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ANOTHER IRISH PROBLEM.
"Tuesday next, I may explain, is Belfastese for Tuesday next, and means
to-day."--_Daily Paper_.
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GENEROSITY AT THE GROCER'S: "Provided you get one bad egg from us, we will
on your returning it give you two for it."
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From an engineer's letter:--
"We are exhibiting ----'s Patent Nibbling Machine at the Laundry Trades
Exhibition."
We have often wondered how our collars get those crinkled edges.
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"The club before declaring at 5 wickets had put up a formidable score
of 341, Major Ireland making 434 and Capt. Green 127.
Capt. M.A. Green, stpd. Mistri b. Evan ... 27
Maj. K.A. Ireland, c. & b. Bignall ...... 134
Newnham, b. Evans ......................... 4
Lieut. Foley, b. Evans .................... 4
Maj. Englefield, b. Powers ............... 22
Lieut. Cambon not out .................... 15
Extras ................................... 35
Total for 5 wickets misdeclared ......... 341
_Egyptian Gazette._
We thought from the start that something was wrong.
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[Illustration: _The Rector._ "VERY NICE, MRS. BROWN. VERY CREDITABLE
INDEED. BUT PERSONALLY I CONSIDER THE MARROW A MUCH OVERRATED VEGETABLE,
APART, OF COURSE, FROM ITS DECORATIVE VALUE AT HARVEST FESTIVALS.
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