Mrs. R. says that when she thinks the drains are likely to be offensive she invariably uses "bucolic."
A CRISIS IN CONJUGAL LIFE.
Fond Husband. "Look here, Ethel, I see you daily getting Thinner and Paler; you cannot Eat, you cannot Sleep, while I find Life a burden to me. I can bear it no longer! Let us make a Bargain. If you promise not to give me a Christmas Present, I'll promise not to give you one. There!"
FAREWELL!
(On hearing that snow had fallen in the North.)
Snow has fallen, winter's due;
In the months that now ensue