“I won’t have them,” roared the seaman, and bolted out at the street door.
Haydn, determined not to be outdone, hastened to the Exchange, and, discovering the name of the ship and her commander, sent the marches on board, with a polite note, which the captain, surmising its contents, sent back unopened.
The composer tore the marches into a thousand pieces, and never forgot this liberal English humourist as long as he lived.
Table-Talk.—Welsh rabbit is a genuine slang term, belonging to a large group, which describes in the same way the special dish or product or peculiarity of a particular district. For example, an Essex lion is a calf; a Fieldlane duck is a baked sheep’s head; Glasgow magistrates or Norfolk capons are red herrings; Irish apricots or Munster plums are potatoes; and Gravesend sweetmeats are shrimps.
A Foolish Investment.—It is foolish to lay out money in the purchase of repentance.—Franklin.
Ruling and Serving.
I am ashamed that women are so simple....
To seek for rule, supremacy and sway,
When they are bound to serve, love, and obey.
Shakespeare.