Royal eyes had inspected his pigs approvingly; Royal wits had taken hints from Jonathan Eccles in matters agricultural; and it was his comforting joke that he had taught his Prince good breeding.
But the best of the joke was, that as soon as he got well, he put me under arrest for fifteen days, as a punishment for my infraction of discipline.
The story of the Englishman who visited Kansas, and from there took home to London a colossal joke at the expense of corn and Kansas, illustrates the permanence and indestructibility of food wealth.
It took the perpetrator of the joke another week to find out why no one laughed, and spoiled everything by still waiting for the point after the real explosion took place: and no international incident is recorded in the history of that day.
In due season this strange answer was interpreted to the visitor and he determined to can the joke for serving up at his club in London.
Your trial is over,' and the wretch made a joke therewith.
Surely it's a poor joke to steal into your own drawing-room, and hold a revolver up to the head of a man you find calling on your wife.
This was first a joke and a song, and then Ca Ira and A la lanterne; first the popguns of wit, then the open battery of Ecrasez l'infame, and then the exploding mine of revolution.
She caught herself criticizing his belief that, since his joke about trying to keep her out of the poorhouse had once been accepted as admirable humor, it should continue to be his daily bon mot.
I guess it's a joke on me, I was such a simp, I felt quite heroic while I was driving the buggy back that night & keeping Cy away from me.
Then he read the title off the song aloud, and there was a general titter, as if some very great joke were in agitation, and were much appreciated.
The boys giggled at this, but the jokewas lost upon me.
The scene terminated with an act of disgusting indecency, which created roars of laughter from the immense crowd, who evidently considered this was the great joke of the piece.
This was a practical joke that did not please me, as it smacked of distrust and defiance.
This is carrying a little innocent barter into a most forbidden commerce, and I hope the joke is to end, before the affair gets to be sweetening to the tea of the Province gossips.
Mr. Royle was a little solicitor, who himself flouted tradition with a flower in his coat and a straw hat worn slightly on one side; but with him I had made friends over an escape of gas which he treated as a joke rather than a grievance.
She was never short with me on those occasions, never ungracious or (what is worse) unduly gracious, but she had always a pleasant word, and nearly always an innocent little joke as well.
The stupendous production now perishing in the flames was of course intended as a practical joke at our expense.
Napagyà karun nga ang dalágang mamatay pabawnan ug alhu, It is a common joke to say that when a spinster dies, they should put a pestle at her side.
Kumidiyáhi siyag itsa ug dinamíta nga dì mubutu, Play a joke on him by throwing a stick of dynamite at him that won’t go off.
A1; b6] for a person of lower station to make an improper joke with a person of higher station.
Sa panahun pa ni Mampur nang kumidiyáha, That joke is as old as the hills.
But we cannot suspect the Congressional Committee of a joke, still less of a joke at the expense of those anglers in the literary current whose tackle, however bare of bait, never fails of a sinker at the end of every line.
I tried to get up a joke with my mate, but I could see that he was losing all hope.
Mr. Darling, was it not a good joke that this very Spanish officer should have come all the way to Alnwick Castle to find a favourite piece of cannon lost by himself in his own country?
Before the gentleman went away, he said something which Grace seemed to consider in the light of a joke about her presenting herself in Mr. Batty's circus.
I jokewith thee,” exclaims the king, “thou son of ordure!
He probably intended a joke on the custom of ringing the bells to scare evil spirits.
It was at this point that it had suddenly flashed across me that I had left out the joke allotted to Chapter One, and as the narrative was well advanced, I ought to work up for it without delay.
It is no joke to be done out of Christmas at home.
Go on," replied I, taking his arm and scrutinising his face to see where the joke was hidden.
I have told you this joke about the dates, now I am going to tell you about the looking for treasure.
But if the Calico Clown saw me he would make up some joke or riddle about me, very likely.
Even as late as 1872 it was thought on Liberal platforms a good joke to say of some opinion that it might do for Conservative working men, if there were any.
He had a ready sense of humour, the best proof of which was that he relished a joke against himself.
Well, if you can see a joke in that, you've got a fine sense of humor, that's all I can say.
Steel traps were a joke to her, I guess, for conceal them cleverly as I might, she never went near them.
But the Rainbow Dwarf didn't seem to see that any jokewas intended, and was as solemn as an owl.
They had large heads and queer faces; but fortunately, when they saw Bobbie and his frail little "world" they thought it a huge joke and quite forgot to look warlike.
We encamp; the soldiers laugh and sing; a simple joke seems to go a great way; one lassos another, and all roar when he misses.
Well, there was no laughing at the joke just then, for the girl burst into tears, and in the midst of that she hastily pressed his hand and hurried away.
At which joke Bevis blushed crimson and dropped his cake on the carpet, to his own confusion and the delight of the fox-terrier Jim, who thought it was done for his especial benefit, and promptly swallowed the piece, icing and all.
