Savory Morsels.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4620, 25 October 1883, Page 2

Savory Morsels.

"Oh dear.l sighed Mra P., with a Joqthache. "Why can't people be born without teeth ?" »If you will reflect a momenVmy dear," replied Mr P., you; WlJJ, be 'I^freed that such is the fact." 1' Mrs JSiuith told her husband that she would hke a likeness of herself to hang on the wall, that she would take pleasure in looking at. He bought her a large mirror, khe gratified herself bat not her vanity. One of the New York aldermen recently had an idea. Moved by its rarity he has* tened to hay it before his brother Solons, «.«Gentleman," said he, •« I think Jt would add to the attractiveness of Cen-tral-park if we were to import some gondolas—say a dozen—and place them in the lake. The idea was favourably received b 7 all but one.. He was the economist of the board, and in his veins ran some of the Wood of Irish kings. He rose. "Gintle- ' men,"he remarked, the idea is a good wan, but I wud make an amindment:- Why should we buy twelve ay thim : It would be a useless expince, I make a motion that we buy two cv thim—a male wan and a female wan. Thin, gintlemen, let nature take her ooone."