John Hall."
"Dr. John Hall!" exclaimed the exasperated publisher "Don't you know
that Dr. John Hall is dead?"
"Yeth," returned the little editor with earnest sincerity. "That'th
what bothered me."
_Willie's April Fool on Mamma_!
Little Willie had a very pretty governess, and on April first he
rather startled his mother by rushing in to her and saying:
"Mamma, there's a strange man upstairs who has just put his arm
around Miss Wilson's waist, and kissed her several times----"
"What?" said the mother, as she jumped up to pull the bell for the
butler.
"April fool, Mamma!" said Willie, in great glee. "It wasn't a
strange man at all. It was Papa!"
_Full Particulars Given_
A small boy who had recently passed his fifth birthday was riding in
a suburban car with his mother, when they were asked the customary
question, "How old is the boy?" After being told the correct age,
which did not require a fare, the conductor passed on to the next
person.
The boy sat quite still as if pondering over some question, and then,
concluding that full information had not been given, called loudly to
the conductor, then at the other end of the car: "And mother's
thirty-one!"
_News for the Bishop_
A newly-rich woman, who was anxious to make a favorable impression in
her neighborhood, decided to show her collection of antiques to the
Bishop when he called.
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