"Was Minerva married?" asked one of the little girls.
"No, my child," said the spinster, with a smile; "Minerva was the Goddess of Wisdom."—E.T.
There once was a lonesome, lorn spinster,
And luck had for years been ag'inst her;
When a man came to burgle
She shrieked, with a gurgle,
"Stop thief, while I call in a min'ster!"
SPITE
Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more aggraviting than if you spoke right out at once.