“Can nothing stop them?” he asked, breathlessly sad.
“No,” she murmured; “it is hay fever, you know. But go on with the treatment.”
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Encore Ha Ha
Mr. Jones had recently become the father of twins. The minister stopped him in the street to congratulate him.
“Well, Jones, I hear that the Lord has smiled on you,” he said.
“Smiled on me!” repeated Jones. “He laughed out loud at me.”
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A Colorado Egg
While a Denver physician was inspecting the insane hospital at Pueblo an inmate approached him and asked: “I beg your pardon, sir, but have you a piece of toast?” “No,” replied the doctor, in surprise, “but I can get a piece if you want it badly.” “Oh, I wish you would. I’m a poached egg and I want to sit down.”