fjI>eClnl Con.t~ble W oolf rd spoke

.to -Il!Pmg the cf"'tdenCJnnu.ool'l .he nftertIYJon jn quelltion"'~br&w , tone.s throygh the wmdow. jp.reakmg)
the ?lg1 o.!s.--:","D6fendants - were ' dus:charged op. l., paY"' j

laent of the co.t..

·

~

.{

,

SIZ(l

and

'tiams' difficulgett1l:llt .6f j a.

eggs. !? plellty

ellh~~r':it~~~~'l~~:r~r:" tii~~~

I Ca.mpme,
would prove
dIfferent I type
I Similar In manv
I a. ndn-sltter ~ ut
I la rg e as uny f tb.e
. sume. any rno c food
fowl and Wlll take the
I anyone prefers a.
I these AS ~ the (
gett.lOg away frQlll.

llotheT : :rh~D why did you do it!" J dhome
... 'Ca.use ilie h c)nn' won ' t hurt more'n fifteen
JOInu tes, a.nd the 5wunm m' '11 feel gpod for a

sh'a.pe,

tIes to the Ideal breedeI\ TlZ , t4e
clean wh(te lobe WIth gond comb -6Qd <pe ncb
leg colour free
redne.'l8 p ot when
breedl~ for
are feat~ which

Pat" I ,hould not be
and I am't I m~st
the first U"UI!Dl··tI
Tbo •• who lik~

letter.

Wife

patfiettc r emarks were oyer. Tb e I01I'owmg
"
heard 1D the garden ~ I I Dllrbbg, I 'Jll gOlDg to
let go your ha.!ld (or
minute, bilt you mus tn 't
b~ a.ngry I wouldn 't let lt go, only, some, kind
0, [I. caterpIll ar IS C eepmg do",,' n my ha.ck,
~d I can t fix my~ougbts on you and the
• fJ ~rptlla.r at the
e tpnc"
..
M otlJet'..: .. Johnme, wjiere have you been.!'·
.1ohniu.e "Swlmullu'" ~ Motbe r
U Didn't
I
:tel ": Y9u I'd Wblp you jf you went ul ta Ute

Pt:lzeman

and

funny

, No," replted Pat, " the

t~o SODS, H A and
were Lleyten:..nts !II t.ho

to eome

t. couple of IIUek .y... ..

The Wl\rnor"
1, \vot abaht It? I could
'&ve" 'ad 8. few 'morc If I'd 'ad room for 'em ..
Wlfo H What. &re you Btttmg by that ope n
wmdow for 1 Do YOU wa.nt to c&tch your
de&th of cold' JI Husband •• That new doctor
&C r~s the way says tbat ' h e can cure the
worst cold In two days
I bet hrm five Sh l l.
lmgs he can't I am gomg to. WIn his money"
In a trench In Franee-.an In shman r eceived
& letter from hIS Wife, bnt on openurg It ~e I
found four "beets of b la.nk pa.per HIS chum I
who WAS 81ttlOg near 8cd saw the letter. r e: '

a.n A ~ot baker wns fine l £5
d.IApmg from a soldlCI' c:n

officers' m..,s

e!.'Qty

II

"",,Ollie too

my h ead sph t wltb the

be
&(

"e glVen

buy you a big trumpet

I h""<c

on

K1dDoy ••
moulded up
th ey are well
third leaves

I

and the go)"~
•• filled wIth