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ART OF BARBED RETORT
By "AN OLD STAGER"
INTELLECTUAL, exercises that cynical affirmative. "Yes.
Stand
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The Very Idea!
A $100,000 PAINTING
By Horatio (Long-Haired)
Bogg
It is a mere detail in our versatile make-up that we should he also an artist.
Were-wo-hung-wo-were-ask
od when we went to the Chinese Artists Exhibition in the city the other day.
With the reports from Russia that her energy of the past fow years has been directed towards building a fighting force second to none in all the world, and with word of hostilities in and around appeal to everyone are fow, nuide out of my sunshine!" Even Charhar and Manchuria, wo had That is probably why contract when Alexander made the retort commenced to feel that the hope for bridge and shove-halfpenny were courteous, and declared, if he were continued peace in the East was invented. But one kind of mental lot Alexander, he would choose to worth little more than a chopped gymnastics that doen undoubtedly be Dlogence, the surly old phile dollar. Perhaps the Anglo-French appeal to humanity at large is the sopher was not to be placated. understanding has no direct-bearing-bright, spontaneous flash-of-im-Were I not Diogenes, he answer- upon Far Eastern conditions; but promptu hit. Through the ages all ed. "I would choose to be he." that it cannot fail to have a dis- shades and conditions of mankind) This riposte again has been bor- couraging effect upon any belll have delighted with barbaric sest towed by a generation many cen- gerent who plans a sudden attack in the instantaneous killing riposte, turies later, and put into the mouth upon some unsuspecting or unpre and chortled mercilessly over the of a churlish English General of pared neighbour, must be admitted. utter discomẞture of the unhappy the Waterloo vintage, who made use An understanding, of the sort barn victim of the swift shaft.
of it in reply to n' polite French of the union of British and French
No doubt erudite paycho-analysts meer's remark at dinner, "If I intelligence, will remove the worst enemy of peace in Europe; the feel. may scek new and exotle labels for were not a Frenchman, I would like more than one occasion we have nese. With collaboration in defones really nothing more than the old in respect of the mot juste, our appearance has been taken in.. Ing of insecurity and apprehensive this primitive Instinct, but it is a certainty, no power, however bel caveman sadist streak. The cove French neighbours are almost in Wo have those long nails, that
man succinctly clubbed his bete llcose, will tempt the forces a West-noire over the head with a handy comparable, Renan, the brilliant long hair, and that hungry look ern Europena unlon might let loose. bit of timber. Sophisticated mow who wrote a classic life of stamping the true artist, And with peace assured in Europe
On this occasion the look fair- there is more hope of harmony else. derns, if they have the gift, slay Christ, was at a soiree where con-
versation took an anti-Semitic turn. ly shrieked "STARVATION" and where. Relief will be the Immediate him with a barbed epigram. At his neighbour, a crook-backed made even the other hungry-look-
powers: world disarmament,
UNWANTED OIL
volent of the two.
to be an Englishman."
But it has to be confessed that,
"Doponds," we parried, not sure of the meaning.
"Havo we painted?". "That's better, but a superfluous question' when it la considered that on
painted thin town a rich red hue. Superfluous aloo when our
effect of a completed understand-the moment of actual impact, and ing: a lessening of tension will in given circumstances, the more erary celebrity of the day. Renan ing artists eye us with suspicion
observed how the talk embarrassed and disdain. follow, and the way will be opened civilised method may strike the vic- him. "I must inform you, Mon-
When we put a questing finger again to the goal of all pacifletim as the more ruthless and male-sieur," arid he, "that I am a Jew." on an ancient pine-tree, the sort To which the other made the bril-that goes into almost every Chin- There is a famous ballad whichlant ripoate, "Confidence for conese landscape painting, they were tells us how each man kills thefidence. Monateur, I am a hunch- not sure of our intentions and thing he loves, the strong man with back!”
asked us to desist for fear (90 aaword.. but the coward with a
they said) of the colour being After the rumours and alarms word. When it comes to settling
rubbed off. which nasall it from the Sanr,up with betes noires, and not mere-
Even the most sophisticated of Now, how did they know wwe Hungary. Abyssinin, and other un- ly with those for whom they have restful quarters of the globe, it affection, people in these days usual. modern ripostes, however, Round no had laid a deep conspiracy to more modern than some of hoary steal the painting, in default of must be a profound relief to the ly take the coward's weapons, and antiquity. The wit of the ancients that the pine tree, and in default Council of the League of Nations the coward's weapons are almost was every bit as intimate and per- Mrs. A. J. Allison wishes to sincerely to turn its collective mind now and always more cruel than the strong, sanal as our own. When Dionysius, gain of that, the paint off the
painting? thank all frienda, especially the again to smaller questions. One silent man's. Even a gentle poet the Sicilian tyrant, was a prisoner Some of the paint managed to Doctor, Matron and Sisters of such problem, of minor importance laureate like Tennyson could rejoice Matilda Hospital, for their kind-but nevertheless deserving of in-in this form of man's Inhumanity in Greece, some young wit, desiring stick to our finger, and when we to score at his expenac, for the rubbed that finger raflectively reas to herself and husband dur- terest and support. Is occupying it to man.
