Savory Morsels.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5014, 6 February 1885, Page 2

Savory Morsels.

Things One Would Bather Have Left Unsaid.—Mrs Mjldmay—«• Are you looking for a seat, Sir Gay ? Cone and sit here between George and me." Sir ' Guy Brummel (with playful good humour) —" No; Iwill not come between husband and wife. Nobody can say I ever made a man jealous!" Mrs Mildmay (wishinf to be pleasant)—"No, indeed, that I'm Mire you never did." (Moral—Beware how you make insincere jokes about yourself.)— Punch.

Messenger Boy (in breathless haste)-* " Here's the medicine' that Mrs Brown sent me for." Servant, (at-the door)— ' " And are you the little messenger- boy that was sent to the drugstore for tht medicine?" Messenger boy (endeirouriog . to catch his breath)—" Yr-yes." Servant— " Well, you can take it badfe The sick man died the day before yesterday." What She Might Expect of Him.— George had proposed and been accepted. " Well," she said, "I can sing and play on the piano and harp, can. paint, and at the seminary I was up in a fine arts, and political economy and logic, and I can crochet beautifully, and play lawn tennis, and, and—that's about all, I think. Now tell me what as your accomplishments, George ?" •• I< haven't got ray P" " Not a single one!" "Well," he said, with a sigh, "if the worst should come to the worst, I think I might be able to COok." , -.-.;■ V '. Belted Knights-" Pa. did they not belt knights of old to make them noblemen P " . asked young Jarphly. "Soit is related in ancient history, my son," replied Mr Jar* flhly, much pleased at the little boy's erudition. " And would not you like tb.be. come a nobleman and live in a castle, and not to have to turn your cuffs P" continued his son. "Those are singular questions" said the old man, cautiously* "To be a belted knight in olden times was esteemed a great honor." "Well* you oan beqome a knight if you want to, pa." "How so, my sonP". "Why,ma said if you came home at two p'olook in the morning again and stuffed the keyhole of the front door fall of tobies, like you did last night, she would belt you,"