Decatur Catholic High School - Tattler Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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, , . . . . ' 'l'ftle'1llIl Dis is Nlester Kaplovitz, I vant you should send me over twelf two by tens right away quick. All right, sir: How long do you want them? Oo, I vant them a long time, I go- ing to put them under the 'ouse. lVas your barn hurt during the cyclone? I don't know, I haven't found it yet. The employer called his secretary. Here, John, look at this letter. I can't make out whether it's from my tailor or my lawyer. They're both named Smith. And this is what John read- I have begun your suit. Ready to be tried on Thursday.iS1nith. School inspector- What changes do you observe in the map of Europe during the last ten years? Observant Pupil- It has been three times varnishedf' That girl must be a telephone operator. Why? lVhen I spoke to her she didn't answer. Judge fTo woman arrested for speedingle lVonian, have you any- thing to say? Womans husband- Good Lord, Judge, now you've done it. Phoner- Hellow, Central! I want Black 5497-and get it quick, like they do in the movies. Boob R. - Teacher, would you punish a boy for what he didn't do? Teacher- Of course not. Boob R.- lVel1, I didn't do my English. Tomorrow, said the history teach- er, we will take the life of Lincoln. Come to class prepared. Can You Punctuate? I fell in a snow drift in June said he I went to a ball game out at sea I saw a jelly fish float up in a tree I found some gum in a cup of tea I stirred my milk with a big brass key I opened my door on my bended knee I beg your pardon for this said he But 'tis true when told as it ought to be. 'Tis a puzzle in punctuation you see. And another- That that is is that that is not is not is not is not that as it it? What To Learn There are three things in life which we ought to learn. Here they are: 1.-Learn to laugh. A good laugh is better than medicine. ...-Learn how to tell a helpful story. A well-told story is as welcome as a sunbeam in a sick-room. l.+Learn to keep your troubles to yourself. The world is too busy to linger over your ills and sor- rows. 9 4.-Xt Indianapolis! Modoc to Art Miller- Art, do you want to buy a chance on the monument? I have the last chance on it here and I will sell it for ten cents. lHarris shows him a street car check! Art- Sure, I'll buy it. This is 21 chance of a life time. Told The Teacher A little boy had spent his first day at school. What did you learn? was his aunt's question. Didn't learn anything. XVell, what did you do? Didn't do anything. There was a woman wanting to know how to spell cat, and I told her. Mamma, can I wear my silk dress i11 Heaven? No, child dresses will not be worn there. ll'ell, ma, how will the Lord know I belonged to the best society? They were sitting in the barracks swapping yarns. Ever hear this one? asked o11e of the group: A dog was tied to a rope fourteen feet long. Twenty feet away was a fat, juicy bone. How did the dog get to the bone? Oh, that's old stuff, answered one of the Marines. You want some bird to say 'I give up,' and then you'Il say. 'Thats what the other dog did. ' No, you're wrong, for the dog got the bone. Well, how did he get it? Why the other end of the rope wasn't tied. Winifred- Oh, are you really a mind reader? Boy friend- Yes, I am. VVinifred- I hope you aren't of- fended. I didn't mean what I thought about you. He- It is a most remarkable fact that the first and last carriages in a train are nearly always the ones that come to grief. She- VVhy not leave them off. A A A ,Je 4. ta. ,A A ,A J.. 4- ANAULAH.-,lxuds--A-uJs1-AHJ-H'-HAVpv ,,' , . 1 s al -of'v -lf'-0- -I '-4- -of'-o '-o'-of-0'-rw-414:-in--r 1 rl -a n s e 4 u 1 H 4 v One Hundred Seven. it A -. .. A 4. J.

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