tough old turkey."

"But she saucily told me I was no better than"--(Music-seller) "an old
fiddle."

"I soon had enough of that, so I asked my wife to go with me to
buy"--(Tailor) "a pair of trousers."

"But she said she must have her lunch first, which consisted of----"
etc., etc., through half a dozen pages, the tradesmen supply more or
less appropriate articles to fill up the gaps in the discourse.




CHAPTER V.

RAISIN TORTOISE--LEMON PIG--SEASICK PASSENGER--ENCHANTED RAISINS--LUMP
OF SUGAR--MYSTERIOUS PRODUCTION--FAMILY GIANT


THE RAISIN TORTOISE

This noble animal is constructed as follows: A muscatel raisin forms
the body, and small portions of the stalk of the same fruit the head
and legs. With a little judgment in the selection of the pieces of
stalk and the mode in which they are thrust into the body, it is
surprising what a life-like tortoise may be thus produced. While the
work of art in question is being handed round on a plate for admiration,
the artist may further distinguish himself, if the wherewithal is