Wild Western "Joshing."

Thames Star, 24 November 1902, Page 4

Wild Western "Joshing."

It's rather a good joke on one of our Omaha boys when he was in the South a couple of years ago. Frank, he's the one. was in At'anta with Company L, and his brother Hairy was very ill in Omaha. Frank was an awfully good fellow and tremendous'y jolly. The fellows called him a hot air dispenser. He was quite a lady's man and had "won a home" with some girl in a neighbouring town. ''I te 1 you. Lightly, she's a wizard/ Lightly was a telegraph operator and a great friend of Frank's. ''And you're going to take hsi* to the show to-morrow night, are you?'' "You bet your life. Say, she's a queen ! Pretty?'Wo'l, I would -ay she was! But !ook here. L-'ghtiy, you know Harry is to undergo an operation to-daj- and if anything happens mother will wire mc. You s-end it to mci at once.'' " Ad right, o'd man, I will, and you may go and see your fairy." Frank and his girl were enjoying perform an (j|.i immen ely. when, at the end of the first act. some one stepped from behind the curtain withl a telegram in his. hand. The 1 ouse was still and eveiyone listened. "Is there such a man as Frank F from Omaha, in the house," asked the man. Frank, white, trembling, and expecting the worst, stepped to the front, took the enve'ope, read the message and burst out laughing. This is what he read: "If she's such a wizard love her twice for mc. Lightly." On his Wii.y back to hi- seat somo one from the gaMery hollered: "Is it a boy or gir 1 1" Poor Frank! he felt l : ke two cent's.