Referring to the extravagant price demanded in London, in 1831, to see and hear the Orpheus of violinists, the Sunday Times asked,—
What are they who pay three guineas
To hear a tune of Paganini’s?
Echo.—Pack o’ ninnies
THE CRITIC’S EPIGRAMMATIC EXCUSE.
I’d fain praise your poem, but tell me, how is it,
When I cry out, “Exquisite,” Echo cries, “Quiz it!”
ECHO ANSWERING.
What must be done to conduct a newspaper right?—Write.
What is necessary for a farmer to assist him?—System.