The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-05-26
BULLS.
Some Funny Slips of which Mans Tongue
Is Sometimes Guilty,

Is Sometimes Guilty.
That man made q remark that had
better have been left unsaid, who,
whom the king found some fault
with the earl marshal for some de-
tails of the coronation ceremony, re-
pliod. "Please, your majesty, hope
it will be better next time" Lord
Oxford tells the following, which he
oharacterizes as the best "bull" lie
over heard: "I hate TINT woman"
said gentleman, looking at one
who had beon his nurse. II hate
that woman, for she changed me at
nurse" A gentleman was once CON-
plimenting Nine. Denis on the man.
ner in which she had just enacted
the part of Hara. ITO aot that part"
said she, "a person should be young
and handsome. :" "Ah, madam, re-
piled the would be complimenter,
"you are complete proof to tho
contrary" which was faux pas
with vengeance. 1t was at an ex-
ecution in Ireland that the rope
broke and tho half hanged victim
fell to the ground, when the person
who was superintending the exeou.
tion said, You rascal, if you do
that again, I'll kill you as sure as
you breathe.
1t was an Irish mayor who issued
a proclamation stating that certain
business would be transacted in that
city "every Monday" (Easter Sun
day only excepted), which is capped
by the preamble of an English bill,
which ordained that certain regula-
tions should take place ION every
Monday" (Tuesday excepted), while
an English mayor ran this close in
a proclamation and an advertise
ment relating to some forthcoming
races, wherein it was stated that mo
gentleman will be allowed to ride
on the course but the horses that
nre to run.
Another "bull" of the legislature,
which actually found its way OH to
the statute book, was that in which,
in amending an old act, it was Or
dained in the event of conviction
that of the fine of 40 shillings, half
was to go to the king and half to the
informer. In the amending act this
was altered to 40 strokes with the
birch, half to go to the king and half
to tho informer," which only tends
to show that the craftsmen of the
laws of tho nation are not always as
careful as they might or should be.
Of course, perhaps, the poor things
nre overworked or tired.
Our own immortal bard has been
guilty of moro than one literary
"bull, " ono of his best being in the
first portion of Henry w." whore
in the carrier complains that "the
turkeys in his panniors are quite
starvod," the phrase occurring in
the fifth scene of the second act,
whereas turkeys oamo from Ameri.
ca, and tho new world was not even
discovered for century later. Again,
in the first scene of the fifth act OF
Henry "" wherein Cover is made
to say to Fluellen, Here comes Pts.
tol, smiling like turkeyoook," all
of which proves the appositeness of
the romark that even Homer some.
times mods, as Shakespeare did in
these and other instances. Many
others could be deduced, but tho
above examples will suffice.
Going step higher, we find the
lord lieutenant of Ireland of q for
mer day equally at fault in his Ian
guage, for in proclamation issued
from the council chamber of Dublin
we find it set forth that whereas,
the greatest economy is necessary
in tho consumption of all species of
grain and especially in the con.
sumption of potatoes, eto. Mr..
Grey tells of lawyer who in an
action for assault and battery in
formed the judge that "the defend
ant beat his client with certain
wooden instrument called an iron
pestle. London Standard.