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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 12 of 12
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The Revelations Of A Square.
( Hobby ) quietly , his lungs will be no worse for wear ( Ware ) . ' "' Aye , ' Bro . Ware snapped in , ' particularly if the colour of his hobby be sorrell ( Sorrell ) . ' " * The lamb had better go to sea next , ( Senex ) and then
he may bellow ( Beloe ) against the roaring ofthe salt ( Salt ) waves as they dash upon the mountain , ( Mountain ) ' shouted Bro . Hobby . "' Well , ' replied Bro . Lamball , ' I shall never quarrel with any Brother who holds the cord well ( Cordwell—cable toiv ) for this or anything else , provided he does not call me a villian , O . ( Villeneau ) Ha . ' Ha ! Ha !' "' I shall not , Brothers and fellows , ' responded Bro . Villeneau , ' question your good faith , altho' you carry on
so briskly a Pun—ic war . ' "' A truce to your wit , ' Bro . Madden interposed , ' I thirst to mend my simile . ' "' Nay , ' said the W . Master , ' if Bro . Madden thirsts , why theres an end of it . ' " O ho , ' echoed Bro . Noyes , ' if a pun is meant , I move
that we inflict the usual punishment ' " 'Why then , ' says the chair , ' we will replenish the glasses and try to quench Bro . Madden ' s thirst with a toast . ' "NOAV all this may appear very puerile to you , Sir , but I assure you it is a correct sample of the wit of the age ,
and formed the staple commodity of a lively conversation at taverns and clubs , which were then the resort of the highest nobility and gentry in the land . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
( Hobby ) quietly , his lungs will be no worse for wear ( Ware ) . ' "' Aye , ' Bro . Ware snapped in , ' particularly if the colour of his hobby be sorrell ( Sorrell ) . ' " * The lamb had better go to sea next , ( Senex ) and then
he may bellow ( Beloe ) against the roaring ofthe salt ( Salt ) waves as they dash upon the mountain , ( Mountain ) ' shouted Bro . Hobby . "' Well , ' replied Bro . Lamball , ' I shall never quarrel with any Brother who holds the cord well ( Cordwell—cable toiv ) for this or anything else , provided he does not call me a villian , O . ( Villeneau ) Ha . ' Ha ! Ha !' "' I shall not , Brothers and fellows , ' responded Bro . Villeneau , ' question your good faith , altho' you carry on
so briskly a Pun—ic war . ' "' A truce to your wit , ' Bro . Madden interposed , ' I thirst to mend my simile . ' "' Nay , ' said the W . Master , ' if Bro . Madden thirsts , why theres an end of it . ' " O ho , ' echoed Bro . Noyes , ' if a pun is meant , I move
that we inflict the usual punishment ' " 'Why then , ' says the chair , ' we will replenish the glasses and try to quench Bro . Madden ' s thirst with a toast . ' "NOAV all this may appear very puerile to you , Sir , but I assure you it is a correct sample of the wit of the age ,
and formed the staple commodity of a lively conversation at taverns and clubs , which were then the resort of the highest nobility and gentry in the land . "