IZAAK WALTON RETURNS.

Western Star, 5 August 1938, Page 3

IZAAK WALTON RETURNS.

‘Do these fish go about in schools ?’ she asked her husband, inspecting the catch. ‘I believe they do, dear.’ ‘Then you must have disturbed an infant class. ’ | lIM-M! . i ‘How can I be socially agreeable?’ ‘You must talk entertainingly when you have nothing to say, and laugh heartily when you are not amused.’ HOW VERY TRUE. Teacher: ‘Willie, define the word ‘puncture.’ Willie : ‘A puncture is a little hole in a tyre usually found a great distance from a garage.’ COULDN’T FOOL HIM! Teacher: ‘Michael, why didn’t you say ‘present’ when I called your name !’ Little Boy: ‘I said ‘present’ yesterday and I didn’t get one.’ HOBSON’S CHOICE. He: ‘l’d rather; sleep than eat, any day.’ .She: ‘I never know you were as lazy as that.’ ‘No, and I didn't know you were such a bad cook.’ DISCOVERY. Two small boys were walking in the woods, seeking for adventure and what they might find. One picked up a chestnut burr. ‘Tommy,’ he called excitedly, ‘come here quick! I’ve found a porcupine egg!’ THAT’S RIGHT. A teacher is explaining the rule of subtraction to a pupil. The pupil does not seem to understand, so at last the teacher says: ‘When you have four chops or. your plate and eat four, what will then remain v ’ The pupil: ‘The potatoes.’ LOOKING AHEAD. ! nm(he r noticed that her iitlle- j daughter was lulling he:' crusts under the edge uf her plate. I ‘Dorothy,’ she said severely, ‘you may j live t f i want those crusts.' ‘I know, mummy,’ replied the child. ‘Thyt’g whv I’m wiog them.,'