"Hello, Stone, how are Mrs. Stone and all the little pebbles?"

"Fine," said Mr. Stone, "all well, thank you," and then, with a
twinkle in his eye: "How are Mrs. Wood and all the little splinters?"



_She Didn't Sleep Well_

A woman who lives in an inland town, while going to a convention in a
distant city spent one night of the journey on board a steamboat. It
was the first time she had ever traveled by water. She reached her
journey's end extremely fatigued. To a friend who remarked it she
replied:

"Yes, I'm tired to death. I don't know as I care to travel by water
again. I read the card in my stateroom about how to put the
life-preserver on, and I thought I understood it; but I guess I
didn't. Somehow, I couldn't go to sleep with the thing on."



_They Planned a Little Surprise for Him_

On a west-bound train scheduled for a long trip a very large,
muscular man fell asleep and annoyed all the passengers by snoring
tremendously. Reading, conversation or quiet rest was an
impossibility. Finally a drummer, carrying half a lemon in his hand,
tiptoed over to a little boy who sat behind the snorer.