THE CHESTNUT TREE

Evening Star, Issue 22086, 20 July 1935, Page 7

THE CHESTNUT TREE

So Simple.—A great scientist was is a reflective mood .at the breakfast table. “It is surprising, my dear,’■ ho said to his wife, “to think how; ignorant we all are. Everyone in his, or her, way, is a specialist of some sort. Yet we arc as narrow-minded as possible.” “ Yes, dear,” repiled his wife, whose thoughts were heavily mixed up with the prices of a bargain sale advertised in the paper she was reading. “ Take electric light, for instance, he continued. “ 1 haven’t the remotest idea how it works.” “Oh, Charles! Surely you know that!” exclaimed his wife. “ It’s quite simple. You just pull down the switch.”

A ,'Habit. —A Sydney business man who is a ‘stickler for politeness in his home recently had to make a trip abroad at the same time that his son was taking a college examination. The father was anxious to know whether the lad passed, and so asked him to cable immediately upon receiving the report, and state whether he had passed or not. It was some time before the report was published, and then the boy called his father, “ Yes, The father had forgotten all about his request, and could not make out what the “ yes ” referred to, so he cabled back, “ Yes, what.” _ The cabled answer was. “ Yes, SIR. ■

O.K. By Him. —Donovan’s wife was suing her husband for maintenance. After hearing both sides of the case, the magistrate addressed Donovan. “ It has been decided,” he said, “ to allow your wife fifteen shillings a week.” Donovan beamed back at him, and said: ‘‘Why, share, and that’s very generous of you. I’ll see if I can add a bob or two now and agin.”