Mercur Miner | 1905-09-06 | Page 2 | French Wit

French Wit. Clydo Kltch was discussing French wit. "Tho wit of Franco," ho sold, "won't bear transplanting. Wo shouldn't llko It hero. It Is too subtle, too unexpected, unex-pected, too delicate, and, above nil, too wlckod. "I heard yostorday a French witticism witti-cism thnt exemplifies well tho Gnllls Qualities ot subtloty, delicacy and wickedness. "Two clubmen mcot, and tho first says: "'What Is tho mnttor, Charles T You look bluo. Haa your wlfo caught you kissing thnt pretty governess of yours?' "Charles groaned. "'Worse than that,' ho replied. 'The pretty governess caught mo kissing my wlfo.'"