A POOR but clever student in the University of Glasgow

A POOR but clever student in the University of Glasgow was met by one of the Professors, who noticing the scantiness of his academical toga, said, "Mr. ----, your gown is very short."--"It will be long enough, sir, before I get another," replied the student. The answer tickled the Professor greatly, and he went on quietly chuckling to himself, when he met a brother Professor, who, noticing his hilarity, inquired what was amusing him so much. "Why, that fellow ---- said such a funny thing. I asked why his gown was so short, and he said, 'it will be a long time before I get another.'"--"There's nothing very funny in that."--"Well, no," replied the other, "there is not, after all. But _it was the way he said it_."