Said in fun . ours. A HOPEFUL VIEVv^ OF THINGS. Friend (to young author) —How are you succeeding in your literary work ?Young Author (hopefully)—Well, comparatively speaking, 1 am doing —What is comparatively speaking?Young Author—One of the greatest modern writers wrote for twenty years before he had a single MS. accepted. 1 have only been writing Five years. Compared with him, I Hatter myself I am doing well. INHERITING PROPERTY. Father (out of patience)—If you ask any more foolish ques-tions, Bobby, I shall send you to bed. Bobby (after a long silence) —Pa, when a man dies worth
Said in fun . ours. A HOPEFUL VIEVv^ OF THINGS. Friend (to young author) —How are you succeeding in your literary work ?Young Author (hopefully)—Well, comparatively speaking, 1 am doing —What is comparatively speaking?Young Author—One of the greatest modern writers wrote for twenty years before he had a single MS. accepted. 1 have only been writing Five years. Compared with him, I Hatter myself I am doing well. INHERITING PROPERTY. Father (out of patience)—If you ask any more foolish ques-tions, Bobby, I shall send you to bed. Bobby (after a long silence) —Pa, when a man dies worth tenthousand dollars, his heirs get the money, dont they ? Father—Yes. Bobby (after another long silence)—Well, pa, when a trottinghorse dies worth ten thousand dollars, who gets themoney ? Father (angrily)—You get to bed. 37 NOT MUCH STRHNGTH REQUIRED. L\DY —Hammocks, Dealer—Yesm ; something strong enough for two ?Lady—No: strong enough for one. Tve been married threemonths. 38. o-^y 39 THE COLOR OF NO IMPORTANCE. GROCER—Half n pound of tea? Which will you have,black or green ?Shrvant—Shure, aythur will do. Its for an ould womanthats nearly bloind. 40 _^:r^. — ? ? -— )^ ——-r 1^ A. jj|||^f.:^,fj use §r CHE Ed E^^ TEL LY.
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