_Mistress._ "Oh, cook, we shall want dinner for four this evening. What
do you think, besides the joint, of ox-tail-soup, lobster patés, and an
entrée--say, beef?"
_Cook._ "Yes,'m--Fresh, or Austr----?"
_Mistress._ "Let's see? It's only the Browns--tinned will do!"
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MOTTO FOR A SERVANTS' HALL.--"They also serve who only stand and
wait."--_Milton._
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"COOK'S" EXCURSIONIST.--Her policeman on a trip.
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