ATAVISM.
Proud Mother. "BUT REALLY NOW, DR. BIRCH, DON'T YOU THINK IT RATHER EXTRAORDINARY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THREE SUCH CLEVER SONS?"
Dr. B. "WHY, NO, MY DEAR MADAM; NOW YOU HAVE TOLD ME WHAT A REMARKABLY CLEVER GRANDMOTHER THEY HAD!"
THE NEXT VIVA VOCE.
["Due consideration will be given in the selection of Candidates for Scholarships to proficiency in athletics."—Daily Paper.]
Examiner (courteously). Have you studied any Latin author?