Ask Your OwnIt was a cold，raw day at Washington．Champ Clark was discussing the gamins of the cities with an English visitor．The latter expatiated on the wit of the London type of the genius．Clark declared that if the Englishman were to ask any Washington street urchin any question，the urchin would make anaptreply．They sallied forth． “What time is it，Bub？They tell me you can tell time by your nose，”said the visitor to the first newsboy they met． “Ask your own，mister，mine ain't run nin’，”was the reply．

這是華盛頓的一個(gè)陰冷天。錢普·克拉克正和一個(gè)來訪的英國人討論城市的流浪兒，英國人詳細(xì)地?cái)⑹鲋鴤惗厥教觳诺臋C(jī)智。克拉克宣稱，要是對(duì)方向華盛頓街上任何一個(gè)兒童提任何問題，那孩子都會(huì)對(duì)答如流。他們便出發(fā)了。 “什么時(shí)候了，小兄弟？人們說你能用鼻子報(bào)時(shí)?！?回答是：“先生，問問你自己的吧，的不在走呢。”