Savory Morsels

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5106, 29 May 1885, Page 2

Savory Morsels

A Slip-pery Event.—A launoh. Passing Notes.—Peals of thunder. "May I have the pleasure'of, seeing you home ?" he bashfully asked. " Cer* tainly," she graciously replied. " There is a high hill just in front of the house ; or, if you prefer it, you can climb a big tree in the cow lot. Go anywhere. you can get a good view."

An Artistic Drawing.—Young Artiit (displaying a picture)—" This paicting ig entitled ' Jonah and the Whale. 1" Possible Purchaser—"Where is Jonah?" Young Artist—" You notice the rather distended appearance of the whale's stomach midway between the tail and the neck?" Possible Purchaser—" Yea." Young Artist—"That's Jonah."

An enthusiastic professor of physics, while discussing the organic and inorganic kingdoms, said—"Now, if I should shut my eyes so—and drop my head—so— and should not more, you would say X was a clod. But I more, I leap, I run; then what do you oall me ?" Voice from the rear—"A clodhopper." A Test of Affections.—She wanted to test his affection, so, picking up thsrevol* Tel', and putting, her eye to the muzzle, she said innocently, " I wonder if it'a loaded." " Oh, don't," he said, with manifest agitation. It satisfied her that that he loved her, and she asked iadiffer* ently. "Why not P" "Becauw," he answered, " I've got house rent to pay next month and a fuuerrl would embarrass nje."