Commentary on Fashion
What would we say if men changed the length of their trousers every year?
… Lady Astor
Newspaper Headline
Cemetery Allows People to be Buried by Their Pets.
An Instructive Tale
A loving couple had one son; but, being very poor, the man came to England, and took service with a farmer. Years rolled on, and the man resolved to return to Cantire. His master asked him which he would have, three bits of advice or wages, and the man chose the former. Then said the master, (1) “Keep on the highway; (2) lodge in no house where there is an old man married to a young wife; and (3) do nothing rashly.” On his way to Cantire, the man overtook a pedlar journeying the same road, and the pedlar told him he would show him a short cut which would considerably shorten the way; but the highlander, recalling his master’s advice, resolved to keep to the high-road. The pedlar, therefore, parted company, fell among thieves, and was robbed of everything he possessed. They met again, and at nightfall the pedlar advised his companion to put up at a tavern well known to him; but when the Scotchman found the landlord was an old man who had recently married a young wife, he passed on. In the night, the old man was murdered, and the pedlar was charged with the crime. At length our traveler reached Cantire, and saw his wife caressing a sturdy young man. In his rage, he would have killed the young man; but, being determined to do nothing rashly, he went to some of the neighbors, inquired who the young man was, and discovered it was his own son, who supported his mother with his daily toil. The father was greatly rejoiced, made himself known, and on cutting up a cake which his master had sent as present to the man’s wife, he found therein the entire amount of wages due. The wise master had chosen this way of payment, to prevent the money being spent on the road before the man reached home.
… Cuthbert Bede, The White Wife, and other Stories
Misconstrued
“I take the next turn, don’t I” asked the driver of the car.
A muffled reply came from the back seat: “Like hell you do.”
What’s in a Name?
Zargarian: Persian in derivation, identified as an occupation, zargar is defined as goldsmith.
Source: Armenian Weekly
Link: Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Dec. 5, 2015)