"Brenda? You?" I gasped. "I thought——"
"Such a splendid maid she is," Brenda went on. "You'll never find her equal if you try for ten years."
Mistress. "Too many weeds, William."
William. "Let 'em bide, Mum. Nothing like weeds to show young plants 'ow to grow."
Eccentric Behaviour of a Cuckoo.
"The summer-like weather which set in during the week-end has been marked by the arrival of the cuckoo, which was heard at Shanklin on Saturday and on Sunday morning at Staplers, bursting into full flower of plum and pear trees, and general activity in the gardens and fields."—Local Paper.
"He (Mr. Asquith) could only say 'O Sanctas Simplicitas.' (Laughter.)"
Irish Paper.
"I can only say: 'O sanctus simplicitus!'"
Yorkshire Paper.
Neither version seems to us quite worthy of an ex-Craven Scholar.