In the course of his remarks, wishing to pay a
compliment to the ladies present, and designating the paintings with
one of his characteristic gestures, he said: "What need is there of
these painted beauties when we have so many with us at this table?"
_She Had Him That Time_
It was the same old story of a man who refused to tell his wife the
outcome of a business transaction in which, naturally, she took a deep
interest.
"No," he sneered, "I won't tell you. If I did you'd repeat it. You
women can never keep a secret."
"John," said the woman quietly, "have I ever told the secret about the
solitaire engagement ring you gave me eighteen years ago being paste?"
_Necessity: Not Choice_
A woman hurried up to a policeman at the corner of Twenty-third Street
in New York City.
"Does this crosstown car take you down to the Bridge toward Brooklyn?"
she demanded.
"Why, madam," returned the policeman, "do you want to go to Brooklyn?"
"No, I don't want to" the woman replied, "but I have to."
_Mr. Beecher's Prescription_
A country clergyman once called on Mr.
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