Give me the Belt, which can't be found,
And I might live, who must be drowned!
A certain noble Lord was supposed to have somewhat disparaged one of his horses on sale by describing him as "a Whistler." James McNeill, "of that ilk," was of opinion that this description, supposing the animal to have been "a genuine Whistler," ought to have increased its value considerably.
The Musical Coster Craze.
Customer. Have you a copy of Costa's Eli?
Shopman. No, Sir; we have none of Chevalier's songs.
Superlative!—The appointment of Mr. Duff, M.P., to be Governor of New South Wales is a "positive" good, seeing that they might have appointed "a comparative Duffer."