The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-16

ORIGINAL ODDs AND ENDS. May it please
your Hghness, cut the following from your
paper -
CLASSICAL Pun. The completest pun on
the records OF literature is produced in the FOL
lowing words which inscribed on tea
chest.-TU DocEs, which is the second person
singular of the verb dOceO, to teach. and when
literally translated, becomes Thou Tea-chest
Now, most leaned Pundit, las Domino Samp
son says) do not think the afoIe said pun is one
whit better than some others, for instance =
HoGARrH's Pun. Hogarth once having in.
vited his friends TO dine, painted upon the table,
pie, knife and fork, and underneath the Greek
characters, representing, Eta Beta Pi.
THE Pun ePAR EXCELLENCE, as called
and recorded by Longfellow. When Lot was
first performed, (the author whereof was noted for
poverty and seediness of appareD singer com
menced the Aria, L'amour a Vaincu Lot,
when one of the audience called out "Qu'il en-
donna I'm l'auteur." which caused such roar
of laughter that it was long time era the piece,
could be gone on with The pronunciation of
"Lamour Vaincu Lott Oove has conquered
Lott is precisely similar TO L'amour vingt cul-
Iottes glove has twenty pair OF breeches,) and the
remark 'squ'il en- donna un 'auteur," Qet him
give one to the Author) was very appropos.
A LAcoN1c DISPATCH. w the letter writer
OF the Journal of Commerce, "a queer place for
ioke)says that when Sir Sidney Smith took Scinde
his dispatch should have been "PEccAvI," Il
have snned,)
A student of Yale, being confined TO his room
by Sickness was called upon by friend.
ssWhat, John,' said the visitor, "sck, eh 30
eyes, answered John, "Sic sum-"
Another, meeting member of his society ask
ed him what was the next subject for debate!
'Oh, capital one'
s'I1deed, what is it ?"
"Capital Punishment"
ooh, you mean pun suppose Z"
s'No indeed, no punish ment -
Having thus undertaken the defence of the
great community of jokes against the usurped
supremacy of oue-I hope that may not be deem
ed egotistcal in comparing myself with the aore
said Sir Sidney Smith, as also have taken the
Pun job.
And now to fill out my sheet may as well re-
cord for your benefit.
The Fastest Trip Yet The Captain OF one of
our liners was cursed with laundering Son of
Erin, who, with the peculiar tact Of his country
men was eternaly getting into hot water.
One daV Pat was on the fOre-to gallant yard,
when his attention being distracted by the APP
partition of fat sow-a truant from the pen-per-
ambulating the deck beneath him, bis teet slip
ped and down he care plump upon the plump
author OF MS misfortune, MAKING PoIN vi neI up
on the spot, and escaping scatheless himself.
The Captain was standing by the caboose light
ing a cigar, when Pat nfringed upon the Porker,
and as soon he recovered from his astonish-
ment suTiciedtly to speak, demanded
"Where the d-l did you come from, Pat?''
"Faith, sir,'' said Pat scratching his head,
"Pnl from the North Of Ireland"
"You are Well, you've made the quickest
passage out !''
And now, in this temperate era, when brandy
is branded, as infamous; gi1a ginerdlly discarded
and the popularity of grape in any form nothing
to Drag of, that Porter may become the spirit of
the times is the constant prayer OF T +.
". Y. Spirit of the Times.