The virtuoso smiled, and shrugged his shoulders, and replied, "Ah, madame, I really regret very, very much, madame; but my violin never dines out."
TOMMIE'S AMBITION.
"I tell you, my mamma's the best person alive," said Tommie. "And when I get to be a great big man—"
"Well, what will you do?" asked Uncle George.
"I'm going to be a great big man like mamma!" said Tommie.
THE SHEEP. "Whew! but it is hot!"
THE BOY. "I should think it would be. You haven't taken off your woollens yet."