Diagnosis.—"Is the rector better to-day, Jarvis?"—"No, sir; not any better, sir!"
"Has he got a locum tenens?"—"No, sir. Same old pain in the back!"
Hostess. "And do you really believe in christian science?"
Visitor. "Well, you see, I've been getting rather stouter lately, and it's such a comfort to know that I really have no body!"