Is it an American sport ?' "'Yes,' sais I, 'it is; and the most excitin' thing, too, you ever see.' "'You are a very droll man.

Mr Slick,' said he, 'a very droll man indeed.

In all your books there is a great deal of fun; but in all your fun, there is a meanin'.

Your jokes hit, and hit pretty hard, too, sometimes.

They make a man think as well as laugh.