(Meantime, France a wonder saw:

A woman rule, ’gainst Salic law!)

But, reader, be content to stay

Thy censure till the judgment-day;

Then shalt thou know, and not before,

Whether saint, witch, man, maid, or bore.”

RUNNING AMUCK—ALMOST

At one of Mrs. Clemens’ tea parties in Vienna a lady of the Court asked Mark whether he had ever visited a certain town, naming an Austrian health resort.

“Yes, nice place. I left my sour stomach there.”

MARK’S IDIOMATIC GEMS