He. Dull, this! Am I too old a bird to mate?
OUTRAGE ON GOLDSMITH
(By a sleepy housemaid, concerning missus)
She rings us up at 7, till 10 she lies—
"More bent to raise the wretched, than to rise."
New Year's Fete and Gala.—"Well, Jane, did you have a good time at home? Was the village very gay?" "Yes, thank you, mum. But we was rather disappointed, as the policemen's feet didn't come off!"