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THE MIDGET
January, 1923.
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the rope and carried it across the
road, where they hid themselves in
the bushes.
“Now, he will be along in a few
minutes, and we will pull the sheet
across right in front of him,” said
Tom, as he took his place beside Jim
on the ground.
“I wish he would hurry,” said Jim,
after he had waited half an hour it
seemed to him. “I am getting tired
lying here,” he continued in a
grumbling tone.
“Ah, shut up, you never would
make an adventurer, getting tired at
such an easy thing as this. He will
be on in a minute and then we will
have some fun,” Tom said eagerly.
The two boys waited for a long
time, but no sign of Sam. He could
not have turned out- another road,
because there wasn’t another one.
Suddenly they heard the old well in
their back yard shrieking. Now
their suspense was relieved. They
knew that Sam had stopped at their
house and was drawing water. After
they had waited another half an
hour, they began to think that he
wasn’t coming. “I know,” said Jim,
“I bet he is afraid to come past this
hollow and is going to spend the
night up there.” With this con-
conclusion they got up with a stupid
spirit, and made their way back to
the house. When they reached home
Sam was not there, and they learned
that nobody had drawn water from
the well.
Tom and Jim went to bed trying
to make out the mystery. They had
surely heard Sam coming, and they
had heard someone drawing water,
too. The joke was turned on them.
At last Jim said, “Well, I guess it
was the headless man haunting us.”
DID YOU KNOW.
It’s a wise man that carries an
umbrella when the sun shines.
It takes two to start a fight, but
that isn’t the reason people get
married.
Whether it is castor oil, trouble,
or twins, the supply always exceeds
the demand.
The bald headed man has disad
vantages, but he never fails to shine
in society.
The man who said sugar is the
sweetest thing in the world never
slept until 10 o’clock in the morning.
Always keep in front of a mule
and behind a gun.
Tell a girl a good story and she
will laugh at it; tell her a bad one
and she will repeat it.
In a small town there isn’t much
to do except wonder which of the
local boys will marry this year’s
school teacher.
The reason why the girls’ dresses
looked so funny is because “brevity
is the soul of wit.”
Before a man marries the door
mat says “Welcome.” Afterwards it
says “Wipe off your feet,”
Never give a baby a knife to play
with; it might cut its teeth.—Ralph
Feagin.
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