“God gives the grazing ox his meat,
And quickly hears the sheep’s, low cry.
But man, who tastes his finest wheat,
Should joy to lift His praises high.”
A FRENCH TONGUE TWISTER
A French mother, as she gives to her child a cup of tea to allay its cough, says:—
“Ton thé t’a-t-il oté ta toux?”
(Thy tea, has it removed thy cough?)
This sentence, repeated rapidly, is warranted to tire the nimblest tongue.
QUEER QUESTIONS AND QUAINT REPLIES
Why does the cannon ball?
Because the Vickers Maxim
(the vicar smacks him!)
Why is the river Itchen?
Because there is a current in its bed.
WAS IT SCANDAL?
Dick and Harry meet in a dim hotel passage:—
Dick.—Did you hear that story about No. 288?