BAD AT PASSING.
I: was at a football match, anil | two of tin; spectal ors— oin: Knglish, ' tllf Oilier Scotch—got into colWl'l'Sil- ! tion. The Knglishmim. contrary, to tradit ion, possessed tile "bottle." "Tliat's a tin.' shot." said Scot tie. "ft. is." assented tin- Knglishman, and took ;l de"p draught mil of Ins bottle, then immediately replaced it,| in spit.- of Sandy's drought? glance, j Suddenly :i i;u;il was scored. "Craun goal," said the Scot. "Fine," returned his companion, j and applied the hot tie to his lips once more. St ill he did not offer to '' t rea t " his neighbour. "Ye're a bit of a lit ha" player ycrsel\ I see," remarked Sands .' "Ves, i am." was the proud reply. "J thochl that ," said the Scot drily. "I can see ye're a gruun dribbler, but, man, ye're nae guid at passing." Most good resolutions consist large-; l.v of plans anil specifications. The only wa,\ some people can getalong together is to live apart . A ripe old age is a ver.y beautiful j I hing, excepl in an egg. Man\ a rich man would swap his 1 fortune for a L,'ood night's rest. A man is never too old to learn. ' but. he is sometimes 100 young. A man ma\ I lot led in liis own: righteousness, but it doesn't always I i I. j , Teacher : "When water bee s ice' what important change takes place?" Pupil : "The change in price." The fellow with more money than 1 lie knows what, to do with always! has more friends than he needs. The under dog generally gets our' sympathy, in spite of the tact, that •' in often deserves all he gets. Somehow or other a woman doesn't.' ; 'eel Hat tered when some oi her wo- ! I nan falls in love u it hj her husband. A married man either longs for | oine excitement to relieve the mono- j . nn,i , or some monotony to relieve , lie exrit elnenl . ] I 11 makes a man 01 I hirl..\ feel aw - ! ill l.\ old i(i hear .. hoy of sixteen j I allving about Ihe I hti-:;s he used I o ' ■'■ lo when be was a kid. j I
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Lake County Press, Issue 2139, 11 October 1906, Page 7
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