A SMILE OR TWO
A Smile or Two Wrong Medicine.—"Why are all those people flocking down to Hiram Hard-apple's barn?" asked the old farmer on the hay wagon. "Hi's got a curiosity down thar," chuckled the village...
...Friend of yours, eh...
...All right, give him all the credit there is...
...The other night the old critter had the colic and Hi went down with his lantern to give her a dose of cow medicine...
...Unlimited Credit.—"You have left the name of the author off the programme," the stage manager ventured to suggest...
...Now instead of going 'Moo-moo!' like any other sensible cow, she goes 'Honk-honk!' like one of them thar blamed automobiles...
...What's the author's name...
...That so...
...Why, Hi's old red-and-white Jersey cow...
...Why, my child, what has he done...
...The sobs broke out afresh...
...National Monthly...
...What kind of a curiosity is it...
...Do tell...
...Didn't kill her, did it...
...Proof.—"Oh, mother," sobbed the young wife, "I've discovered that John does not trust me...
...William Shakespeare...
...Well, you know, I cooked my first dinner for him to-day and he invited a friend to dine with him...
...Hi's got a curiosity down thar," chuckled the village constable...
...No, but, by heck, it had a funny effect...
...asked the manager with the black mustache and the double chin...
...Put down on the programme, 'Words and music by William Shakespeare.' "—Washington Star...
...And oh, mother, the man he invited was a doctor...
...Pathfinder...
...Blamed if he didn't make a mistake and give her a pint of gasoline...
Vol. 4 • November 1912 • No. 48
