Feb. 6—A lady in Europe wrote to her brother the other day saying that she had. seen a Popinjay in her garden, with the inevitable result that T was dragged in to say what a Popinjay was....soT referred to my usual sources of information, Mr, Webster suggested that the bird was either a Green Woodpecker or a Parrot. The Encye. Brit, made similar remarks but intrigued me by stating that the word was onomatopoeic and suggested a vain, concceited, empty-headed person, Hence, I may say, speaking onomatopoeically, that a Popinjay is a mutt, nut, fop or jay which pops! This method of speech' is most distressing and 1 had almost sivan up hope of solving the problem when the Eneye, Brit, suddenly referred me to "Archery." Turning up "Archery," I got to the root, Smarxins: My wife threatens to leave me! unless T give up golf, Higgins: My Jove, that's awkward, Simpkins: Yes, I shall miss her, Too Long -New Vicar: Quite a.lot of people had coughs [during my sermon this morning.
Old Verger: Coughs? "They ain't coughs, 2ur, thems time signals.
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