APOLOGETIC.
" The mother-in-law you may deride But mine is a saint," he said. " I beg your pardon," the wit replied ; " I did not know she was dead." THE RULING PASSION. She stood before fair heaven's pearly gate, Grim old Saint Peter's verdict to await ; But, when she'd gotten .robe and diadem, And had becomingly adjusted them, Before she entered in — Oh, happy fate ! — She said, " Saint Peter, is my crown on straight ?"
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Observer, 21 December 1893, Page 26
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72APOLOGETIC. Observer, 21 December 1893, Page 26
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