SMILE AWHILE

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 27, 1 February 1936, Page 20

SMILE AWHILE

no account. It was his first experience ar» »aop assistant. .' .' ', . ,„ . "Have you an account here, i»«J' *• asked, after booking » euitoaer'g era*"No," was the reply; "but I'« likrt? ••• the manager." '-~'. ! -■''-'■ • The assistant walked. »eran to wh»f» th» manager stood. ' . . ■ . .... . „ "A lady of no account to set you, nr, he said. ' '•• ' " ' TWO WAITER*. •..:■■ Diner: I've waited half «n hour for thi» turtle soup. , : ~ ... Waiter: But, sir, you know how slow turtle* are. ■ • ' , IMPOSSIBLE. _ Old Mrs. Thingummy was amazed. ' . "Six feet in his boots?" Mie queried.-': Well. I don't believe it. You might just-" well tell me he has six heads in his hat. . STATIONARY. / Motorist: Where does this road zOjtol ? Yokel: I don't think it goes anywhere, Mf. I always sees it 'ere' every day. BUSINESS. The subject of their talk wai MW»ie l««l«. "I must admit that mj1 d»o«Mer; Wurte ha 3 brought a fortune to me," Mid Mr.-ouB-""Really?" replied his friend with •stoolsh"Yes," continued gubbubs; "it har W»He* me to buy the houses of. my BtljUoours at about half-price." PUNISHED. A young man bounced into th« oBee"I wish to see the manager," hf af*»M*?--"l'm sorry, sir," said the cl«rk, "bat th« manager is not in. Is them, anything1 I c*» do for you?" . . . "I don't deal with Juniors," *»» tie nidt reply, "I'll wait for lh» min»<«. Nearly an hour passed. ..; ■ ' "How much longor will that .«»»««. >•?" demanded the visitor Impatiently. ' .'...-. "Nearly two weeks, sir." quietly • tealied the clerk. "He's gone abroad-on- bu»l»Mt. TAKING NO CHANCfS. Black: It says here that a rellow has>rtk«« the record for a delayed parachute iurn. White: Is that so? Mine wUI be aiiajw longer than that. . ■ :■ ' ' A STRANGER. .« Tom: Professor Blank Is quoted a»;«ji«r that there are millions of term* on a pound note, imagination, I call it. Tim: .It must, have been. I've neror kout»« him to have a pound note.