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“What dost thou think of the king that had fifty court jesters all of ye time?” “Ods Fish! He certainly didst have his wits about him.”
Circumstances Alter Cases
A BEAUTIFUL young damsel ^ worked in a cleaning establish¬ ment. Came a gay blade, pretty sharp, and made some pointed re¬ marks. But she refused the villain’s suit — a brave thing to do in a clean¬ ing shop.
That night the villain gained en¬ trance to her room. Observing she was still a good-looking kid while taking a nap, he kidnaped her. Came dawn as he bore her to a shack on the mountain.
The shack belonged to a hand¬ some young fur trapper. He en¬ tered right behind them.
“Save me!’’ cried the girl.
“Have a care!’’ cried the villain. “She is my wife.”
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“I want no wife,” replied the young trapper. “You may have a care, not I.”
“I am not his wife!” exclaimed the girl. “Save me!”
Another look at her pure beauty and the trapper felt thrifty. “I’ll save you,” he declared.
The villain slunk away.
“Please take me home now,” said our heroine then.
“It’s too cold a trip dressed as you are in pajamas and a blanket,” answered our hero. “I must get you some furs first.”
The heroine’s eyes sparkled. “Where are they?” she asked.
“I’ll have to trap them,” said our hero.
“Will it take long?” she inquired. “Only about three months,” he replied, “to secure, cure, and sew them together.”
The heroine looked admiringly at him. The villain also had offered her furs in that cleaning establish¬ ment. But this case was different.
“All right, I’ll wait,” she said sweetly.
— Fred B. Mann ooo
Frigid Flames
J^HE boy stood on the burning deck He said, “ ’Tis rather chilly, Compared to evenings when I neck With Phyllis, Blanche or Tilly.”