THE MODERN RALEIGH.
"If the ploughman is taken the farmer may as well put up his shutters."—A farmer in "The Daily News."
And if the shop-walker is taken, the tradesman may as well let his windows lie fallow.
Officer. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY FEEDING THAT HORSE BEFORE THE CALL SOUNDED?"
Recruit. "I DIDN'T THINK AS 'OW 'E'D START EATING BEFORE THE TRUMPET BLEW, SIR."