CDLX.—BEN JONSON.
When the Archbishop of York sent him from his table an excellent dish of fish, but without drink, said:—
"In a dish came fish
From the arch-bis-
Hop was not there,
Because there was no beer."
CDLXI.—UNREMITTING KINDNESS.
"Call that a kind man," said an actor, speaking of an absent acquaintance; "a man who is away from his family, and never sends them a farthing! Call that kindness?"
"Yes, unremitting kindness," Jerrold replied.
CDLXII.—KEAN'S IMPROMPTU.
At Birmingham, one of Kean's "benefits" was a total failure. In the last scene of the play ("A New Way to pay Old Debts"), wherein allusion is made to the marriage of a lady, "Take her, sir," Kean suddenly added, "and the Birmingham audience into the bargain."
CDLXIII.—A TRUTH FOR THE LADIES.
A learned doctor has given his opinion that tight lacing is a public benefit, inasmuch as it kills off all the foolish girls, and leaves the wise only to grow into women.