A QUESTION IN NATURAL HISTORY.
"The cat is a little tiger,
I know very well," said Willie.
"But how is it that the cat-tail
Is never a tiger-lily?"
NOT GENUINE.
Tommy. "This new spaniel won't go near the water!"
Papa. "I wonder what's the matter with him?"
Tommy. "I guess he isn't waterproof."
"Talking about treacle," said the old salt, as he hoisted himself off the molasses barrel to make way for the grocer to supply a customer's wants, "thet reminds me of a little scrimmage we had with a pirate slaver in '42.