The Warwickshire Herald. — 1889-11-21 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

CROCODILE FEAST. marked: "Well, I don't know where I arm going. It A wild movement took place among them, and is a matter of a good deal of doubt, and, lam afraid, spears flashed and glittered in the light of the of indifference to me, for I have friends in both declining sun and passionate cries of rage and places." fright made 'the air hideous. Presently, I saw Thoughtless.—A.: "So that is your wife. Splendid the ugly snout of a crocodile rise out of the woman; you ought to be proud. B. : "So I aim; mud, and then another, and another, till they only she is a bit thoughtless. For instance, I sent swarmed in countless multitudes, and their heads, her to town the other day with a heap of money to lying side by side' hid the surface for many metres buy me a dozen shirts, and what do you think she from the island. There they lay watching the unfor- brought home ?—a new bonnet ! " tunate Meknes, who, panic-stricken and mad with Woman's way.—Fanny: "The Browns are still a frenzy of fear, jobbed at them with their spears, lovers although married 10 years." Frank: "Oh, and shouted desperately and despairingly for help, don't talk that kind of rot." (Indignantly): "Rot The crocodiles budged not an inch for all their indeed! I saw her run down the steps last night and P shouting, but just maintained their heads above kiss Mr. Brown when he came home." "shaw 1 the mud, and contemplated their prey. Then on She wanted to find out what he'd been drinking." the, tom, right hand, the shoulders of an enormous saurian followed the bead as it emerged from below, A young man married a lady whose weight verges closely upon two hundred pounds. During a recent and gained a footing with its forefeet on the crumbling margin of the island. I saw the Makua nearest country walk they came to a fence, and it was namesto it thrust his spear fiercely in its throat,and it sank a!try to climb over. "My dear," said the husband, back, but ere he could recover his balance the tali t,f "shall I help you over the fence?" "Never mind another of the reptiles swept him off, pa tint t ' was the wise reply; "just hold up the fence." off a fly, and into the mud; there ale aiset Walking in the country, Jerrold and a small party struggle benekth the surface, and I saw him n pc of friends stopped to notice the antics of an ass's foal As if:this had been the .signal for a general assault, in a field. A gushing poet in the party said: "Dear hundreds of the crocodiles dashed boldly at the mass little thing! how I should like to buy it, and give of heaving and shuddering humanity, and &battle, a it to my mother !" "Do," said Jerrold, ,"do, and tie massacre, too sic.kenini description ensued, this sweet motto round Be neck: 'When this you I Frans ttes first, ' devils had no chance, see, remember me.'" Astheytbinned o a' 1 bloody space was left, General Grant was invited once to dine at Apaley v pet y House by the second Duke of Wellington. A most theitmodal terror! t wingi. to their feet, and the flew hither and thither, their ringing screams min- distinguished party assembled to meet him. During gling with the clashing of jaws and the crunching of a pause in the middle of dinner the ex-President, it human bones. In chase of each fugitive scrambled is related, addressing the Duke at the head of the and waddled, with incredible rap dity, • monster table, said, "My lord, I have heard that your father open-mouthed and murderous. Th Bland ran with was a military man. Was that the case?" blood. Blood seemed to fill the r. A red mist "What a lot of bright ideas you have, lovey f " danced before my eyes and filled my brain. My exclaimed the young wife, admiringly, to her humsenses left me, and I swooned.—The digiber Cigy. band. "But I haven't such bright eyes, dear, as By Thomas Vetch. (London : Biggs and Debenhaes.) you 1" exclaimed the young husband to his wife. A