The Usual Way

The Usual Way.

De Style - Od Harddrinker went off suddenly.

Gunbusta - Yes, the doctor didn't know he was loaded. - Philadelphia Ledger.

Prejudice.

A bold man clutched the trump of fame

And blew upon it straight.

'Twas fearful discord. Just the same,

His friends all said, "It's great!"

-Brooklyn Eagle.

Saw His Finish.

She - You will always have my highest esteem.

He - I see. It is clear from that that you won't marry me. - Just Fun.

Honest Endeavor.

I like the fennel by the street

Whose smiling cheers the dusty days,

Who does its best with patience sweet

Nor hopes for e'en a poet's praise.

-Buffalo News.

Another Foozle.

Ethel - Did Maud ever get a prize at golf?

Edith - Well, she though so until she married him. - Foolish Book.

Guide to Prophecy.

If you would be a weather man.

Know Nature's moods and ways, 

You'll always make a prophecy

Of rain on picnic days.

-Chicago Tribune.

Asked and Answered.

Little Willie - 'What is flattery, pa?

Pa - Flattery, my son, is the praise we hear bestowed upon other people. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Inverse Ratio.

Some things in literature appear

Which soon must cause distress.

The type grows bigger year by year;

The thoughts somehow grow less.

-Brooklyn Life.

Natural Conclusion.

"Jinks is still howling 'bout hot weather."

"Indeed? When did he die?" -Atlanta Constitution.

Mistaken Liberality.

The man who likes to give advice 

Must sing a sorry song;

He is forgot when things go right 

And blamed when things go wrong.

-Washington Star.

Geographical.

"You say she had a limited divorce. What do you mean by that?"

"Oh, it is good in only twelve states."

Take Your Chance.

Long time of trouble,

But, sinners, take yer chance!

Joy plays the fiddle,

An' Sorrow's in the dance!

-Atlanta Constitution.

Nothing but Money.

He - Worth half a million, isn't he?

She - Yes; but otherwise he's worthless. - Puck.

Due to Environment.

Some folks are narrow minded cads.

And thus excite our wrath.

'Twould seem all they were built that war

Who walk the "narrow path."

-Philadelphia Press.