Part 30 (1/2)

”From the head of the bed.”

MR. B.--”You won't want that new novel now that you have the new baby, will you?”

MRS. B.--”Yes, I want them both. To have and to hold.”

SHE--”You say your automobile has been acting strangely all day?”

HE--”Yes; it has stopped I don't know how many times.”

SHE--”And what are you putting the oil on it for?”

HE--”To stop it stopping.”

”Ma.s.sachusetts is noted for boots and shoes.”

”Yes and Kentucky is noted for shoots and booze.”

”Only the highest element in local society was invited to the ball.”

”Oh, I see! It was a high-ball.”

SHE--”A writer says that in order to succeed a man must be ninety-five per cent. backbone.”

HE--”Oh, I don't know. A good many who have managed to arrive are ninety-five per cent. cheek.”

SILLICUS--Do you think we shall know each other in the hereafter?

CYNICUS--I hope so. Few of us really know each other here.