Lovers’ Talk.—The reason why lovers are never weary of being together is because they are always talking of themselves.
A Tale of a Yorkshire Wife.
The Yorkshire people of the West Riding, according to Mrs. Gaskell, are “sleuth hounds” after money, and in illustration of this characteristic we may take the following anecdote:—
Not far from Bradford an old couple lived on their farm. The good man had been ill for some time, when the practitioner who attended him advised that a physician should be summoned from Bradford for a consultation.
The doctor came, looked into the case, gave his opinion, and, descending from the sick-room to the kitchen, was there accosted by the old woman with “Well, doctor, what is your charge?”
“My fee is a guinea.”
“A guinea, doctor! a guinea! And if you come again will it be another guinea?”
“Yes.”
“A guinea, doctor! Hech!”
The old woman rose and went upstairs to her husband’s bedroom, and the doctor, who waited below, heard her say—