The poor porter stood absolutely puzzled between the two fires.
“Say, boss,” he finally said to a commercial traveler seated near by, “what would you do?”
“Do?” echoed the traveler. “Why, man, that is a very simple matter; open the window and freeze one lady. Then close it and suffocate the other.”
She Said It
A visitor of noble birth was expected to arrive at a large country house in the North of England, and the daughter of the house, aged seven, was receiving final instructions from her mother.
“And now, dear,” she said, “when the Duke speaks to you do not forget always to say ‘your Grace.’”
Presently the great man arrived, and after greeting his host and hostess he said to the child, “Well, my dear, and what is your name?” Judge of his surprise when the little girl solemnly closed her eyes and with clasped hands exclaimed, “For what we are about to receive may we be truly fankful, amen.”
His Idea of Genius
A young man once said to Thomas A. Edison, the inventor; “Mr. Edison, don’t you believe that genius is inspiration?”
“No,” replied Edison; “genius is perspiration.”