"You are requested to be careful of the floors. They have just been polished."
"They's no danger iv me slippin' on thim," replied Dugan. "I hov spikes in me shoes."—Lippincott's.
CARPENTERS
While building a house, Senator Platt of Connecticut had occasion to employ a carpenter. One of the applicants was a plain Connecticut Yankee, without any frills.
"You thoroughly understand carpentry?" asked the senator.
"Yes, sir."
"You can make doors, windows, and blinds?"
"Oh, yes sir!"
"How would you make a Venetian blind?"