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Evening Star, Issue 3279, 23 August 1873, Page 2

Rector’s Daughter: “This year’s been rather a bad one, I’m afraid, Mrs Cronie ?” Mrs C. (referring to her youngest grandchild) : “Lor blesli your art and soul, Miss, that air’s been a deal wuss l” In the House of Commons one Wednesday, just before the Permissive Bill was thrown out by a trilling majority of two hundred and forty, Sir W. Lawson denounced its opponents as fanatics all. This is weak ; it wants even the poor merit of originality, for “you’re another” has long been in use as the ultima ratio of juvenile disputants. Sir Wilfrid should have keyed his fancy to the conception of a novel and unique epithet. He might have denounced his opponents as “besotted rum-guzelers.” That expression has not been used at teetotal meetings mere than three or four millions of times, and may therefore be considered not only original, but witty. But when you come to think of it there is no apparent reason why Sir Wilfrid should endeavor to be witty. You may say what you like of its purity, but cold water does not sparkle by gaslight.