"Must be quite an expense, eh?"
"Yes, but dere's vone good t'ing I t'ought of. De same photograph will do for little Ikey or little Jakey; dey look so mooch like."
—America.
Just Why.
They lingered in the gloaming
Beneath the star-lit sky,
Yet oft unto his hearing
There came from her a sigh;
He marvelled at her sadness
And longed to ask her why.
Then as he pressed her closer
He lisped: "Why dost thou sigh?"
"Ah, Gus," said she, "I cannot
Tell unto thee a lie;
The trouble is I've eaten
Too much spring chicken pie."
—Birmingham Age-Herald.