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Show A Fowl Reply Hayes looked thoughtful. "Tell me," he said, "Is a chicken big enough to eat when It is two weeks old?" His friend laughed. "Don't be absurd," he replied. "Of course it Isn't." Hayes gave him a friendly push. "Then how does it live?" he asked. "Tell me that." A Fat Worker Plutocrat (to young man asking for his daughter's hand) And have yon said anything about this to my daughter? daugh-ter? Would-be Suitor Not yet, sir. You see, it was only last night that I heard you had a daughter. London Opinion. Real Effort Farmer Thought you said you had plowed the ten-acre field? Plowman No, I only said I was thinking about It. Farmer Oh, I see; you've merely turned it over In your mind. Where I Got It Actor When I play "Othello" the whole pit is bathed In tears. Explorer That's nothing. My last wireless speech on my North pole trip was so realistic that most of the listeners are still in bed with colds. |