"Well, madam," said the obliging clerk, "if you think your friend is among these blankets, I'll look again."
"Was papa the first man who ever proposed to you, mama?"
"Yes; but why do you ask?"
"I was just thinking that you might have done better if you had shopped around a little more."
Here is a story of a lady who seemed to want a lot for her money. She rushed excitedly into the hardware department.
"Give me a mouse-trap!" she exclaimed. "Quickly, please, because I want to catch a train."
HUSBAND (discovering the hall full of packages)—"Heavens! You must have had a successful shopping day."