For the Psychologist.—Here are four replies that well repay consideration:—
Antidote: A silly ant.
Oblivious: Without a liver.
Sciatica: A sigh from the head.
Anchorite: A good man who anchored himself to one place.
Why He Laughed.—The master of a school had been much annoyed by a trick played upon him by one of his boys. At last he thought he had caught the offender and severely chastised him. To his surprise, the boy, instead of resenting the chastisement, burst out laughing. The master, in a tone of anger mingled with surprise, said: "How dare you laugh, sir? Why are you so doing?" The boy, trying hard to suppress his laughter, said: "Cos, please sir, you are hitting the wrong boy."
The National Anthem.—A little Yorkshire patriot of ten years gave the following written version of "God Save the King":—