And you’re a silly elf.”

The Brewer replied, with artful pride,

“Why this is life itself.”

At the King’s Head Inn, Stutton, near Ipswich, is this address to wayworn travelers:—

Good people, stop, and pray walk in;

Here’s wine and brandy, rum and gin;

And what is more, good purl and ale

Are both sold here by old Nat Dale.

This tap-room inscription is in a wayside tavern in Northumberland, England:—

Here stop and spend a social hour