" "Plain ole Mayhall Wells," said Hence, and Captain Wells descended with no little majesty and "biffed" him.

As she jerked off her flaunting bonnet, and dragged off her loud shawl, saluting me, as she did so, with an overdone obeisance, she said, "This San Fanfrisko"why would she, how could she, always twist the decent name of the metropolis of the Pacific into such an absurd shape?"was a norrid 'ole; she happealed to the gentleman,"meaning me,"didn't 'e find it a norrid 'ole, habsolutely hawful?"

"Great danger go t'rough little 'ole," he said, sententiously, walking away as he concluded.

How much am I offahed foh ole King Sol'mon?

"That's a blasted funny 'ole!" breathed Neddy.

As she jerked off her flaunting bonnet, and dragged off her loud shawl, saluting me, as she did so, with an overdone obeisance, she said, "This San Fanfrisko"why would she, how could she, always twist the decent name of the metropolis of the Pacific into such an absurd shape?"was a norrid 'ole; she happealed to the gentleman,"meaning me,"didn't 'e find it a norrid 'ole, habsolutely hawful?"

She's ober two hunnerd years ole.

"Well, I get pretty ole, Masser Myn'ert an' I forget all he do when a young man.

An' den 'way back yander jes' after de wah, w'en de ole Carteret mansion had ter be sol', Adam Miller bought it, an' dis yer Janet an' her husban' is be'n livin' in it ever sence ole Adam died, 'bout a year ago; an' dat makes de majah mad, 'ca'se he don' wanter see cullud folks livin' in de ole fam'ly mansion w'at he wuz bawn in.

Chloe wuz monst'us sorry w'en ole Mars' Dugal' tuk Hannibal en sont Jeff back.

Fus', when de grapes 'uz gethered, de knots begun ter straighten out'n Henry's ha'r; en w'en de leaves begin ter fall, Henry's ha'r 'mence' ter drap out; en when de vimes 'uz bar', Henry's head wuz baller 'n it wuz in de spring, en he begin ter git ole en stiff in de j'ints ag'in, en paid no mo' 'tention ter de gals dyoin' er de whole winter.

So I had a bit of cake and left him; he going back to that old parapet again, whilst I struck off into the dark, wet field towards another gun position, falling into an unfamiliar "Johnson 'ole" on the way.

One dol-dol-dol-dollah!" Two medical students, returning from lectures at the old Medical Hall, now joined the group, and the sheriff explained: "One dollah is bid foh the vagrant ole King Sol'mon, who is to be sole into labah foh a twelvemonth.

They both declared that "Cauterets was a vile 'ole, with 'igh streets and showy 'ouses, and that a sensible 'uman being wouldn't stay there ha hour;" but it must be mentioned in their favour, that the day on which they went was rather damp, and there was only one grocer's shop open.

En eben now, fifty yeahs sence, long atter ole Dan has died en dried up in de woods, his ha'nt en Mahaly's hangs 'roun' dat piece er low groun', en eve'body w'at goes 'bout dere has some bad luck er 'nuther; fer ha'nts doan lack ter be 'sturb' on dey own stompin'-groun'.

Lord HALSBURY, who took to golf when he was over eighty and has only recently given it up, writes: "The bigger the better 'ole.

"That's a blasted funny 'ole!" breathed Neddy.

Dat ole Kunnel Butler he gwine see, too!

"Aun' Peggy heared his tale, en den sez she: "'Dat cunjuh man is mo' d'n twice't ez ole ez