y making him _ill_ (_Hill_ without _H_) all the days of his life.

CMXVII.--ONLY ENOUGH FOR ONE.

SHERIDAN was once staying at the house of an elderly maiden lady in the
country, who wanted more of his company than he was willing to give.
Proposing one day to take a stroll with him, he excused himself on
account of the badness of the weather. Shortly afterwards she met him
sneaking out alone. "So, Mr. Sheridan," said she, "it has cleared
up."--"Just a _little_, ma'am--enough for one, but not enough for two."

CMXVIII.--"THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN DEATH."

CURRAN'S ruling passion was his joke. In his last illness, his physician
observing in the morning that he seemed to cough with more difficulty,
he answered, "That is rather surprising, as I have been _practising_ all
night."

CMXIX.--EPIGRAM.

(On the charge of illegally pawning brought against Captain B----, M.P.)

IF it's true a newly made M.P.
Has coolly pawned his landlord's property,
As the said landlord certainly alleges,
No more will Radicals and Whigs divide
Upon one point, which thus we may decide,
"Some members are too much disposed for pledges."

CMXX.--CUP AND SAUCER.

A GENTLEMAN, who was remarkable at once for Bacchanalian devotion and
remarkably large and starting eyes, was one evening the subject of
conversation. The question appeared to be, whether the gentleman in
question wore upon his face any signs of his excesses. "I think so,"
said Jerrold; "I always know when he has been in his cups by the state
of his saucers."

CMXXI.--A NEW READING.

KEMBLE playing _Hamlet_ in the country, the gentleman who acted
_Guildenstern_ was, or imagined himself to be, a capital musician.
_Hamlet_ asks him, "Will you play upon this pipe?"--"My lord, I
cannot."--"I pray you."--"Believe me, I cannot."--"I do beseech
you."--"Well, if your lordship insists on it, I shall do as well as I
can"; and to the confusion of _Hamlet_, and the great amusement of the
audience, he played "God save the king!"

CMXXII.--CONCEITED, BUT NOT SEATED.

SEVERAL ex-members are announced as about _to stand_ at the ensuing
elections, and indeed it is probable many will have to do so after them,
for there are very few who can reasonably expect to _sit_.--G. A'B.

CMXXIII.--STRANGE VESPERS.

A MAN who had a brother, a priest, was asked, "Has your brother a
living?"--"No."--"How d