Wright High School - Chronicle Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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By All Means. A Scotchman was sitting by the bedside of his dying wife, and on the table at the head of the bed stood a lighted candle. He sat in silence for isome time until at length the doorbell rang. Jennie, he said. I ' ve got to go and answer the door. Do you hear me? The poor wife nodded feebly. I ' ll be gone but a few minutes, he said rising, but in the meantime if you feel yourself slipping, blow out the candle. — Exchange, Boy — And do they have radios on ships, Daddy? Daddy — Yes, of course. Boy (pointing to ventilation fun- nels) — But why do they need so many loud speakers? — Exchange. Cross-Words. Instructor — What ' s the capital of Australia? Studnet (absent-mindedly) — In how many letters? A deaf woman sat in a seat well to the front of the church and adjust- ed her ear trumpet in order to listen to the sermon. The sexton tiptoed up and leaning over her whispered, One toot and out you go. Why don ' t you play your banjo or mandolin? There is no choice. What do you mean, there is no choice? I haven ' t any pick. — Punch Bowl. I dreamed last night that five cockroaches climbed on top of my dictionary and staged a play. What kind of a show was it? Oh, just a play on words. — Octopus. RELATIVELY CORRECT Gwendolyn — What is the rate of ex- change, anyway? Maryn — Well, dear, of course it dif- fers according to circumstances, but I should say the average is about one new husband a year.

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A Tragic Riddle, Her eyes were wild, her hair in disorder, her hands were clenched. She was a deeply injured, desperate woman. Oh, cruel one, she cried in an- guished tones, I have borne with you too long! You have injured the very foundation of my being! Day by day you have tortured me, and yet I could not bear to give you up. When we first met, your ease and polish attracted me! When you be- came my own, how many friends envied me! Yet your understanding is too small for my large soul. You are opposed to my advancing myself. You have ruined my standing in so- ciety. If we had never met I might have walked in peace. So, begone, We part forever. There was a moment ' s convulsive breathing, a gritting of teeth, and it was all over. By a supreme effort she removed her shoes. — Farm Journal. Judge — You are charged with shoot- ing squirrels out of season. Prisoner — Your Honor, I shot them, in self-defense. I ' ve had my picture taken. Got the proofs? No, dear, you ' ll have to take my word for it. Student — Give me twenty-five dol- lars worth of scratch paper. Shop-keeper — Good, gosh, why do you want so much scratch paper? Student — I got the seven year itch. — Sour Owl. In the Old Days (Daze). Mrs. Aesop (to her husband) — Where were you until this hour? Now none of your fables. UNFAIR ADVANTAGE In conversation with Muriel, Myrtle confidentially announced that the en- gagement of their mutual friend, Alice, to the young minister, was off. She told me he was awully nice in many ways, went on Myrtle, but was horribly jealous and took undue advan- tage of his position. How was that? Well, every time she had an en- gagement to motor with some other man, he would pray for rain. Usually — a ring on the right hand is worth two on the phone. — The Simpsonian, Doctor — Have you taken every pre- caution to prevent the spread and contagion in your family? Rastus — Absolutely, doctah, we done bought a sanitary cup and we all drunk from it. — The Baptist. How Time Flies. He — Do you realize the war started ten years ago today? She— What war? Hubby (leaving) — I am going out to prune the apple trees. She — But, Frank, you know I don ' t care for prunes. Yes, she didn ' t like his type. And so Mabel turned the printer down? — Yellow Arab. He who laughs last is usually the dumbest. — Yellow Jacket. Just because a man keeps lumber- ing along, it does not necessarily mean that he has a wooden leg. — Lampoon.

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