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Show SmileAiihilf fcsZ , , Determined Traveler (buying ticket, at railroad rail-road station) I. want a ticket to New York. Agent Would you care to go by Buffalo? Traveler No, I want to go by train. THEIR THOUGHT Late Addition He was in deep disgrace, and try as he would, he could, not get a smile out of his wife. "Are you "cross with me because I came home with a black eye last night?" he asked. "No," replied his wife tersely, "you hadn't got it when you came home," How It Happened "My dear, I was struck dumb." "Oh, is that the explanation?" Ain't It So? Teacher I have went out. Why is that wrong? Pupil Because you ain't went out yet. Grouch Say, I'm not a polyga-mist. polyga-mist. Mrs. Grouch Well, who said you were? Grouch lour relatives seem to think I married the whole family. Taking No Risks A youth came to a farmer to borrow a lantern. At first he refused to say why he wanted it, but eventually confessed con-fessed that he wanted it to go courting. The farmer was scornful. "I did my courting without a lantern." "Yes," replied the, youth, "and look at your missus." Proof Positive Mrs. Jones was very proud of her son, who showed-, promise, as an athlete. "Yes, he. must be a very fast runner," she explained proudly to a neighbor. "Look at this newspaper news-paper report of the sports yesterday. yester-day. It says he. fairly burned up the track. "And it's quite true," she added confidentially. "I went to see the track, this morning, and it's nothing, noth-ing, but cinders." Fewer Still Teacher Tommy, how many make a few? Tommy Three or four. "How many make a dozen?" "Twelve." " "How many make a million?" "Very few." |