Pa^e Twenty-six 



Overheard in front of the Sandhill Crane (Iroup; 

 "It's a shame that these people who call themselves scictitific leave 

 this dirty water here; it ean't he healthy." 



A messenfier was sent out to eall for and dehver to the Department 

 of Herpetology a jarful of rare frogs. On his way i;aek to the Museum, 

 he had a mishaj). He drop])ed and broke the jar, and the frogs were 

 scattered over the pavement. He piek(>d up several and duly delivered 

 them to the department. 



"Why, there are only half a dozen here, and there were thirty in 

 the jar. ^^'hy didn't you i)iek them all uj) and bring them here?" he 

 w^iis asked. 



"Aw, they were only little bits of things. 1 didn't think they were 

 worth picking up. I can find bigger and better frogs 'n that right around 

 home." 



Visitor, admiring Sturgis Collection: "What beautiful birds! 

 Where do they all come from'?" 



Attendant, eyeing label (Sturgis Collection of Birds of Paradise): 

 ■'These birds come straight from Paradise, Ma'am. " 



"Bull-dog for sale; will eat anything — very fond of children." 



Newspaper Advertisement. 



Overheard in the subway; 



Stout old gentleman, seated, to boy, seated; "Boy, why don't 

 you give your .seat to one of tho.se ladies? " 



Boy; "Why don't you give yours to both of them? " 



Heard after tiie i)lay: 



He; " Did you .see that woman crying all through the death scene? 

 I can't understand that sort of thing. She knew all the time the actor 

 was only acting — he wasn't really dying." 



She; "Perhai)s that was what upset her." 



Land.sman; "Why do you speak of knots' at -sea. instead of 

 'miles'?" 



Sailor; " Hecause we have the ocoan tide." 



