“Honey-Dewce of a row when Mamma heard about it, though” from “Fun” (1880)

Honey-Dewce of a row when Mamma heard about it, though

Edward G. Dalziel

Engraving

Fun (26 May 1880): 213

Source: Hathi Digital Library Trust web version of a copy in the Princeton University library.

Master Tommy: — “Please, nurse, do you keep bees in your mouth?”

Nurse: —“No, Master Tommy — why?”

M.T.: —“Cause when you let Pa in just now, what’s just come home. I head him say he was going to take the honey from your lips. [Nurse did not keep this situation long.

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