"What is it?"
"Do you suppose birds sing for nothing, because they know nobody'd ever pay their bill?"
THE REASON FOR IT.
"How fast you are growing, Tommie."
"Yes. Too fast, I think. They water me too much. Why, I have to take a bath every morning."
NONCOMMITTAL.
"Are you fond of your aunts, Polly?" asked one of those dear relatives.
"Don't collect 'em," said Polly. "I go in for beetles and butterflies."