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"When Vivian leaves college," remarked a pompous mother impressively, "we intend him to take Orders." "And we hope our son will, too," said her visitor agreeably. "My husband says there are some splendid opportunities for smart commercial travellers nowadays !"

Affectionate mother (anxiously) : "Oh ! do be careful, Uncle John ; baby has your watch in his mouth, and how awful it would be if he swallowed it !" John (who is a bachelor brother-in-law and fond of children) , "Oh ! that's all right, Maria. This is only a Waterbury. My forty-guinea repeater is at the maker's b-Jng cleaned."