Some Good Things by Keene.

Otago Witness, Issue 2008, 18 August 1892, Page 46

Some Good Things by Keene.

Here are one or two examples of good things in •' the life of Charles Keene," just published :—: —

" Said a High Church and athletic curate to Low Church ditto, 'Wonderful things Grace does ! ' ' Ah,' said the latter (surprised at the serious observation from his volatile friend), ' Terue, my friend, terue.' First Curate : 1 Only fancy, y'know, 92 and not out ! ! '"

"Got a story to-day of a British farmer on board a steamer, suffering a good deal from the rolling, saying to a friend, ' This cap'n don't understand his business. Dang it, why don't he keep in the furrows ? ' "

An Aberdonian declined a dram in the morning because it was too airly, besides he'd had a gill a'ready.

"They say Oscar has cut his hair since he was turned off. On the morning of his wedding he received a telegram from Whistler : ' Sorry . will . not . bo . at . ceremony . don't . wait.' "

" I heard a. good story of a well-brought-up child who was seen secretly to purloin and pocket an orange from the laid-out dinner table, but was seen afterwards to enter the empty room and secretly again return it to the dish aud exclaim triumphantly, ' Sold again, Satan ! ' "