A STORM AVERTED.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 51, 23 December 1893, Page 552

A STORM AVERTED.

He was late, and be was not altogether as he ought to have been. He saw by the light in the window that she was waiting for him, and be trembled, well knowing that he merited severe rebuke. As he entered the room she began : • This is a nice time of ' • My dear.' he interrupted, ‘ you can't tell what I was—hie—thinking of just now ; rather what you reminded me of when I came in — thejamp on the table and yon sitting close by it. Yon and the lamp reminded me of the philosophy of which Matthew Arnold is the pestle—you and the lamp—see ?’ • No, I don’t see. That is a nice ’ ‘ Well—hie—l’ll show you. Mat'hew Arnold is the postle of sweetness and light. Well, you and the lamp fill the bill —sweetness and light. The lamp’s the light and yon are the sweetness ’ ‘You foolish fellow,'she said, with a smile, ‘what are you standing there for. Let me help you off with yonr coat.'

CLERGYMAN (makings call): ‘And do yon always do as mamma tells you, Flossie ?' Flossie 'emphatically): * I do, and so does papa.'

The Clumsy Man coming from the ball-room): ‘ How can I ever repay yon for that delightful waltz?” She (whose train has suffered): ‘Oh, don't pay me. Settle with the dressmaker.’