A SMILE OR TWO
A Smile or Two Perplexing.—When Doris climbed on her father's knee it was plain that a deep problem was troubling her. "Papa, was it a wise person who said 'The good die young'?" "Yes," he...
...That's one way of looking at it.— Cleveland Plain Dealer...
...Yes," he replied, "I suppose he must have been very wise...
...I know you did order two, sir, but I brought three, because I just naturally felt dat one of dem might fail you sir, sir...
...A While for a Time.—A Cleveland school teacher writes that she asked her class what was the difference between the expressions, "a while" and "a time...
...Harper's Weekly...
...he cried eagerly...
...Yes, sir," said the old darkey, bowing and smiling...
...The old darkey who served him brought him three...
...I only ordered two...
...Making Sure.—A commercial traveler at a railway station in one of our Southern towns included in his order for breakfast two boiled eggs...
...Nobody seemed to have any idea on the subject...
...Knoxville Journal...
...Finally the light of intelligence was seen to shine in the eyes of one little boy, and the teacher called upon him to save the intellectual honor of the class...
...Uncle," said the traveling man, "why in the world did you bring me three boiled eggs...
...I know, teacher...
...Well," the child replied, after thinking it over for a time, "I'm not so much surprised about you, but I don't see how mamma managed to get growed up...
...Self-exposed.—"A multi-millionaire in a fashionable restaurant," she said, "pointed to a line on the menu and said to the waiter: "'I'll have some of that, please.' " 'I am sorry sir,' the waiter answered, 'but the band is playing that.' "—Kansas City Star...
...When papa says he's going out for a while, mama says she knows he's going out for a time...
Vol. 4 • August 1912 • No. 31
