"Wanted Plain Dressmaker, who goes out daily, for altering and re-making."—Irish Paper.
After a few days of this process she may hope to be a plain dressmaker no longer.
Mistress (to under-gardener, who has been up to be examined for the Army). "I SUPPOSE, JOHN, YOU TOLD THEM YOU WOULD NOT BE EIGHTEEN UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH?"
John. "NO USE, MUM. YOU ONLY GETS CHEEK UP THERE IF YOU SAYS ANYTHING."