tyrant was socially Ronised in exile, against our nose, they were not ing his recent illness, also for at its present session. This is the
let fall the folds of his mantle on then even sure this was not also a all the beautiful wreaths sent
question of preventing the pollution and attendance at the funeral:
of the sea by off waste. On waste
sat with a distinguished company away atolen goods. is discharged in large quantities from some categories of ships, and has the most unpleasant effects in various directions. When washed up on beaches, it destroys their amenities; it is very harmful to some kinds of fishes which swim near the surface; and, above all, It is most destructive to Ben birds. The unfortunate creatures get their
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 1935.
EUROPEAN PEACE HOPES
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wings clogged by the sil, are unable to move, and slowly starve to death,
NEW REGULATIONS
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were
We then discovered an ancient temple: also a fat man holding his belly
The lawyers have their own col- We left the "River Retreat” and lection of ripostes exchanged be- the novitiate still trying to make tween Bench and Bar. "This," anid up his mind, to turn our attention A famous K.C. in opening a case to the artist with a query. One of the very earliest recorded before the Appent Court, "la on ap- "One hundred thousand dollars, ripostes, and not one of the least peal against a judgment by Mr. and worth every cent of it!" was recondite, is attributed by the care Justice There are, my Lords, the crushing reply.
We offered one dollar ensh ful gossip. Plutarch, to Diogenes, other grounds of appeal also," the brutally realistic philosopher of The politicians have to be quick-down as a first instalment and witted at times. "I'd sooner vote had the mortification of its being When Alexander the Great visited for the devil," shouted a heckler. turned down. him, he asked Diogenes whether But," came the prompt response How did they know that that for him. It was a gracious gesture friend does not stand, sir?" there was any favour he could do from the candidate, "suppose your dollar represented all our worldly.
One historic German moć figured by one of the greatest figures in history. But how did the tub philo-prominently in
the oratory of sopher requite it? By a succinctly (Continued on next colunin}
the tub.
The poet collected deadly ripostentering a room where Dionysius deep if paintful way of slowing as some connoisseura do autographs This was a gesture reserved for
Caught red-fingered, we or stamps. His favourite one was those who approached Royally, and the well-known retort of the noble indicated that he lethal weapons taken for a ride up the river. man
to Louis XIV, when that were concealed about the supplingt's monarch, by Royal innuendo, cast person.
And what R long river! an injurious aura over the fact that
Dionysius was more than equal to Through yards' and yards of scroll there was a striking personal re the occasion. He told the Joker ho which had to be unwound before semblance between them.
would prefer he made that gesture, its full course could be explored. Apparently Lord Tennyson did not on arriving, but on leaving, be- After five minutes of strenuous not realise the real antiquity of cause then they might be quite paddling against the current, we that anecdote. It was current long certain no spoons or other trinkets arrived, completely exhausted, at before Chenar conquered Gaul or were missing from the mansion. the source, and drew our canoe the Bourbons were hatched. In the A particularly quick retort was out. In the sense that it envisages
zenith of Greek culture. For all we that of a French corsair who cap-
English vessel. an eventual general armaments
know the ancient Greeks may have tured an
The convention applicable to Europe It is possible to prevent the dis- borrowed it from a still older English capinin tartly observed,
(Editor's objection: We don't as a whole, the Anglo-French charge of oil by installing separa- civilisation, just as we have pla-"While we fight for honour, you
for plunder." say "belly" in the best of circles.) tors. These are not very expensive giarised it from the Greeks. This Frenchmen fight
the unabashed Well then, a fat man holding agreement can be regarded as a in themselves, but occupy consider-in itself suggests how universal, in True," replied distinct step forward in
the able bulk, and vessels carrying them time and race, is this mortal relish French buccaneer: "we both fight his rice-basket with both hands for the cutting rejoinder, and also for what we have not got."
and squatting on the Temple efforts to stabilise peace in that matter of barbour dues, etc. One how often some of the best goes
liable to be penalised in the are
Talleyrand was famous for his steps. part of the world.
