NE day, when conversing with [a] friend, something was said on the subject of religious persecution, on which [Whately] remarked, "It is no wonder that some English people have a taste for persecuting on account of religion, since it is the first lesson that most are taught in their nurseries." His friend expressed his incredulity, and denied that he, at least, had been taught it. "Are you sure?" replied Dr. Whately. "What think you of this—
Old Daddy Longlegs won't say his prayers,
Take him by the left leg, and throw him downstairs'?
If that is not religious persecution, what is?"
E. J. Whately, Life of Whately.
ON A PUBLIC-HOUSE.
F this establishment how can we speak?
Its cheese is mity, and its ale is weak.
Anon.
T a fête at Hatfield House, tableaux vivants were among the chief amusements, and scenes from Ivanhoe were among the selections. All the parts were filled up but that of Isaac of York. Lady Salisbury begged Lord Alvanley "to make the set complete, by doing the Jew." "Anything in my power your ladyship may demand," replied Alvanley; "but though no man in England has tried oftener, I never could do a Jew in my life."
R. H. Barham, Life.