The Boudoir No.1

AN ECCENTRICITY

A gentlemen was in the habit, whenever attending a public dinner, of always, when called upon for a toast, giving, "The Church." His wife, who was rather deaf, got tired of this continual repetition, and told him that the next time he gave it she would expose him. The husband taking the hint upon the next occasion gave, "The Ladies." The wife, mistaking this for the old toast, astonished the company by rising and saying- "I told my husband that if he again gave this toast I would expose him — I assure you he has not been in one for a very long time, and the last time he was he came out before it was half over."