His Retort Courteous

A well known New Yorker, fainous for his bon mots. was asked by a friend npon returuing from Boston recently ií' he liad renewed his acquaintanee with a certain lady well known for her impressive style and blue stockingish qualities. "Ko," he replied with a smile. "She invited me one evening to 'meet some minds at tea,' biit I had an engagement - to meet some stomachs at dinner - at the St. Botolph club, and so I had to forego the pleasnre.