BOBBY—"Gee, no! The depositors have fallen off somethin' fierce since sister got engaged."
"So you want to marry my daughter, eh?" snorted the old man. "Do you consider yourself financially able to do so?"
"Well," replied the suitor, "after a fellow has bought candy and flowers for a girl for a year, and has taken her to the theater twice a week and is still not broke, I guess he can afford to get married."
MR. GOODTHING—"How does your sister like the engagement ring I gave her, Bobby?"
HER YOUNG BROTHER—"Well, it's a little too small;—she has an awful hard time getting it off when the other fellows call!"
MR. SLOW (calling on girl)—"You seem rather—er—distant this evening."
GIRL—"Well, your chair isn't nailed to the floor, is it?"