Beware of a wife that talks about her "dear husband," and "that beautiful shawl" in her sleep.
Beware of a gentleman who is "up" to all the clever tricks, and "knows a dodge or two," at cards.
Beware of giving an order to a deaf man on the first night of a new piece. He is sure to laugh and applaud in the wrong places, and so cause a disturbance which may be fatal to the success of your farce.
Beware of entering a French shop which has the following inscription:—
"Here they spike the English,"
unless you can speak French very correctly, or are prepared to pay for the consequences.
MATRIMONIAL WEATHER TABLE;
TO BE HUNG UP IN ALL PANTRIES AND SERVANTS' HALLS.
Constructed by a Butler of twenty-nine years' standing behind his Master's
and Missus's chair.
