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Show A Matter of Names. "What is the difference between pomme de terre and potato?" "About ' two dollars." Harvard Lampoon. A man thinks "a girl is perfectly proper who refuses to kiss him because be-cause he can't thfnk of any other reason rea-son why she should refuse. Rather an Open Secret, A very important citizen was drawn on a jury, a week or two ago, and I met him after he had been discharged. He seemed to think that he was entitled en-titled to be on the bench, at the very least. " 'What was your verdict in that case?" I asked. " 'The defendant was unanimously acquitted on the first ballot.' " 'Indeed? And how did you vote?' " 'That, sir, is one of the sacred secrets se-crets of the juryroom.' " Cleveland Plain Dealer. Snappy Age. The young man breezed into the old man's library. s "I met your daughter," he an nounced, "at a Fifth avenue reception. I want to marry her next Friday afternoon aft-ernoon at 3:30. She's willing." The old man turned to his card Index. "Which daughter?" he asked. "It's Miss Ethel." "All right," said the old man. "Make it 4:30 and I'll attend the wedding. wed-ding. I have an engagement at the other hour." It was so ordered. This is a snappy age. Pittsburg Post. |
