"My dear Niblo," said he, "you will be surprised to learn I've taken up a new business."
"Indeed, What are you now?" I asked.
"I'm a detective in a pool room."
"What do you do?"
"Oh, I spot balls."
"That's nothing," I remarked, casually, "I used to work in a cheese factory."
"And what did you do?"
"Oh, play baseball."