“Jawn L. Sullivan.”

Inspiration seizes the Hebrew.

“The Twelve Apostles,” he whoops exultingly, and snatches an even dozen of auburn hairs from where they grew.

With a triumphant whooroo the Irishman fixes both his hands in the Hebrew’s beard:

“The A.O.H.!” he bellows, and brings away the entire crop.

§ 268 Filling a Long-Felt Want

An amateur investigator made a trip to a state lunatic asylum. While strolling about the grounds he happened upon an old man of a benign aspect sitting under a tree.

“Good evening,” said the venerable gentleman. “A stranger here I assume?”

“Yes,” said the caller. “I am. I take it that you, too, are a visitor.”

“Unfortunately,” said the old gentleman, “I am an inmate.”