Pat was engaged in putting a water main into the workhouse. Saturday came and the boss saw Pat dolefully examining his pay envelope.
"Mistake in your wages?" he asked.
"Oh, no," replied Pat, "but I was just wondering whether me or the water would be in the workhouse first!"
Issue Closed Hr: I wonder what the meaning of that oil painting is? The youth and the maiden are in a tender attitude.
She: Oh, don't you see? He has just asked her to marry him, and she is accepting him.
He: Ah! The title is appropriate.
She: I don't see it!
He: Why, that card at the bottom says "sold."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.