JOHNNIE. "Pa, is that the camel they put the last straw on?"


BEAUTIFUL.

"It must be lovely up here in winter," said Pollie to the farmer's wife.

"Why do you think that?" asked the good old lady.

"Oh, because—you have so many cows, I should think you'd have all the ice-cream you want."


A FATIGUING DAY.

"I'm very tired to-night," said Howard.