THE OPINION OF A DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XVI, 19 October 1895, Page 504

THE OPINION OF A DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNER.

• Nbvah bean in England, have you, old chappie? Ah, then, you cahn’t have met Sir Charles Chumley. He’ll nevah come to this kentry, don’t you know, for he says you’re all a set a blooming cade. He’s a deuced clevah fellah, is Sir Charles ; I’m shaw you’d like him. He and I were great chums. Such larks as we used to have, deah boy ! One night after a bit af a supper with two little chorus-singers—Sir Charles introduced me to them—we took a hansom, and Sir Charles got on the box, and I got inside, and he drove until he upset the hansom and smashed it into little bits. We were not hurt, and on our way home we amused ourselves, don’t yon know, by smashing nearly every blooming shop-window we passed. Next day Sir Charles paid for it all. Ob, you’d like him, I asshaw you. He’s the fahstest man in London, and his family’s one ot the oldest in the kingdom. He’s a gentleman born and bred.’

Master : ‘ What ! both want a holiday to morrow, I can’t spare you both at once—Mary, you can have to-morrow, and John the next day.’ John : ‘ Thank you. sir, but we wanted to get married, and I’m afraid, sir, it can’t be done that way, but I’ll enquire.’