HOW TO BRIGHTEN THE PERIOD OF REACTION.
Mother (to son who has fought on most of the Fronts). "DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOURSELF, GEORGE? WHY DON'T YOU 'AVE A WALK DOWN THE ROAD, DEAR?"
Father. "AH, 'E AIN'T SEEN THE CORNER WHERE THEY PULLED DOWN SIMMONDSES' FISH-SHOP, 'AS 'E, MA?"
A hitherto unrecorded incident in the life of M. CLEMENCEAU:—
"A little later in his career—at the time of the Commune, in fact—another man very nearly escaped being shot in mistake for him."—Egyptian Gazette.
There are, we understand, several Frenchmen who can boast that they escaped this fate altogether.
Lady (to prospective daily housemaid). "THE HOURS WILL BE FROM NINE TO SIX-THIRTY, WITH AN HOUR AND A-HALF OFF FOR DINNER."
D.H. "FOR LUNCHEON, I SUPPOSE YOU MEAN. AND I SHOULD HAVE TO LEAVE AT SIX, AS I ALWAYS DINE AT MY CLUB AND HAVE TO DRESS FIRST."