"Now then, Tommy," he exclaimed, "what are you doing?"
"Nothin'," replied the small boy.
"Nothin', eh?" said the greengrocer. "Well, it looks to me as though
you are trying to steal those apples."
"You're wrong!" retorted the nipper, "I'm trying not to."
A carpenter, sent to make some repairs in a private house entered the
apartment of the lady of the house with his apprentice and began to
work.
"Mary," the lady said to her maid, "see that my jewel-case is locked
up at once!"
The carpenter understood. He removed his watch and chain from his vest
in a significant manner and handed them to his apprentice.
"John," said he, "take these right back to the shop. It seems that
this house isn't safe."--_Harper's_.
In the office of the prison warden at Canon City, Colorado, a clever
and notorious swindler was being divested of the contents of his
pockets. As each article was removed, it was carefully examined,
listed and then placed temporarily on a nearby desk. Among the
articles was a badly tarnished silver dollar, barely distinguishable
as money.
At the conclusion of the search, the prisoner pointed to the
dull-looking coin and in a suppliant tone asked the warden:
"Would you mind letting me keep that with me?"
"Why?" asked the warden.
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