NAUGHTYCAL.

“Tom, wot’s a spanker boom?”

“Is yer mother a-livin’?”

“Yes!”

“Does she wear slippers?”

“Yes!”

“Well, then, you must be an awfully good feller if you don’t know what a spanker boom is!”

“Mother, I’ve a favor to ask of you. If you are a-goin’ to lick me, don’t do it with a slipper; it always unmans me.”