A teacher took an apple from one of the pupils, and after awhile, believing himself unnoticed, ate it. The pupil began to cough. “What is the matter with you,” asks the teacher. “Why, my apple went down the wrong way, sir.” A Good Excuse Mother (to her six year old son):—“Fritz, how did this happen? Your new trousers have already several holes in them!” Fritz:—“Oh, but mother, you can’t expect me to be always looking out for what goes on behind my back!”