Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-20
enly say that I am not prepared to deny

only say that am not prepared to deny
t."
There are many instances of passages of
arms between bench and bar, but this one
close of heightened wrangle between a
judge and prominent counsel, the former
said:> "Well, sir, if you do not know hsw
to conduct yourself as a gentleman, I am
sure can't teach you" To which the bar.
rister mildly replied: "That Is 30. my lord" I"
Parliamentary elections usually afford q
good field for the exercise of wit. While q
noble lord was conducting his canvass, he
met bully, who declared fercely that he
would sssooner vote for the devil than for
him." tpve not the slight doubt of it, my
friend" said the candidate, quietly; but in
the event of your friend not coming forward,
may count on your vote!" Here Is another
meeting man cried: s'Hurrah for Jacksonl"
to which bystander retorted: "Hurrah for
q jaekaes" "An right, my man." exclaimed
the first speaker; "you can hurrah for your
favorite candidate, and I'll do the same for
mine"
An enyiable quickness of repartee was
shown by French actor when the head of a
goose was thrown upon the stage. Advance
ing to the footlights, he said Gentlemen,
if anyone among you has lost his head I shall
be glad to restore 1t at the conclusion of the
piece" Beservedly severe also was the
reply of Descartes to nobleman, who, see
ing that he enjoyes the pleasures of the table,
remarked sI see, sir, that philosopher can
sometimes indulge in goodoheer. "Why mott"
asked Descartes. stDo you really imagine
that Providence intended the good things
of this earth only for the foolish and ignor-
antp'
Of wit bordering on the malicious there
are many examples, and some of the repair
tees are fully deserved, while others are only
tn DIV fho at 10
one told at the expense of an elderly French
widow who had fallen in love with young
nobleman, whom she was never tired of
praising to her frieds as handsome as one of
Dumas three musketeers." eyes" said q
lady who heard her, and who was possibly
Jealous, che is the musketeer, and you are
twenty years after"
Much more merited than the above, prob
ably, was the answer given by Foote to dis
sipated Duke who asked him IN what new
character he should go to- masquerade.
"Ge soberl" a imam about town. said to a
young lady: "No I'm not exactly engaged,
but have the refusal of two or three girls"
He undoubtedly deserved the crushing re-
ioinder: 81 suppose you mean you have
asked them and they. have said NO."
The Lord Provost of a certain well known
city in the north had daughter married to a
gentleman of the name of Bsird; and speaks
ing of names to several friends, he happened
to remark: "My grandmother was a Hus~
band and my mother Man," these having
been the maiden names of the ladies'.
"Why, in that case," said the celebrated
DR.. Gregory, who was present, ''we may
the less wonder at your daughter getting a
Baird"
Turning Il om expressed repartee we find
that there can be no less wit in the man
ner in which writers subscribe themselves.
For instance, We have 1t upon record, that,
when Glengarry claimed the craftsmanship of
| the Macdonald clan the generally acknowl-
| edged chief wrote to him as follows:
MY pF4a LEE; w.. SC soon as you can prove
yoursef my chief, shall be ready to acknoWi-
edge you. In the meantime, am yours.
MACDONALD.
| This letter may have suggested to Benja-
I min Franklin the note he wrote to a friend
1 in England where the American colonies de-
| clared their independence, and which closed
1 thus:
enemy, and am yours, B. FRANKLIN.
| During the last half of the eighteenth CEN
tury the governments of the day frequently
| kept themselves in power by bribing and
corrupting Members of Parliament; and this
| was the case during the debates on the Indis
| bill, when the opposition, led by Fox, found
its majorities steadily decreasing. This, il
| was known, was the work of the Secretary
of the Treasury, John Robinson, who usec
both places and money to carry out the min
| isterial policy. One evening Sheridan
speaking of the decrease, said "This is no
to be wondered at Mr.. Speaker, when mem
Der is employed to corrupt everybody to OBJ
tain votes" tfWho is it? Name him, ol
withdraw" rose fiercely from all parts Of
| the House. Sheridan saw that he was in 6
predioamsnt, but he was equal to the emer
gency. "Sir," he said, 'eit would be an un'
pleasant and an inyidious thing to name thu
person, and therefore shall not do it. Bu
don't suppose, sir, that I refrain because
there is any difficulty in naming him; I coult
do that, sir, as soon you could say Jael
/ Robinson"