The Gentleman Was Rude

A leader oí the house whc atone time held the office of prime minister, was noted for his indolent, g-enile manner, and the soit drawl with which he sent stinging saroasm home to his opponents. One of his long-sufïering victima, ho-wever, dealt him. a blow by complaining that the honorable member had been rude to him. "His manner," he asserted, '-was - not ungentlemanly, but it was less ladylike than ususi."