On leaving the house that evening the young lady forgot her overshoes, and the hostess, who had noticed the Westerner’s infatuation, told the young Lochinvar that he might return them to the girl if he wished.  The herder leaped at the chance and presented himself in due time at the young lady’s house.  She greeted him cordially.

“You forgot your overshoes last night,” he said, awkwardly handing her the package.

“Why, there’s only one overshoe here!” she exclaimed, as she thanked him and opened it.

“Yes, Miss,” said he, blushing.  “I’ll bring the other one tomorrow.  Oh, how I wish that you were a centipede!” And with that he turned and sped away down the street.

His “Catch” Was Delayed

Tommy went fishing the other day without his mother’s permission.  The next morning one of his chums met him and asked:  “Did you catch anything yesterday, Tommy?”

“Not till I got home,” was the rather sad response.

Using His Friends

A visitor from New York to the suburbs said to his host during the afternoon: 

“By-the-way, your front gate needs repairing.  It was all I could do to get it open.  You ought to have it trimmed or greased or something.”

“Oh, no,” replied the owner, “oh, no, that’s all right.”

“Why is it?” asked the visitor.

“Because,” was the reply, “every one who comes through that gate pumps two buckets of water into the tank on the roof.”

He Did—­After That

A young man who persisted in whispering loudly to the lady who accompanied him to a symphony concert, telling her what the music “meant,” what sort of a passage was coming next, and so on, caused serious annoyance to every one of his immediate neighbors.  Presently he closed his eyes and said to his companion: 

“Did you ever try listening to music with your eyes shut?  You’ve no idea how lovely it sounds!”

Thereupon a gentleman who sat in the seat in front of the young man twisted himself about and said gravely: 

“Young man, did you ever try listening to music with your mouth shut?”