He now perceived that he was in a condition of unwonted restlessness; and it was not until he had twice repeated to himself the story of _The Laplander and the Agreeable Peacock_, that he fell asleep. * * * * * =Doctors in Court.= MEDICAL men, experts and others, in the witness-box, are unfortunately apt to use technical terms for which there are no equivalents in plain English. For this pedantry the Judge usually snubs them. Quite right. There are no hard words or phrases, of which the use, by Judges or Counsel, is sometimes unavoidable, in Law. * * * * * [Illustration: AFTER THE PARTY. _Mater_ (_aroused by the Horse pulling up_). "WHIT'S THE MATTER, GUIDMAN?--ONYTHING WRANG?" _Pater_ (_bringing his Faculties to a Focus_). "LET US JUST CONSUDER THE RECENT CIRCUMSTANCES. WAS OOR JOHN IN THE GIG WHEN WE STARTET FRAE ARDRISHAIG?"] [Illustration: "OOR JOHN" _WAS_ IN THE GIG--_WHEN THEY STARTED!_] * * * * * OWLS THAT IS NOT HORGANS. MR. PUNCH has--need he say it?--the profoundest admiration for the skill and zeal of the great Healers who have conducted H.R.H. the PRINCE OF WALES out of the region of bulletins. But he hopes that should any member of the Royal Family again need medical advice (which good fortune forefend for many a long day), no name belonging to a member of the illustrious trio may be signed to the _affiches_. It was not for _Mr. Punch_ to complain while bulletins issued, but now all else is happiness, he makes his moan, or rather (as MR. ROEBUCK says Birmingham is always doing) makes his howl. How many thousand idiots have sent _Mr. Punch_ jests on the names of the Doctors, he cannot say, but the changes have been rung, _ad nauseam_, on a "Jennerous diet," a "Lowe fever," a "bird of good omen--a Gull," until----But not one goose was gratified; ha! ha! Fire, not vanity, was fed. Still, _Mr. Punch_ has suffered; and therefore he begs leave to suggest that all the three Doctors be raised to the Peerage. They have richly deserved it, and so has SIR JAMES PAGET (whose name happily does not help the small wits); but _Mr. Punch's_ comfort is the thing to be considered. N.B. He likes to give those who are "blest in not being simple men" an occasional peep--as thus--at the circumjacent world of donkeyism. * * * * * MRS. MALAPROP has lately been studying Latin, with success. But, as a good Church-woman, she cannot hold with the rule _Festina lente_. She disapproves of feasting in Lent. * * * * * GUILDED LADIES. LADIES, look at this proposal to promote what some of you may call the millineryennium:-- "A Guild of Ladies is proposed to be formed to promote modesty of dress to do away with extravagance, and substitute the neatness and sobriety suitable to Christian women."