A Modern Dowry
Father (to his daughter’s fiancée):—“Besides the necessary outfit, we can give our daughter only an automobile, a piano, and a camera!”
A Polite Gentleman
“How did you come to buy an auto?”
“Well, it happened this way. I wanted to get some delicatessen for supper, but made a mistake in the shop door and got into an automobile place, and as I didn’t want to be so impolite and go off without buying something, I just took an auto.”
An Obedient Patient
She:—“What does this mean? You just consulted the doctor about your catarrh and here you sit and drink beer all day long!”
He (smiling cunningly):—“Well, you see the doctor forbid my smoking dry.”