Eels by the Yard
Young Housewife (helping the cook prepare the menu for a dinner-party):—“As second course, we will have baked eel.”
Cook:—“How much shall I order, my lady?”
Young housewife:—“I think ten yards ought to be enough.”
A Hint
“Say, papa, when I am a papa, I’ll make Liesel roast a goose for me, too; but I shall give my little boy some of it.”
A Young Lady’s Diary on an Ocean Steamer
First Day. Stormy weather; poor company.
Second Day. Captain very amiable; offers me his heart and hand. Refused.