... book—oh, you April fool ! Believe that the Lord Mayor (oh. wondrous !) bed • share In the writing of that ens Eaul Pry with Pools, And that Alderman Mr Mile, moat shamefully called silly, Composed Mr Andrew 'Wylie —oh, you April fool Believe that ...

... APRIL FOOL DAY. Owen Jones sat in his office watching, apparently, the movements of his compositors. But in reality bs was not doing so. Though his gaze was fixed In a certain direction, he was oblivious of all his surroundings. Something, as Hamlet, ...

... imposed just to makes fools of us. In France, an April fool is called a “poisson d’Avril” (April fish). Is this because young fishes hatched out in the Spring are easy to catch? The Scottish word for April fool is gowk,” which means cuckoo.” Trying to make ...

... woman !taring a knowledge of their parsons ran to the guard to give entice to the sentry April fool! cried the soldiers; and all on guard to a man shouted April fool! beginning with the sergeant in charge of the post. The governor, to whom the story was ...

... A woman recognwed them, and ran to advertise the sentinel. The seminal thought himself too cunning for her. April fool! trod he— April fool !echoed the whole guard— 'April fad repeated the governor, when he heard of it. He pie orders, nevertheless ...

... innocent imposture* upon their unsuspicious neighbours, by way of making them what France are called (VA rril, and with April fools. Thus a knowing boy will despatch younger brother to see a public statue descend from its pedestal at particular hour. A ...

... have a similar phhsire. This promise tame to the lady's ears. and in order that her lord and master should wit look like an April fool, she obligingly gave birth to another daughter, on Thursday, the let of April, 1841. Few parents can celebrate the birth ...

... 1686, p. 5. FOND; a fool. Sit doon, ye greet fondy. Toot, foul. A fool stomach.—Note by -Mr. M. H.' Dand. FOOL-cows, an April fooL —Hole by Mr. J. Avery. (See Arawoowe.) 100L4PLOUGH. (See FULL-PLOUGH.) FOONVOI, FOUNDER, to break down, to go lone. A horse ...

... than you town-folk do Now which is April Fool in sooth? Do think it is I or you sir?” Then the rain ceased slashing on branch and pool And swift came the sunshine after And the thrush the vaffel screamed “ April Fool ! the covert rang with laughter W T ...

... Harder and more malicious too conventional deception 4. Thfn'tcll all about it. and what you nee that claim* the Scotch April Fool. The •elected icriricc-, deluded by false promises, is persuaded take a letter, and if also •rt irrt'of »11 Doctor tell ...

... called after me that I had dropped Dome money, and when I went back for it he did pot his fingers to his now and said, Yah April fool, whereat 1 did chastise him severely. Did dine with my Lord Cromwell at ye Holborn Restaurant, who said, This is the head ...

... fail: Other curiosities are the Fenian, lharlist, Confederate for no butter that ever passed this test was States, and April Fool weenie. The first-named was afterwards found to contain foreign fat. h s m e th no intended for use in the Republic which ...