BRIDES
"My dear," said the young husband as he took the bottle of milk from the dumb-waiter and held it up to the light, "have you noticed that there"s never cream on this milk?"
"I spoke to the milkman about it," she replied, "and he explained that the company always fill their bottles so full that there"s no room for cream on top."
"Do you think only of me?" murmured the bride. "Tell me that you think only of me."
"It"s this way," explained the groom gently. "Now and then I have to think of the furnace, my dear."
BRIDGE WHIST
"How about the sermon?"
"The minister preached on the sinfulness of cheating at bridge."
"You don"t say! Did he mention any names?"
BROOKLYN
At the Brooklyn Bridge.--"Madam, do you want to go to Brooklyn?"
"No, I have to."--_Life_.
BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS
Some time after the presidential election of 1908, one of Champ Clark"s friends noticed that he still wore one of the Bryan watch fobs so popular during the election. On being asked the reason for this, Champ replied: "Oh, that"s to keep my watch running."
BUILDINGS
Pat had gone back home to Ireland and was telling about New York.
"Have they such tall buildings in America as they say, Pat?" asked the parish priest.
"Tall buildings ye ask, sur?" replied Pat. "Faith, sur, the last one I worked on we had to lay on our stomachs to let the moon pa.s.s."
BURGLARS
A burglar was one night engaged in the pleasing occupation of stowing a good haul of swag in his bag when he was startled by a touch on the shoulder, and, turning his head, he beheld a venerable, mild-eyed clergyman gazing sadly at him.
"Oh, my brother," groaned the reverend gentleman, "wouldst thou rob me?
Turn, I beseech thee--turn from thy evil ways. Return those stolen goods and depart in peace, for I am merciful and forgive. Begone!"
And the burglar, only too thankful at not being given into custody of the police, obeyed and slunk swiftly off.
Then the good old man carefully and quietly packed the swag into another bag and walked softly (so as not to disturb the slumber of the inmates) out of the house and away into the silent night.
BUSINESS
A Boston lawyer, who brought his wit from his native Dublin, while cross-examining the plaintiff in a divorce trial, brought forth the following:
"You wish to divorce this woman because she drinks?"
"Yes, sir."
"Do you drink yourself?"
"That"s _my_ business!" angrily.
Whereupon the unmoved lawyer asked: "Have you any other business?"
At the Boston Immigration Station one blank was recently filled out as follows:
Name--Abraham Cherkowsky.
Born--Yes.
Business--Rotten.