... Philosarcastically Speaking. Little Elmer (who has an inquiring mind— Papa, where do those pessimists, that we are always reading about, live ? Professor Broadhead—On an island of egotism, in the midst of a sea of woe. THE BOARDER : I protest against ...

... “SPEAKING OF BATHING.” “Speaking bathing,” said Mrs. Partington, from the steam that arose from her tea, a veil to Iter blusltcfi when touching upon delicate a subject, “some can batho with perfect impunity water a.l cold Greenland's icy mountains and ...

... BOTHA SPEAKS. The Boer Generals on Tuesday morning arrived Rotterdam, where they were met by Dr. Loyds and Mr. Wolmarans. They afterwards proceeded to The Hague, and were heartily cheered on arrival. General Botha, in a short speech, said the cordial ...

... are careless. Try youreeif to be the one reeds the law of trutMumaw to maui, speak always first the truths which have put one side the above, and that the pleasant side; speak the pleasantest side of truth, however bad it may A min Cillfomln, under sentence ...

... BOTHA SPEAKS. The Boer Generals on Tuesday morning arrived at Rotterdam, where they were met Dr. Leyds and Mr. Wolnjarans. They afterwards proceeded to The Hague, and were heartily cheered on arrival. General Botha, in short speech, said the cordial reception ...

... ERRORS IN SPEAKING. One of the commonest mistakes made English is the use of the word 4 *lald for “lay.” Even in the “Tiroee” one reads “he laid down” for “he lay down.” “To lie” is passive verb; “to lay” an active verb ; and the mistake referred consists ...

... ao clearly. They had now reason to believe that they had banished from the earth the possibility of English-speaking men killing English-speaking men under the plea warfare. BRITISH LINER MIBSINO. KKARKU LOSS Or 739 LIVES- The British India Company's steamer ...

... SPEAKING THEIR MIND. The had reserved their strength for last night’s meeting, when many of them spoke tbetr mind, aud, as working-mon alwaya do, spoke it plainly, on the Education Bill. The Town Hall was crowded with a middle-class and work leg-class ...

... BOTHA SPEAKS. The Boer Generals on Tuesday morning arrived at Rotterdam, where they were met by Dr. Loyd' and Mr. Wolmarans. They afterwards proceeded to Tho Hague, and were heartily cheered on arrival. General Botha, in a short speech, said the cordial ...

... THE PREMIER SPEAKS. Lord Salisbury has unfortunate habit of thinking aloud, and the result i 6 sometimes ludicrous, and sometimes lamentable. His Lordship was addressing the faithful at Primrose League demonstration yesterday, and some of the sentiments ...

... The Bachelor Speaks. WHEN I was a very little boy, I thought it moat absurd, When people said that children should Be seen and never heard. And even now I think 'twere well To change a single word Or two, and say that children should Be neither seen nor ...

... THE PREMIER SPEAKS. No one will grumble with the compliments which Mr. Balfour, at Fulham on Saturday, paid to Lord Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain. The single-niindedness and calm persistency of the former are incontestible, whilst recognised that the ...