SMILE AWHILE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 32, 7 February 1931, Page 20

SMILE AWHILE

Theatre Attendant: "I shall havo to ask you to leave if you persist in hissing the performors, sir." Smlthers: "Hissing 1 I w-w-was s-s-slmply s-s-saylng to S-S-Sandy that the s-s-singing was a-s-simply s-s-superb." The teacher told the children about the Garden of Eden, and how Adam and Eve had disobeyed after being forbidden to eat the fruit of one tree. "Now, children," she said, '"can anyone tell me what lesson that teaches us?" "Yea, miss," replied a small boy, "eat less fruit."' "SNOWDROP QUEEN" (13). Potone. .; ~ j Small hoy in bed- "Mummy, there's something under by bed." Mummy: "It's only imagination, Freddy." Small Boy (ten minutes later): "Mummy, imagination's under my bed again." . "STORYGIRL" (13). Kelburn. ■•>.,-■ A small boy was watching a glow in tho sky with the utmost joy and excitement. , ! "I am glad you admire the beauties of Nature, my son," said an old gentleman. "Isn't it a beautiful sunset ?" . "That's not a. sunset," replied the boy; "that's our school on flrel HIS WATERLOO. | Schoolmaster: "Napoleon once said there was j no such word as 'can't.' . . ] Voice (from the back otHUe class): "Please, sir, I wonder what Napoleon would have said if he had tried to strike a match on a piece of soap?" • One day a teacher read a tale to some small boys, and told them that It was an anecdote. Little Johnny Jones was listening (a wonder I). That evening, when Johnny was having his tea, ho asked his mother for the jam, which she then told him to call conserve. The following day Johnny rushed to his mother and breathlessly exclaimed: "Mummle, the cat's conserved its anecdote in the door!" „. "HOPPIT I" (12). City. .