Her Ladyship. "I'm so glad you are coming to our Concert in the Schoolroom to-night, Price! Miss Davey, the great Contralto from London, is coming to help us, you know!"
Old Servant. "Yes, my Lady, we was a saying in the Servants' 'all as we felt very hanxious about 'er. They don't appreciate anything really Fust-rate down 'ere. Now you and Miss Hemmar always takes beautiful, my Lady!"
THE SCHOOLMASTER OF THE FUTURE.
Skilled Mechanic of Old School loquitur:—
It's a nice pretty state of affairs, if you look at the business all round!
If someone don't alter it somehow, Old England must come to the ground.
I've thought it all out a good bit, for it touches us home, don't you see;
It puzzles the swells, so, no doubt, it's too much of a twister for me.
But I look at the thing from a side which they can't have their eye on,—not close,—