Savory Morsels.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4600, 2 October 1883, Page 2

Savory Morsels.

In Victor Hugo's younger days, daring a performance of his play "Les Burgrayes," Alexander Dumas, seeing a man asleep in the stalls, said to his friend, " There, Hugo, watch the effect of your verses!" A little nettled, Hugo waited for his opportunity, and a week later, while "Henri III." was beitg playe*^ caughta spectator napping, ami. called Dumas's attention to him. " iTes," said Dumas ; ",but that's the same man who went to sleep the other night; it has been impossible to awake him."

A diner-out who had had more thai his fair share of the wine, was carefully feeling his way home at night, when he unfortunately stumbled against the circular railing whioh surrounded a statue. After having gone round it about seven times, the hopelessness of his situation flashed upon him, and he sank down upon the pevement outside with a despairing shriek --1 The scoundrels I They re shut me ia here!"

" How did you come to break off your engagement with Miss Snowball f" asked t/nole Mose of Andy Peririn. v"ln da fust place, Uncle Mose> she wasn't berry y°ung, awl she didn't hab no money, and jawed like d^ tlebbel; and secondly, she woulda'fehab me, and went and married anudder niggah, so I tuck do advice of my wens and jess drapped her."

Hough on Adam.—The Bey. Mr Spur, geon says in a sermon on family pride, Bemember, my friends, thai we are descended from a common gardener who was given what is termed "the sack."

Skinny Meu.—" Walls' Health Renewer" restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia,. Impotence, Debility. Moses, Moss, and Co., Sydney, General Agen(f« ' y