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FACETTJE
A eleteyman being in company with a pur»*
ptiiiiii bishop, they.'fell ".into a = discussion, ii
which ihr prelate deemed his dignity, would gi
tor h «IT the argument. Finding that thc «the
hail.the bo<t of it, he turned fiercely un ' him
saying, " Sir, do you know what I am ?" '. Das
and ashes, my lord.'' replied «he clergyman.
.. Boh, ls" that dog a hunter ? ' * " No ; he'i
tislf hunter and h-i If setter*. He ' hunts honei
«liai he's hungry, and sets by the atufe wher
he's satisfied.'.' . ".
Why is a ship that's loading lik'»'a lncomo.
lire?-Htcsuse they' both"make the car-go.
Which is the wickedbst part of thc chu'rcj» ?
The lia»«. ' . ' . , -'-»
The. /Hutterer.- During the revolutionary
H'sri. Wiie'n drafts were made from the militia tc
rerrtut ihé 'e'oritiiieiital army, a certain captain
gare liberty to the' men Who were drafted from
his rnrnpany»to make their olij-ctipns, if they
hail «hy. against going into the service. Ac-
cordingly, one of them who had an Impediment
in lu's, speech came forward and made bis bow.
"What is your objection?'* said the captain.
1 ca.ra-eau't go," answered Ilia man, *' because
I st-st-stutter'" .' Stutter !" says th captain ;
" you don't go there; to talk but to fight." " Ay
but. they wi'il p-p-put nie nu g-g-giiard, and a
man may goa ha-ha-half a mlle before I cnn
say wh-wli-ah-whn goes theref* " Oh, that's
no nhj-ction,', for,.th-y will. place, some ¡»entry
with youV lie.cau challenge, and.you can fire,,''
.' Well b-h-but 1 may be taken and run through
'l«e g-g-guts before lean cry qu-qu-qu-qu'arttti.fX'
Tills last plea 'prevailed. ., ... r.,
' There ts a roan in.Troy so mean, that he wishes
bis " liinilloid to reduce the price, of his board
h-rauss'.he lu» , had two of his teeth, extracted.
Ther« it a. gentlemen out .West who is so tender
hearted, it is said, thal he refusos tn ta he, milk
í becauté be would, be depriving' tlp>. innocent
I calfts.of.it. . , ...".:...
He y nant Outwitted.-M Chadwcll a fox
killed a gentleman's favourite owl, and buried it,
io satisfy another day's hunger, lt was seen to h de
its banty, «nd a.gun. with the mutzte pointed fr-im
the bole, and a string so fastened to the trigger
tint reynard could not avoid pulling it aa he
approached,' was placed in (lie path leading to
the hole. A few nights afterwards the report of
a gun was heard, and the following inur'ning
. matter reynard was found lying dead beside it.
The Oii'y Artirle.-^A. weil known Alderman.
wa» taken tu see the ilfppiipiitámds. Ile looked
at it intently for a quarter of an hour, and then
burst »Mit of hts reverie with the following
remark;-" I wonder what sort of soup it would
??? nuke !" ' " '
Unprecedented Courais.-There is a man in
Xew Tork Penitentiary who lias had twenty
seven wives. Ile is just thirty six years of ago,
and hat brou engaged in matrimonial business
since he was sixteen, and has liada new wife
e'ery coven months, getting rjd of tho old spouse
ind courting' tho new ono ad interim' lie de-
clare*" he will have a hundred wives before bo ,
Hes', if they do not cramp, lils genius within
linne walls. 1
More Curiosities.-A plato of butter from tho I
" cream of joke." A small quantity of tar, sup- !
posed to have been left when the Israclitospitc/iea!
their tents. j
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