Shepherd:—“No, not at all!”
Professor:—“Well, how is that?”
Shepherd:—“Why, you know there are a great many more white ones than black ones.”
Difference of Opinion
A young officer and a clergyman met at a party. The former, intending to be witty, said: “If I had a stupid son, I would make a clergyman of him!”
The clergyman replied: “How opinions differ! Your sainted father thought otherwise.”
He Could Not Swim
“Which one of you can swim?” asked a gentleman who wished to be rowed across the lake. At once a number of boatmen surrounded him, crying:
“I, sir; I!” Only one remained at a distance.