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Show CONNUBIAL REPARTEE. After attending a minstrel show one evening Mr. Topping thought ' he'd try some of the jokes on his ', ; wife at breakfast next morning. "My dear," he began, with a grin, "can you spell money with four let-I let-I ; ters?" ' ' "I cannot," replied the lady coldly. i "Ah, thats good!" laughed hubby. ; "A woman never can seo a catch as quick as a man can. Well, the way ), to spell it is c-a-s-h. Dosent that ;; spell money?" ;. Mrs. T. failed to smile, s0 Topping .started on another. "Wait a minute," said his wife, t "I've got one. Spell Topping with five letters." Of course, Topping couldn't. "Ah,' laughed the lady, "that's good! A man never can see a catch ' as quickly as a woman. Well, sup-J sup-J pose you try 1-d-i-o-t? Isn't that J Topping?" |