Q. And Bills?
A. Necessary evils laid on the table in the House of Commons, and thrown into the waste-paper basket in the domestic circle.
Q. What is Parliament?
A. An assembly of men in which hats are worn when the Members don't want to talk, and removed when they wish to show what amount of brains they may possess.
Q. What is a hat?
A. Generally a nuisance.
Q. What is cover?
A. The profit made by an Outside Broker out of his too confiding customers.
Q. What is the difference between an Outside Broker and an Inside Broker?
A. One is associated with the Stock Exchange, and the other is usually made comfortable with a pot of beer and a penny paper in the kitchen.