THE PERILS OF A CONVERSAZIONE
Miss Fillip (to gentleman whose name she did not catch when introduced). Have you read A Modern Heliogabolus?
He. Yes, I have.
Miss F. All through?
He. Yes, from beginning to end.
Miss F. Dear me! I wonder you're alive! How did you manage to get through it?
He (diffidently). Unfortunately, I wrote it.
[Miss F. catches a distant friend's eye.
The Sound Sleeper's Paradise.—Snoring.
Patent Night-Lights.—Stars.
Epitaph on a Champion Billiard Player.—"Taking his long rest."
Toned Paper.—Sheets of music.
Item on a Menu of Literary Pabulum.—"Shakspeare and Bacon."
Race Glasses.—Champagne.
The Maid of the Mill.—A lady boxer.
