GRACE-LESS!

Nursery Governess. "NOW, ETHEL, SAY YOUR GRACE, LIKE A GOOD LITTLE GIRL!"

Ethel. "SHAN'T!"

Nursery Governess. "OH, ETHEL! DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S VERY NAUGHTY NOT TO BE THANKFUL, AND FOR SUCH A NICE PUDDING TOO?"

Ethel. "I WOULD BE THANKFUL, BUT"—(much distressed)—"I CAN'T FINISH IT!"