The Lady and the Butler

December 1st, 2007 - No Responses

Foolish Limericks 1 May 1910(1)

A young married lady named Rowe,
Hired a butler, quite English, you know,
While attempting to buttle,
He fell through the scuttle,
Said the lady, “Dear me, must you go?”

[Foolish Limericks Now and Then are Relished by the Best of Men. Chicago Tribune, 1 May 1910. panel 1.]