JACK ASHORE

Policeman. "HOLLO, JACK! I SUPPOSE YOU'RE NOT SORRY TO COME ON LAND FOR A BIT?"
Jack (who hasn't got his shore legs yet). "WELL, IT AIN'T SUCH A BAD PLACE FOR A DAY OR TWO - ONLY ITS SO PRECIOUS DIFFICULT TO WALK STRAIGHT."

Punch, Jul.-Dec. 1854