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Show I Gentle Hint She was an old-fashioned girl and Insisted that ho ask her father for) her hand before ihe would consent to marry him. He boldly ventured) Into the lion's den and told ber, father rather bluntly that be wanted! to marry Kathleen. "Well, well." said papa, hlftlnf his weight slightly In his chalr.j "and what do you do for a living,' young man?" "I'm an actor, sir," he replied proudly. Her father shifted his entire weight to the balls of his feet M he suggested emphatically, "Then hurry up and get out before tho foot lights." ECONOMIST Barber And how would you like your hair cut, sir? Customer Off. Barber Yes, I know; but whet style? Customer First, tell me your prices. ' Barber Haircut Is 75 cent, shave 35 cents. Customer Then Just shave my hair off. Forgetful "Are you sure your husband still loves you?" asked the wife'i mother. "Of course, mother," she an-iwered. an-iwered. "When he's sleeping he'a always calling me pet names. You know, naturally, that he'i absent-minded, absent-minded, so he doesn't always call me by my right name." "Well, I'm not so sure that that Is understandable.' "He did make a peculiar remark, though, the other day when I kissed him on his bald spot." "What did he say?" "He said, 'Stop fooling around. Bunny, I want to dictate a letter " "Fare" Enough A passenger boarded a crowded bus and handed the driver a $5 bill, saying apologetically: "I'm afraid I haven't a nickel." "Don't worry," the driver assured as-sured him grimly, "in a mlnut you'll have 99." WHO TOOK ITT "Red decided he would try out for the high school baseball team. He hadn't played too much baseball base-ball before entering high school, so he discovered he was a little awkward with the bat. It seemed top-heavy and while he was studying study-ing the situation, the coach came over and tried to correct the fault "Now, look," the coach said, taking tak-ing the bat and attempting to show the proper way to hold it, "where is the balance of the bat?" Red looked all around on the ground and said, "Gee, I didn't think there was any more to it" NO MELODY The boarder came down the stairs yawning so much it looked as if he might have asthma. "Good morning," said the landlady brightly. "Good morning," he answered not so brightly. "What's the matter, didn't you sleep well last night?" "No, I'm afraid I didn't Your cat kept me awake all night." "Oh," she said with defiance, "I suppose you think I ought to have the poor thing killed." "No, no," he hastily assured her, "but would you mind very much having it tuned?" |