He was a novitiate about to be At the same means of solving the problem would, may have been abeer inventions subtle mots. One of Napoleon's pet
from the very beginning.
if a time, doubts do arise as
Iudies, who had a slight squint and initiated, and it looked as therefore, be to arrange for new international regulations on the ton- Perhaps humanity's happiest was sensitive on the subject, greet-bath in the river could not be whether the methods chosen ge measurement of ships which flashes of wit were not quite imed the celebrated Minister with aavolded. Disinsta for the ordeal are likely to conduce to the end make sultable allowance for separa-promptu, bat belong to that cale- cattiah:-"And how are your legs was all too apparent in his healta- In view. Although it was tors. The question has already rory of Inspired after-thoughts this morning, Monsieur?" "Ah, tion.
.retorted been before the Lengue's Transit which our friends across the Chan-madame,"
Talleyrand, In between making up his stressed in the first communi-and Communications Organisation, nel so aptly terni "the wit of the crooked as you ̄BCE." —
mind, his beard had grown into ques on the subject that the but without much result. It was banisters." Things you think of
his lap. agreement between Britain and raised again at the last Assembly just too late, and as your hand rests by the British Government, which on the banisters whilst descending France, such as it was, was only declared that "There was Chater Road.
reason from the audience chamber. general in character, it now why maritime countries should any. appears that what amounts to longer tolerate the contamination of their waters," and asked the League defensive aerial alliance be to settle the question speedily by tween the two countries hus international agreement. The been evolved, This
Transit and Communientions Cum- specific, in fact, that it is stated mittee has made a further study of the question, and has recommended that there will be a pooling of to the Council the conclusion of an
convention The the British and French air international forces for the purposes of de- Organisation to take the necessary Cornell ka but to authorise the fence in case either country is steps for proparing such a conven- attacked. But the point made tion. After this has been done, the Inter-Governmental Conference will by one of the London journals is be held, and it may be hoped that worth keeping in mind-namely, an effective remedy will at last be that whilst aggression
applied to this evil which, although may amal in comparison with
Боте start in the air, it cannot be con- others, is one which need not exist, fned to one element, The and which everyone would like to vital point then arises how far either Britain or France] == would be committed were a induce her return. At the mo- major flare-up to occur. Alliances | ment, Germany, whilst ap- as between two countrics might parently sympathetic to the conceivably be of benefit to both, idea of a mutual assistance pact, but, on general principles, they is cautious about committing herself in advance. There are are bad, if only for the reason many difficulties still to be over- that they invite counter-
come before the plans outlined alliances. It is, however, some- can come to fruition. But it is thing to the good that in this at any rate gratifying to note case there is no suggestion that that no attempt is being made to the understanding be confined coerce Germany. No prior con- to Britain and France; in-ditions are laid down to qualify the invitation to conversations deed, there is a definite inten-1 on the subject. This is as it tion to bring Italy, Germany and should be; if there are to be Belgium into the pact. But discussions, they should be un- the point which suggests itself hampered by conditions. What- is that there is scarcely need ever the fate of the new for the making of this fresh posals, there does at any rate move, seeing that there already appear a greater disposition exists, In the League of than for many years past to Nations, all the machinery neces-javolve a workable plan pro- sary to preserve the peace of mising general accurity. If Europe. All that is required is that atmosphere can be pre- all-round agreement to utiliae served, it should not be an in- that machinery. Gorman mem-superable task for the states- barship of the Langue would, of men of Europe to attain the course, be essential, but, pro- success hoped for. But the vided there le a willingness to League of Nations, if only its concede German equality and members give proof of their so much appears evident, from sincerity, would appear to be the Anglo-French conversations the best-suited medium through -it should not be impossible to which to reach the goal..
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Unmusked, we descended from "potential our position as buyer", and admitted we were in the position only to admire art -frånk atatement which Instantly brought down his stock of us.
As between one artist and another, that was shobby treate ment. But bofore we left we had the satisfaction of saying to him he need not have gone to such pains to show us the painting- we would not have noticed the difference had that sombre pano- rama of rugged rock and pine tree, of a long river that led to the Happy Retreat of a novitiate about to be immersed in an in-. voluntary bath, had been turned upside down.
the Russian revolution. Early in August 1914 some German diplomat observed that "the English will fight to the Inst Russian."
There have been some very mor- dant retorts. Such as 'the remark of the famous British statesman when his valot suggested a black auit on account of the funeral of another great statesman. "James, I approve of the ceremony, but I am not attending It."
A London Stipendiary, whose butler burst in on him with a vehe ment, "Siri Is it your wish, the cook should murder me?" did not turn his head as he replied quietly, "I hadn't expressed It "Ona can- not imagine the frame of mind he was in," said somebody to Mr. Kipling of a mutual friend. “That's just it," replied the author of "Plain Tales," "ho only Has the frame.”
A happy flash came from" Mr. Stanley Baldwin at a Bohemian din-
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