Said in fun . ook table board only for a little while, but he found the location rather inconvenient. Did he re<er to boarding with me ?Dumley—No, not directly. He gave me a prescription, and when I askrd liini ill should take it before or after meals, he said it wouidn t make thr slightest difference. 3° UNFORTUNATE SUGGESTION. ELDERLY MAIDEN (to druggists boy)—Well, 1 do declare,If 1 aint forgot what I came for!Boy (full of business)—Hair dye ? rouge ? lotion to removefreckles ? wrinkle eradicator ? bottle Bloom of Youth ?Elderly maiden hails a passing street-car. TRIFLING WITH THE WORD.
Said in fun . ook table board only for a little while, but he found the location rather inconvenient. Did he re<er to boarding with me ?Dumley—No, not directly. He gave me a prescription, and when I askrd liini ill should take it before or after meals, he said it wouidn t make thr slightest difference. 3° UNFORTUNATE SUGGESTION. ELDERLY MAIDEN (to druggists boy)—Well, 1 do declare,If 1 aint forgot what I came for!Boy (full of business)—Hair dye ? rouge ? lotion to removefreckles ? wrinkle eradicator ? bottle Bloom of Youth ?Elderly maiden hails a passing street-car. TRIFLING WITH THE WORD. Old Mr. Bently—1 see by the paper that a revised edition ofthe Old Testament is to be published soon. Old Mrs. Bently—Does it say who writ it ? Old Mr. Bently—No. Old Mrs. Bently—Well, its perfectly scandalous. 1 spose itwas that man Ingersoll. A POOR JOB. Bobby (standing before the glass)—Did God make n^e, ma ? Mother—Yes, dear. Bobby—Well, he made a poor Job of these two front teeth ! 31. 3^ A PRHTTY COMPLIMENT. CLARA—I understand that Mr. Featheiiy paid me a verypretty compliment —Yes ? What was it ?Clara—He said that among the most beautiful young ladies at the party last night was Miss Clara (with a cough)—Yes, 1 noticed you among them. 2>?, UNNECESSARY. COLONEL B. (sojourning in Paris)—What is the properFrench expression to be used in accepting an invitationto drink ?M. Cobalt—You should say Avec plaisir, Monsieur le B.—Ah, Avec plaisir. All right!M. Cobalt—And when you decline an invitation you should say, Non, B.—Oh, that wouldnt be of any use to me. 34 / ^Z///-
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