SHE KNEW HIM.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7265, 13 October 1891, Page 4

SHE KNEW HIM.

In a certain city, a toper, while lately wandering homeward nfc midnight, was seized with n tipsy fancy to soionado his own wife Accordingly, as he ncared. his domicile he turned his coat wrong side out, stuck his hat jauntily upon one side of bis heul, and passing into the yard, took his place under her window, ft had occurred to him that ufter tho aoreuado ho would very innocently puss into the house, enquiie what noi^e that whs. and appear highly incensed ab tho liberty taken wih his wife during his* absence. Having this all an tinged in his own mind ho cleared his throat, und commenced — Good night; 1 good night, my dearest ! How swift tho moment* fly 1 1 o his own mind, he never sang bettor. He was exceeding hinriBelf, and jus' atiuck out in thf second stanzi, when the window was softly raised — his heart trembled ' Come along in, und go to bed, you noisy rowdy !' said tho wife — who, notwithstanding that ho was disguised (in liquor), recognised tho ' Ethiopian' as her spouse. Tho {,ong ceased ; the husband put his coat on light side out, adjusted his liar, went into the house and wont to bed—alone. He hasn't been a-serenad-ing since.

Mr Hawois has his serious moments. ' It is not the body,' said ho to ono of the ladies who sat unJor him at St. James's ftfnrylobone, * it is not the body that needs most looking after.' 1 No,' says she, ' I know ib ian't; it's thoskht.' c If marriage is a failure,' said Binks, 'what on eaith is an engagement)?' ' Only a temporary ombavrassment, said Maude.