They gave the old lady the only unoccupied room in the hotel—one with a private bath adjoining. The next morning, when the guest was ready to check out, the clerk asked:
"Did you have a good night's rest?"
"Well, no, I didn't," she replied. "The room was all right, and the bed was pretty good; but I couldn't sleep very much, for I was afraid someone would want to take a bath, and the only way to it was through my room."
A DIPLOMAT
An Ohio man was having a lot of trouble piloting a one-tent show through the Middle West. He lost a number of valuable animals by accident and otherwise. Therefore, it was with a sympathetic mien that one of the keepers undertook the task of breaking the news of another disaster. He began thus:
"Mr. Smith, you remember that laughin' hyena in cage nine?"
"Remember the laughing hyena?" demanded the owner, angrily. "What the deuce are you driving at?"
"Only this, Mr. Smith: he ain't got nothing to laugh at this morning."
THE DIFFERENCE
Two pals, both recently wedded, were comparing the merits of their wives.