(Culled and Fetched from a Considerable Distance by Dumb Crambo Junior)

Coaly-us.Sinner-area.
Pet-you-near Ah,-but-ill-us!
Peeler-go!-nyum! Haughty culture.
Gee-rainy-(um!). Ran-uncle-us.
Prim-you-la! A-rum lily.


"LAUDATOR TEMPORIS ACTI"

Mrs. Ghoul. "Ah, funerals isn't what they used to be in my time! I recollect when we 'ad 'am sangwishes and sherry wine; but now it's as much as you can git a bit o' cake and a cup o' tea. Ah!"


Contentment.—Giles. "A happy New Year to you, marm, and I hope you'll be as lucky this year as I was last."