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not a little impressed with what they saw, for the squire had 

 laid himself out to astonish them, and he did. After dinner, 

 when what Dick Swiveller called " the ruby " had begun to 

 circulate, and the sound of dreamy music in a neighbouring 

 apartment stole into the room, and the odours of sweet 

 flowers and fruits mingled with the aroma of a cigar or two, 

 touched the senses, a quiet-looking farmer with a bright eye 

 was seen making efforts to attract the attention of the vicar, 

 who was two or three down on the opposite side of the table. 

 At length he called, " Mr. W - , Mr. W - ." "Well, 

 James, what is it ? " " Why," said James, " I have been 

 thinking you oft-times preach to us about Heaven ; now, if 

 it is owt like this, it will do. 



A man and woman drove a goose, which had been given 

 to them, from Garforth, five miles to Leeds. Just as they 

 reached the key-stone of Leeds Bridge, she, good, thoughtful, 

 better half, threw up her hands and exclaimed, " Ah ! Jim, 

 what hev we done ; we have gone and forgotten to bring t* 



giblets." 



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Two golfers, a clergyman and layman, were playing side 

 by side, when the layman made a terribly bad stroke, and 

 immediately forgetting the presence of the ecclesiastic, said 

 a big, big D ; only that, and nothing more. Forthwith he 

 apologised profusely, when he was interrupted by the cleric 

 in these words, " Don't apologise ; let us forget it ; it is not 

 so much the word as its total adequacy." 



Two rival pike fishers were in the habit of pooh-poohing 

 the prowess of each other to all enquiring friends. " John 

 -was a fair fisher," said one of the other, " but he was an 

 awful hand at stretching his catches, and it was always well 



