“Madam,” answered the furrier, “I have only one answer: Did you ever hear of a skunk carrying an umbrella?”
* * *
“So you deceived your husband,” said the judge gravely.
“On the contrary, my lord, he deceived me. He said he was going out of town and he didn’t go.”
* * *
He was a rather feminine young man, but he got into an argument with his male companion. Said the other fellow:
“Do you know, a company in Cincinnati named a soap after you?”
“No, is that right?” asked the feminine youth, in a high-pitched voice, “What is it called?”
“Fairy-soap,” was the reply.
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