HOW THE TRUTH LEAKS OUT!
Scene—Hyde Park. Time: Five o'clock.
Friend. Any news? Anything in the papers?
Government Clerk. Can't say. Haven't been to the office to-day, my boy.
Why should a chimney-sweeper be a good whist player? Because he's always following soot.
Business.—Inquirer (drawing up prospectus). Shall I write "Company" with a big C?
Honest Broker. Certainly, if it's a sound one, as it represents "Company" with a capital.
"Shave, or hair cut, sir?"
"Corns, you fool!"