"I'll drive within three inches of it all the way, and never slip a wheel."
Patrick was then asked what he would do. "Faith, your Honor, I'd kape as far away from the idge as possible." Patrick was engaged.
Every boy and girl has doubtless heard of the great composer Handel. Here is a little story told of him and of Dr. Maurice Green, a musician whose compositions were never remarkably fine. It seems he had sent a solo anthem to Handel for his opinion, and Handel invited him to take breakfast, and he would say what he thought of it. After coffee, Green's patience became exhausted, and he said, "Well, sir, what did you think of it?"
"Oh, your anthem! Ah, I did t'ink dat it wanted air."
"Air!" cried Green.
"Yes, air; and so I did hang it out of de vindow," replied Handel.
"James," asked the school-teacher, "what do you do with your odd moments after school?"
"I waits until they adds up into an hour, and then I goes fishin'."