The Mayor presided, and when coffee was being served the Mayor
leaned over and touched Mr. Chamberlain, saying, "Shall we let the
people enjoy themselves a little longer, or had we better have your
speech now?"
_It Was Mary's Own Idea_
"Did you mail my letter, Mary?" asked her mistress. "It was an
important one, you know."
"Yis, mum, indeed I did."
"But why have you brought back the two cents I gave you for the stamp?"
"Sure, I didn't have to use it, mum," replied Mary. "I slipped th'
letther into th' box whin nobody was lukin'."
_He Couldn't Very Well_
A husband was being arraigned in court in a suit brought by his wife
for cruelty.
"I understand, sir," said the Judge, addressing the husband, "that one
of the indignities you have showered upon your wife is that you have
not spoken to her for three years. Is that so?"
"It is, your Honor," quickly answered the husband.
"Well, sir," thundered the judge, "why didn't you speak to her, may I
ask?"
"Simply," replied the husband, "because I didn't want to interrupt
her.
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