As the first bricks struck Miss Hannen, Patrolman Powers rushed to pull her to safety. Before he could drag her away she was directing traffic at the corner, was completely buried and he himself had been struck.—From the "Mirror."
DRI Sousaphone A SOUSAPHONE is one of those huge brass instruments that curls round the player's body like a snake, They are not used in a normal orchestra either often or for long at a time.
When the perspiring drummer at a recent Queen's Hall concert saw the sousaphonist packing up after playing only four notes he could not contain his bitterness, "I suppose you think you've done a night's work," he said, acidly.
"Well, Ive got to clean the darned thing, haven't I?" was the aggrieved reply.
Mistress and Maid "Is your new maid good at making the bed? "Yes, but she lies down on the job."
Mistress: Who broke that China jug? Maid: The cat, mum.
Mistress: What cat?
Maid: Why, ain't we got one?
Mistress: Come, how much longer are you going to be filling that pepper pot?
Maid: I couldn't say. It's an awful job getting the stuff into these little holes in the top.
Visitor:—You are certain your mistress is out, are you Nora?
Maid: Well, just to make sure I'll go back and ask her if that's what she said.
Mistress: Did you remember to empty the water under the icebox?
Maid: Yes, mum. I emptied it and put in fresh water, Mistress: Any letters f thi i y or me this morning, Maid: There were four, madam, but such terrible writing. I couldn't make head or tail of them and threw them away to save you the trouble.
Henpecked Husband: Where is your mistress going for the winter?
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