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"There is something about you that reminds me of a pudding, and you tapped the drum, didn't you? I believe I shall call you Tappy Oko, if you don't mind!" The Scarecrow seated himself on a silver bench and motioned for the Imperial Punster to sit down beside him. Tappy Oko sat down fearfully, first making sure that he was not observed.
That he actually is "an animal whose best wisdom is laughter," hath but little reason in it, Democrite, seeing there are such obvious anomalies among men as suicidal jesters and cachinating idiots; nevertheless, my punster of Abdera, thy whimsical fancy, surviving the wreck of dynasties, and too light to sink in the billows of oblivion, is now become the popular thought, the fashionable dress of heretofore moping wisdom: crow, an thou wilt, jolly old chanticleer, but remember thee thou crowest on a dunghill; man is not a mere merry-andrew.
Shakespeare was an incorrigible punster. Why should a man's life be divided into little artificial sections, like the labelled heads in the phrenologist's window? I do not want to see a man put on his Sunday clothes to talk about religion.
Shortly after his arrival Biancolelli gave quite a new reading to the character of Arlechino, as he made him not only a wit and punster, but also a bit of a philosopher. Biancolelli's improvements did not end here, as he turned his attention to the dress of Arlechino, which was now made of finer and better quality, whilst the parti-coloured patches were made more artistic and attractive.
"I said Grahame, sir, not Grime," said Nigel, something shortly, and laying an emphasis on the vowel for few Scotsmen understand raillery upon the subject of their names. "I beg pardon, my lord," answered the undisconcerted punster; "but Graam will suit the circumstance, too it signifies tribulation in the High Dutch, and your lordship must be considered as a man under trouble."
The press, however, had its little fling at the new-comer. "The Mistral it appears," said one pitiful punster, "has been incarnated in a poem. We shall soon see whether it is anything else but wind." Such has been the invariable welcome of great men in a small world.
Matthew Byles, the first pastor of Hollis Street Church, was born in Boston, 1706, descended from Reverend John Cotton, the first minister, and Richard Mather. He was minister of the parish more than forty years. He was a celebrated wit and punster. He maintained his allegiance to the king, and remained in Boston after the departure of the British. He died in 1788.
"I mean a French chef," said the polite guest. "O yes, your lordship," again said the lady. "Does your artist say he's a Frenchman, Mrs. B.?" called out Wagg. "Well, I'm sure I don't know," answered the publisher's lady. "Because, if he does, he's a quizzin yer," cried Mr. Wagg; but nobody saw the pun, which disconcerted somewhat the bashful punster. "The dinner is from Griggs, in St.
"I don't wonder at his leap being unfortunate," observed Middlemore, all eyes fixed upon him in expectation of what was to follow, "for Julia D'Egville can affirm that, while paying his court to her, he had not chosen a leap year." While all were as usual abusing the far strained pun, a note was brought in by the head waiter and handed to the punster.
"Probably from the fact that we are 'engaged, suggested Barnum, the inveterate punster. Miss Lind always went to church when she could do so without attracting too much attention, always inquiring for the Swedish church wherever it could be found. One Sunday in Baltimore, Miss Caroline Barnum, now Mrs.
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