In Lighter Mood

IN LIGHTER MOOD.

He: "My train goes in fifteen minutes. Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?" She; "Er — that clock is half an hour fast " Brooklyn Life.

Papa: "See that spider," my boy, spinning his web. Is it not won- -

derful? Do you reflect that, try as he may, no man could spin that web?' Johnny: "What of it? See me spin this top! Do you reflect that, try as he may, no spider could spin this top." Tit-Bits.

The following conversation took place in a certain well-known theo- logical college: "You are the greatest dunce I ever met with," said the professor. "Now, I don't believe that you could repeat to me two texts of Scripture correctly." "Yes, I can." "Well, do it." The student, with much feeling and thoughtful consideration, said: "He departed and went and hanged himself." Here the student paused, and then continued: "Go thou and do likewise."

We laugh at Sam Walter Foss's humorous picture of the worrying man, yet how many of us make ourselves miserable over troubles just as farfetched as this:

"The sun's heat will give out in ten thousand years more," And he worried about it; "It will sure give out then, if it doesn't before," And he worried about it; It would surely give out, so the scientists said,

In all the scientific books that he read, And the whole mighty universe then would be dead* And he worried about it.