Police-Magistrate—“What insolence! to break into a house, in a busy street, in the middle of the day!”
Thief—“I was already engaged for the evening.”
Wedded Love.
Jan—“Oh, Julie! how pleased I am to see you!”
Julie—“Is that true, Jan?”
Jan—“Yes, my little wife, my——”
Julie—“If we were out at sea, and I were to fall overboard, what would you do?”
Jan—“First, I should see what time it was; then I should inform the captain that there was some one overboard, and ask whether the vessel could be stopped. When it was stopped, I would have a boat let down, and row back to the place where you had fallen into the water. It would be quite easy to find, because I should have noticed the time at which we were there, the rate we were going at, and the direction the ship was taking. If you were still floating, it would be all right; if you had sunk, we should have to wait till bubbles——”
Julie—“Oh! you heartless scoundrel! You murderer! I’ll never go anywhere with you!”