Oracle . shake him, but in vain I sighed and sighed. Neer in my life have I been quite so bored. The perspiration to my ankles poured. He praised both town and city as he talked, And all the time with all my might I walked. Wretchedly, you wish to go away. I do nothing, so with you Ill stay. But I must far across the Tiber go, A fellow lives there whom you do not know. Heavens! Listen what the man did say. Im not a lazy man; I have today No work that I should do, so Ill be glad To go. Oh! never have I been so mad. Who can write more pleasing verse than I? And since to this I deigned not to rep
Oracle . shake him, but in vain I sighed and sighed. Neer in my life have I been quite so bored. The perspiration to my ankles poured. He praised both town and city as he talked, And all the time with all my might I walked. Wretchedly, you wish to go away. I do nothing, so with you Ill stay. But I must far across the Tiber go, A fellow lives there whom you do not know. Heavens! Listen what the man did say. Im not a lazy man; I have today No work that I should do, so Ill be glad To go. Oh! never have I been so mad. Who can write more pleasing verse than I? And since to this I deigned not to reply He kept on: Or who, pray tell, can dance More graceful!). But here I saw a chance To interrupt him, so I quickly said, Have you no relatives? No, theyre dead. I thought, indeed they are most fortunate And I alone remain. My fate Will be as I, when quite a boy, did learn From Sabellas true prophetic um: Youll not die of poison, gout or sword; But death will come because of being bored. M. K., 12. (138). Jokes Miss Jennings in arranging the training table wassurrounded by a number of girls, each eager to l^nowwhere she should sit. A tall, light-haired girl, knownby her friends as Squirt, said: Dearest, may I siton your right hand? Miss Jennings, sweetly—No, darling, I have to eatwith that one. «e Miss Hoefer, in physics—Miss Terry, that isntenough, you must explain it more Miss Pittman, in English II—Miss Nichols, is thata sentimental poem? Miss Nichols—I dont know what sentimentalmeans. n Ruth Anderson to Miss Jackson—Was Moses aminister? »? Miss J. in EngHsh I. (when there were visitors)—Miss Witt, name Coopers greatest novel. Marie—Ivanhoe. Lena—I am wild to see the Lion and the Mouse. Bertha—Is that an animal show ?»s Dr. McLean, in German—Miss Toney, what is anidiom? Miss Toney—I dont know. Dr. McLean, unless itmeans something like idiot.•t Anna Dinsmore (to Mary just after examination onBrowning)—Mary, please tell me whether this q
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