A SMALL BOY'S NOTION.
"Oh, mamma," said little Willie, as he made his first close inspection of a bicycle, "this machine has got rubbers on to keep its wheels from getting wet!"
An Irishman and a Yankee were playing the forfeit game of Questions.
"How does the little ground-squirrel dig his hole and show no dirt at the entrance?" asked the Irishman.
"Give it up," said the Yankee at last.
"Sure, you see, he begins at the other end of the hole," declared Pat triumphantly.
"But how does he get there?" queried the Yankee.
"Oh, that's your question; answer it yourself," said Pat.