First Sportsman. “Are your turnips large?”

Second Sportsman. “Not so devilish bad. Did you go to the meet on Tuesday?”

First Sportsman. “Yes, and I noticed Charley Tootle there.”

Third Sportsman. “Ridin' his bay horse or his black?”

First Sportsman. “The bay.”

Fourth Sportsman. “Oats make better feeding.”

Second Sportsman. “My man prefers straw.”

First Sportsman. “Did you fish this summer?”

Third Sportsman. “No; I shot buffaloes instead.”

First Sportsman. “Where—Kamchatka or Japan?”