A Dramatist's Rejoinder

■When Colman, the English draraatist, was examined before tbe committee of the house of conimons, wfoichisaton the theatrical question, he was asked whether he expuoged all oaths or profane swearing f rom the plays submitted to his revisión, sajrs the Xew York Adicrtiser. He answexed: "Invariably." "Did you ever count the oaths in your own comedies of the 'Heir at Law' and 'John Buil?'" "Kever; but I dare say there are a great manj'." "Whioh. you disapprove of?" "Undoubtedly." "Do you mot think it would have been. better to have omitted tiiem?" "Much. better. They disfigure tho scènes in which, they are introduced, and injure tlie humor." "Then," continued the chairman, thinking to clinch the argument, "you are sorry now that j-ou wrote either of those comedies?" "Quite the contrary," rejoineil the licenser. "I rejoice exceedingly to have made a good pudding, although I regret that amy bad plums should havo crept into it."