NOTHING SERIOUS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 399, 27 September 1911, Page 3

NOTHING SERIOUS.

IN THE DAY'S WORK

The commercial traveller had been summoned as a witness, and the K.C. for the defence was cross-exam-ining him, and eliciting many interesting details as to "exes.-," etc. "You travel for Jobson, Hobson, Slo'oson, and Co., don't you ?" said the K.C. "Yes, sir." "How long have you been in their employ ?" I 'About ten years." "And you have been travelling all that time, have you ?" " Well, no, sir," confessed the no-thing-but-the truthful witness, making a hasty mental calculation, "not actually travelling. I have put in about four years of that time waiting at railway-stations." SHY AUTHORS. If the author of "An Englishman's Home" is asked point blank whether he is "A Patriot" he will have i-nmc famous precedents to guide his answer. Sir Philip Francis, when the scent became hot after him as "Junius." resorted to angry evasions, insisting, for instance, to Lady Hollanl that nobody would have dared to charge him with "such rascality when he was young. He became so nervous that when an innocent person said, "Sir Philip, give me leave to ask one question," he thundered out, "At your peril, sir !" Much better was Sir Walter Seott'a calm in face of direct questions as to the authorship of '"Wavcrley." He considered that the question was unfair, and that he was justified in flatly denying that lie was the author—but he warn:d his questioners that, even if he had been, bis answer would have been the same.— ' Office Window" of the Daily Chronicle.' s

CHARLIE THE CROW. Charlie, a lady's hand-reared pet crow, became greatly attached to a very handsome white Bramah hen, and would trot up and down behind her for quite a Ions; time. The spirit of mischief overcoming him, or perhaps desiring to attract the attention of the disdainful lady, he would take hold i.f one of the tail feathers and give it a smart tug. The Bramah would jump up cackling and shrieking, but not deigning to look l.chind. Then the walk began aca'n and would continue until she h d another tail feather pulled, whereupon she would turn and fly at her admirer, who would be obliged to keep out of her way for a time. The scorn with which Charlie was ti\ atrd had no effect. He remained faithful in his attachment. Another antic of Charlie's was to copy the fowls taking their sand bath in the sun. He did this excellently, but never seemed to enjoy it.-" Country Life.". CHANTICLEER'S CALL. Cock-a-doodle-doodle-doo ! Get up, lads and lasses too. Fray don't waste your time in bed, Miss and Master Sleepy-head ! Come, you lazy little things, You forget that time has wings ; Don't imagine, if you please, I can stand such ways as these ; Do not think that T can stay Cock-a-doodling all the day !