d rapture,--"_Killing man_!"

MCVII.--DAMPED ARDOR.

JERROLD and Laman Blanchard were strolling together about London,
discussing passionately a plan for joining Byron in Greece, when a heavy
shower of rain wetted them through. Jerrold, telling the story many
years after, said, "That shower of rain washed all the Greece out of
us."

MCVIII.--ELLISTON AND GEORGE IV.

IN 1824, when the question of erecting a monument to Shakespeare, in his
native town, was agitated by Mr. Mathews and Mr. Bunn, the King (George
IV.) took a lively interest in the matter, and, considering that the
leading people of both the patent theatres should be consulted, directed
Sir Charles Long, Sir George Beaumont, and Sir Francis Freeling to
ascertain Mr. Elliston's sentiments on the subject. As soon as these
distinguished individuals (who had come direct from, and were going
direct back to, the Palace) had delivered themselves of their mission,
Elliston replied, "Very well, gentlemen, leave the papers with me, and
_I will talk over the business with_ HIS MAJESTY."

MCIX.--TRUTH AND FICTION.

A TRAVELLER relating his adventures, told the company that he and his
servants had made fifty wild Arabs run; which startling them, he
observed, that there was no great matter in it,--"For," says he, "we
ran, and they ran _after us_."

MCX.--A REASONABLE REFUSAL.

AT the time of expected invasion at the beginning of the century, some
of the town magistrates called upon an old maiden lady of Montrose, and
solicited her subscription to raise men for the service of the King.
"Indeed," she answered right sturdily, "I'll do nae sic thing; I never
could raise a man _for mysel_, and I'm no gaun to raise men for King
George."

MCXI.--LORD NORTH'S DROLLERY.

A VEHEMENT political declaimer, calling aloud for the head of Lord
North, turned round and perceived his victim unconsciously indulging in
a quiet slumber, and, becoming still more exasperated, denounced the
Minister as capable of sleeping while he ruined his country; the latter
only complained how cruel it was to be denied a solace which other
criminals so often enjoyed, that of having a night's rest before their
fate. On Mr. Martin's proposal to have a starling placed near the chair,
and taught to repeat the cry of "_Infamous coalition_!" Lord North
coolly suggested, that, as long as the worthy member was preserved to
them, it would be a needless wast