"I haven't," returned Jack. "Leastways, if I have, I haven't never seen it."
A YANKEE'S IDEA OF THE ALPS.
An American was stopping in Rome, and one day he overheard some Europeans boasting about the beauty of the scenery of Europe. It grew so tiresome at last that he turned around and politely joined in the conversation, incidentally introducing some remarks about the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, their height, etc.
"But," said one of the Europeans, "surely, Mr. American, you must have crossed the Alps Mountains when you came to Rome! What did you think of them?"
"Why, now you speak of them, I do remember passing over some rising ground, something that would probably require a tow-horse if a street-car line ran over it."
BOBBIE'S LATEST JOKE.
"I saw a pair of gaiters the other day that the bravest man living wouldn't dare to wear," said Bobbie.
"What kind were they?" asked Tommie.