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he, my own captain, my own lieutenant, my own cornet,—and trumpeter also, I presume, said a certain witty duchess.

When Mr. Fox was canvassing for Westmin- ster, he called on a butcher in St. James’ market, to solicit his vote. The knight of the cleaver, without ceremony, thus answered his applica- tion : Sir, I admire, your head, but damn your heart! to which Mr. Fox replied, Sir, I admire your candour, but damn your manners !

A learned Scottish lawyer being just called to the Bench, sent for the peruke-maker to measure him for a new tye-wig. The peruquier, on ap- plying his apparatus in one direction, was ob- served to smile. Upon which the worthy judge desired to know what ludicrous circumstance gave rise to his mirth ? The barber replied, that he could not but remark the extreme length of his honour’s head. That's well, said Lord S. we lawyers have occasion for long heads ! The barber, who by this time had completed the di- mensions, now burst out into a fit of laughter ; and an explanation being insisted on, at last de- clared, that he could not possibly contain him- self, when he discovered that his Lordship’s head was just as thick as it was long !

A certain Bishop had a Biscayan man-servant, whom he ordered one festival to go to a butcher, who was called David, for a piece of meat, and then come to the church, where the Bishop was to preach. The Bishop, in his sermon, bringing authorities from the Scripture in this manner ;