JUMPING TO A CONCLUSION
Inquiring Youth. "PLEASE, MAMMA, WHY IS UNCLE'S HORSE CALLED A COB?"
Mamma. "OH, MY DEAR! BECAUSE—BECAUSE—WHY BECAUSE HE HAS A THICK BODY AND SHORT LEGS!"
Inquiring Youth. "WHAT, LIKE YOU, MAMMA?"
THE CHANNEL PASSAGE.
MOSSOO AS HE APPEARED WHEN VIEWED THROUGH A TELESCOPE.