Wit and Humour.

Western Star, Issue 1077, 30 October 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

Wit and Humour.

The late Sir Robert Peel, speaking of Lord Eldon, remarked that “ even his failings leaned to virtue’s side;” upon which p, gentleman observed that his lordship’s failings resembled the leaning tower of Pisa, which, in spite of its long inclination had never -jet gone over.

There is a school-house, on the window-sill of which is painted—it having been a grocer’s store —“ Powder and shot.” What the dense have powder and shot to do with education ?.” “ A great deal,” replied a w,ig|; “ is it not the schoolmaster’s calling to teach the young idea how to shoot ? ”

A “ shoddy individual of Hew York, who Has recently been to Paris, writes that the “ purtyest portions of the city he has seen are the Bullyvards and the Tooleries." He also says he was much interested in. the* church they called the “Notry"Dam. It is biggem half-a-dozen Old South’s all in one.”

An American poet, discoursing eyes of rival lady-loves, exclaims— ‘ r * “The bright, black eye, the melting,bilie, I cannot choose betwixt the two.” 0 in"! a To which a wag added— • ir ’J “A right smart blow betwixt the two. ~,j[ \yill quickly make them bitick and blue.” . “ Dearest, believe me, I love you with my whole’ nefvo'us organisation. You share ;with no other being the emotions which piervade my undivided grey matter, 5 and, if I were conscious of a ganglion that throbbed not for thee, be sure I; would not sleep until I had procured its mearotomy.—Yours to the:last atom,—.” ‘ , " Wordsworth,” said Charles Lamb, “ one day told me that he considered Sfiakespere greately over rated, ‘ There is,’ said he, ‘an immensity of %rick in all Shakespere wrote> and people are taken by it. Now; if I had a mind, I could write exactly like So you see,”, proceeded Charles Lamb, quietly “it was only .the mind that was wanting I” ' ' '/' J \ Charles Lamb, who was somewhat troubled with ah impediment in his speech—whoso quips 'and quibbles have . been relished .by many of us—while one day .sitting‘.atii a public table had occasion to use a peppery box., After shaking it with all due yehemenoe dnd turning it in various ways, he foupd the crushed 'peppercorns, wore not inclined to come- forth. , “T-t-h-this p-p.pe pepperbox, he exclaimed, with a facetious grin, “ia something like myself.”, ‘iWhy , 3 so, P[” asked a neighbour. “ B-p-poor delivery,’’ he 'replied.- l