Savory Morsels.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4521, 2 July 1883, Page 3

Savory Morsels.

There lately arrived in one of the Colonies a near relative of that great law yer~the late distinguished Sir George Jessel. The visitor, who is regarded ns eccentric in evorthing which does not ex actly 'conform to the somewhat'narrow views of "those around him, trims ant? trains his moustache in an uncommon w:«y. On a social eveqii'g lately toasfp were beiDg honored, abd one of the jjoests. not remarkable for good taste, proposed ; —" Mr Blank's moustache." Mr B.,jemarked that he was, " not aware that it was usual in Australia to drink to each ■eparate portion of a man's' face, hut as that Wemed to be the case, he begged in returij to'propose. • the cheek of the pre;non» speaker >V—^W«' . , In «n elegant room, supposed to be an . office, I two men. still young, are smoking excellent cigars before a cheerful fire, and conversing with easy abandon. After all. yon are «Jiicky beggar!—Me,: Mon Di«li I etir't eoinplain; but yet I nave only had half cbancrs.— AUons done \ How is th*tt: You are now in a very good position J— Yes. but .with the cards "in" my.hands 41 should"now he a semi- - millionaire!— You have the consolation of being something like one at least.—The man who has oDly had half chances, with a sjcb .—"Well, jnst ; to show you my luck. *cM,tere& a lot of orange-peel on the.stairs for the benefit of my mother,-,, in-la^, and. it was only the housemaidwito broke her neck !

. .When i« the mother of a large family lik»V drip, on her beam ends ?—When she's aptet by a squall.