A lady who had been a pupil of this distinguished professor of dancing, and remained subsequently his steady and zealous friend, succeeded in obtaining for him from the government a pension for life. In her great joy at having such a boon to put into his possession, she advanced to him--the certificate in her hand--with a hurried and anxious step; when M. Marcel, shocked at the style of presentation, struck the paper out of her hand, demanding if she had forgotten his instructions? The lady immediately picked it up, and presented it with due form and grace; on which the accomplished Marcel, the enthusiastic professor of his art, respectfully kissed her hand, and with a profound bow exclaimed, "Now I know my own pupil!" * * * * * ACROSTIC. C ould angel's voice, or poet's lays, A ttune my votive song to praise R esistless then I'd touch the lyre, O r chant her praise, whom all admire. L et candour, dearest maid, excuse; I claim no kindred to the muse, N or can a lowly song of mine E xpress the worth of Caroline. A.C. * * * * * "JACK OF BOTH SIDES." This proverb is derived from the Greek, and applied to Theramenes, who was at first a mighty stickler for the thirty tyrants' authority: but when they began to abuse it by defending such outrageous practices, no man more violently opposed it than he; and this (says Potter) got him the nick-name of "_Jack of both sides_," from _Cothurnus_, which was a kind of shoe that fitted both feet. P.T.W. * * * * * PLAY OF "CAESAR IN EGYPT." When the pack'd audience from their posts retir'd, And Julius in a general hiss expir'd, Sage Booth to Cibber cried, "Compute your gains; These Egypt dogs, and their old dowdy queens, But ill requite these habits and these scenes! To rob Corneille for such a motley piece-- His geese were swans, but, zounds, thy swans are geese." Rubbing his firm, invulnerable brow, The bard replied, "The critics must allow, 'Twas ne'er in Caesar's destiny to run." Wils bow'd, and bless'd the gay, pacific pun. _Mist's Journal_, 1724. * * * * * FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE. Friendship is like the cobbler's tye, That binds two soles in unity; But love is like the cobbler's awl, That pierces through the _soul_ and _all_. W.J. * * * * * Why is St. Giles's clock like a pelisse, and unlike a cloak?--Because it shows the figure without confining the hands. "STRICTOR." * * * * * CORPORATION LEARNING. The mayor of a country town, conceiving that the word _clause_ was in the plural number, would often talk of a _claw_ in an act of parliament. * * * * * A HUNDRED POUND NOTE.