Sarah Jane. Lawks! Why it’s hexact like our Hemmer!
POPULAR HISTORY.
Guide. That heffigy of them two halabaster habbots in ’elmets hare from a tomb in the Habby of St. Holive’s, founded by ’Enery the fust Tooder, fort’n ’undred ’n heighty-seven. Their mortal remains was haxumed by horder hof the R’yal Hantiquarian Serciety seventin heighty-three; their bodies was found himbammed, and henwelluped in jules! [Procession moves on.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!
“Mother” (at South Kensington). Executed in —— Tut-t-t-t! Lauk a mussy, ’Liza! what did them foreigners want to ’ang that poor innocent-lookin’ young creetur’ for!!?
A student, showing the Museum at Oxford to a party, produced, among many other curiosities, a rusty sword. “This,” said he, “is the sword with which Balaam was going to kill his ass.” One of the company observed that he thought Balaam had no sword, but only wished for one. “You are right,” replied the student, “and this is the very sword he wished for.”
