Quiddities.
Reading edition
For the Old Ladies.
A tea-party without scandal is like a knife without a handle.
Words without deeds are like the husks without the seeds.
Features without grace are like a clock without a face.
A land without the laws is like a cat without her claws.
Life without cheer is like a cellar without beer.
A master without a cane is like a rider without the rein.
Marriage without means is like a horse without his beans.
A man without a wife is like a fork without a knife.
A quarrel without fighting is like thunder without lightning.
Motto for a Self-made and Successful Money-lender.—"A loan I did it!"
Improper Expression.—Let it never be said, that when a man jumps for joy, "his delight knows no bounds."
The opposite to a tea-fight—A coffee-mill.
THE TIP-CAT SEASON HAS NOW COMMENCED
Street Urchin. "Now then, old 'un——Fore!"
Crossing-Sweeper (to Brown, whose greatest pride is his new brougham, diminutive driver, &c.). "'Igh! Stop! You've lost somethin'—the coachman!"
Irate Bus Driver. "You wouldn't do that for me, would yer?"
